Republican presidential hopeful Thompson: Making money part of Jewish tradition

[oberliner]

WASHINGTON - Former Wisconsin governor and Republican presidential hopeful Tommy Thompson told Jewish activists Monday that making money is "part of the Jewish tradition," and something that he applauded.

Speaking to an audience at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in Washington D.C., Thompson said that, "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."

Thompson later apologized for the comments that had caused a stir in the audience, saying that he had meant it as a compliment, and had only wanted to highlight the "accomplishments" of the Jewish religion.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/849062.html

[sabra]

1. oy vey!

[Gormy Cuss]

3. Best possible response, IMO.

Oy vey indeed.

[Karenina]

13. Oy vey gewalt...

:freak:

[rockymountaindem]

14. I thought it was just "Oy vey" or "Oy gewalt". I've never heard them used together n/t

[Karenina]

42. Blame Zayde.

;-)

[54anickel]

2. Yup, that's Tommy!!! We here in WI have had Tommyisms long before

the idea of Bushisms ever took off. :eyes:

[Burma Jones]

4. Making money is part of every tradition

You get to have a "tradition" only if you marshal enough resources to keep it going........

[Beaverhausen]

5. Thereby confirming that being a racist bigot is part of the republican tradition

right on, Tommy. :eyes:

edit- oops, wrong Thompson.

[REP]

6. Elvis Fucking Christ on a Cracker!

Then again, my in-laws have said similar things, blissfully unaware that there was anything wrong with that...

[myrna minx]

7. Oh good grief.

:eyes:

[devilgrrl]

8. Oy gevalt!

:wtf: century is this?

[aquart]

9. Elephant hoof in mouth disease.

Tommy, sweetie, that's the excuse they give when they kill us.

Would have loved to have a mike and a camera on that audience when he said it.

On edit: Making money is a religious accomplishment?

[JoDog]

22. maybe

<On edit: Making money is a religious accomplishment?<

Depends on what you do with that money. If you keep it or spend it only to enrich yourself, no. If you keep only enough to maintain a modest lifestyle and give the rest away to feed, house, clothe and educate others who have not been as blessed, then money can be a part of expressing your faith.

But I don't think that's what Tommy had in mind.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

24. That's why every Jewish household is supposed to have a charity box for donations.

[aquart]

46. There's a heavy weight of history in the aspersion.

Jews became merchants and moneylenders because they weren't allowed to own land. Or belong to Christian guilds. It wasn't a trade of choice but of discriminatory laws. To insult people for being almost the only thing they were allowed to be........?

[Donnachaidh]

10. bwahahahahahahahahahah!!!

just how WIDE does one have to open one's mouth to put an elephant foot in it? :rofl:

[GreenTea]

11. Just another stupid insensitive republican elitist racist white fuck!

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

23. Not that there's anything wrong with that!

:rofl:

[sabra]

12. ironically, yesterday was "Yom HaShoah"

"Remembrance day for The Holocaust and Heroism"

[TwilightGardener]

15. "Only wanted to highlight the "accomplishments" of the Jewish religion"

Yes, the major accomplishment of the Jewish religion must be the ability to make money hand over fist. Geez, Tommy--even your apology sucked.

[MidwestTransplant]

16. Making money isn't the only part of Jewish tradition. What about control of media and gov't?

I wonder why he left those out.

This won't even make news because he is insignificant.

[PCIntern]

17. How about the secret Jewish Tax on food?

That's why we have the U or the K symbol...didn't you know?

:rofl:

[KharmaTrain]

18. What A Putz!

:rofl:

This dude talks like his CPU is a Comodore 64.

And this toadstool was hoping those "Jews" would open up the checkbooks after a crack like that?

:rofl:

[PCIntern]

19. We're Jewish...We're used to sufferring, right?

"The Bear Missed the Train. - Jean Shepherd fans will get it...

