Patters

This is a reasonably big deal for a couple reasons:
(1) Koch endorsed and campaigned for Bush, so he has a certain amount of credibility as an independent thinker
(2) Elderly Jews, who may have some concerns about Obama because of traditional Jewish black friction and various rumors and lies about Obama's religion and relationship to anti-Israel groups, do trust and respect Koch. He could be important in influencing the Jewish vote in key swing states like Florida and Michigan.
(3) There is already some concern among some Jews about Sarah Palin's church.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi...y.html?showall

Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, who endorsed and worked for George W. Bush in 2004, is endorsing Obama today, NY1 first reported.

I asked Koch just now what prompted the move.

"The designation of Palin to be vice president," he said. "She's scary."

Harry Boy

Does Koch know what Obama's church thinks about Jews?

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Seymour93

Does Koch know what Queen Palin's church thinks about Jews?

BelichickFan

So Obama = Bush now. Nice.

Patters

Yeah, sort of as absurd as McCain = change.

TheGodInAGreyHoodie

No, but the norm is democrats endorse democrats; republican endorse republicans so normally when that happens, it ain't news.

But there are some people who break. Ed Koch has a history of endorsing people from both parties so who he chooses is relevent. This isn't quite a big as Lieberman endorsing McCain. But it is newsworthy. Unlike say Gore endorsing Obama or Chenney endorsing McCain.

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Harry Boy

Just looked it up, your right, if I was a Jew I'd sit this one out, "Anti Jew From Both Sides"

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IcyPatriot

What the heck ... Palin's speech writer is a liberal Peta supporter.
This election is turning many things upside down.

IcyPatriot

Patters not for nothing ... but what you're saying in this post is the same thing i was saying about the blacks in my post where you called me a racist. Neither my post or this one is racist ... it's politics plain and simple.

Leading people to believe something which may be true or untrue is not calling them stupid ... it's just the way politics works. if these people blindly follow Koch (too stupid to think for themselves) ... which you are suggesting they are... is exactly what I have said many black people have done listening to black leaders over the years. it's not about suggesting people are stupid ... it's a political person playing to the emotions of a segment of voters plain and simple.

If these people blindly follow what Koch says ... and Obama does not do anything for the Jewish then they deserve what they get. You post here is no deifferent than the one in which you called me a racist and you still refer to.

So let's stop playing games with the race card.
Thanks for proving my political point ... it's just politics ... it is what it is.

ljuneau

LOL Nice try, slick.