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Who says Jews are Smart?
Jewish World Review ^ | 11/3/'08 | Jonathan Rosenblum

Posted on 11/03/2008 8:08:04 AM PST by Zionist Conspirator

Arab-Americans overwhelmingly support Senator Barack Obama for president. So do Jewish-Americans. One of these two groups either does not care much about the Arab-Israeli conflict and/or is stupid. My money is on the Jews.

(Excerpt) Read more at jewishworldreview.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: carterreturns; jewishliberals; selfdelusion
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To: Zionist Conspirator

Well, I was thinking how to respond to this. One way is to say that you can have an IQ over 150 and still be a political idiot.

But I don’t think that entirely explains it. I think it goes back to the old question, “Who is a Jew?” Is Jewish identity a matter of racial inheritance, or is it a religion? Or both?

Almost universally the Jews who are stampeding after Obama are like the Catholics who plan to vote for Obama. They are not really Jews, in the sense that they do not keep the Covenant. And they are not really Catholics, because they are disobeying central teachings of the Church about right and wrong.

We see what that leads to in the Old Testament. It leads to blindness, destruction, and exile. St. Thomas says the same thing about Catholics. If you violate your religion and if you choose to turn away from God, then you will render yourself blind. You can be the smartest guy around, but you have rendered yourself blind to the most essential thing in life.


21 posted on 11/03/2008 8:31:50 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

bump


22 posted on 11/03/2008 8:32:37 AM PST by fso301
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To: Red Badger

I work in an industry heavily populated by Jewish family owned businesses. Mention anything Republican and they go rabid. They cannot see the antisemitism so prominently on display in the Democrat party.
It amazes me. I do know a few who are closet Republicans. They hide this fact from all but a few of their closest friends.


23 posted on 11/03/2008 8:32:45 AM PST by antceecee (McCain ~ Palin '08 May God have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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To: umgud
Obama will stand by Israel just like he’ll stand by my second amendment rights to own guns.

That's what I'm afraid of...........

24 posted on 11/03/2008 8:34:44 AM PST by Red Badger (My wallet is made out of depleted you-owe-mium........)
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To: Red Badger
My Jewish friend overwhelmingly support BO. I cannot get thru to them. It's like a "cone of silence" descends upon them when I tell them anything negative about "The One"...........They refuse to listen to anything..........

The "cone of silence" decends on many of my former friends too...this election is different; those former friends...I now consider socialists and enemies of freedom....so F____em...

My memory will be eternal. Class warfare, once delayed, has now begun.

25 posted on 11/03/2008 8:35:03 AM PST by cbkaty (I may not always post...but I am always here......)
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To: EveningStar; Cinnamon Girl
This isn't exactly the quote, but this link is one of Mr. Prager's examination on this rather odd phenomena of Jews voting for Liberals.

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0406/prager042506.php3

26 posted on 11/03/2008 8:35:03 AM PST by elhombrelibre (Obama ready on day one to bring Kenyan style democracy to America.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator
My family of 4 Jews are all voting McCain. So are orthodox Jews. All in all, it should be the best Jewish voter turnout or a Republican candidate in memory.

If the frikkin LA Times would release the Khalidi tape, maybe we'd finally break 50 percent for McCain in the Jewish vote.

Sorry I can't paint a rosier picture.
27 posted on 11/03/2008 8:35:21 AM PST by beagleone (Stand up and fight. America is worth fighting for. Nothing is inevitable here. We never give up.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

I think the problem is that Jews have encapsulated themselves in a cultural cacoon. They live and breathe liberal ideas and go out to dinner with liberals and read liberal newspapers and blogs. They must have a large appetite for leftist propaganda. Prager always says that Manhattan liberals live in a sealed liberal environment. Many of those liberals are Jews.


28 posted on 11/03/2008 8:36:09 AM PST by TheThinker (It is the natural tendency of government to gravitate towards tyranny.)
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

My family, the Finnish side, is fairly split down the middle... We are from Michigan where Auto Unions rule. I am surprised even half are voting Republican.


29 posted on 11/03/2008 8:37:28 AM PST by pinkpanther111
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To: MainFrame65; danamco; antceecee

There is only “Hope” and “Change” in their eyes. The similarities between now and November 9–10, 1938 is absolutely unnerving..........


30 posted on 11/03/2008 8:38:00 AM PST by Red Badger (My wallet is made out of depleted you-owe-mium........)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

Something about immanentizing the eschaton or some such.


31 posted on 11/03/2008 8:38:40 AM PST by Oratam
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To: goldstategop

Ping for your interest.


32 posted on 11/03/2008 8:39:28 AM PST by Zionist Conspirator (Vehe'min beHaShem; vayachsheveha lo tzedaqah.)
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To: Cicero

I think you are right. I bet many of those who say they are Jews are not religious Jews. If the distinction between racial and religious were made I think we would see very different numbers..


33 posted on 11/03/2008 8:40:37 AM PST by pinkpanther111
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To: Zionist Conspirator

For whatever reason, American Jews believe it’s more important to be “progressive” than to worry about their fellow Jews.


34 posted on 11/03/2008 8:40:53 AM PST by popdonnelly (Obama is a neo-Marxist)
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To: beagleone; Zionist Conspirator

Majority of Jews immigrants from the former Soviet Union will vote for McCain.


35 posted on 11/03/2008 8:44:39 AM PST by Tolik (2008: Maverick/Barracuda vs. Messiah/Mouth or The Hero vs. the Zero and "Our mama beats your Obama")
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To: Cicero
We see what that leads to in the Old Testament. It leads to blindness, destruction, and exile.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

There are still millions of God-fearing Christians and Jews who are praying mightily for repentance and revival. He can not, and will not, abandon us.

36 posted on 11/03/2008 8:45:12 AM PST by wintertime (Good ideas win! Why? Because people are NOT stupid)
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To: Tolik

Da.


37 posted on 11/03/2008 8:46:13 AM PST by beagleone (Stand up and fight. America is worth fighting for. Nothing is inevitable here. We never give up.)
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To: wintertime

So I hope. I’ve known both kinds of Jews, and both kinds of Catholics. Not for nothing that Freepers have been praying that G-d will have mercy on us, on this country and its people.


38 posted on 11/03/2008 8:55:44 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Most Finnish Americans are descendants of Finns who arrived in the 17th Century ~ about 200 years BEFORE the crowd you're thinking of.

As a consequence persons of Finnish origin (in whole or in part) turn out to be the very core of the Republican party.

Most of 'em don't have any Finnish surnames, nor do their old family stories reflect a Finnish origin.

But they're there by crackies!

39 posted on 11/03/2008 9:09:05 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: Vaquero
What flaw do these wonderful people have[?]

Ask the question obout Catholics. If all Catholics voted against abortion, abortion would go away and no pro-abortion candidate would ever be elected. I think most Jews and most Christians simply like the thought of their religions. It's secularism during most of the year and religion lite on Holidays.

40 posted on 11/03/2008 9:32:04 AM PST by Soliton (Faith is an act of love; Love is an act of faith)
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