[pie_eater]

I asked a non-orthodox Jewish customer of mine about this today. He has voted Democrat his entire life. He said, "first of all, we look at the orthodox Jews the same way everyone else does - we think they're weirdos. But that being said, there's only one friend of Israel in this election, and it's not Kerry. Kerry is all about coalitions and getting along with everyone, and everyone else hates Israel. How long would it take for Kerry to cave and pull support of Israel? As much as I can't believe I'm saying this, I'm voting for Bush."

If he's voting for Bush, that means a whole lot more typically Democrat Jews will be too. Look for this election to contain a lot of surprises in the pro-Bush direction.

[Bombardier]

"...first of all, we look at the orthodox Jews the same way everyone else does - we think they're weirdos."

I don't think they're weirdos.

[Slings and Arrows]

I asked a non-orthodox Jewish customer of mine ...[.]He said, "first of all, we look at the orthodox Jews the same way everyone else does - we think they're weirdos...

With Jews like this, who needs anti-Semites?

pie_eater, I'm glad your customer is voting for President Bush. Please don't take his comment, though, as being true for anyone except jerks and JINOs.

[Alouette]

I don't really care if he thinks Orthodox are "weirdos." What really matters is that we "weirdos" are being fruitful and multiplying while the "non-weirdos" are aborting, contracepting, and queering themselves into extinction.

[Tabi Katz]

It's sad that this guy looks down on Orthodox Jews, who are hurting nobody. That said, I'm glad he will bring whatever sense he has into the ballot box with him. As a Jew, I am at a loss to explain why many of my co-religionists are more concerned about disarming citizens, allowing mothers to murder their children and gays to marry than they are about a secure Israel.