At Commentary‘s blog, Jennifer Rubin has been chronicling the fall-out from lobbying group J Street’s lying about it’s funding from George Soros.
In Pennsylvania, Republican Pat Toomey’s spokesperson had this to say to Rubin about Democrat Joe Sestak’s money from J Street and similar organizations: “Congressman Sestak shows a very consistent and disturbing pattern of aligning himself with political organizations that attack Israel and the Jewish community, or are funded by individuals who are hostile to Israel. … Sestak says he’s pro-Israel, but at some point, his consistent alignment with the likes of George Soros, MoveOn.Org, CAIR, and J Street makes that claim just flat-out not believable.”
In an Illinois House race, Rubin reports, Republican challenger Joel Pollak is insisting that Jan Schakowsky return the money she’s received from J Street back to the group:
Thus far this election cycle, Schakowsky has received tens of thousands of dollars from J Street–close to $50,000, according to OpenSecrets.org, and perhaps twice as much in reality. J Street has made me their #1 target in the 2010 election, because I have taken on their leaders and their misguided policies–and also because I received the endorsement of Alan Dershowitz, whom J Street attacks, among other Jewish leaders. … In February, Jan Schakowsky boasted: “I’ve been a supporter of J Street since its inception.” In June, she thanked J Street for its money. Today, it’s time for her to cut her ties to J Street and give back the cash.
