Posted on 11/07/2010 5:23:53 PM PST by Nachum
On a J Street conference call Thursday evening, Jan Schakowsky thanked the group for its financial and moral support. Her opponent, she said, was "an Orthodox Jewish Republican, Tea Party-endorsed candidate." It wasn't the first time Schakowsky alluded to my Orthodoxy: she did it in a July fundraising letter, and hinted at it again at an Israel forum we addressed in October, which she has since described as an "enemy camp."
In some contexts, there is nothing wrong with referring to someone's religion. I have occasionally drawn attention to my Orthodox Jewish faith, usually to explain where my values come from, or to dispel negative stereotypes the media tried to attach to the Tea Party. But in Schakowsky's chosen context, when she addresses far-left activists and J Street donors, "Orthodox" is a proxy for "extremist"--and she means it exactly that way.
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yeshar koach Joel.
Jane Schakowsky HATES JEWS. Spread the word.
Joel Pollock is a smart, sweet young man with lots of integrity. I hope he runs against her again.
I met Joel Pollak at the redstate conference last year. He is an intelligent, personable, young man. I hope he will run for public office again.
Schakowsky had probably had a relative in Auschwitz.
Not sure what shift he worked though.
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