I have a new nickname for Tommy Thompson: "Instant Toast"

[Bucky]

I mean, has he even declared yet? What got me wasn't his initial gaffe, which while tacky is certainly something one could say in public in an attempt at, I guess, glib humor--the sort of humor you can't exhibit if you're trying to occupy the country's bully pulpit. In case you missed it, the delightful quote he gave before a Jewish group yesterday.

"I'm in the private sector and for the first time in my life I'm earning money," Thompson told the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. "You know that's sort of part of the Jewish tradition and I do not find anything wrong with that."

While that certainly qualifies as "bad enough", the kicker is how he tried to apoligize for his sorry self (emphasis added to heighten the awe-inspiring sense of stupidity).

"I just want to clarify something because I didn't (by) any means want to infer or imply anything about Jews and finances and things. What I was referring to, ladies and gentlemen, is the accomplishments of the Jewish religion. You've been outstanding business people and I compliment you for that."

You know, it's one thing to say "Gosh, you Jews sure make a lot of money." There's an element of truth in that (altho it's certainly not universally true) and of itself doesn't necessarily mean money-grubbers like the old stereotype assumed. Still, there are politer ways to say one admires their community's economic success and fulfillment of the American dream.

But it's an entirely different matter to try and clarify that point by implying that raking it in is part of their religion. That kind of moves the matter from a foot-in-mouth moment to a question of what's really going on in that head of his?

No one could possibly be happy with this development, except maybe Joe Biden.

[MADem]

1. Total buffoon. I always thought he was running for a cabinet post in the unlikely event that the

RNC could steal another election, anyway, but at this rate, he won't be able to get a patronage job as a janitor in any (unlikely) GOP administration.

[shaniqua6392]

2. Oy vay....

What more can I say? What an idiot. He is burnt toast!

[mwb970]

3. It doesn't matter what T. Thompson says or does.

The Jewish remark was stupid and tone deaf, no doubt about it. But the fact is, Thompson does have a few good ideas that are actually new - I've heard him present them. But my gosh - look at the man. He practically defines "anti-charisma". Someone in another thread said that he goes beyond ugly all the way to the "rubber puppet look". Nobody wants to look at him for 4 years!

[Bucky]

4. Rubber puppet! And yet Fred Thompson's same quality makes him presidential

These Repubicans are crazy.

[Jackpine Radical]

7. At least Fred doesn't look like Howdy Doody's evil twin.

That dumb fuck managed to hang on to the Wisconsin Governor's mansion like an unshakeable case of clap for 14 years. It took Shrub to dislodge him for us, by appointing him to the Cabinet. The one good thing Shrub ever did for this state, albeit at a high cost to the nation.

[Cha]

11. Wow! Might as well enjoy

what fucking little perks there've been since the bushit coup in 2000.

[camero]

5. Funny because raking it in is now the modus operandi of Christians

Despite all arguments to the contrary laid out in the New Testament.

[Jackpine Radical]

6. I think he declared on April Fool's Day.

The man has no sense of irony.

[trotsky]

8. How can an apology be worse than the insult?

I don't know, but Tommy manages to pull it off! LMAO

[Skidmore]

9. Wonder if he's been getting campaign tips

from Joe Biden.

[Cha]

10. And which part of "the Jewish Tradition" do

you find anything wrong with, tommy thompson? :silly: