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| − | ''' | + | '''Matthew Brooks''' serves as Executive Director of both the [[Republican Jewish Coalition]] (RJC), "an organization dedicated to enhancing ties between the Jewish community and the [[Republican Party]], and the [[Jewish Policy Center]], a [[think tank|think-tank]] that examines public policy from a Jewish perspective." Brooks acts as RJC's principal spokesman.<ref name="RJC">[http://www.rjchq.org/Biography.asp?formmode=SingleBio&ID=24 Bio: Matt Brooks,] Republican Jewish Coalition, accessed August 23, 2007.</ref> |
| − | Brooks is one of several prominent [[conservative]]s | + | Brooks is one of several prominent [[conservative]]s supporting [[Freedom's Watch]], a new White House [[front group]]<ref>[http://www.lasvegasgleaner.com/las_vegas_gleaner/2007/08/adelson-runs-at.html "Adelson runs attack ads against Porter,"] ''Las Vegas Gleaner'', August 22, 2007.</ref> which began "a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign to urge members of [[Congress]] who may be wavering in their support for the [[war in Iraq]] not to 'cut and run'."<ref name>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/22/washington/22war-web.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin "Group to Urge War Support,"] ''New York Times'', August 22, 2007.</ref> |
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| + | Brooks served as State Chairman of the Massachusetts College Republicans while an undergraduate at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., and "managed the [[Jack Kemp for President campaign in Massachusetts, as well as directed projects in New Hampshire and New England." In 1988, Brooks became RJC Political Director but took a leave of absence to "serve as the National Field Director for Victory '88 Jewish Campaign Committee, designing and implementing campaign strategy on behalf of the [[George H.W. Bush|Bush]]-[[Dan Quayle|Quayle]] '88 campaign." He was appointed Executive Director of the RJC in 1990.<ref name="RJC"/> | ||
==Resources and articles== | ==Resources and articles== | ||
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===External articles=== | ===External articles=== | ||
*Mike Allen, [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0807/5479.html "Pro-Bush group spends $15M defending war,"] ''The Politico'' ([http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884793/posts posted] by [[Free Republic]]), August 22, 2007. | *Mike Allen, [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0807/5479.html "Pro-Bush group spends $15M defending war,"] ''The Politico'' ([http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884793/posts posted] by [[Free Republic]]), August 22, 2007. | ||
| + | *[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/22/AR2007082202555.html "Left, Right Proxies Push on Iraq,"] ''Washington Post'', August 23, 2007. | ||
===External resources=== | ===External resources=== | ||
[[category:George W. Bush]][[category:politics (U.S.)]] | [[category:George W. Bush]][[category:politics (U.S.)]] | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 23 August 2007
Matthew Brooks serves as Executive Director of both the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), "an organization dedicated to enhancing ties between the Jewish community and the Republican Party, and the Jewish Policy Center, a think-tank that examines public policy from a Jewish perspective." Brooks acts as RJC's principal spokesman.[1]
Brooks is one of several prominent conservatives supporting Freedom's Watch, a new White House front group[2] which began "a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign to urge members of Congress who may be wavering in their support for the war in Iraq not to 'cut and run'."[3]
Brooks served as State Chairman of the Massachusetts College Republicans while an undergraduate at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., and "managed the [[Jack Kemp for President campaign in Massachusetts, as well as directed projects in New Hampshire and New England." In 1988, Brooks became RJC Political Director but took a leave of absence to "serve as the National Field Director for Victory '88 Jewish Campaign Committee, designing and implementing campaign strategy on behalf of the Bush-Quayle '88 campaign." He was appointed Executive Director of the RJC in 1990.[1]
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Resources and articles
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Bio: Matt Brooks, Republican Jewish Coalition, accessed August 23, 2007.
- ↑ "Adelson runs attack ads against Porter," Las Vegas Gleaner, August 22, 2007.
- ↑ "Group to Urge War Support," New York Times, August 22, 2007.
External articles
- Mike Allen, "Pro-Bush group spends $15M defending war," The Politico (posted by Free Republic), August 22, 2007.
- "Left, Right Proxies Push on Iraq," Washington Post, August 23, 2007.
