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Poll: Jewish vote goes to Clinton
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 12.12.07, 08:28
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1. 95% ORTHODOX JEWS support Giuliani and are not democrats.
Joseph P. ,   Jerusalem   (12.12.07)
2. jewish vote
David ,   Sydney   (12.12.07)
I am not sure why the jews prefer voting for anti-semites. it is the same in Israel
3. First Fish For Votes- Later Play OUT Israel !
Ben Schlomo   (12.12.07)
4. Dear Fellow Jews - Don't!
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (12.12.07)
5. Those are the JINO's Jews in name only
BJL ,   usa   (12.12.07)
6. WHY US JEWS ARE ALWAYS LEFTISTS AND STUPIDS ?
Ron   (12.12.07)
7. American Jews have a history of being
Al   (12.12.07)
politically stupid, much like the Israelis. I guess its in the genes.
8. This is not surprising since Mrs. Clinton admits to Jewish
Rivkah   (12.12.07)
ancestry and her husband's birth father who died before he was born was a Rothschild family member. The present President Bush got elected in part with Dallas, Texas, Jewish community funding and he has been pro-Israel in a lot of ways; but not in all ways.
9. LOL uh huh! A poll taken by a Democratic think tank?
Marcia ,   IL   (12.12.07)
Jews will be flocking to vote for Rudy Giuliani as they flocked to vote for Ronald Reagan. Both of them happen to be liberal Republicans who are adored by the vast majority of American Jews. (Btw, Rudy's wife happens to be Jewish)
10. Why does Mitt Romney need to be identified by his religion?
BB ,   jerusalem   (12.12.07)
11. American Jews
Shmuel ,   Maale Adumim   (12.12.07)
Our American brothers indeed are blind. Being more concerned for liberal issues, they fail to see that Clinton is not the best suporter of Israel.
12. answer to #6
RobertK ,   Jerusalem   (12.12.07)
Because most American Jews are secular Ashkenazim and like most or many secular Ashkenazim in Israel, who fortunately are not the majority in Israel, are leftists. I am a secular Ashkenazi myself but I am not a stupid. My fellow secular Ashkenazim often suffer from a very deep-seated political blindness that nothing at all can eliminate. A difference between U.S. and Israel secular Ashkenazim is that the latter at least care about Israel because they live in it. Most American Jews care about Israel very little if at all. 70% of them have never visited it, and this includes many people who travel around the world but are not even interested enough in Israel for a visit, once in their lives. Though Israel has its problems, there is absolutely no comparing Israeli Jewry and American for overall Jewishness. Israeli Jewry wins by a landslide. The Zionist idea of negation of the Diaspora was not far off the mark. Nor, despite recent news reports, is there any reason we need to teach our children about these morons.
13. 85% of American Jews are idiots
Mike Jefferson ,   Washington, D.C>   (12.12.07)
The Clintons are the worst political scourge, well maybe not the worst, but one of the worst political scourges the US has ever seen. American Jews are stupid for voting for people who run counter to their interests.
14. No. 9 Marcia
NYC Girl   (12.12.07)
Actually, Rudy's wife is a Roman Catholic. But as a liberal Democrat, who'll vote for Rudy if he's the Republican nominee, I can tell you that it really makes no difference to me what religion his wife is. I'll vote for him because he's a hard-liner on national security and one of the few politicians in this country who actually gets it when it comes to the threat posed by radical Islam. As far as Reagan was concerned, he wasn't as socially liberal as Rudy, but for many of the Democrats who voted for him, while the possibility of four more years of that imbecile, Jimmy Carter, was unthinkable, Ronald Reagan wouldn't have been their first choice to replace him. In contrast, voting for Rudy doesn't requiring going into the voting booth and holding your nose.
15. Not this American Jew
Dan ,   USA   (12.12.07)
16. Bush may give the W. House to Hillary
Steve ,   Fla.   (12.12.07)
Quite honesty, I am ashamed to admit I voted for Bush in 2000. This man is a disgraceful president. He has done so much harm to Israel and to the region, no wonder the Republican party is in shambles. Conservative Jews and Christians think this man is a friend of Israel's? Think again.
18. # 6 Ron Leftists? Sharon? Bush? Olmert?
Petra ,   usa   (12.12.07)
That's the problem with titles, they don't always fit. Bush, Sharon 'conservatives' who gave the farm to her enemies. Perhaps it's time for a change? Anything has to be better than this bullshit.
19. # 8 Rivkah and, Bush is related to Queen elizabeth, so what?
Petra ,   usa   (12.12.07)
She's Jewish? I thought the family were "Christians". Bush seems anti Israel and Pro Arab oil money, nothing to do with being "Jewish" or "Christian" just plain old mammon, the love of oil money. Don't forget Preston Bush the neo nazi sympathizer. That's the bloodline of Bush, the village idiot.
