over the American people.

Happy Trails...

I wanted to respond to this the day it was written, but this amateurish website (that actually bothers to discuss inane comments made by Joy Behar, as though that matters) took 10 days to approve my membership.  I suspect it will take 10 minutes to cancel it after this is posted.  But I have to make three points in response to your moronic comment.

 1.  Your "amazement" is most surely arising from a profound lack of knowledge or understanding about Jews and their values.  Firstly, it repulses me and most other Jews when idiots like you would try and define us as a people based on our "enemies."  I use quotes because the enemies are not muslims per se, but extremist islamic groups and dysfunctional Arab governments that foment anti-Israelism and anti-semitisim as a way to deflect attention from their own shortcomings, namely a failure to bring any semblence of prosperity, development, and education to their people.  Jews - in Israel, in the US, Europe, and elsewhere - know that we are far too dynamice, proud, intelligent, and accomplished as a people to be defined singularly (for political actiion purposes) by the "muslims" and their actions.

 2.  Jews do tend to vote for democrats - true enough.  Perhaps 70-80% of us are regisstered Dems, though I have not seen very recent stats on this.  Why?  Though jews are extremely diverse - indeed we come from all corners of the world representing all races and ethnicities - the religion of Judaism emphasis education, undertstanding, charity, justice and "world repair."  In the parlance of our religion, these concepts are best characterized by the Old Testament and Talmudic concepts of Tikkun Olam ("repairing the world) and Tzedakah (charity/justice).  Unlike other religions, who dwell on the notion that acceptance of divine beings guarantees your ticket to paradise in the afterlife (viz, Christianity), Judaism stresses the notion that all things good and evil are human in nature, and that therefore human beings actually matter in this realm (forget heaven for the moment...there is work to be done in THIS WORLD) and therefore we work hard to achieve social justice.  This is reflected in our history as Americans, as jews have always been active in labor movements, charity, scientific advancements, medice, law, and entertainment.

 Much of modern manifestation of Tikkun Olam centers on issues of social justce - we have an obligations to repair the world through social justice for all.  That includes Muslims.  I would remind you that the "golden age" of jewish scholarship occurred in Medeival Spain, when that country was under Muslim Rule.  There is nothing in history or religion or current events that says Jews and Muslims must hate each other.  Indeed I - and my jewish friends and family - have many muslim friends.  I repeat that the issue  - as McCain and other intelligent conservatives (and democrats) are able to articulate - is extreme jihadist muslime entities and the governments that tolerate and support them, not the entire muslim world.  If you are so troubled by the jews continuing support for democrats, you must utterly perplexed by the hundreds of jewish attorneys representing GITMO detainees.  Terrorists deserve the ultimate punishment.  But the innocent deserve their freedom.

Democrats are the party that most closely understands and practices these Jewish values.  Amazing to you, perfectly natural to a Jew.

 3.  Al Jazeera was given the same press access under GOP congressional rule as under current Democratic rule, because that it was the 1st Am. guarantees.  Even at the Exectuve Branch, which is still under GOP control, Al JAzeera has full press facilities and access.  My goodness, Al Jazeera has penetrated the Pentagon!!!  So the Dems did nothing special for Al Jazeera, at all.  But congratulations (to this idiotic website) for making a news item out of nothing.  Moreover, the "Al Jazeera" that covers most US politics is the Al Jazeera English outfit, not the Qautari  ARab-language network.  Perhaps shockingly to you, I know many jews who work for Al Jazeera English.  Even with regard to the Arab language network, which is decidedly anti-west in its reporting, did you know that it is among the most popular news organizations in Israel!?!?!  Anti-west or not, Al Jazeera is the only non-state-owned, non-censored news outlet in the arab world.  It is therefore the only network that responsibly gives access to opposing viewpoints, including hosting many Israeli government officials.  If the U.S. were smarter (or were led by smarter leaders than the current President Shit-for-Brains), we would offer to ahve U.S. officials appear on Al JAzeera every damn day.  It would be the best way to reach out to the Arab world and to counter the anti-west bias that comes through in their reporting. Here, learn something about it: 

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3497

 Lastly, I would urge you to not speak up on behalf of me and my people.  Even if you happen to be a fellow Jew, which I doubt, you're shitty one.  So assuming you're not, I am here to tell you that we'll continue to make our own voting decisions base on our own values and what is best for America.  GF.

Scout...

You are so right!

Don't be too surprised if the losers from Code Pink or the Truthers disrupt the SoTU tonight

You support the troops by supporting the mission! If you don't support the mission, have the guts to say you don't support the troops.