[KharmaTrain]

25. Nothing Could Be Worse Suffering...

than having to sit through a dinner where Tommy The Dumb was the keynote speaker :rofl:

Hope they had some good kugel or plenty of schnapps handy beforehand. :rofl:

BTW...thank you for the Jean Sheppard reference. He grew up around Chicago and I used to listen to him every afternoon in the 70's. The man would have looked at these times and figured he'd stepped through the his worst nightmares.

Cheers...

:hi:

[IronScorpio5]

20. Whadda jerk.

.

[Javaman]

21. What a fucking idiot. nt

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

26. Aaaaand....that's the game for Tommy Thompson!

What kind of a lovely parting gift to we have for the former governor and Bush shill?

Why, it's Rice-a-Roni, the San Francisco Treat!

A year's supply of Turtle Wax, to give your car that new sheen!

And a copy of our home game "I Wanna Be President but I'm an Idiot!"

We'd like to thank Tommy for playing, and thank you, our studio audience, for putting up with these nitwits.
See 'ya next time!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

27. How about Friday night ham?

I knew a Jewish doctor who said his mom fixed a ham for Friday night sometimes. This is because the guy is a doctor and they knew not to eat pork in the old days for health reasons. They could get trichinosis which is a parasitic worm disease. Nowadays the ham is reasonably safe.

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. Ah my, my, perhaps I should send him a copy of some of

the tracks I got recently. I got them since they need to be confronted, obviously he agrees with them.

(Yep a copy of Henry Ford's piece of crap that actually advances that theory)

So are you one who believes what Mr. Ford wrote and nobody will print any longer in the States?

[Manifestor_of_Light]

36. Some people believe that crap still.

"The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" has been proven to be a forgery.
It's been used as fodder for a lot of hatred and mass murder.

[Clark2008]

29. My husband's Jewish - when is he going to make some

traditional money so I can stay home with the kids?

In case I need this: :sarcasm:

[geardaddy]

30. Ugh. Tommy Thompson.

My brother lives in WI and says this guy is a fool and a drunk.

[Stinky The Clown]

31. "Eating garlic part of Italian tradition"

"Drinking heavily part of Irish tradition"

"Eating watermelon part of Black tradition"

Failure to be sensitive to people part of Republican tradition <---note the lack of quotes around the final statement.

[yardwork]

32. What's part of the Republican tradition, Tommy?

Just wondering.

[BattyDem]

33. I don't know what to say

:wow:

[Catherine Vincent]

34. He said this to a jewish audience?

:rofl:

[rinsd]

37. He might as well have said "You people are alright in my book!"

[BattyDem]

38. THAT is what left me speechless!

If he said it at a GOP fundraiser or a meeting of conservatives, it would still be offensive ... but it wouldn't surprise me. It would just be the typical Repuke bigotry rearing its ugly head once again.

BUT ... he got up in front of a Jewish audience and said THAT?!? :wow: :rofl: :wtf:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

35. Thompson is a collasal schmuck! Is he taking insult lessons from Don Imus:?

[dysfunctional press]

39. he's just pandering for the southern vote...

nt.

[DinahMoeHum]

40. Looks like he just lost the Jewish vote right there. . .

a typical Republican asshole.

:evilgrin:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

43. The majority of American Jewish voters don't vote for repugs anyway

He's just making sure they don't pick up any swing votes in the near future. Not that I'm complaining.

[bullwinkle428]

41. Saw my first Tommy Thompson '08 bumper sticker the other day!!

I nearly drove off the road laughing...I'd like to be able to ask him how that's working out about a year from now!

[Perky]

44. OMG

:wow:

[LeftishBrit]

45. Overseas poster LeftishBrit: Being a complete idiot part of the Republican tradition!

Republican presidental HOPELESS Thompson would be more like it.

I must admit, I hadn't heard of this bloke before - I hope that means he's not a very serious candidate?

[FloridaJudy]

47. As opposed to the WASP tradition

of inheriting it?

Oy vey es mir...