Sarah Palin... America's First Jewish President? What?

Carol Felsenthal interviews Joel Pollak for Chicago Magazine:

 

CF: When we will have the first Jewish president?

JP: I think if Sarah Palin runs, she’ll be the first Jewish president.

CF: What?

 JP: Sarah Palin is treated as Jews have been treated for generations: no matter what she does, she’s wrong. She’s either too religious or not religious enough; she’s a housewife who can’t function as governor, or she’s the governor who doesn’t take care of her domestic duties. All the things are thrown at her in the same way that Jews were targeted. She’s identified herself [with Israel] and has shown empathy for the things that the Jewish community cares about in a way that I think has yet to achieve the right recognition. She sent out a picture recently to supporters—not Jewish supporters, but her general supporters—and it’s a picture of her in front of the Statue of Liberty and she’s wearing a Jewish star. Maybe not since the Puritans founded America and gave biblical names to each other has there ever been such a positive identification with Jewish symbolism, so I like to joke that Sarah Palin will be the first Jewish president.

 

Comments

[Mannie Sherberg]

Priceless.