Posted on 08/19/2024 12:52:00 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said antisemitism played “no role” in Vice President Kamala Harris’ opting against him as a running mate, and blamed Donald Trump for spreading that allegation.
Shapiro, who is Jewish, made the remark in an interview on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, as he was making the rounds between meetings of state delegations. Shapiro had been considered a leading contender in Harris’ veepstakes, and faced a progressive campaign to tank his chances over his support for Israel.
Critics of the effort called it antisemitic, but Shapiro told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that antisemitism was not a factor in Harris’ decision to choose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over him.
“I want to make sure you hear this from me: Antisemitism played no role in the dialogue I had with the vice president. None,” he told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in response to a question about whether the progressive left was making it harder for Jews to succeed in the Democratic Party.
“It is true that there is antisemitism in this country, along with racism and Islamophobia and homophobia, and we need to stand up and condemn all of it,” he added moments later. “There is no place for it in the Democratic Party, and there is no place for it in our country.” …
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havta give Shapiro a lot of credit for his gracious conduct since the D-Nazi-Commies shafted him
(I personally don’t think it is warranted for him to be so nice about it, The D Party bosses certainly do NOT deserve it by any means........ but...maybe it is his nature...)
A phobia is a fear. I'm not afraid of either of those groups and I don't accept
the false premise trying to be established in the usage.
No way. No way in Hell would the Dems have picked a Jew.
They already have enough grief to endure from Pali protestors - Shapiro would have sunk them
Josh Shapiro is a liberal first. Even if the DNC had bugs show up at his door and scream anti-Semitic slurs, you know, like what is going on outside the DNC, he would still toe the line.
Nice dodge, pally. Whether it was *mentioned* in the conversation is not the issue. That it was their motivation for passing you up is the issue, spoken or not.
So, what Josh is saying is that Democrat Party antisemitism TOTALLY prevented him from getting the nomination.
Repeats Biden’s lie about “good people on both sides, “ that even Snopes no longer defends, maybe Shapiro’s demented also.
Kapo.
It is stunning what liberal US Jews will do to please their masters on the left. Stockholm Syndrome?
I had an orthodox Jew tell me that they aren’t really Jews, more make believe Jews.
Nah, Shapiro turned them down, just like every other person who thinks they have a legitimate shot at winning the White HOuse.
He wasn’t skipped over, he listened to their offer and simply said, NOPE not going to be part of this fustercluck.
I wouldn’t give him any credit for having no balls and licking the boots of his Jew hating masters.
Sure Jan. He took himself out of the running. Righhhhht.
I mean, technically he’s right. I don’t think the campaign was antisemitic. But they WERE scared poopless of their voters who absolutely are.
Poor Josh. He is an incredibly ambitious politician who desperately wants to go all the way to the top in a party that hates Jews. So he has to bury his head in the ground and pretend that he still has a future in the Dem Party.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH.
You funny guy.
Actually, you’re right.
Thanks for the correction.
yeah, right Shorty
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