Posted on 08/04/2019 6:56:23 AM PDT by Kaslin
Is there such a thing as a flash-in-the-pan accusation of anti-Semitism? It would seem that in the case of Bernie Sanders, there is, or was. While being interviewed on Young Turks in early June, Sanders dismissed a piece about him in Politico, penned by Michael Kruse, as “an anti-Semitic article.”
Was it a gut or knee-jerk reaction to criticism, or was it payback to Politico for reporting in March: “A spokeswoman for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign apologized…after questioning whether the ‘American Jewish community has a dual allegiance to the state of Israel’ -- a comment condemned by Jewish leaders across the political spectrum as [for?] having anti-Semitic overtones”? Or was Sanders hoping to win Jewish sympathy and support?
I have waited to hear more from Sanders about the alleged anti-Semitism of that article, but no further statements have been forthcoming.
As soon as Sanders cried “Anti-Semitism,” Thomas Lifson noted: “Until it became useful to him to claim…being a victim of anti-Semitism, there is no visible evidence of Bernie Sanders embracing his Jewish heritage, and plenty of evidence of him avoiding it.” Lifson cited a revealing article by Daniel Greenfield about Sanders’s lack of sympathy toward Jewish concerns and challenges, including Israel’s need for arms when the Jewish State was under clear attack. Indeed, it would seem from Greenfield’s article and other research into Sanders’s stances and statements, that Sanders has always bent over backwards to excuse anti-Semitic rants if the ranters are fellow socialists.
Ironically, the Politico piece was sympathetic to Sanders and painted him more, not less, as a viable candidate in mainstream politics, at least more than his own stances allow him to be.
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The writer claims that Benny got the longest laugh in radio and TV history. I don’t believe that is the case. “I Love Lucy” received a 65 second long laugh that is now edited for syndication/replay in “Lucy Does the Tango”. In it, Lucy is hiding eggs under her shirt, while Ricky forces her to do the tango. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTVls0hqjgw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsTU-uLUQH0
Bernie Sanders is Jewish? Didn’t know that.
Article has a nice vignette on Jack Benny who I also did not know was Jewish. He was a funny guy.
Bernie is a very, very sad case.
Jack Benny was one of the all time greats.
He had perfect comic timing. You did have to watch his show a few times before some of the jokes became funny.
He was my favorite of all time.
For me it is a toss up between Benny and Bob Hope.
Jack was 39- for 40 years!
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