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Plagued

For an unrepentant news junkie, the Seder plate’s symbolism can turn topical, transforming the usual boiled eggs and parsley into delicacies like Qaddafi charoset and bitter Boehner herb

By Steve Brodner|April 13, 2011 7:00 AM|13comments
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Steve Brodner is an illustrator, journalist, and filmmaker living in New York. He blogs at Brodnersbicycle.com.
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  • karen b gordon

    enjoyed this.

  • http://www.tabletmag.com/author/mingall/ marjorie

    Wonderful. (Masterful drawing of the distinctive Sheenian nose.) But I hope he’s wrong about the matzoh.

  • Scott Cohen

    How about these 10 (political) plagues:

    - Newt
    - Sarah Palin
    - Limbaugh
    - McConnell
    - Boehner
    - Eric Cantor
    - Paul Ryan
    - Bachmann
    - Pat Robertson
    - and The American Family Association

    I agree with Rabbi Akiva, there are hundreds!

  • mur

    was rabbi akiva a Democrat?–what an absurd list.

  • Stanley Friedman

    YOU FORGOT 1 NAME obama. WERE YOU SLEEPING WHEN HE THREW THE PRIME MINISTER OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE OR DO YOU GET ALL OF YOUR NEWS FROM NBC. SHAME ON YOU

  • perot

    For Zeroa Obama-roasted-one and done.

  • Scott Cohen

    Akiva was martyred because he refused to stop studying/teaching Torah. I don’t think that one can extrapolate present-day politics from what we currently know of his life; but it seems fair to say that the Rosh la-Chachamim would not be in favor of solving the federal budget deficit by ignoring needs of the poor and elderly while cutting taxes on the wealthy and corporations.

  • http://www.forexscreener.com Deann Pastrana

    EUR/CHF lost -0.3311% on 04/13/11 and a toal percentage of -1.4090% in the past 3 days

  • Mike wallin

    Cantor splits the budgetary sea of red ink allowing freedom from oppressive taxation …

  • Jo Randazzo

    Scott Cohen, while I agree with your list wholeheartedly, you forgot The Tea Party LOL.

  • Ellen Peck

    Clever….

  • http://www.bing.com/ Ella

    THX that’s a great anwesr!

  • http://qdjuixbqruok.com/ bclwiotzw

    2ejO1Y nammzmagyqtr

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Plagued

For an unrepentant news junkie, the Seder plate’s symbolism can turn topical, transforming the usual boiled eggs and parsley into delicacies like Qaddafi charoset and bitter Boehner herb

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