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WaPo:
Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli II fired up a crowd of several hundred Republicans and tea party members Tuesday with rousing talk about keeping Washington at bay and fighting to maintain the commonwealth’s tradition of limited government.But the Virginia attorney general was also forced to distance himself from a local Republican official who spoke ahead of the candidate and told an anti-Semitic joke; a video of the joke went viral later in the day.Cuccinelli was joined by nationally syndicated talk show host Mark Levin at a Constitution Day rally in Sterling and spoke of his efforts to restrain government, including legal challenges to President Obama’s health-care overhaul and to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.“Get government out of the way, and you will watch the American economy explode,” Cuccinelli said, invoking the names of Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and other Virginia-born patriots. “Those principles that they built this nation on are eternal and universal. They apply everywhere and all the time. They apply as much in 2013 as they did in 1776.”Cuccinelli painted his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, as a creature of inside-the-Beltway politics who would exacerbate partisan tensions in Virginia. The loudest applause came when he spoke of his support of school choice.“A child in Virginia — a child in Petersburg — trapped in the boundaries of a failing school, can’t pursue happiness if they can’t get a decent education. And right now, their own government blocks them from alternatives that would allow them to pursue happiness,” Cuccinelli said. “We don’t promise outcomes; we promise opportunity. And this is a classic example where we can expand and make real the promise of opportunity of government policy.”People brought yellow lawn chairs with the motto “Don’t tread on me,” and at least one tricorner hat was visible in the crowd. John Whitbeck, 10th Congressional District Republican Committee chairman, raised eyebrows when he kicked off the festivities by telling a joke in which the head of the Jewish religion presented the pope with a long, elaborate document that the Jewish leader said was a bill for the last supper.The crowd laughed uproariously. But American Bridge 21st Century, a liberal political action committee, tweeted about Whitbeck’s “anti-Semitic” opener and the state Democratic Party later circulated a video of the joke.Cuccinelli was not yet on stage at the time the joke was told, and his campaign later distanced him from the remarks.“I don’t even know who the guy is,” Cuccinelli campaign strategist Chris La Civita said, referring to Whitbeck. “It’s wholly inappropriate and not connected to the campaign. And it’s not reflective of Ken Cuccinelli.”
This PERSON Whitbeck might as well be working for David Axelrod, and Daily Kos. This PERSON is ICONIC of why americans who happen to be Jewish feel they HAVE TO pull the lever marked (D).
Whitbeck NEEDS to be publicly damned, and run out of the Republican party on a rail and politically ostracized with PREJUDICE.
Point McAuliffe. And WHY?
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I wonder if the guy knows that Jesus and all the Apostles were Jewish.
I wonder what Mark Levin's reaction was. I haven't heard him comment on it but I've not listened to much of shows this week.
A joke, god help us!
Pathetic. You can't enforce extreme sensitivity when it comes to religion, culture, or ethnicity, without advancing the leftist cause. In a world where telling a joke should basically be career suicide, blogs like this one will never become mainstream.
I think you might not be aware of the historical impetus behind the joke.
For years, the Catholic Church taught, as official doctrine, that the Jews killed Jesus.
This doctrine was used as the rallying cry for many murderous pogroms against Jews throughout history.
Given the history of Christians murdering Jews, I believe Jewish people are rightly wary of this notion seeping back into popular culture.
Its comforting to believe that the mere idea of Jews killing Christ has been the reason for anti-semitism throughout Christian history. Its especially comforting for Europeans, as they seem to be the only people with the capacity for self-criticism, something which is actually the cause of there demise. Its also comforting for those Jews who lack any self-criticism. It is however, completely incorrect.
During the first six centuries, the greatest interreligious massacres where committed by Jews, not by Christians. Prior to the 11th century, Christianity never even laid a hand on the jews. I suppose the former is a comforting myth because it would mean the cure for ethnic conflict would simply be to suppress "wrong ideas".
Another "cure" you seem to have stumbled upon is the suppression of humour. You suspect the wrong joke may spontaneously combust into Tea Party members setting up concentration camps. Naturally, this is not the case. The conflict between Jews and Christians have much more sensible roots. These conflicts can only be prevented by looking at the actual causes.
But please, be my guest, and believe that increasing people's anxiety to even make a joke about a minority, will not affect their ability to judge and formulate issues concerning black culture, mass immigration, and Islam. I'm sure if people are conditioned to understand that humour directed against minorities can result in the loss of your job and becoming a social pariah, will make them excellent allies in the fight against Islam, and all other ills caused by cultural marxism.
