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Ron Paul Picks Up Arab-American Endorsements²

 “We believe that Dr. Paul brings to this campaign sense, sanity³ and sincerity," said Osama Siblani, publisher of the largest Arab-American newspaper in the United States - The Arab-American News - telling a crowd of Ron Paul supporters his paper has endorsed⁴ the Texas congressman⁵ for President.

“He is the only candidate that brings us together while others are dividing us apart,” added Siblani.

Siblani’s Michigan-based newspaper has influence with Arab-Americans across the country.

He addressed Paul's supporters at a rally organized by the University of Michigan’s Arab Student Union in Dearborn - a city with one of the nation’s highest concentrations of Arab-Americans.

Osama Siblani, publisher of the largest Arab-American newspaper in the United States - The Arab-American News addresses Paul's supporters at a rally organized by the University of Michigan’s Arab Student Union in Dearborn, March 7, 2012. 

Arab-American leaders say in recent years, the Republican and Democratic parties have treated their community like a liability in national elections - but not Ron Paul.

“The only person in the presidential race that has really reached out to the Arab-American community is Ron Paul," said Siblani. "We see a lot of excitement in the community, relatively⁶ speaking, for this campaign.”

Other Arab-American national groups have also endorsed Paul - largely for his stances on civil liberties and foreign policy.

Paul has pledged to limit the power of the government to spy on its own people and wants to quickly end the war in Afghanistan.

“What we need is a new foreign policy based on non-intervention, minding our own business, obeying the Constitution and taking the advice of the Founders⁷ - it’s much better to talk to people than initiate⁸ war against them,” said Paul.

Those policies resonated with Arab-Americans at the rally in Dearborn.

“I think war should be stopped immediately and I think Ron Paul is the only candidate who is able to do so,” said Amani Berry, a Lebanese-American.

“His message appeals to the Arab-American because it is pro-American and it is not pro-Israeli or pro-Zionist,” added Nafeh Abunab, a Palestinian-American.

At least three million Arab-Americans live in the United States, not enough to elect a candidate, but enough to influence an election.

Arab-American leaders say nearly a million of them reside in politically important states like California, New York and New Jersey⁹, whose primary elections are yet to come.

Osama Siblani says his paper’s endorsement¹ is meant to put the Republican and Democratic parties on notice that they cannot continue to ignore the Arab voting block in the U.S. 

“Politics is a strange game, you know. You have to be able to play it," said Siblani. "We cannot just continue to be [in] the sideline, or intimidated¹⁰ and we are not going to be intimidated. We can find our ways, one way or the other, into those parties because we can punish them or we can reward them.”

“Gentlemen, can you please come to the side for a second? What I said inside I meant it. We need to vote for Dr. Paul and also we need to give him money," he said. "Let’s do it!” 

Arab-American groups say they plan to rally their members - and open their pocket books - in support of Ron Paul all the way to the Republican national convention.

They don’t expect Paul to win the nomination¹¹.

But through their endorsement they hope their voice will be heard by both political parties, no matter who gets elected.

1 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

2 endorsements   

n.背书( endorsement的名词复数 )；（驾驶执照上的）违章记录；（公开的）赞同；（通常为名人在广告中对某一产品的）宣传

参考例句：

• He must make much money on those tennis shoe endorsements he does. 他替那些网球鞋珍重广告，就赚了不少钱。 来自互联网
• But celebrity endorsements remain an important promotional tool for marketers. 尽管如此，邀明星助阵仍是营销人员重要的推广手段之一。 来自互联网

3 sanity   

n.心智健全，神智正常，判断正确

参考例句：

• I doubt the sanity of such a plan.我怀疑这个计划是否明智。
• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。

4 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

6 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

7 founders   

n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句

8 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

9 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

10 intimidated   

v.恐吓；威胁adj.害怕的；受到威胁的

参考例句：

• We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
• The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。