http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008021120080211marylandmoran.html from leftist JTA
In Virginia, the Obama campaign was working to head off any potential fallout over the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), a controversial figure in Jewish circles for repeated statements claiming that Jewish support pushed the United States into the Iraq war.
The Obama campaign issued a statement distancing the Illinois senator from Moran, but nevertheless accepted his endorsement. Moran appeared with Obama at a campaign rally Sunday in Virginia.
"Senator Obama has received the support of millions of Americans who are inspired by his vision for change, and he welcomes that support,” the statement said. “There are clear instances where he disagrees with views expressed by individual supporters, and that is the case with Congressman Moran's comments on the Jewish community's role in the decision to wage war in Iraq.
"Senator Obama is proud of his close and longstanding ties to the Jewish community, and blames Washington's failed conventional thinking for a war in Iraq that should never have been authorized, and never have been waged."
On Saturday, however, Obama had much kinder words for Moran at the Virginia Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner. Obama thanked Moran, calling him a “wonderful congressman and a great friend.”
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