[Cincinatus' Wife]

News of candidate’s Jewish roots adds another flavor to campaign ***NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (JTA) — First it was then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Next it was Gen. Wesley Clark, the supreme allied commander of NATO during the war in Kosovo. Now it’s Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry whose Jewish roots are being reported.

Kerry? The Massachusetts senator, the quintessential WASP-y looking politician with an Irish-sounding name?

Yup.

Two of Kerry’s grandparents were Jewish, it turns out.

Kerry, who is a practicing Catholic, said he has known for 15 years that his paternal grandmother was Jewish, but had unsuccessfully searched for news of his paternal grandfather’s roots.

However, a genealogist hired by the Boston Globe found that Kerry’s grandfather was born to a Jewish family in a small town in the Czech Republic.

“This is incredible stuff,” Kerry told the Globe. “I think it is more than interesting. It is a revelation.” ***

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Why is he acting dumb about his grandfather?

[cyncooper]

Why, indeed...

[Carolinamom]

Why is he acting dumb about his grandfather?

Perhaps because his grandfather committed suicide?

This find gives a frightening insight into Kerry. Only one mention of his having a mother and that one as wife of his father...where is she now? Alive? Dead?

[afraidfortherepublic]

And don't forget NY Senator Hillary Clinton's "Jewish roots" -- even if was only a step-grandparent by marriage. She certainly made a big deal about it.

[Shermy]

Why is he acting dumb about his grandfather?

You have any doubt John Kerry didn't know about his declasse roots? Not something to talk about in the mansions of the Winthrops and Forbes.

Kerry's lying.