Bush Gains in Efforts to Win Over Jewish Vote

[Freddie Stubbs]

By Maura Reynolds and Peter Wallsten, Times Staff Writers


WASHINGTON — Stuart Weil, a ponytailed tropical fish farmer from Fresno, is a longtime Democrat who regularly attends synagogue. Four years ago, he voted for Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore. This year, not only does he plan to vote for President Bush, he's urging his Jewish friends to do the same.

"He is the first president to understand the world in terms of terrorism," said Weil, 51, one of more than 4,000 delegates this week at the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the nation's preeminent pro-Israel lobby.

"He understands that the terrorism Israel has had is now the terrorism the U.S. has."

On Tuesday, Weil and thousands of other AIPAC members welcomed Bush to their annual meeting with 21 standing ovations — a thunderous display of affection from an audience that, while always hawkish on Israel, had long been a home to more Democrats than Republicans.

more: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/2004/la-na-bush19may19,1,582979.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[CulturalNomad]

1. Wow - understand the world in terms of terrorism

I guess there are no other issues/problems/priorities in the world other than terrorism now......there is no poverty, hunger, injustice - only terror. I don't remember terrorism to be the #1 world issue when the IRA was attacking the UK or the ETA was active in Spain.

[mmm]

4. This guy is a simpleton

That is about as sad as it gets

[w4rma]

2. Joining the fundies who want to convert them to Christianity?

Joining the warmongerers who, imho, are doing great harm to Israel, in the long term, via wasteful wars?

[Racenut20]

3. Its the $$$$$ stupid

Shrubco could care less about the "Jewish Vote" anywhere but Florida. They are trying to stop the flow of campaign cash to the Democrats. And our man "MoMentum Joe", is doing a damn good job of helping them.

6. Oh Gawd, you had to bring up "Joementum" LOL

The silliest thing from 2004 primaries

[Spirochete]

5. Another converted "long time Democrat"

Right. Wonder what his FR screen name is....

[Democat]

7. Look at this - his FR screen name is "Stuart Weil"

Posted on 02/14/2003 11:46:08 PM PST by Jim Robinson

We had a great time FReeping under cloudy skies tonight in Fresno, CA!

Freepers and regulars present tonight:

Jim, Sheila and Chris Robinson
JustAmy and Leonard
Mtngrl@vrwc
Notpoliticallycorewrecked
Saundra Duffy and Lager
Stuart Weil
FresnoArmyBrat
Helena, Jonno and Sarah
Dorothy
Sarah

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/843850/posts

Did the reporter do any research at all?

[Zorra]

8. LOL. Great catch!

[tom_paine]

9. Send this to the LA Times: Reporter and editors both!

They don't know about the various odious lies the Freepers tell and the lying spying TRICKS they use to fake out the media.

This would be an education.

Fucking Nazis.

[VOX]

10. **Excellent** catch, Democat!!!

Nice work. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[VOX]

11. And here's "longtime Democrat" Weil at a "Support Bush*" rally...

On edit: Perhaps farming more than just tropical fish...

[GOPBasher]

12. What will those Jewish people think when we have a Christian Theocracy?

If this is true -- and I'm not convinced it is in light of what some previous posters have said -- I'm just wondering this: What will those Jewish converts to Bush think when we have a Christian theocracy and they're told to convert?