"He will be difficult for Collins to beat. Ossoff has a war chest of about $31 million, and will raise much more before November. I am sure Republicans will open up the piggy bank and $100 million is not out of the question, so the race might hit $250 million total. I wouldn’t be surprised if it went higher."
I pity you, David, Curtis, and everyone else reading this in Georgia. I have in-laws in Iowa, so I get a taste of what they go through every 4 years with the presidential primary elections when it comes to a flood of political advertising, and woe be to any car dealership, carpet installer, or local ambulance chaser who wants to purchase any radio or television ads in Georgia through the election.
Even here in deep blue Illinois, I can't escape it, as I get ads from Ossoff in YouTube looking to top off his campaign coffers for the battle to come. (Usually when I'm listening to something from the site in the shower and I can't hit that SKIP button...)
Give me a ring if anyone wants any help starting their own self-hosted video service (your own personal Netflix) to avoid all the ads.
"Again, I am so happy that the world is here in America for the World Cup. They are giving us so much to be thankful for, and they are feeling the love here too. It’s the best 250 celebration we could ever ask for."
MAGA has poisoned the well and as long as the theme remains it must be Red or Blue we will continue to sink into an ever increasingly pick your poison election cycle. Trump has managed to do exactly what was feared back in 2016. The Republican Party has congealed into a Trump dominated swamp. Unless they fumigate their house of all MAGA influences, we will continue to be presenter with Dumb and Dumber every election cycle.
Sadly, in GA, I feel we are between a rock and a hard place. Collins is MAGA; Ossoff is Israel. Ossoff for President? Of course, he is being groomed in the way that Obama was groomed. Who of my generation thought we would ever see a black face in the White House. But on the day after that election, we understood who he was--a black face in white, filling his administration with Wall Street, MIC, grifting his way to a $17M mansion in Martha's Vinyard. And now Ossoff? Who in my generation would ever imagine a Jewish president? If this comes to pass, it will be Israel in the White House. And then a $17M mansion on the Mediterranean Sea. So which is it--a rock or a hard place?
I know plenty of Jews who are not for what Bibi is doing in the Middle East and protest it as strongly as some of us goyim.
Is there anything Ossoff has done that suggests that he'd be any different than a typical Democrat when it comes to Israel? I haven't heard anything that pings my radar*, but I may be missing something.
* (My radar is tuned to be pretty anti-Bibi, but not really all that anti-Israeli, in the same way I'm anti-Trump, but not anti-America.)
Kudos for you knowing those Jews. I am a Jew, too, and the majority of Jews are letting this happen or looking away, in the USA and Israel. As for Ossoff, you can count on his vote in support of Israel (money, arms, etc). I'm sorry, but genocide is my red line in the sand. No, I'm not sorry.
I don’t agree with the statement “Ossoff is Israel.” He is a Democrat. As such there is a built-in Israel-as-oppressor test. Some Dems don’t pass the sieve but to be vetted as a presidential candidate it is required. Therefore if Dems are vetting Ossoff for later presidential material, his “Jewishness” will be evaluated in light of the requirements.
Accoring to the Jewish Electorate Institute, "An overwhelming 86% of American Jews describe themselves as generally pro-Israel. However, fewer than one-quarter (23%) say they are both pro-Israel and supportive of Israeli policies. A 63% majority identifies as pro-Israel and critical of the Israeli government policies – split roughly equally between those who are critical of some policies (32%) and those critical of many (31%). Just a combined 14% say they are not generally pro-Israel (9%) or do not hold a view (5%).
The American Pluralism Project reports, " The old unanimity of support for Israel is attenuated. Concurrently as Israel has become more secure—both militarily and economically—American Jews have felt a less urgent need to focus their attention on its support. Furthermore, there is often a generational divide over American Jews' support for Israel: the older generation is more inclined to support the State of Israel, while many millenial Jews object to Israel's treatment of Palestinians and are vocal in their criticism for Israel and its policies."
In a February 20, 2025 commentary by Jay Bookman in the Georgia Reporter, he notes, "...last November, when the Senate was considering a series of resolutions to stop the sale of some — but not most — U.S. weaponry to Israel. The politically easy, obvious choice for Ossoff was to vote against those resolutions.
That was not the choice that Ossoff made.
Knowing that he risked the anger of friends, supporters and donors, knowing that it would create a breach with some in the Jewish community in which he had grown up, knowing that he might be risking his political future, Ossoff chose to vote in favor of those resolutions. As he explained at the time, his vote was a protest against Israel’s massive, disproportionate and indiscriminate retaliation in Gaza, using U.S. military equipment, that had killed tens of thousands of non-combatants and left hundreds of thousands close to starvation."
"He will be difficult for Collins to beat. Ossoff has a war chest of about $31 million, and will raise much more before November. I am sure Republicans will open up the piggy bank and $100 million is not out of the question, so the race might hit $250 million total. I wouldn’t be surprised if it went higher."
I pity you, David, Curtis, and everyone else reading this in Georgia. I have in-laws in Iowa, so I get a taste of what they go through every 4 years with the presidential primary elections when it comes to a flood of political advertising, and woe be to any car dealership, carpet installer, or local ambulance chaser who wants to purchase any radio or television ads in Georgia through the election.
Even here in deep blue Illinois, I can't escape it, as I get ads from Ossoff in YouTube looking to top off his campaign coffers for the battle to come. (Usually when I'm listening to something from the site in the shower and I can't hit that SKIP button...)
Give me a ring if anyone wants any help starting their own self-hosted video service (your own personal Netflix) to avoid all the ads.
