I’ve listened to Rush field this question several times. He says its because they are Liberals, and for them, that trumps religion — Liberal first, Jew second. So the majority of them continue to stupidly vote against their own self-interest by voting Democrat.Watch this space. :o)The second reason is that it is a tradition. They have voted Democrat for generations, and like many families and cultures, these long set habits are very very difficult to change.
The author of the article which forms the basis for this thread -- who asked Ann that question about why so many Jews vote for Democrats -- will stopping by this thread today or tomorrow.
From resnikoff.wordpress.com:
I’m on Free RepublicNed, welcome aboard!How odd. Of all the places I thought one of my articles would get linked, Free Republic wasn’t one of them.
Anyway, RonDog has kindly invited me to defend myself in the comments thread over there, and I think I will–if not today, because I’m super-busy preparing for finals, then tomorrow.
FReepers, be NICE. Erudite, cogent and assertive -- but nice.
Ned may never have met a REAL conservative before, and YOU may be the only one that he EVER meets. :o)
How odd. Of all the places I thought one of my articles would get linked, Free Republic wasn’t one of them.CG, SJ - If you two (and anyone else that you might want to ping) can make some time, it might be informative for YOU to compare political philosophies with NED. (See my post #32.)Anyway, RonDog has kindly invited me to defend myself in the comments thread over there, and I think I will–if not today, because I’m super-busy preparing for finals, then tomorrow.
Not sure if you (or he) can, or want to, interact online during the Shabbat -- but perhaps AFTER.
FWIW, I thought that Ann was pretty intense in her answer -- (see Ned's video on YouTube) -- saying, among other things that Jews were "no longer the Democrats' favorite victims" and that a friend had told her that [secular] "Jews will break your heart [politically] every time."
If I did not know how Ann thinks, had heard that, **I** might have been offended -- and I'm not even Jewish. :o)
So, posting something like “Bite me, Flanders!” wouldn’t be very nice, would it? Okay, I’ll refrain. :-)
As to Jews I'm reminded of a couple of her comments last year. One, her absurd contension that Jews hate, don't like, don't remember the words, Jesus. Jesus simply isn't an issue in Judaism. The second, imo a serious slur against Christianity, her contension that Jews should accept Jesus, because as Jews they're stuck following all those Commandments about living life, as Christians, they accept Jesus, and get a FedEx ticket to Heaven. I admit I was in a minority finding that a slur on Christianity.
Fair to say I don't consider Ann's pronouncements worthy of serious comment.