Alcee Hastings Sarah Palin

- Date of remarks: September 25, 2008CNN: Florida Congressman Points to Palin to Rally Jews to Obama (September 24, 2008)
- Location of remarks: Panel at National Jewish Democratic Council annual conferenceCNN: Florida Congressman Points to Palin to Rally Jews to Obama (September 24, 2008)
- Hastings connected Palin's hunting and field-dressing abilities to treatment of Jews and blacksCNN: Florida Congressman Points to Palin to Rally Jews to Obama (September 24, 2008)
- Palin is avid moose-hunter and knows how to field-dress a moose

Congressman Alcee Hastings told a group of Jewish voters in Florida that if they voted for Sarah Palin, they should realize that "anybody toting guns and stripping moose don't care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks."CNN: Florida Congressman Points to Palin to Rally Jews to Obama (September 24, 2008)
Quotes

"If Sarah Palin isn’t enough of a reason for you to get over whatever your problem is with Barack Obama, then you damn well had better pay attention. Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don't care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks. So, you just think this through."—Alcee HastingsCNN: Florida Congressman Points to Palin to Rally Jews to Obama (September 24, 2008)

"For those of you like me that supported Sen. Hillary Clinton, she lost! Get over it!"—Alcee HastingsCNN: Florida Congressman Points to Palin to Rally Jews to Obama (September 24, 2008)