Goy Gevalt!

‘Chutzpah’ is Hebrew, not Yiddish

Also, speel? Shpiel. You must have been farschnickert when you wrote this.

One more reason.

“not backing down in the face of ad hominem attacks”

“I’ll tell you one thing, if I was ever to run for President of the United States, I think the first thing I would do in the first debate is offer my birth certificate, so we can get that off the table.” M. Bachmann

“I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out under another, then under another Democrat president, Jimmy Carter. I’m not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it’s an interesting coincidence.” M. Bachmann

“I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out: Are they pro-America or anti-America?” M Bachmann

Hmmm. Ad hominen, eh?

@Women’s rights: as a woman who’s a little conservative AND a little liberal I can state for any thinking person of my gender that Bachman is not much abused due solely to her policies and beliefs. She comes across as the most vapid and vacuus twit ever to step to a mike since, “like, you know, like,” Miss South Carolina. SHE (and Palin) MAKE WOMEN WITH POWER LOOK BAD. It is that simple. And referring to another group as “your kind” only shows your own iron edged prejudices. Loosen up. I would love to discuss issues but too many self professed conservative Republicans ignore actual facts to look at ‘issues.’

NOBODY is perfect. Some are MUCH farther away . . .

Michelle Bachman is the most pro-Jewish, pro-Israel, person in the race. And if you listed Obamas screw ups in an article you would have to write a much longer one.

Alright, so she’s not brilliant, and she doesn’t speak Yiddish – why should she?(while I know all the Yiddish words mentioned herein, I cannot speak the language, and I’ll bet neither can the great majority of readers here). Look, I’m sure, in terms of IQ testing, Obama is smarter than she is, but he doesn’t care about the Jews. Bush may not have been brilliant, either – but he was a friend of Israel. I’ll not be supporting Obama (and I hope you won’t either). I understand what Neal Ross Attinson wrote, but I know that she will be surrounded by people who do know what’s what. I’m not worried should she get in (although that’s very unlikely)(and by the way, the same for Sarah Palin). I’m not sure that high intelligence or a knowledge of Yiddish is what is most important in the Oval office. Reagan did a good job for us.

The main “issue” that MB seems to be missing is nuance. This is a feature that should not be overlooked. The world is not and has never been black and white. Even many of the responses above seem to lack the power of nuance. For example, President Obama NEVER said that Israel must retreat to the pre-’67 borders. He said that the starting place for negotiations should be the pre-67 borders with the understanding of current realities on the ground. Nuance is what is needed most urgently today in a time when people are looking for quick answers and quick fixes. I see very little of that in most of the GOP offerings. As for electing a person who may not be bright herself/himself but who can choose bright people to surround them, who can we be sure that person will be bright enough to know who to listen to? @manny, not sure what you are trying to imply with the “name” quip, but it sure has the feel of insinuation. Is there something you know that the Tablet readers need to know?

We are losing track of something here. The Conservative Christian Right Wing’s support of Israel is 2 sided. They love Israel because it fits in with their Armageddon theories. They love us because we will fulfill their wishes to follow Jesus to Heaven. The Jews will of course will not be welcome there because we don’t accept their Messiah. Make no mistake, they do not have our interests at heart.

Gevalt! It’s amazing that so many Jews extol the virtues of Michelle and Sarah because they seem to support Israel and for nothing else. Remember that antisemites like Jerry Falwell were strong supporters of Israel too. The reality is that support for Israel is not in any way an indication of concern for Jewish issues in America. And I have my doubts if these semi-literate ladies (at least as far as geography is concerned) are really qualified to hold major political office. That Bachmann can’t speak Yiddish or Hebrew is not the isse…that what she says in English is.

I love how people attribute Bachmann’s support for Israel to a Christian theology not held by Lutherans. How this is better than the Third Worldism and Social Marxism as a religion taught at Trinity United Church of Christ is beyond me.
We can all snicker at the mispronunciation of the word “chutzpah”. She would have been safer saying “gall” or “audacity”. However, most “educated” Jews I come across don’t have the slightest idea what various Christians believe.

I am a Jew by conversion. I am here to tell you most earnestly that Mr. Mel, Hersh Alderstein and some others called it! Most of the White Conservative Christians, those Southern, born again Evangelicals only care about Israel and the Jews because of Christian Bible prophecy. These people are the most religious hypocrits I have ever met! They wouldn’t care what happened to the Jews and Israel were it not for the Bible. I have been around them and listened to some of the negative things they have said and is saying about Jews. They need a platform and they need for Jews to think that they are so caring, don’t get me wrong, some genuinely do care, but very few. Plus they would do anything in the face of terroism from Muslims, even marry a Jew! Lord forbid!!

Don’t be fooled by their self-righteous ways and don’t just look at a candidate’s support for Israel. You need to look at what is going on here in America and the issues facing America for your children and grandchildren’s sake. You need to vote on the ISSUES people, not because you perceive that they love the Jews. Yes, We need to support Israel and keep them funded and safe for many reasons, most of all for peace and to be in a strategic position in the Middle East for America.