Groups organized a rally outside the UN to protest Iran's Ahmadinejad, and they invited politicians from both sides. Clinton canceled upon hearing Palin would attend. Democrats threatened the Jewish groups, forcing them to rescind Palin's invite.
CBS2 has a Democratic politician on record with the story of why Sarah Palin's invitation was rescinded after Hillary Clinton pulled out of the event upon hearing that Palin was also invited and planned to attend the rally to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaking at the UN, with one Democratic lawmaker calling it "McCarthyism."
Once Clinton canceled and announced she would not attend, according to the report, the "axes were out for Palin" and the Jewish Groups which organized the event were told their tax exempt status would be jeopardized if Palin attended but Hillary Clinton or Democratic vice presidential candidate, Joe Biden did not.
CBS 2 spoke to Assemblyman Dov Hikind, Democrat from Brooklyn, who said,
"This is insulting. This is embarrassing, especially to Gov. Palin, to me and I think it should be to every single New Yorker."
Hikind goes on to to declare,
"It's an absolute shame that this has happened. To threaten organizations … to threaten the Conference of Presidents that if you don't withdraw the invitation to Gov. Palin we're going to look into your tax exempt status … that's McCarthyism."
Hillary Clinton refused to answer any questions about it when CBS 2's Lou Young asked her about it on Thursday, brushing right past her without answering.
Bob Kunst of Defenders.net is a Democrat fed up and states,
"I'm absolutely appalled at the behavior of the Democrats. I'm a Democrat and for the first time in my life I'm going to vote Republican. I can't take it anymore."
