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Continuing our conversations with congressional candidates - Where We Live talks to republican Boaz ItsHaky from the 17th district.
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro represents one of the most reliable Democratic seats in the House. Her Republican challengers have often been under-funded political newcomers.
This year's campaign seems to be no exception. Her challenger in November is Bethany resident Boaz Itshaky. He grew up on a kibbutz in Israel, and makes his living in the US as an acupunturist.
He's a member of the Republican State Central Committee who has run unsuccessfully for municipal and state offices before. Now, he takes on one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress.
Today, where we live, we'll continue our series of conversations with candidates for top office in November and give you a chance to ask questions of Boaz Itshaky.
great questions and interview unbiased..John Dankosky's awesome
thanks npr for keeping us informed. this interview is great in that John Dankosky posed some hard questions that cover real issues. thanks for not being biased. this interview helped me form a clear image of Boaz ItsHaky. Although its great he is against earmarks and freedom, Boaz ItsHaky is a republican but is pro-choice? pro-war? not only with Iraq which is a war of lies ( http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/21146 ) costing America billions of dollars and over 4000 US lives and tens of thousands of Iraqis lives but now he's for possibly attacking Iran when there's nothing to support they are a threat to us. I can hear the neocon zionist war drums already. he wants to drag his feet about oil dependency. Aren't the record profits of the oil companies and record prices for consumers enough evidence that we need change in our energy policy? I was looking for an alternative against Rosa Delauro but haven't found it here. Real republicans are for peaceful non-intervention, non policing the world, small government, liberty and the constitution. Don't buy into the Zionist neocon propaganda.
Over the past 24 hr I've
Over the past 24 hr I've heard a one-hour interview show w/ Boaz ItsHaky on "Where We Live", replayed at least twice on Tuesday, and this morning a 1-2 minute mini-essay of Boaz ItsHaky, his background and his views on the Middle East. Does NPR plan to give this much air time to the other congressional candidates running against incumbents this November? This is priceless public relations time for any candidate. What about Jim Himes, running against Chris Shays?
Ironic that it's fund raising time at WNPR, do our donations go to promote selected candidates? This is the only conclusion I can draw, unless exactly as much time is given to all the other congressional candidates by our public broadcasting radio station.