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Jun 8, 2011

Weiner’s downfall a reminder of perils of Jewish pride | JTA - Jewish & Israel News

 

Memo from the desk of Michael Santomauro: Do normal folks think this way?


Weiner's downfall a reminder of perils of Jewish pride:


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Just as Italian Americans worry about blanket generalizations with "The Sopranos" or "The Godfather," Jews sigh reflexively when there is a Jew whose bad judgment and bad behavior are in the spotlight, Weidman Schneider said.

"Only this isn't fiction," she said. "There's a foolishness to Weiner's attempted cover-up, no pun intended, that's as embarrassing and cringe-inducing as the acts themselves."

Reaction to the scandal has come straight from the standard American Jewish playbook, Democratic political consultant Steve Rabinowitz said -- loudly celebrate Jewish success and "cringe or mourn Jewish failure."

"When the Son of Sam turns out to be David Berkowitz or the greatest Ponzi scheme ever is perpetrated by Bernie Madoff or a humiliated politician is named Eliot Spitzer or Anthony Weiner," Rabinowitz said, "you can almost hear it as a community: Why did he it have to be our guy?"






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Fun stuff to read, tell and watch:

Now FREE to watch all 91 minutes: "Defamation," from Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir. LINK: http://tinyurl.com/3rvhdvc

Some of His Best Friends Are Jewish: The Saga of a Holocaust Revisionist By Nathaniel Popper. Link: http://tinyurl.com/3v6m88c

...an Israeli lawyer has filed a class-action lawsuit against former President Jimmy Carter, seeking $5 million in damages because his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" allegedly defamed Israel. Link: http://tinyurl.com/3pltqg2

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An anti-Semite condemns people for being Jews, I am not an anti-Semite.--Mike Santomauro. Link: http://tinyurl.com/42z9p8o

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Mike Santomauro
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