tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post8388803379752562753..comments2023-10-24T00:40:27.831-07:00Comments on Friar Yid: A perfect example of what not to doFriar Yid (not Shlita)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10311439778319103094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-30243856901888301752011-09-27T06:38:37.502-07:002011-09-27T06:38:37.502-07:00A very fair point. It's certainly possible tha...A very fair point. It's certainly possible that part of the reason Perry looked bored here was because he simply didn't care.Friar Yidhttp://friaryid.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-88343830791975065272011-09-27T05:19:53.102-07:002011-09-27T05:19:53.102-07:00Compare Mr. Perry with the scne from Baltimore las...Compare Mr. Perry with the scne from Baltimore last winter:<br /><br />http://www.chabadofparkheights.com/templates/photogallery_cdo/aid/1378199/iid/4912920#!4912919<br /><br />From the pictures, it seems that not only was the mayor briefed about what was going to happen, but they even let her speak a few words, and then she got to ride up on a cherry-picker to help light the menorah. Frankly, having been there, I think that our mayor is just more interested in her Jewish constituents (or at least getting our political support) than is Gov. Perry, who, despite his yappings about Israel, doesn't really expect to get the Jewish vote, and, if he's sincere about his fundamentalist Christianity, supports Israel only because he thinks it will lead to the second coming of Jesus and conversion of the Jews.<br /><br />Plus, in Baltimore they held the menorah lighting outdoors in public at a prominent downtown location. Not like Gov. Perry, who hid is menorah lighting indoor, despite the fact the the weather in Texas during Hanukkah is much more pleasant than it is in Baltimore. I interpret this as just being a check-off-the-box attempt by Gov. Perry to sucker the Jews into voting for him. I suspect that Chabad did not send their brightest stars to this charade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com