Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-29 Thread Kevin Graeme
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:45:12 -0400, Judith Dinowitz wrote: > And that's (potentially) the start of a bigger problem -- the systematic > demonization of Jews, starting with the demonization of Israel. So do you feel that people who disagree, vehemently perhaps, with the methods of the government

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-28 Thread Judith Dinowitz
L PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 2:30 PM Subject: Re: Kerry's false plan for peace > Same here. I've never noticed any anti-semetism around here, or during > my time at George Washington University in the District. > > larry > > > On Thu, 28

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> Kevin wrote: > I will mention that the Jewish student groups are extremely active > here in heartland USA. A jewish relative was a doctor and professor in Chicago and his recent funeral was apparently one of the largest attended in Chicago's history. ~~~

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-28 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Same here. I've never noticed any anti-semetism around here, or during my time at George Washington University in the District. larry On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:10:06 -0500, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I work on a college campus. I don't see any overt anti-semitism here. > Could it hap

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-28 Thread Kevin Graeme
I work on a college campus. I don't see any overt anti-semitism here. Could it happen in a limited way? Sure, but we've got SO many opinions here on every issue that pretty much the entire spectrum is covered. I will mention that the Jewish student groups are extremely active here in heartland USA

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> Judith wrote: > We are coming to a time when it is becoming intellectually accepted to be an > anti-semite on college campuses, and that is dangerous. I don't think we are, although I would agree that anti-semitism is up. But I would add that I think anti-everything is up. For example, anti-f

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-28 Thread Howie Hamlin
Regards, Howie - Original Message - From: "Judith Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:36 PM Subject: Re: Kerry's false plan for peace > Ah, but when did you go to college? This is a

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-28 Thread Judith Dinowitz
Ah, but when did you go to college? This is a relatively new trend. Just this morning there was a news piece about problems that some students of Columbia have been having with a teacher who was spouting anti-semitism in class. What I'm saying is that we are coming to a time when it is becoming

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-28 Thread Michael Dinowitz
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 8:30 AM > Subject: Re: Kerry's false plan for peace > > > > For what it's worth I've never been exposed to anti-semitism while at a >

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-28 Thread Michael Dinowitz
IL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11:10 PM Subject: Re: Kerry's false plan for peace > Actually, it sickens me but yes, it is true. Europe is falling into the trap of this growing anti-Semitism, and it's only getting worse. The anti-Semitism here in America is mu

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-28 Thread Sam Morris
Of course you can disagree. But if you say to pull out all money and support then the motive becomes questionable. Still doesn't confirm anti-Semitism, but raises a flag. -sm --- G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know a lot of people who think the United States > gives way too much > economic aid

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-28 Thread G
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 8:30 AM Subject: Re: Kerry's false plan for peace > For what it's worth I've never been exposed to anti-semitism while at a college campus. I'd imagine that t

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-28 Thread Howie Hamlin
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11:10 PM Subject: Re: Kerry's false plan for peace > Actually, it sickens me but yes, it is true. Europe is falling into the trap of this > growing anti-Semiti

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-27 Thread Kevin Graeme
How do you reconcile it though with the numerous jewish sites citing Kerry's consistent pro-Israel voting record? His campaign even specifically removed and has put a stop to people using his site's forums for anti-semitic rants. And I personally see a difference between a strong political secular

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-27 Thread Judith Dinowitz
Actually, it sickens me but yes, it is true. Europe is falling into the trap of this growing anti-Semitism, and it's only getting worse. The anti-Semitism here in America is much less open normally, except on college campuses where it's extremely open. It's almost in -- where you're part of the

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-27 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Yes it is. Unfortunately, it's also mostly true. :( > Wow, that's a hate filled screed. > > > -Kevin > > On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:13:17 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Interesting article here about the Jewish vote. > > > > http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Artic

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-27 Thread Kevin Graeme
Wow, that's a hate filled screed. -Kevin On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:13:17 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting article here about the Jewish vote. > > http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/833ifcua.asp

