"I have to tell you that Manhasset is in an uproar" over Kaiman's remarks, said Christine Roberts, who is Jewish and attended the ceremony with her two sons. "It really was the wrong thing to say at the wrong time. "
What in the heck did she expect? It was a CHRISTmas Tree Lighting.
Ms. Roberts is not the problem. She was upset that Kaiman (the town official) gave the Catholic priest a hard time about giving a blessing. (And since she's Jewish, she's one of the ones that Kaiman was SO worried about offending . . . sheesh!)
As a Jew, I have particularly great insight into this situation: She was probably expecting a Chistmas tree lighting, not hate speech from some lame liberal politician.
Why was she there then???????? It is a Christmas tree. Duh!