Rep. Waxman: Jews Support GOP Because They ‘Want to Protect Their Wealth’
- Posted on September 14, 2011 at 5:17pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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One of the main takeaways made by political analysts in regards to Republican Bob Turner’s congressional win in New York Tuesday has been the district’s apparent shift in support from Democrats by the Jewish community since 2008. But don’t tell that to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), a prominent Jewish Democratic congressman.
He gave a surprising and perhaps offensive assessment about such support to The Hill on Tuesday. When the loss of the seat seemed imminent, Waxman said:
“’I think Jewish voters will be Democratic and be for Obama in 2012, especially if you get a Republican candidate like [Texas] Gov. [Rick] Perry, ‘he said. ‘But there’s no question the Jewish community is much more bipartisan than it has been in previous years. There are Jews who are trending toward the Republican Party, some of it because of their misunderstanding of Obama’s policies in the Middle East, and some of it, quite frankly, for economic reasons. They feel they want to protect their wealth, which is why a lot of well-off voters vote for Republicans.” [Emphasis added]
House Majority Leader, and prominent Jewish Republican, Rep. Eric Cantor agreed that the president’s growing unpopularity among some Jewish voters could have been a factor, but it‘s not because they misunderstand Obama’s policies. Instead, it may because they understand them too well:
“Clearly the president has severe problems with Jewish voters, and the president’s record on the U.S.-Israel relationship has helped caused those problems for him.”
Additionally, Republicans see Tuesdays victory as an undeniable sign of difficulties to come for Democrats in 2012.
“There’s no mistaking the fact that there clearly is a message being sent here by the Jewish community in this district,” said Matt Brooks, executive director of the Republican Jewish Committee.
Democrats seem to agree. In an exclusive tip to the Drudge Report, the New York Times will allegedly run a story on Thursday that Drudge sums up as, “Dem Party leaders mobilizing to solidify president’s standing with Jewish voters to counter image Obama not friend of Israel.”
Former George W. Bush White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer may have said it best in another POLITICO article: “Win or lose, Barack Obama’s Israel policies are gonna take a hit.”
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Comments (130)
wildturkeywatcher
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 7:08amBorn and raised a DEMOCRAT; parents voted REPUBLICAN once: Herbert Hoover; voted twice for Jimmy Carter; WOKE UP; now UNAFFILIATED CONSERVATIVE. The Dems are not what they used to be. It’s about time our Jewish friends woke up. It certainly took me long enough…
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 9:03am.
“Jews Support GOP Because They ‘Want to Protect Their Wealth’”
Can you think of a better reason?
Report Post »Hint: So do gentiles.
donflow
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 9:56amJews support the GOP “TO KEEP THE LIB PROGRESSIVES FROM STEALING THEIR WEALTH”…
Report Post »Pujols
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 10:12amWaxmen is as Dumb as He is ugly & He’s Azz Ugly.
Report Post »My bu tt looks better than His face. Your bu tt does too. His bu tt does.
lillymckim
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 10:14amWhat is Mr. Beans point?
“MOST” people will protect what they have earned .. at least … most “NORMAL” people do!
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 11:09amThey found those missing Amtrac trains, hiding in his nostrils.
Report Post »FNTM
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:51pmOr it could be because the Obama administration threw our ally, Isreal, under the bus. Just saying…….
Report Post »ACLUHater
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:17pmYes pig nose. Even when you try to paint that argument as something negative, you look like a fool.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 7:58pm… Democrat Party? What Democrat Party? It became the Liberal Marxist Party a long, long time ago.
Report Post »This WAXMAN moron is another Liberal creep who has developed Anthony Weiner Disease …
MIBUGNU2
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 11:24pmYou can see the beads of sweat on the brows of these Dembo’s
won’t be long and their Gravy Trains are going down the tube….
They will have to retire AF-One because of all the air miles Bama
will be putting on, campaigning next year..we will be paying through
the nose, for all his Dembo Fundraisers… really sucks, HUH ???
Report Post »Lateris
Posted on September 16, 2011 at 4:33pmThey support the GOP because the Democratic Leadership and Obama have sided with radicals. Jews are less than 3% of the American population.
Report Post »NewLife56
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 6:58amAll Liberal Brains have brain tissue damage, this has to be true because a study was done at Harvard and Princeton Universities.
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 7:10amIs there something wrong with wanting to protect your wealth???? If you worked to earn something, is it not your right to keep it? Am I missing something here?
I would expect Jews to vote republican on a number of fronts.
-republicans are more supportive of Israel
-republicans are for less regulation and lower taxes (good for banking industry)
-republicans generally side on the Biblical side of moral issues, being more in line with Judeo-Christian values
-republicans are for gun ownership/carry laws, 2nd ammendment. After the holocost, I would think this an importan issue to Jews
republicans are for staying off the back of big business, allowing business to flourish
republicans are generally anti abortion, and believe homosexuality to be evil, as it is Biblical
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 7:17amIf you boil this down, basically you have a liberal democrat admitting that democrats want to take your wealth, and give it to the lazy and undeserving. Sort of what Obama told ole Joe the Plumber.
Report Post »ying
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 9:19amYes, this is true. Another brain damage sign is loving another race over one’s own. This is a fact.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:52pmWaxman’s still alive?
Report Post »POdVet
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 6:43amI suspect hidden under his collar is an SS pledge pin!
Report Post »dsm
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 6:32amugly on the outside, ugly on the inside
Report Post »GaryInTheMiddle
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 6:29amThis “pig-nose” will feel the weiner affect next election.
