Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Thanks for the clarification.
I receive literacy activities from various education sources, and science activities from NOAA. I think it is my New Yorker subscription that gets me the pitches for expensive watches and luxury vacations. Years ago, I had a friend who put a different middle initial on all his subscriptions just to see which ones were associated with what additional mail. And then there are the catalogues....
All this goes part of the way toward explaining two emails I received today and yesterday.
On November 3rd, the day before election day, I received this message from the Republican Jewish Coalition, via the Haaretz mailing list.
"Concerned about Barack Obama? You should be.
Many Americans have questions about Barack Obama and whether his views are good for the United States and Israel. And for good reason.
Most concerning is Sen. Barack Obama's naive grasp of the threats against the United States and Israel.
Obama has surrounded himself with anti-Israel advisors like General Tony McPeak, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Robert Malley and Reverend Jeremiah Wright.
Sen. Obama told a Jewish group he supports an undivided Jerusalem, only to flip-flop the very next day. Another time, Obama called his support for an undivided Jerusalem a "poor phrasing" of words.
From his opposition to legislation labeling Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization to his willingness to meet with Iranian President Ahmadinejad without any preconditions, Sen. Barack Obama has raised real questions about his judgment and experience.
Barack Obama has not shown the commitment to stand up to the people who would do us harm."
There were some videos and graphics, and a very small tagline:
Paid for by the Republican Jewish Coalition. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
Today, November 4th, is election day. This was in my inbox:
"Dear Haaretz subscribers,
You received an email earlier today from Haaretz.com about Barack Obama, on behalf of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
This email was issued by the commercial department and is not Haaretz editorial content.
Yours,
Haaretz is an Israeli publication that is (like much of Israeli society) loyally critical of their own government -- particularly over the treatment of Palestinians and Arab Israeli citizens. Their coverage of the Obama campaign, and his visit to Israel, was quite positive.
I'd like to think people in the United States do not vote on the basis of what Haaretz recommends, and that anyone who might, could see clearly that the Monday piece was a political ad. Still, I hope no one ran out and voted in response to the first email before receiving the second one.
Labels: Barack Obama, Haaretz, political advertising, Republican Jewish Coalition
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