LOL: McCain’s Pennsylvania spokesman Peter Feldman “rejects politics that degrade our civics”
I set up a Google news alert for McCain-Palin Pennsylvania communications director Peter Feldman’s name after I read that he was actively involved in pushing the Ashley Todd hoax/ratfucker story. Look what showed up in my inbox late last night:
Democratic officials on Saturday blasted a since-disavowed Republican e-mail sent to Jewish voters in Pennsylvania alleging that presidential candidate Barack Obama taught members of a community group “to commit voter registration fraud” and likening a vote for him to ignoring “the warning signs in the 1930s and 1940s.”
McCain-Palin spokesman Peter Feldman said Saturday night that McCain “rejects politics that degrade our civics.”
“Throughout his life John McCain has held himself to the highest standards and he will continue to run a respectful campaign based on the issues,” he said.
Barley declined further comment, but referred the AP to his comments to The New York Times, in which he apologized and said political consultant Bryan Rudnick helped draft it and had been fired for that and other reasons.
Rudnick, reached Saturday night, confirmed that he no longer works for the party, which employed him a few weeks ago as a consultant to do outreach to Jewish voters.
“I had authorization from party officials” to send the e-mail, Rudnick said, but he declined to say who had signed off on it. “I’m not looking to drag anyone else through the mud, so I’m not naming names right now,” he said.
The e-mail was sent Thursday morning to 75,000 Jewish voters, and Rudnick said he was fired the following morning. “I was informed that it mostly had to do with discrepancies with strategy and logistics, and the e-mail was not mentioned,” he said.
A copy of the e-mail provided by Democratic officials says it was “Paid for by the Republican Federal Committee of PA - Victory 2008.” It warns “Fellow Jewish Voters” of the danger of a second Holocaust due to the threats to Israel from its neighbors and touts McCain’s qualifications over those of Obama.
“Jewish Americans cannot afford to make the wrong decision on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008,” it says. “Many of our ancestors ignored the warning signs in the 1930s and 1940s and made a tragic mistake. Let’s not make a similar one this year!”
Read it all and notice how Rudnick says “I’m not naming names right now” [emphasis added]. I’d like to see the media, in light of the Ashley Todd story, work on getting him to “name names” right now. There’s lots of ugliness going down in Pennsylvania and a lot of it orbiting around Peter Feldman. Hang it around their necks.
RELATED: This story is currently getting no traction in Our Stupid Media according to this Google News search. I guess a presidential candidate’s team comparing his opponent to Hitler just isn’t as shocking as it used to be. I look forward to Feldman condemning the inevitable “Barack is a Baby Raper” emails next.
Posted by Kevin K. on 10/26/08 at 10:54 AM • Permalink
Categories: News • Politics • Election '08 • St. McSame • Barack Obama • Nutters •
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