LEO‘s Managing Editor Stephen George just confirmed that Jewish Hospital has decided not to host the September 10th AIPAC fundraiser featuring controversial figure Dan Senor. Senor is affiliated with Fox News and the group Vets for Freedom.
A source with Jewish Hospital revealed to Page One earlier today that many physicians were upset about being invited to the event and expressed concern about its location. Though not confirmed, one surgical group allegedly threatened to cancel surgeries in protest.
Barbara Mackovich, spokesperson for Jewish Hospital, told George the event will instead be hosted at the Louisville home of Bill Yarmuth.
Yarmuth is the brother of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY 3) and is CEO & President of the health care company Almost Family.
9 responses so far ↓
1 anonymous // Sep 5, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Why would Billy Yarmuth host Senor while he is running ads to damage Yarmuth’s brother?
2 Louisvillian // Sep 5, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Bill Yarmuth’s bottom line is money. His brother (John) is one of the few Democrats he’s ever supported.
3 Jeff Noble // Sep 6, 2007 at 11:21 am
Bill Yarmuth’s bottom line may be money – that I will not dispute. However, while he has supported a number of Republicans, he has also given generously to Democrats over several years.
He has made contributions to Crit Luallen, Jonathan Miller (both for Treasurer and Governor), the State Democratic Party in at least two different years, Fred Cowan, Paul Patton, Joe Corradino, Larry Clark, Jerry Abramson, Irv Maze (both as JCA and Lt. governor), Steve Henry, Bob Henderson, Ron Weston, Chris Gorman, Ben Chandler, and others.
These contributions runs into the thousands of dollars.
As for the original question of why support someone who doesn’t support your brother, someone else can address that.
4 Louisvillian // Sep 6, 2007 at 11:26 am
Jeff,
Let’s not forget that Bill Yarmuth primarily contributes to right-wing Jewish candidates. Nothing wrong with that, but his dollars primarily go to individuals who push the pro-Israel, anti-everything else agenda. Them’s the apples.
Contributing to Steve Henry is crazy no matter how you cut it. Merely supporting him through illegality and controversy is enough to ruin credibility.
5 anonymous // Sep 6, 2007 at 3:46 pm
“As for the original question of why support someone who doesn’t support your brother, someone else can address that.”
- the issue is not about someone who simply doesnt support his brother, its about someone is is funding ads attacking him – something much worse…
“Let’s not forget that Bill Yarmuth primarily contributes to right-wing Jewish candidates.”
- this is completely false. not a single one of his donations has gone to right wing jewish candidates
6 Louisvillian // Sep 6, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Who has Bill Yarmuth given to? He’s given more than $80,000 to REPUBLICANS.
Here are a few:
LEWIS, RON
03/28/2003
250.00
DEWINE, RICHARD MICHAEL
08/23/2006
1000.00
MCCONNELL, MITCH
09/15/2005
2000.00
TALENT, JAMES MATTHES
08/30/2006
1000.00
BUNNING, JIM
06/30/2004
2000.00
BUSH, GEORGE W
06/28/1999
1000.00
FLETCHER, ERNEST LEE
09/16/2000
1000.00
DAVIS, GEOFFREY C
03/22/2004
1000.00
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
04/28/2004
2000.00
WILLIAMS, DAVID for
STATE SENATOR – 16TH DISTRICT
$1,000.00 on 04/08/2002
FLETCHER, ERNIE for
SLATE – STATEWIDE
$1,000.00 on 12/31/2002
FLETCHER, ERNIE for
SLATE – STATEWIDE
$1,000.00 on 06/30/2003
FLETCHER & PENCE INAUGURAL COMMITTEE
DISPONETT, DAVE for
SLATE – STATEWIDE
$5,000.00 on 12/12/2003
SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
TRAVIS, RUSSELL
$500.00 on 05/16/2005
If these people don’t represent the right-wing ideology I don’t know who does.
7 Jim Anderson Stivers // Sep 7, 2007 at 9:31 am
Troubling and confusing!
Has to be a reasonable explanation for this.
And, the anti semantic remarks were ugly.
8 Jake // Sep 7, 2007 at 9:35 am
Where are the anti-semitic remarks?
9 anonymous // Sep 7, 2007 at 9:37 am
Louisvillian at 4:05 – not a single donor you listed was a “right-wing Jewish candidate” as you previously claimed..making your previous remark 100 percent false.
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