The sad thing is, none of this even prevents anti-semitism. Actual hatred of Jews can only be found amongst leftists and protected minorities. The former constituents of Jewish intellectuals, who created this diabolical ideological system, to complex, and too flawless for less intelligent gentiles to even mitigate let alone constrain, are no longer in control of the people they helped to create.
The Tea Party is the only politically viable group which is willing to stand by the jews. To ostracise them for telling a joke doesn't seem to be the smartest thing to do. Like me, they might loath any attempt to restrict their speech,but who knows, I might be wrong.
In the early days, "Christianity" was a Jewish cult. It's leader was a Jew. It's early adherents were mostly all Jews. The Apostles certainly were all Jews.
In those early days, Jews were often responsible for the persecution of Christians.
However, after that, the trail runs cold.
The Persecution of Lyon was carried out by Romans.
The Great Persecution was carried out by Romans.
the first major persecution of Christians by Jews since the 1st century, was carried out jointly by Persians and Jews in 614.
Perhaps you can inform me of a bunch of history that I'm forgetting. One problem with you idea that Jews spent 600 years persecuting Christians is simply after 70AD Jews did not even have a base from which to launch such attacks.
Anonymous,
What is the premise of the joke anyway? Please explain.
McAuliffe is a POS. I'm not saying that because he's a Dem. I'm saying that because the man IS a POS.
Cuccinelli is a good man. Not perfect, but a good man with a high level of integrity. I've broken bread with him, so I know whereof I speak.
Of interest: here in liberal Northern Virginia, Cuccinelli received the endorsement of Northern Virginia Businessmen. The organization is filled with Dems, but they do know which candidate will further their interests. Having thriving business here in Northern Virginia is critical to keep individuals' property tax bills down instead of soaring to the moon.
Cuccinelli has never lost any election -- going all the way back to his high school days. However, he may well lose this one in November. Unless more conservative sections of the state vote as a bloc. Sarvis, the Libertarian candidate, may be the spoiler.
Anon, just because someone claims to be "with the Jews" doesn't make it so if their actions aren't exactly in line with their words. Obama has said time and again that he stands with Israel. For SOME reason I don't buy that.
If the Tea Party is all about standing with Israel and core American values then they need to make sure not to be f***in idiots in public. And as Epa suggests, stamp out idiots who make racist jokes.
Now there is a difference between politicians or others speaking on political platforms making racist jokes and a blog such as this making racist jokes. I am not sure where you cooked up a comparison between the two but it makes zero sense to me since no one suggested widespread censorship. Epa's point was to kick this idiot out who used Cuccinelli's stage to tell this joke.
In fact, it forced Cuccinelli's people to distance themselves from this dumb idiot.
As for the stories about large scale Christian persecution at the hands of the Jews spanning various centuries and your claim that Christians NEVER persecuted Jews prior to the 11th century (AYFKM?), not really sure where you got that information (for example under the Spanish in the 690s AD Jews were given the choice between conversion to Christianity or slavery).
I have no doubt that persecution of Christians at the hands of Jews took place as well, as Pasto pointed out the Christian persecution at the hands of Persians and Jews would be one example (however the Wikipedia article cites sources that sound more like "Jews drink the blood of Christian children" than any real historical event since it says things like "Then the Jews... as of old they bought the Lord from the Jews with silver, so they purchased Christians out of the reservoir; for they gave the Persians silver, and they bought a Christian and slew him like a sheep."). Either way, like I said, I am sure persecution of Christians must have taken place but as Pasto already pointed out, any large scale persecution of Christians at the behest of the Jews would have been impossible after 70 AD.
And even if it was possible there is no denying that over the centuries Jews have suffered far more than any other peoples on earth so we can dispense with the bullish*t comparisons and understand that if you keep poking a f***in bear there will come a time when its not going to be just sitting there unaware the next time you move your finger forward to poke it once again.
Meh, all over the place but to summarize: People should be able to make jokes all they want (sometimes racist jokes are freakin funny). But politicians need to think before they speak and should be held accountable for what comes out of their mouths or the mouths of those that represent them.
Nicoenarg
JOKE PREMISE: Bill presented for last supper ..jews value money even at the cost of assuming responsibility for the events which followed that seder. Which is to say MORE THAN DANGER, LIFE OR HISTORY.
1st class, outright, historic and PURE anti-semitism.
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