Sarah Palin Versus the Jews
by James Buchanan
The announcement of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s Vice Presidential pick has been met with violent complaints by some Jews and mild praise by others. It may take a while before we have a completely accurate picture of the youngest governor of Alaska and one-time beauty contestant.
Most White Nationalists are not too happy about the 2008 election. We were most likely cheated out of getting a candidate who was “tough on illegals” thanks to a hefty dose of vote stealing. The election results in New Hampshire definitely had signs of fraud, but as usual with our two party system, evidence of fraud is kicked to the side and the highly suspect “official results” are allowed to stand.
Even though Ron Paul was the only one with large enthusiastic crowds of supporters, even though Ron Paul bumper stickers and signs were everywhere (while his opponents’ were nowhere) and even though Ron Paul raised 20 million in the fourth quarter compared to John McCain who borrowed most of his $10 million that quarter, we were told on Super Tuesday that McCain was the big “winner.” Many Americans report that they have yet to see a vehicle sporting a McCain bumper sticker while Ron Paul stickers are still out there in abundance. Most conservatives absolutely hated McCain for trying to give Amnesty to 20 million illegal aliens, less than a year earlier with his Amnesty Bill.
Most of us expected McCain to nominate a completely intellectually-insulting candidate such as Bobby Jindal or Joseph Lieberman. In a bizarre twist of events, McCain picked Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, who is pro-gun, pro-Life and who was pro-Buchanan. One youtube has Pat Buchanan recalling that Sarah Palin and her husband were helping his campaign in 1996. There was an immediate firestorm of Yiddish hysteria after this pick.
One Internet news video shows Michael Tomasky, a Jewish journalist who runs the Guardian newspaper’s U.S. operation, calling Sarah Palin an “insane choice.”
Another news story notes that “Florida Congressman Robert Wexler called Sarah Palin a Nazi sympathizer Monday” because of her past association with Pat Buchanan.
The Israel e-news reports that “Palin attended (an) Anti-Jewish sermon given by Jews for Jesus founder 2 weeks ago… Barack Obama has struggled for 18 months to lock down the support of a traditionally Democratic group, Jewish voters. In the past week, John McCain may have helped Obama with his Jewish problem by choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. McCain and Obama are battling over a portion of the Jewish community: older, conservative Democrats, largely in South Florida, some of whom backed Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary. McCain’s secular, hawkish credentials appeal to many in that group, who are skeptical of Obama’s relatively short record and have been deluged with rumors about his pro-Palestinian leanings. But Democrats hope Palin’s social conservatism, her paper-thin record on Israel, and -perhaps most importantly- her cultural roots in evangelical Christianity may be a major turnoff to Jewish voters…”
Unfortunately, there are sources claiming that even though Sarah Palin supported Buchanan, somehow she is also very pro-Israel. (Talk about a strange combination.) An article on Haaretz.com reports “The Chabad envoy to Alaska on Thursday praised State Governor and recently nominated Republican candidate for Vice President Sarah Palin for her steadfast support for Israel. ‘Based on my personal acquaintance with Governor Palin, I can confidently say that if she is elected, the Jewish people and the State of Israel will have a great friend and admirer in the White House,’ Rabbi Yosef Greenberg told Haaretz.”
Another news source notes “It is however true that Ms. Palin supported Pat Buchanan. One source notes ‘Chris Hayes digs through the AP archives and hits gold — it turns out that Sarah Palin supported Pat Buchanan’s 2000 presidential campaign…’ …It’s not just her support for Buchanan that’s at issue here. She also ‘denounced’ Lieberman’s anti-global warming legislation.”
An article in the Jewish Journal reports “If McCain had picked Mitt Romney or Tom Ridge or — cue the bar mitzvah band — Joe Lieberman, he would have unquestionably swept up the Israel Firsters. These men have track records and gravitas when it comes to Israel and foreign policy. (This debate among Jews and Israel reflects the larger foreign policy concerns about Obama that Republicans are making the centerpiece of their opposition. Many conflicts in Jewish life mirror conflicts in the larger culture — that’s Anthropology 101). But he chose Sarah Palin: former mayor of a small Alaska town, governor of Alaska, devout Christian. For Jews who are not necessarily Israel Firsters, she carries some positives and negatives. Positives: she is a crusader for good government and a fiscal conservative. She is smart and successful and patriotic. Jews like all these things. ‘As governor of Alaska, Palin has enjoyed a strong working relationship with Alaska’s Jewish community. She has demonstrated sensitivity to the concerns of the community and has been accessible and responsive,’ said Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matt Brooks.”
The Journal continues: “Negatives: She is anti-abortion. Jews are among the largest pro-choice constituency in the country. She has, according to one web site, supported the idea of teaching Creationism and evolution in public schools. ‘Teach both,’ she was quoted as saying on a local TV station. ‘You know, don’t be afraid of information. Healthy debate is so important, and it’s so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both.’ ”
Jews tend not to be too forgiving, especially when it comes to things like associating with Pat Buchanan. Jews also inherently don’t trust devout Christians (perhaps for fear one day the devout Christian might connect the dots between modern Jewish behavior and the Biblical Jews who screamed “Crucify him.”)
While it may not seem important to many Gentiles, the “Jews for Jesus” issue is HUGE for Jews. They absolutely hate the idea of Jews being converted into Christians (just as they still secretly hate Jesus Christ to this day).
Sarah Palin seems to have much more in common with ordinary Americans considering her large White family, her life membership in the NRA, her devout Christian beliefs and her flirtation with Pat Buchanan politics. She appears to have accepted the GOP party line supporting Israel and the Iraq War. Did she do this because she really believes in those issues or for political expediency since opposing Israel tends to kick a politician’s career to the sidelines? A number of Jews don’t appear to be too comfortable with her. Perhaps that’s a good sign.