Report Post »FatherlandPatriot88
Posted on September 16, 2011 at 2:19amSend this jew to the camps
Report Post »oldsoldier10
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 6:24amBS pig snout man did not say, “Jews are just trying to protect their wealth.” I can not believe that, that would be like a republican saying, Blacks just vote for democrats because they want welfare. BS i do not believe snout pig looser CONGRESSMAN waxman said that ridiculous crap.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 6:28amwaxman aka buckey beaver is just another commie who will use projection whenever he has to.
Report Post »PFN
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 6:05amYet another idiot Marxist mouthpiece! He will go down in the annals of Marxist Glory along with the big O, Debbie Wasserman Shultz, Maxine Waters, Al Gore, Harry Reed, and Nancy Pelosi to name a few.
Report Post »alina.bolero
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 5:53amNo, I don‘t think there is ANY misunderstanding of Obumer’s favouritism of Palestine and the Muslim people.
What is it with Dems? They sure are an unattractive lot. I think Waxman has a run-in with an ugly stick as a child.
Report Post »Czar Casm
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 5:28pmSomeone had an eleven foot pole.
Report Post »GulfPeg
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 5:41amMaybe so, Waxman. Who wouldn’t want to protect their wealth? If I had money I wouldn’t give it away to Obama and his hoodlums and give it to people that want to kill us!
Report Post »markthespark
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 5:36amThis statist looks like an escapee from the last chapter of the “Animal Farm”!
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 5:42amThe ‘Jews’ support the republicans because they are the last hope of protecting their (Jewish) freedom and liberties. Their wealth is a product of that freedom and those liberties.
If I didn’t know better (and expect more from you) I’d say this was a prejudiced anti-Semitic statement, Mr. Waxman.
Report Post »HTuttle
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 5:35amALL the bigots I know are Liberals.
Report Post »Gypsy123
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 5:02amThat has to be the strangest statement ever coming from a democrat but probably the most true Want to protect their wealth speak volumes because the country is going down the toilet thanks to the out of control spending of the democrat and leader should not every american citizen right down to the new born want to protect their wealth from this spend happy group. People should be fleeing from the democrats they are destroying the country because of their spending.
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:38amI don’t know too many people who actually envy Weiner, but, Waxman seems to be just that.
Effing Waxman is another anti-Semitic, self-hating Jew, just like Weiner, Soros, and that freaky b1tch in Florida, Dopey Wasserman-Schultz.
Report Post »ohiochili
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:36amHenry has a photo of Iran’s Iamadinnerjacket in his wallet.
Here is a just released photo of Waxman shortly after birth. I hope the link works….
Report Post »http://img.moonbuggy.org/naked-mole-rat/
BeyondFedup
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 9:10amOMG it looks just like him.
Report Post »ying
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 9:20amEver wonder why there are so many rats in DC? There is one real one for every look-alike.
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 3:37amGoes to prove the libs will turn away from that constituency (or any other) once they don’t support their liberal agenda.
Report Post »skiziks20453
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 3:17amOne word……………….
Rhinoplasty.. lol
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 3:16amWaxman IS the Phantom of the Opera!
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 3:32amAmen
Report Post »StrinaM
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 3:09amAnd wanting to protect wealth is wrong becaaaause?????
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:32amBecause Waxman is an effing COMMUNIST and SELF-HATING JEW, just like Soros.
( And I can say that, because I am m.o.t.)
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:43amEveryone want’s to protect their wealth idiot. Why single out Jews? This wreaks with racism. This is another example of a Rep that needs to be removed from office.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 3:01amRep. Waxman: Jews Support GOP Because They ‘Want to Protect Their Wealth’
And the problem with that is…..what??
Report Post »Besides sounding a little racist……….
gunslng44
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 3:14amAs always, I’m just still wondering how this pig/human hybrid ever got to a position of influence. Curious.
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 3:36amThink you might mean religiously biased not so much racist since Judaism isn’t a race.
Report Post »Californiasodbuster
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 2:20amWhat a phucking cretin, i can not believe this humanoid got voted in my state, but then, when i look around, i guess it is believable.
Report Post »What the h ell happened to my great state?
Therightsofbilly
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 2:30amDon’t know what happened to you state.
Report Post »But if I were you, I‘d git out while the gittin’s good.
Bill Rowland
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 8:00amFrom the same state that brought you Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein, Gov Moonbeam and The Terminator.
Thats what happened to your state.
OMG – Psalm 109:8
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 2:20amRatface Waxman trying to make himself relevant.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 2:03amShow me the people who don’t want to protect their wealth, I’ll give them a visit. What a stupid, moronic statement.
Report Post »Dr Vel
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 2:03amCalled the constitution, they have a right to protect their wealth. However unlike you communist Californication enemies of America they are likely are more concerned with their brethren in Israel. Something you will never understand, standing for what is right. Why don’t you invite Hamas to live with you where they fit in and bring world peace. People like you will never see Heaven and I suspect this is what makes you such bitter angry Marxists. To be or not to be. This is what God was concerned with. Too bad you were not.
Report Post »stripe
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:46amAnd what is so wrong with protecting what you have earned through effort? EARNED!!! Not sitting waiting on Someone elses money to provide for them…. this is the problem, gov does not CREATE jobs. Biz Creates Jobs. Unregulate where applicable and lower taxes and small biz (The majority Employer) and biz thrives, people get paid, biz expands, jobs are created and LESS PEOPLE are dependent upon the GOV for $$$!
Report Post »noah2854
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:56amwell said !
Report Post »LastAmerican
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 7:34amRight on. And as an added benefit it also equals more tax payers. Gee what kind of logic is this?
Report Post »Alexandra1214
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:45amOMG….I just can’t comment on Anything Mr. Potato Head has to say…..just sayin…
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 2:01am“Snorky” Waxman and the rat-faced brigade to the rescue.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 2:31amHe looks like Mr. Goodwrench.
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