May 31, 2004
A difference between Republicans and Democrats

Here's just one difference between Republicans and Democrats. The King County Democrats (Dhimmicrats) added a plank to their platform singling out Israel for condemnation. At first the condemnation was direct

"withhold U.S. tax dollars from Israel while it is in violation of international law"
But then the Dhimmis backed down and now the one-sided condemnation stands in a more oblique form:
No U.S. tax dollars should be given to any nation while said nation is in violation of international law as determined by the United Nations
The Washington State Republicans, on the other hand, know whose side they're on. A friend who attended the state convention this weekend sent this section from the platform:
SECTION 2: NATIONAL DEFENSE/WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR -
[First caption] Superior military strength is vital to our national security
...
[Second caption] In defense of Israel...
Israel, as a sovereign state, has the right to self-defense against foreign enemies and state sponsored terrorism. The Bush Doctrine clearly includes supporting Israel, which is being targeted by terrorists. For a peaceful, democratic Palestinian state to exist, we must support Israel in winning their war against terror in their homeland.
The Washington State Democratic convention is next weekend. I can only hope the state Democrats will repudiate King County's silliness and adopt as strong a statement in support of Israel as the Republicans did.

UPDATE (6/10): They didn't.

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at May 31, 2004 09:56 AM
Comments

I notice that the keynote speaker at the state Democrat convention is none other than Al Gore. Prep your video and audio recording devices. If recent appearances are any indication he should be in rare ranting form with all sorts of gems to demonstrate the degree to which he has become unhinged.

Posted by: chunkstyle on May 31, 2004 02:47 PM

If anybody say the Drudge report picture of our friend Al at his last outing, I'm sure his blowhole will open again in Seattle.

Posted by: Gary B on May 31, 2004 07:25 PM

Is there any wonder why more Jews are turning Republican? My wonder is that so many Jews still vote Democratic.

Posted by: Jed on June 1, 2004 08:05 AM

I dont understand what being Jewish has to do with who I vote for. The U.S, has always backed Isreal (It was Truman, a Democrat who offered the most important vote at the UN to create the state of Israel. This whole argument is specious,. Its just the Republican way of trying to make everyone forget that we now are in a war that has no value to anmyone, and American kids are dying and being maimed for no reason. Say that we end up (which I doubt) with a semi democratic Iraq.What have we accomplished? Who is going to follow suit-Iran-Saudi Arabia-Kuwait-Syria-Anyone?

Posted by: J. Shapiro on June 3, 2004 10:34 AM

If what J. Shapiro is writing were correct, then why any outrage at Cynthia McKinney?

More to the point, why did Jim Baker's alleged comment to "F*** the Jews" matter, since it wasn't like the US was going to change policy?

Posted by: Dean on June 4, 2004 12:05 PM
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