February 2, 2009, - 7:01 pm
Time for Top Jewish Republican to GOOOOOO
By Debbie Schlussel
It’s bad enough that with the most anti-Israel candidate for President ever (with plenty of anti-Semitic minions and associates), 77-78% of Jewish-Americans voted for Barack Obama. It’s even worse to note that, in fact, the Jewish vote for John McCain could have been significantly higher, had Jewish Republicans actually mounted a modicum of a decent campaign against Obama. Whose fault is it that they didn’t? Well, the top Jewish Republican in America, that’s who.
In the past, I’ve exposed Matt Brooks, the troublesome dictator of the Republican Jewish Coalition for what he is:
* a man who regularly promotes anti-Semites, enemies of Israel and America, and open supporters of Islamic terrorism as RJC speakers and Republican candidates;
* a man who pays himself an exorbitant salary of about $500,000 per year, twice what the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre pays himself;
* an all-around–and very round–creep and do-nothing slacker.
Well, I was wrong. Our friend, Joe Gelman of Neocon Express, is very familiar with the ways of Matt Brooks, as he’s also experienced Matt’s predilection for Islamic terrorism supporters over pro-Israel Republicans. And Joe’s investigation has uncovered that Matt Brooks not only loves supporters of Islamic terrorism, but that he pays himself over $700,000 (not the older $500,000 figure I uncovered)–almost three times what the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre and AIPAC’s Howard Kohr pay themselves (and almost six times what Ira Forman of the National Jewish Democratic Council is paid). This is money people donated to get more Jews to vote Republican, not to make Matt Brooks’ bank account as fat as his physique.
And wait, there’s more. Joe has discovered that Matt sees himself more as a pro poker player than a Jewish Republican . . . on the Jewish Republicans’ dime.
Joe brought these interesting facts to the attention of a certain prominent Jewish Republican Congressman. You gotta read Joe’s very interesting, hilarious, entertaining post keepin’ it real about Matt Brooks. Regardless of your religion, it’s a fun read.
Brooks has got to go. Years past due. And now, I think because of Joe’s excellent work, Matt Brooks’ Bar Mitzvah years as RJC chief are about to end.
Shalom, Matt. No More Knishes For You.
I agree completely with your comments about Brooks. I would just add that I think other Jewish Republicans do have some responsibility for the fiasco in November. Some of the publications that Jewish Republicans are associated with praised McCain virtually uncritically, and heaped scorn on those Republicans who disagreed with McCain on various positions, such as illegal immigration. Arguments about why such individuals should vote for McCain in spite of these deficiencies, while showing respect for them (neither of which was done) might have gotten more votes. It might have necessitated going after Obama on issues where he and McCain had little difference.
c f on February 2, 2009 at 9:21 pm