Yes, let's spend our tax dollars on this!

[Joe DeFuria]

Huh? When did I imply anything about a jewish president being by definition immoral or incapable? That's what you get for splicing my sentences instead of reading the whole train of thought. Because I answered it in the very next two sentences, which you quote below.

Then why don't you read my quotes and response below, before splicing MY sentences? My point is, making a blanket statemet about "Jewish leaders" is, in my opinion implying that they are immoral or incapable. Yes, even considering the "realist" explanation.

I agree in a perfect world that would be the case. But unfortunately we do not live in a perfect world.

I know, we live in a world where people think that racial descrimination is a good means of leveling the playing field.

Having a Jewish president would only exacerbate those tensions.

I think it's grossly unfair to just eliminate one religion (or race, or sex). SOME Jewish leaders could be a huge problem, others may not. It all depends on the individual.

I guess based on your logic, we also shouldn't elect a female either? Arabs seem to have quite a differing view of women and their role in society.

[snip McCain...too off track at this point.]

Joe agrees with me. 110% even!

No one is more surprised than me.

 

[Joe DeFuria]

How about a Muslim US President?

Again, I have no problems with that, in and of itself. It all depends on the actual person.

 

[RussSchultz]

I think it's grossly unfair to just eliminate one religion (or race, or sex). SOME Jewish leaders could be a huge problem, others may not. It all depends on the individual.

It does not depend on the individual. The arab world is deeply suspicious, to a degree of paranoia, of anything that's even remotely unhostile to the jews.

Already, you can find a zillion op-ed pieces, and even websites and anti-whatever movements out there attempting to undermine Garner's rebuilding administration in Iraq because he condemned using children as weapons (against Israel). He's a zionist stooge in their mind for only spending 10 days in Israel.

Yes, its unfair. Sorry, but thems the breaks.