[FL4RonPaul] Republican Jewish Coalition Excludes Ron Paul from Prez. Forum (fwd)

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Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:55:23 EDT
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Subject: [FL4RonPaul] Republican Jewish Coalition Excludes Ron Paul from Prez.
Forum

I am asking for your help to BLAST the "Republican Jewish Coalition" -- a
group of Neo-Cons who purport to represent Jewish Republicans -- because they
have not extended an invitation to Ron Paul for their Presidential Forum on
Oct. 16 event. Invitations have been extended to six other Presidential
candidates.

E-MAILS & CONTACTS:

Phone: 202.638.6688

Staff e-mails: rjc@rjchq.org, skurtz@rjchq.org, shillman@rjchq.org,
HVederman@RJCHQ.org, LMartin@rjchq.org, mail@rjchq.org, mbrooks@rjchq.org,
president@rjchq.org, sfeiglestein@rjchq.org

COMPLAIN TO YOUR STATE CHAPTER:

California: California@rjchq.org
Florida: Florida@rjchq.org
Illinois: michaelmenis@hotmail.com, michaelmenis@covad.net
New York: NewYork@rjchq.org
Pennsylvania: Philly@rjchq.org
Wisconsin: rjcwisc@gmail.com

The forum info.: Victory 2008 - Presidential Candidates Forum and Senate
Luncheon - Oct. 16 / 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Please write to them and let them know that Ron Paul is a "TOP SIX"
contender by all fair standards, including:

* Iowa Straw Poll (5th)
* Illinois Straw Poll (3rd)
* Republican Party of Utah State Convention (2nd)
* Cobb County, Georgia Straw Poll (2nd)
* Strafford County, New Hampshire Straw Poll (1st)

DEMAND THAT AN INVITATION IS EXTENDED TO RON PAUL! The RJC says, "Our
foreign policy positions are based on a commitment to the security of this country
and that security requires that we fight radical Islam. Now we are fighting
and winning against the terrorists in Iraq. We support the continued efforts
to stop the threat which radical Islam poses to this country and to our
allies."

Regarding not inviting Ron Paul, Shari Hillman, the communications director,
wrote to me: "Because of the limited time available for the event, we could
only include the top 6 candidates currently in the field. We are delighted
that Sam Brownback, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and Mitt Romney have already
accepted our invitation to speak, and we look forward to welcoming Mike Huckabee
and Fred Thompson as well."

SAMPLE LETTER and TALKING POINTS below.

Thank you for your help.

For Liberty,
Aaron
Republican Liberty Caucus

TALKING POINTS
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* Poll statistics I listed in the first message;
* Ron Paul may not agree with the RJC foreign policy position, but perhaps
he agrees with other RJC positions;
* RJC membership should be allowed to hear from all candidates, not just
those "screened"
* Ron Paul supporters will continue to demand inclusion;
* Ron Paul appears to support most of the RJC's domestic agenda;
* Ron Paul has many supporters and friends in the Jewish community, such as
Dr. Milton Friedman, Dr. Walter Block, Dr. Paul Levinson, and RP 2008 Western
Regional Coordinator Jeff Greenspan;

SAMPLE LETTER
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My letter to the RJC:

Dear Republican Jewish Coalition,

As a Jewish voter and a Republican, I find it offensive that you chose to
exclude Congressman Ron Paul from your October Presidential forum. As it stands,
your forum features candidates who lack substance on the issues and you have
excluded the candidate who is an expert on foreign policy -- likely because
of your disagreements with that candidate. Not a very principled stand, my
friends.

So perhaps you disagree with the Congressman on the issues. Fair enough.
This is a free society, or so we say, and your membership should be allowed to
hear alternative explanations about foreign policy matters. So I ask you to
reach out to Congressman Ron Paul and invite him to your forum. He will not
disappoint.

If you choose to exclude him, then you have chosen to exclude all of his
Jewish REPUBLICAN followers -- like myself -- from your organization. The
decision is yours. I look forward to hearing your answer.

Aleichem Shalom,

Aaron
Director of Chapter Development,
The Republican Liberty Caucus
[ my cell # ]

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