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McCain-Backing Jackie Mason Takes on Obama-Supporting Sarah Silverman
October 03, 2008 2:07 PM
The Republican Jewish Coalition has released a video in which comedian Jackie Mason responds to comedian Sarah Silverman's push to have young Jews go down to Florida to urge their grandparents to vote for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
"If Barack Obama doesn't become the next president of the United States, I'm going to blame the Jews," Silverman says in the video, speaking on behalf of The Great Schlep, saying that older Jewish grandparents in Florida may be reluctant to vote for a candidate with a "scary" sounding Muslim name.
Mason, a supporter of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., kvetched that Silverman "didn't tell you one good reason to vote for him," faulting Silverman for implying Obama opponents are bigots.
"She's a sick yenta for mentioning it," he said.
- jpt
October 3, 2008 | Permalink | Share | User Comments (27)
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You can take issue with Jackie all you want, but, funny, you don't take issue with the message in his rebuttal.
Sarah doesn't tell anything about Obama's accomplishment as to why grandparents should vote for him.
But she does imply that older Jewish Americans are bias and incapable of getting beyond their supposed bias to vote for Obama. Again, she gives no other rationale, like substance.
Posted by: Captain America | Oct 3, 2008 2:35:41 PM
Her video was just funny. What's the big deal.
Posted by: Sandra | Oct 3, 2008 2:34:39 PM
Take it for what it is, they are both comedians, that's it.
Vote for someone because their ideas coincide with your own.
Either way you get what you deserve.
Posted by: make it known | Oct 3, 2008 2:34:01 PM
Jackie Mason isn't dead? How is that possible?
Posted by: GreggW | Oct 3, 2008 2:31:38 PM
Excuse me, but just a little bias here?
You peg your headline to Jackie Mason taking on Sarah Silverman.
But, the only clip you show is Sarah Silverman, requiring viewers to link to Jackie Mason's rebuttal.
Time to let the grown ups see both of the clips off this page if you are hoping to be fair.
Posted by: Captain America | Oct 3, 2008 2:30:23 PM
I would assume that the Democrats should be just as proud of Sarah Silverman??
Posted by: tigger | Oct 3, 2008 2:27:16 PM
Both of these comics have filthy mouths.I don't believe either one will have an impression on the grandparents. However, Silverman will have more influence with the younger generation. Mason, though ordained as a rabbi-- yes, for real -- has a mouth like a sewer. The Republicans must really be desperate to call upon him to be a persuasive spokesman for McCain/Palin.
Posted by: nanameow | Oct 3, 2008 2:15:16 PM
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