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The Spectacle Blog
The Republican Jewish Coalition announced today that Norm Coleman has taken a job as a consultant and strategic adviser to the group. In a statement, RJC executive director Matt Brooks said, “We are confident that in a few months Senator Coleman will return to his seat in the Senate, but until that time, we are eager for him to travel across the country on our behalf and to be an important voice within the organization.” However this is spun, the fact that Coleman is taking another job doesn’t inspire much confidence that he truly believes he’ll prevail in court and head back to the Senate.
UPDATE: The Coleman campaign explains the decision.
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Interloper| 1.22.09 @ 12:41PM
The Jews are the only ones who would give Coleman a job? That does not speak well of the GOP. It is supposed to be trying to improve its diversity outreach, right? Why not make Coleman the chair of the Republican National Committee? Wait a minute. Southern white men, many of them Christian fundamentalists, dominate the Republican Party now that it is largely regional. I think I understand.
Sebastian B. O. Bunionstow IV.| 1.22.09 @ 12:56PM
Minnesota turned down Frank'n'fraud's request today. Coleman's case to be heard starting next Monday.
ruth| 1.22.09 @ 2:21PM
All about race, all of the time. One trick pony has spoken. We do understand.
Interloper| 1.22.09 @ 4:31PM
From Commentary:
"But the Jewish flirtation with the GOP proved to be just that and nothing more. Obama ended up receiving 53 percent of the vote nationwide, but around 75 to 78 percent of the Jewish vote. Only 20 to 23 percent of Jewish voters pulled the lever for McCain, who received 46 percent of the vote overall. Obama scored a greater share of Jewish votes than John Kerry did in 2004. More striking, his performance almost equaled that of Al Gore among Jews in 2000, when Gore’s running mate was Joseph Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew.
In the end, Obama’s Jewish problem proved to be no problem at all, and the story remained what it has been over the course of the past seven national elections, with Jews voting for Democratic candidates by colossal margins. In the annual survey of American Jewish opinion released in November by the American Jewish Committee, 56 percent of Jews said they were Democrats, while just 17 percent professed fealty to the Republican party. Forty-four percent were willing to identify themselves as liberal, and only 24 percent confessed to being conservative."
Being associated with a far Right group so out of touch with the Jewish electorate will marginalize Coleman. Don't get me wrong. I realize he needs money to fight the pay-to-play lawsuit against him. But taking this job seems to be desperation.
WendyG| 1.22.09 @ 4:37PM
In a way this is good. Considering Obama's agenda for the Middle East, and all the people whispering in his ear (like Jimmy Carter) - who are anti-Israel, we need Norm as an advocate at the RJC, a GREAT organization.
WendyG| 1.22.09 @ 4:39PM
>>>Minnesota turned down Frank'n'fraud's request today. Coleman's case to be heard starting next Monday.
Sweet!
ruth| 1.22.09 @ 7:05PM
The dummocrats should be embarrassed to be represented by such a fool as Franken. On the other hand, a clown representing other clowns makes sense.
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