MUSIC VIDEO: Hannah Friedman: ‘Oh, Obama’
Jewish Journal
November 6, 2008
Writer (and singer) Hannah Friedman stayed up all night to bring us this song
Category
Elections
Congressional Results: Two new Jews, but no rabbi
Jewish Journal
November 5, 2008
The 111th U.S. Congress is slated to have 13 Jewish senators and 31 members of the House of Representatives, with with the two first-time victories of Democrats Jared Polis of Colorado and John Adler of New Jersey.\n\n
Let bygones (not) be bygones
Marty Kaplan
November 5, 2008
So John McCain — while claiming that not he\’s not impugning Barack Obama\’s patriotism — impugns Barack Obama\’s patriotism, but we\’re supposed to understand that it doesn\’t really matter, because that\’s just what people do in campaigns.
Obama — who won 78% of Jewish vote — faces global disarray, Mideast challenges
Ron Kampeas, JTA
November 5, 2008
Barack Obama\’s Jewish backers argue that he will boost effortss to pressure Iran and advance Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Detractors, on the other hand, have predicted that Obama could end up pressuring Israel and backing away from confrontation with Iran.
Voters speak — how they voted and why
Jewish Journal
November 5, 2008
\” . . . I\’m glad it\’s over, and I hope the outlook is bright and that we have more fun than we have the past four years. Somebody said to me, \’If Obama gets in, the Jews will get bombed.\’ That\’s ridiculous. Obama wouldn\’t allow such a thing, and I think he is as much for Israel as other people . . . \”
LAST LOOK: Where do McCain and Obama stand on the issues?
Jewish Journal
November 4, 2008
High roads, low roads, potatoes, potahtoes, change,real change,mavericks, you betcha.
MUSIC VIDEO: Oy, McCainia! (to the tune of ‘Rumania Rumania’)
Jewish Journal
November 4, 2008
The classic Yiddish folk tune \’Rumania, Rumania\’ provides the inspiration for this pro-Obama music video
Race ends with GOP slamming Obama on Israel
Jewish Journal
November 4, 2008
The latest attacks come on the heels of new polls showing that Obama significantly expanded his lead among Jewish voters since August and is now poised to match the totals recorded by previous Democratic nominees.
Two out of state rabbis offer two opinions on anti-gay-marriage Prop. 8
Jewish Journal
November 3, 2008
A Reform rabbi (No on 8) and an Orthodox rabbi (Yes on 8) offer their opinions on the controversial ballot measure
California Jewish Voters Guide: Views on state and local issues split on party lines
Tom Tugend
October 30, 2008
The presidential race makes the headlines, but there\’s lots of emotion, energy and money left for the 12 statewide propositions on the California ballot. As in McCain-Obama contest, Jewish voters are sharply split between the Democratic/liberal majority and the Republican/conservative minority.
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