I certainly hope not, because then the Dems will have a wonderful weapon to use against the Republicans.
As for the 10% of Jews that do vote Republican, they are gone.
It is more than 10%. Probably not more than 20%, though, on a consistent basis. Most of them will stay, but you'll never see the high 30+% that you saw under Reagan with people like Coulter mouthing off.
Thanks Ann!
No kidding. I have tried over time to convince many friends and family members to see the light, to stop drinking the liberal Kool-Aid, and to vote for a conservative every once in a while (hopefully leading to "all the time"). Stuff like this does NOT help.
Let me say this: Coulter has the right to believe what she wants. She has the right to say what she wants. I don't question those things in any way. I DO question her judgment. Yeah, I know, she sees herself as a bit of a bomb-thrower, someone who's mission it is to stir things up and tick off the other side. She does a good job at that, for certain. But sometimes she is WAY over the top.
Last night I, a Jew who is fairly observant, attended "A Night to Honor Israel" at Pastor Hagee's megachurch in San Antonio. I NEVER once heard anything about the doctrine of supercession, never once did anyone call Jews "non-perfected" or anything like it. In fact, the only people on stage who even mentioned Jesus were Jews. The entire presentation did nothing but warm the hearts of all of the Jews in attendence (many of whom are very observant and faithful Jews, who like me would literally rather die than convert to any other religion). This, despite the fact that Pastor Hagee and the others of his faith in attendence obviously believed that they were on the correct path to salvation. OK, fine, maybe they view things somewhat differently than Coulter (though I'd bet that politically most people there are as conservative as Coulter), but they are still of the same faith - and they win hearts and minds by not throwing bombs, by treating others with a modicum of understanding. Coulter does not display ANY understanding of the historical fear that Jews have of the "we're the only way to salvation, convert or die" philosophy. She's done nothing to win over any Christians to her side, but she has done a bunch to tick off a lot of Jews who might otherwise give serious consideration to her arguments.
She can believe and say what she wants. However, as this incident shows, the saying part often times will have the opposite of its intended effect.
Great post.
I agree with you 100%. I am a Jewish Republican and the whole morning I have received phone calls and emails regarding her tactless comments.
Christians were, in a sense, "perfected" Jews. What she meant was "redeemed" or transformed. Deutch then pulled his skirt up and began screaming. He wouldn't allow her to explain and it was obvious he was going use this to give her the Rush/O'Reily/Imus treatment.