Tennessee GOP Draws RNC Fire Over Obama Dig

From Fox News ~ The Tennessee Republican Party has toned down a fiery press release that included a controversial photo of Barack Obama and blasted the candidate on his stance on Israel following a rebuke from the Republican National Committee.

A GOP official told FOX News that the RNC privately chided the Tennessee Republican Party over the content of its online press release titled, “Anti-Semites for Obama,” which followed the endorsement of Obama by the controversial Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan. The statement cited Farrakhan, who has called Judaism a “gutter religion,” in claiming an Obama presidency would threaten U.S.-Israel relations.

The Farrakhan link has dogged Obama, as he tries to shake off accusations that he’s weak on his commitment to Israel. He was pressed to “reject” the support from Farrakhan at a debate with Hillary Clinton Tuesday night.

While Obama stays mum on the allegations from the Tennessee GOP, others have sharply condemned the press release — including the Republican National Committee, which issued a statement critical of the Tennessee party’s tactics on Thursday.

“The RNC rejects these kinds of campaign tactics. We believe this election needs to be about the critical issues confronting our nation,” RNC Chairman Mike Duncan said Thursday.

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