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-27 Thread Sam Morris
Interesting article here about the Jewish vote. http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/833ifcua.asp I kind of think it's more to do with being the creators of charity makes them want to vote for the so called party that helps out the less fortunate. That is as long as

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Gruss Gott
Then it's not the one I'm referring to. I'd say I'll find it, but I probably won't. The 3 or 4 that I read about all specifically showed a 50% increase in negative views of America. BTW - I'm not sneaking anything in. You're a bit paranoid aren't you? Well, I suppose you wouldn't be so paranoi

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Sam Morris
Nope again. A few weeks ago you mentioned this poll and I looked it up. I posted the fact that it was taken a few months before the war. You forgot to respond. Now your trying to sneak it in again. Try again. -sm --- Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sam wrote: > > It was like that bef

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread dana tierney
the guy helping my daughter get that mailing out for Kerry this morning said his wife teaches at a Jewish day school... fwiw On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:55:57 -0500, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:02:26 -0400, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > > > Fact: Judith and I hate Bus

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > It was like that before the Iraq war. Nope - between 9/11 and Feb 2003 it was about 40% and jumped over 50% after the war. This was a poll in association with the Economist, but there were 2 other that agreed almost to the number with it. I can't remember the sources, but one was

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Michael Dinowitz wrote: >> Michael Dinowitz wrote: >>> Fact: Europe sides with the Arabs on most things. It's in their best >>> interest. >> >> Why would that be in their best interest? > > Trade, resources, former colonies, large population influx, take your > pick. No, I am asking you to conv

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Michael Dinowitz
It was like that at the turn of the century. The last century. > > > It is based on polls I've read that said 90% of > > people in middle east > > > countries have a negative or very negative view of > > the United States > > > compared with 70% in Europe and 65% in Asia. > > 90% of the people in

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Sam Morris
> > It is based on polls I've read that said 90% of > people in middle east > > countries have a negative or very negative view of > the United States > > compared with 70% in Europe and 65% in Asia. > 90% of the people in the middle east have a negative > view on America, > Israel, Jews, Christian

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Michael Dinowitz
> It is based on polls I've read that said 90% of people in middle east > countries have a negative or very negative view of the United States > compared with 70% in Europe and 65% in Asia. 90% of the people in the middle east have a negative view on America, Israel, Jews, Christians, Europeans, Wh

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Michael Dinowitz
> Michael Dinowitz wrote: > > Fact: Europe sides with the Arabs on most things. It's in their best > > interest. > > Why would that be in their best interest? Trade, resources, former colonies, large population influx, take your pick. > > Fact: When Israel went into Gaza to remove terrorists wh

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Michael Dinowitz wrote: > Fact: Europe sides with the Arabs on most things. It's in their best > interest. Why would that be in their best interest? > Fact: When Israel went into Gaza to remove terrorists who were launching > rockets into Israeli towns, the UN resolution (supported overwhelmingl

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Jochem van Dieten
G wrote: > Why would Germany, or any other country that opposes the war in Iraq, > suddenly decide to send troops there should Kerry replace Bush? They won't, replacing one American with another one won't do that. Substantial changes to the balance of power in Iraq, i.e. the US relinquishing its

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Gruss Gott
> Brian wrote: > Let's say, then, that Kerry wins the election, and suddenly these countries > see a chance to share in the potential profits from Iraq based upon Kerry's > "bring in our allies promise", a euphemism for buying back friends (after > all, thats what politics is). Will the governments

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > Then why did he falsely claim many world leaders told > him they wanted him to win? Falsely? I wouldn't make that assumption. See my other post. ~| The annual ColdFusion User Conference is being held Sat 6/26 - S

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Gruss Gott
> Michael wrote: > Broad words with nothing backing it up. Bush might not be loved but despised > is not the word to use, especially when accusing the entire world of it. Yes, you're right, despised is too harsh of a word. It is based on polls I've read that said 90% of people in middle east coun

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Manipulating the public into doing/feeling the way you do is a staple of politics. If the people of France were with America after 9/11 and would have invaded Iraq, all that's needed is the French president going against it and his influence on the people to turn things around. > That's interesti