"Again, I am so happy that the world is here in America for the World Cup. They are giving us so much to be thankful for, and they are feeling the love here too. It’s the best 250 celebration we could ever ask for."
Something for your collection:
https://bsky.app/profile/contemprainn.bsky.social/post/3mokzy6l72c26
MAGA has poisoned the well and as long as the theme remains it must be Red or Blue we will continue to sink into an ever increasingly pick your poison election cycle. Trump has managed to do exactly what was feared back in 2016. The Republican Party has congealed into a Trump dominated swamp. Unless they fumigate their house of all MAGA influences, we will continue to be presenter with Dumb and Dumber every election cycle.
Sadly, in GA, I feel we are between a rock and a hard place. Collins is MAGA; Ossoff is Israel. Ossoff for President? Of course, he is being groomed in the way that Obama was groomed. Who of my generation thought we would ever see a black face in the White House. But on the day after that election, we understood who he was--a black face in white, filling his administration with Wall Street, MIC, grifting his way to a $17M mansion in Martha's Vinyard. And now Ossoff? Who in my generation would ever imagine a Jewish president? If this comes to pass, it will be Israel in the White House. And then a $17M mansion on the Mediterranean Sea. So which is it--a rock or a hard place?
I know plenty of Jews who are not for what Bibi is doing in the Middle East and protest it as strongly as some of us goyim.
Is there anything Ossoff has done that suggests that he'd be any different than a typical Democrat when it comes to Israel? I haven't heard anything that pings my radar*, but I may be missing something.
* (My radar is tuned to be pretty anti-Bibi, but not really all that anti-Israeli, in the same way I'm anti-Trump, but not anti-America.)
Kudos for you knowing those Jews. I am a Jew, too, and the majority of Jews are letting this happen or looking away, in the USA and Israel. As for Ossoff, you can count on his vote in support of Israel (money, arms, etc). I'm sorry, but genocide is my red line in the sand. No, I'm not sorry.
Barbara, I don't think Ossoff's voting record supports your claim that his vote in support of Israel(money, arms, etc) is guaranteed.
Bookman: Ossoff chose principle over politics voting against some weapons for Israel • Georgia Recorder https://share.google/zkmaUsCSDQ3Qdm5ci
Atlanta-Letter-to-Senators-Ossoff-Warnock-On-Their-Vote-to-Block-Arms-Sales-to-Israel-1.pdf https://share.google/jUHlntAd8uJEX5pTN
Jon Ossoff betrayed Georgian Jews by voting against Israel | The Jerusalem Post https://share.google/Bc7SZIcfEQHVoDrzX
Ossoff Rebuked for Israel Arms Sale Votes - Atlanta Jewish Times https://share.google/FUKoTtCES9Nz6x80o
Good thing it isn't a genocide.
And you obviously don't know many Jews, considering how many hate Netanyahu and his government.
sorry, but I know plenty of Jews. And it is a genocide.
It literally is not, based on the Genocide Convention of 1948.
When was the last time you bothered to actually read it?
Jews aren't allowed to be POTUS, because you think there's dual loyalty issues (a la JFK and the Pope)?
And Steve is liking that anti-Jew statement?
I don’t agree with the statement “Ossoff is Israel.” He is a Democrat. As such there is a built-in Israel-as-oppressor test. Some Dems don’t pass the sieve but to be vetted as a presidential candidate it is required. Therefore if Dems are vetting Ossoff for later presidential material, his “Jewishness” will be evaluated in light of the requirements.
How about "he's an American Jew", which you and I both know involves general support for Israel with plenty of issues taken with their government.
The statement from Barb is just a flat-out dual loyalty claim about Jews.
Accoring to the Jewish Electorate Institute, "An overwhelming 86% of American Jews describe themselves as generally pro-Israel. However, fewer than one-quarter (23%) say they are both pro-Israel and supportive of Israeli policies. A 63% majority identifies as pro-Israel and critical of the Israeli government policies – split roughly equally between those who are critical of some policies (32%) and those critical of many (31%). Just a combined 14% say they are not generally pro-Israel (9%) or do not hold a view (5%).
Pulse of The Jewish Voter Amidst Iran War Shows Engagement In A Host of Issues https://share.google/38ZtNTcOMxNFBWjR4
The American Pluralism Project reports, " The old unanimity of support for Israel is attenuated. Concurrently as Israel has become more secure—both militarily and economically—American Jews have felt a less urgent need to focus their attention on its support. Furthermore, there is often a generational divide over American Jews' support for Israel: the older generation is more inclined to support the State of Israel, while many millenial Jews object to Israel's treatment of Palestinians and are vocal in their criticism for Israel and its policies."
American Jews and Israel | The Pluralism Project https://share.google/LVTQqT5NSZEBGJUXN
In a February 20, 2025 commentary by Jay Bookman in the Georgia Reporter, he notes, "...last November, when the Senate was considering a series of resolutions to stop the sale of some — but not most — U.S. weaponry to Israel. The politically easy, obvious choice for Ossoff was to vote against those resolutions.
That was not the choice that Ossoff made.
Knowing that he risked the anger of friends, supporters and donors, knowing that it would create a breach with some in the Jewish community in which he had grown up, knowing that he might be risking his political future, Ossoff chose to vote in favor of those resolutions. As he explained at the time, his vote was a protest against Israel’s massive, disproportionate and indiscriminate retaliation in Gaza, using U.S. military equipment, that had killed tens of thousands of non-combatants and left hundreds of thousands close to starvation."
Bookman: Ossoff chose principle over politics voting against some weapons for Israel • Georgia Recorder https://share.google/bRVN7sr5J7hOUigtF
John Ossoff has my vote. Mike Collins is a grifting buffoon.