[PJ-Comix]

The suicide made front-page news in several Boston newspapers, which speculated it may have stemmed from health or financial difficulties.

He should have married a tomato heiress.

[Cicero]

It just occurred to me to wonder if his grandfather Kohn was a Cohen? Someone should check his DNA and see if he belongs to the priestly Cohens.

As for this story that he couldn't find his ancestry and didn't know his grandfather had shot himself, I find that rather difficult to believe. More likely he didn't want to know--until now. Shades of Madeline Albright, indeed.

[brewcrew]

Jewish lineage is passed along via the mother. This was Kerry's paternal grandfather. Hence, he can make no claim to be a Jew.

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

[rightwingbob]

there's a county in Ireland called Kerry.

Well, there's a county in Ireland called Kilkenny, but the South Park character isn't Irish, is he?

[texasbluebell]

Fascinating story, thanks for posting.

And as an extra added bonus--we get to spot the misspelling in the very first line--you'd think the NYT would have a better spell-checker!

Hey, NYT, it's spelled genealogist, good grief.

[aruanan]

Gundacker said he is ``1,000 percent certain'' that Kerry was born to a Jewish family.

But if his grandmother and mother weren't Jewish, then he isn't. Well, except for political purposes. What was that business with Hillary discovering her Jewish rhizomes?

[scouse]

Kerry was born to a Jewish family. The birth of a son to Benedikt Kohn, a ``master brewer,''

That's a good lineage

[catch]

See insightful commentary here: www.sillyglobe.com

[onedoug]

A Communist by any other ethnicity would be as Red.

[Political Junkie Too]

Sen. Kerry Finds Grandfather Was Jewish

I'm Ver Klempt!

Talk amongst yourselves for a moment. I'll give you a topic.

A candidate is neither a candy nor a date.

Now discuss...

-PJ

[My2Cents]

The question is, is he more Jewish than Hillary?

[Zathras]

Grandpa Munster was Jewish?
Ya learn something new every day ;-).

[johnny7]

C'mon... who's gonna buy into this crap! The jerk had to know about his grandfather.

My fathers father, johnny5 killed himself. He slit his wrists, we were told.

Kerry is a man with a paper a-hole.

NY Times... all the news released by the DNC!

[Illbay]

Is Kerry related to Hillary! by marriage, then?

[Caipirabob]

I dunno. I still think there's a "Seperated at birth" thing going on here, but it doesn't involve being Jewish.

[montag813]

What a convenient "discovery" just in time for the battle for Jewish primary voters.

[Republic]

Sen. Kerry Finds Grandfather Was Jewish

So what? Is Jewish money that important? Why doesn't he just run as an American? This is pathetic...shades of hillary the grunt, who did the same thing. These jerks are SUCH losers.

[mombonn]

LOL - can you envision him in a Yarlmuke, with all that designer hair???

[sheik yerbouty]

How convenient!

[Marines981]

Doesn't this mean that he has to start acting jewish now? And not being pro-abortion, pro-hippie, etc?