Posted by
Gottalink on Sunday, October 14, 2007 12:13:55 PM
Desmond Tutu got it, Yasir Arafat got it, Jimmy Carter got it. Every one of these winners have came out against Israel. There is a long European History of antisemitism. This brings up a question, would a pro-Israel person take a stand against the Nobel Committee, and refuse this prize? Has anyone asked Al Gore, "in the light of recipients coming out against Israel, do you feel there is an anti-semitic element in the Nobel Prize Committee?"
Why do I mention this? There is an election coming up. If Al Gore uses the Nobel Prize to jump into the race for President, or anoints himself "kingmaker", in the Democrat Party, the obvious anti-semitic bias of the Nobel Committee should dislodge a few votes, in our favor. We should be the natural home of all pro-Israel voters.
You can bet the Democrats would use something like this, to dislodge votes from Republicans, and they count on Jews as a reliable plurality.
We can be the natural home of The Jewish Vote. We need to point out vigorously, "we stand for Israel!" Let the other side defend themselves. We need to create voting blocks on our side. Cultivating the Democrat Base for votes changes the political calculus of the election.