Posted on 07/22/2024 7:33:12 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Critics slammed CNN after anchor John King said there were “risks” in putting forward Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as the Democratic vice presidential nominee because “he’s Jewish.”
“He’s certainly under consideration,” King said on CNN Sunday night, referencing discussions with allies of Vice President Kamala Harris.
“He’s a first-term governor, he’s Jewish, there could be some risks in putting him on the ticket, but certainly some of our voters here in Pennsylvania said, ‘Hey, we like Gov. Shapiro, give him a look,'” he added.
The popular X account StopAntisemitism underscored the hateful comment by pointing out how different the response would be if another ethnic minority were singled out: “Replace ‘Jewish’ with ‘Muslim’ or ‘Black…'”
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Does nobody remember the Late Senator Lieberman, Algore’s VP pick?..............
Shapiro is a radical in moderate clothing. He prosecuted the Little Sisters of the Poor and opposed life line scholarships for minority children because of the teacher union.
That is not an antisemitic remark, it is a cold, honest political assessment. Putting a man, one who is a Jew, on the ticket when a significant portion of that party is openly calling for the death of Israel ("From the river to the sea") will likely cost them tens of thousands of votes.
You are spot-on.
This situation also illustrates that Democrats are incapable of being honest with themselves.
You would lose some voters if you put on an openly non Christian person on the ticket and Dems already get the bulk of the Jew vote in America so that doesn’t help them very much
They did it before with Liberman.
Gore/Liberman. Of course, Liberman was actually more of a conservative Jew. He actually supported Israel. Way back when that was Okay.
Clearly a lot of people haven’t been listening to a key D voting group since 10/7. Doubtful this plays well in Dearborn.
Different times and pre-10/7. Plus, Shapiro is kind of a maroon.
These days, being a maroon is not disqualifying.
A Jew is now the kiss of death to the anti-semitic left and muslims who form a huge minority of the democrat party.
Michigan would be unsalvageable. There would be no path to a win.
Anti-semitism therefore is literally in charge of the demoncrats.
I think it will be Beshear. This will get his name in front of the Dem constituency and he could be in the scrum for 2028 DemoRat nominee.
Well their base is Hamas.
Shapiro was probably involved in the Trump assassination attempt.
He shot and missed.
He is done.
Oh, please, please, please, pick him, Kamala! You need him to win PA!
Don’t get me wrong. I love my Jewish brother and sisters, but there are a whole lot of Dems who don’t. Picking him would be the kiss of death
Our current Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff (Harris's husband), is Jewish. If Harris is nominated, Emhoff might be promoted to First Gentleman.
Some of the Dem's rank & file are Muslims and Marxists. But many of their billionaire donors (and media and tech oligarchs) are Jewish.
I predict the Democratic Establishment will side with their donors, and toss the rank & file under the bus.
But perhaps not without some street riots outside the convention while that happens
They need the Dem equivalent of a Virginia Gov. Youngkin, someone not too well known, but easy going, low key and (comparatively) small ego.
Lieberman was the last of the true “moderate democrats”.
But that was 25 years ago and that ship has sailed.
He is a scumbag and I don’t care what religion he is. Just because he is Jewish doesn’t make him worth defending.
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