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread G
ROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 3:20 PM Subject: Re: Kerry's false plan for peace > > Michael wrote: > > Not based on nothing. > > Is Palestine considered a soverign country in the UN? (I think there >

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Gruss Gott
> Michael wrote: > Not based on nothing. Is Palestine considered a soverign country in the UN? (I think there is a UN rep, but no membership) Doesn't that mean that the UN can't condemn them? For example, the UN can't condemn Chechen or Kurdish rebels, nor Columbian drug lords. They could, how

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Michael Dinowitz
mprised of Orthodox jews? > > - Original Message - > From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 3:00 PM > Subject: RE: Kerry's false plan for peace > &g

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Michael Dinowitz
That's what we feel but we can't vote cthulhu. > > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fact: Judith and I hate Bush but we're voting for him. > > Ugh. ~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorize

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread G
What percentage of the approximate 4% of the US population that is Jewish, is comprised of Orthodox jews? - Original Message - From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 3:00 PM Sub

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Andy Ousterhout
But that is down significantly. Bush has made significant in-roads in traditional Democratic voting blocks - women, people of color, and Jews. If this isn't reversed by election time, Kerry is toast. Andy -Original Message- From: Kevin Graeme > Fact: Judith and I hate Bush but we're vo

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Tangorre, Michael
> From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Fact: Judith and I hate Bush but we're voting for him. Ugh. ~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.hous

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Because Jews traditionally vote Dem, at least the ones that are polled. In truth, the polling of Jews is rairly the Orthodox. > On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:02:26 -0400, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > > > Fact: Judith and I hate Bush but we're voting for him. > > Interesting. Most of the polls I've read

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Kevin Graeme
On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:02:26 -0400, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > Fact: Judith and I hate Bush but we're voting for him. Interesting. Most of the polls I've read have US Jews supporting Kerry by about 60%. And several Jewish organization web sites I've seen have cited Kerry's pro-Israel voting in Co

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread G
That's interesting. I think the democratically elected leaders of any country are actually only interested in one thing: getting re-elected. How do you do that? You cater to the majority of your citizens...not always a bad thing, as you are primarily in place to execute on behalf of the majority o

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Kevin Graeme
Wait, wait, wait. America's isolation? What? Huh? Is that supposed to be a joke? Bush takes us into two foreign wars and they're calling it isolation? HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA -Kevin On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:34:55 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He really does want to end Americ

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Sam Morris
--- Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mr Kerry isn't talking because it's not politically > expedient to say > that the world despises Mr. Bush and is counting the > days to his > removal. Then why did he falsely claim many world leaders told him they wanted him to win? > For example, Germa

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Michael Dinowitz
The answer is money and power. Germany and France will gladly join in on Iraq if they have an equal share in how the country is developed and profited from. > Why would Germany, or any other country that opposes the war in Iraq, > suddenly decide to send troops there should Kerry replace Bush? >

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Michael Dinowitz
> Mr Kerry isn't talking because it's not politically expedient to say > that the world despises Mr. Bush and is counting the days to his > removal. Broad words with nothing backing it up. Bush might not be loved but despised is not the word to use, especially when accusing the entire world of it.

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread G
From: "Gruss Gott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 2:30 PM Subject: Re: Kerry's false plan for peace > > Sam wrote: > > Sacrificing Israel > > Mr Kerry isn't talking because i

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > Sacrificing Israel Mr Kerry isn't talking because it's not politically expedient to say that the world despises Mr. Bush and is counting the days to his removal. For example, Germany's defense minister recently said that Germany would consider sending troops to Iraq if there were "

RE: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Not based on nothing. Fact: Europe sides with the Arabs on most things. It's in their best interest. Fact: The UN sides against Israel in most (every) thing and it's usually the American veto that saves it from one sided resolutions. Fact: When Israel went into Gaza to remove terrorists who were l

Re: Kerry's false plan for peace

2004-10-25 Thread Howie Hamlin
Holy crap - that's some extrapolation. This guy should win an award for fantasy based on nothing. Sheesh... - Original Message - From: "Sam Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 2:34 PM Subject: Kerry's false plan for peace