20. # 9 Marcia WE'll see, Guiliani is no hero.
Petra ,   usa   (12.12.07)
He might be YOUR choice but, it's premature to declare victory for Guiliani. His mistakes are many. Wait until the media finsihes with him. Kerik, adultery, his decision to have HQs in the twin towers AFTER the first attack by the muslim cleric, and it was just reported that his assets were $ 7,000.00 while divorcing his wife,( while his mistress lived with he and his wife in Gracie Mansion, real Reagan values there) and his assets now, $ 70MILLION due to the profitable 'speeches' and appearance of more heroic deeds than he's done. Wait, just wait. Don't place any bets on Rudy. You'll lose your bet.
21. #2 When G-d gave them their brains, He used a fork.
Joseph P. ,   Jerusalem   (12.12.07)
These Jews have mercy on everyone but cruel to their own brothers, a.k.a. self-hating Jews, who'd appease terrorists and release them from jails but would keep their own brothers in confinement forever; who have more mercy on animals than on humans. These warped souls are real nebechs (pitiful). They come with different names, like, Human Rights, Animal Rights, Peace Now, Betzelem, and who know what else? For these pitiful souls our sages say: "Those who have mercy on the cruel, will end up being cruel to the merciful." WORDS FROM OUR HOLY SAGES CAN NEVER BE REFUTED.
22. # 16 Steve Fla BINGO!! Right on the money bravo!
Petra ,   usa   (12.12.07)
23. #12
bubba ,   nyc   (12.12.07)
Unfortunately secular ashkenazim dominated both the second aliya and immigration to the US at the same time, while the best ashkenazimJews remained in europe
24. to #23
RobertK ,   Jerusalem   (12.12.07)
Haredut is also a mainly Ashkenazi sickness. Ashkenazim often went from extreme religion to extreme secularism. Both extremes are harmful. The hope for Israel lies in moderate secularism and moderate religion. The political and religio-social extremes are occupied mainly by Ashkenazim. Haredim in Israel harm religion and appreciation of Jewish tradition by giving a bad image of it.
25. WTF.... Greed will kill us all..
Johnson ,   USA   (12.12.07)
Hillary Clinton will gut Israel like a fish for a dollar.
26. 19 Petra: ALL US Presidents have been related to the British
Rivkah   (12.12.07)
Monarchs. The more closely related, the more likely the person is to get elected US President. The geneology of "kings" is such that kings tend to be descended from kings, even when there is no actual monarch and heir succession of a particular family. With HM Queen Elizabeth II the head of the Committee of 300, Club of Rome crowd who control the world in many ways behind the scenes, I would say having her backing is certainly helpful.
27. Hillary is a Horrid Choice
Jakov   (12.12.07)
I just plain don't like how she comes across period. Since US elections seem to be about who has the bigger name among names, I would go with Giuliani. He's not perfect, but if this is someone who can tame NYC and deal with it post 9/11, then this is someone I can respect. Next in line would be Edwards, who at the very least has domestic issues in mind. There are very many pressing problems in the US that need to be dealt with and cannot be neglected. Among them, the economy-the dollar's gone down the sink!
28. # 26 Rivkah re: 19 Petra
Petra ,   usa   (12.12.07)
ALL US presidents? Curious, where do you get that info? I understood FDR's family was from the Netherlands, right? Thanks for your opinion. No matter whose lineage, Bush will still be recorded as the worst Prez. ever. So, no, I don't think his being related to German Kings and Queens is in any way beneficial.( unless for allys) America is forbidden to have kings. Bush thinks he is The King of America". America disagrees. So do I. Shalom
29. NOT true Rudy Boy
OthoNYC ,   NYC   (12.12.07)
Not only am i orthodox, i am quite frum (closer to yeshivish than yu-ish) and i despise rudy and fully support Hillary. Just becaue the rabble rausers on avenu j got their tushies kissed by rudy doesnt mean the rest of us were ever fooled by his patronizing philandering lying adulerating charisma.
30. Feh!!!
Gideon Reader ,   USA   (12.12.07)
if. IF, the results of the Poll taken by the American Jewish Committee are to believed, then the proposal that Jews are smart is proven to be wrong. Hilarious clinton of the stealthy, slithery, sinister background; she who is an example of THE flawed political error, is unhealthy for Jews and other living beings. Feh!!! Ptoui, Ptoui, Ptoui!!! I would rather have Hugo Chevez as President. He has better legs, and has a more rational program in mind for the USA. LaClinton? A serpent in a size, very large trousered pantsuit.(Apologies to the serpent for the comparisons) A liar, a perdson NOT to be trusted with anything, animal, veggie or mineral.
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