tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post8844539409937412166..comments2023-11-03T01:13:22.719-07:00Comments on The Rabbi Is IN with Rabbi Rami: Blaming the Jew$Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-26734295027143854482009-09-13T06:59:41.534-07:002009-09-13T06:59:41.534-07:00Shalom Aaron Herschel,
You're right about my ...Shalom Aaron Herschel,<br /><br />You're right about my use of "thug." It was wrong of me to do this, and I'm sorry. Thanks for bringing this up and I'll do better in future posts.<br /><br />Shavu'a tov,<br /><br />Biv'racha,<br />Jordaneashtovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270513385083767093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-14132850095113304752009-09-11T05:44:30.969-07:002009-09-11T05:44:30.969-07:00Jordan,
A thug like Kanye West? Are you sure? Ka...Jordan, <br /><br />A thug like Kanye West? Are you sure? Kanye may play a thug, sometimes, when it suits him, in order to, y'know, make millions of dollars, but he's the product of a middle class intellectual background. His father was a member of the Black Panthers and one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. His mother was an English Professor at Clark Atlanta University and chair of the English Department at Chicago State. Kanye himself attended Chicago State, though he did drop out to launch his music career. <br />Intriguingly, though, during his early career, hip hop record execs rejected him because he didn't fit the "street image" of the gangsta-inflected rap topping the charts at the time.<br /> <br />Today, while being a multi-platinum selling artist and producer, and running a restaurant chain, Kanye also does philanthropic work. The Kanye West Foundation (I know, a braggy kind of name) funds educational initiatives to help Latino and African American kids finish High School and College. Kanye himself has also performed at fundraisers organizations supporting Katrina relief, various environmetnal causes, and returning Iraqi War Vets. <br /><br />So, while I applaud you're efforts at resisting ad hominem and straw man attacks on some of the public figures mentioned on this blog, I have to question your use of the appellative "thug" in the case of Mr. West. I may not be a big fan of his tunes,and he may not be the most articulate of public figures (although, one wonders how much this has to do witht he hip hop industry imperative to "keep it real") but I don't think you can dismiss the man or his work with a single word.AaronHerschelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08886387346974535323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-61462131300699155492009-09-06T18:25:56.860-07:002009-09-06T18:25:56.860-07:00Shalom Rav,
You wrote: "Just to be clear, I ...Shalom Rav,<br /><br />You wrote: "Just to be clear, I don't read Move On or Media Matters, but I will try and remember to do so."<br /><br />Glad to hear you'll be joining with me and others who read those publications. As C. Otto Scharmer has written, "The mind works like a parachute; it only functions when open." You continued:<br /><br />"As for Glenn Beck, I was responding to what I saw him say on Fox & Friends, namely that President Obama hates white people."<br /><br />Glad to hear that you're actually watching Fox News Channel as well. Assuredly, it is the most powerful news organization in the US. "America's Newsroom" (Fox News Channel 9:00 AM ET, M-F) the program that follows the one you cited consistently gets better ratings than any of the prime time offerings on CNN, CNBC, and MSNBC!! <br /><br />And as I wrote, "The policies of our President are fair game for commentators. Our President is black, and he's not "black people (plural)." This was in response to your statement in the post, "since it is no longer kosher for anyone other than Glenn Beck to blame our problems on black people," which remains as yet unfounded. I don't see how Glenn Beck's statement about the President (singular) is blaming "our problems on black people (plural)." You continued: <br /><br />"But if you read my original comment on that I said it just balances Kanye West's notion that President Bush hates black people." <br /><br />Where is this comment? Regardless, to link in an analogy Glenn Beck with a thug like Kanye West is a stretch to say the least. You continued: <br /><br />"As for Al Heyts, if you see him, say hi for me. He usually sits next to Oliver Sholem. (A little inside the tallis humor. Sorry.)"<br /><br />No apology necessary to me. <br /><br />Ahhhh and tell me please whose tsitsis are longer? Those of Mr Heyts who is acknowledging here on earth that he has much upon which to improve; or those of Mr. Sholem, who's already experiencing Wholeness having returned to his Origin? <br /><br />Biv'racha,<br />Jordaneashtovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270513385083767093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-50530770436567360512009-09-06T13:44:39.904-07:002009-09-06T13:44:39.904-07:00Just to be clear, I don't read Move On or Medi...Just to be clear, I don't read Move On or Media Matters, but I will try and remember to do so. As for Glenn Beck, I was responding to what I saw him say on Fox & Friends, namely that President Obama hates white people. But if you read my original comment on that I said it just balances Kanye West's notion that President Bush hates black people. <br /><br />As for Al Heyts, if you see him, say hi for me. He usually sits next to Oliver Sholem. (A little inside the tallis humor. Sorry.)Rabbi Ramihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549679279782491931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-14358021379317774942009-09-06T13:37:14.334-07:002009-09-06T13:37:14.334-07:00Shalom Rav,
You wrote: ..."since it is no lo...Shalom Rav,<br /><br />You wrote: ..."since it is no longer kosher for anyone other than Glenn Beck to blame our problems on black people,"<br /><br />Would you please direct me to where you've read about or watched Glenn Beck blaming "our problems on black people." The policies of our President are fair game for commentators. Our Preisdent is black, and he's not "black people (plural)." <br /><br />If indeed you have such an example that's not from "Media Matters," or "MoveOn," both of whom regularly practice out of context smearing, I'll publicly apologize herein as well as add said confession to a long list of " 'Al Heyts" that I've already amassed this past year. <br /><br />Re your post on Jewish prayer and prayer books:<br />once again Gut G'zogt<br /><br />Bivracha,<br />Jordaneashtovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270513385083767093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-67934966951589674612009-09-06T07:18:29.316-07:002009-09-06T07:18:29.316-07:00Yikers . . hey, do you remember the once popular f...Yikers . . hey, do you remember the once popular folk song with the chorus "When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?"<br /><br />I'm always packed . . .<br />gMaggidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00857424986925369274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-20722504873031384192009-09-06T06:59:40.167-07:002009-09-06T06:59:40.167-07:00You are hilarious. I laughed out loud. But I also ...You are hilarious. I laughed out loud. But I also cringed at the truth here. A few weeks ago, walking home from Central Park with my dog, I was suddenly accosted by a hate group with billboard swastikas, scream-yelling to the tune of "Hey, Jude" some lyrics about how God hates Jews. They were aiming it at the synagogue at the end of my block. The cops looked nauseated as they protected them. Ah, freedom of speech.betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13809453094881187540noreply@blogger.com