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April 16, 2007
Tommy Thompson Apologizes For Accusing Jews of Earning Money
Shot-in-a-billion presidential candidate Tommy Thompson has taken ethnic hypersensitivity neurosis beyond parody by apologizing to Jews for suggesting they earn money.
The bar is so low now, this counts as a controversial remark:
I'm in the private sector and for the first time in my life I'm earning money. You know that's sort of part of the Jewish tradition and I do not find anything wrong with that.
If he doesn't find anything wrong with it, then why is he apologizing? Though Thompson's a Republican, he seems to have bought into the liberal belief that earning money — as opposed to having the government steal it for you — is somehow morally wrong. Here's Thompson spokesman Tony Jewell groveling on his boss' behalf:
Governor Thompson recognizes he misspoke in his remarks to the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and is very apologetic, especially given his strong relationship with the Jewish community blah blah blah…
Maybe sniveling apologies have become a national reflex. Apology or no apology, it's a good thing Thompson doesn't host a talk show, or he would probably be out of work.
On a tip from Wiggins.
Posted by Van Helsing at April 16, 2007 9:28 PM
Comments
First, I wake up to 32 people having been massacred in my state of residence by some foreign prick who managed to get his hands on an arsenal. That put me in a state of shock and disgust. Then I had to read what this 3-chinned idjut Thompson just blathered concerning the "jews". What a maudlin imbecile.
This adds retching to shock and disgust. Good thing April 16 is over. Don't think I could withstand more bedlam and mayhem.
Posted by: fellowes at April 16, 2007 10:09 PM
>>>First, I wake up to 32 people having been massacred in my state of residence by some foreign prick who managed to get his hands on an arsenal.
He only had two pistols. HOW he was able to PURCHASE them is a real puzzle because he was not an American citizen!
Posted by: KHarn at April 17, 2007 3:51 PM
