1 year, 9 months ago
Is President Obama really Jewish or Pastafarian?
A poll shows 18% of Americans, mostly Republicans, think President Obama is Muslim. Apparently they are confused by the unusual heritage of the President, who is only the 11th Irish-American President.
Photographic evidence shown here indicates that President Obama is either Jewish or Pastafarian. It is true that for decades he has regularly attended services at Christian Churches; but, the evidence shows he must have slept through them or he would have noticed all the outrageous things his preacher was saying before the press pointed them out.
Although he has never claimed to be Jewish, he did attend Passover seders at the White House. And, the Jewish people have a long history of being secretive about their religion because of oppression such as the Spanish Inquisition. This, along with this photo, points to President Obama being secretly Jewish. Besides, Barak is a Jewish name.
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On the other hand, here is a photo of President Obama in deep conversation with a Pastafarian leader. Pastafarians are very hard to detect in mufti. Recently the President has shown a lot of attention to the nation's Carribbean coast, including swimming in it and flying over it. He has repeatedly visited New Orleans, a Pirate center since the days of the Lafitte brothers, and even the marshes to the south of the city that long harbored pirates. And I read this about President Obama's meal at the G-8 summit in Italy: "Italian prosecco -- a dry bubbly wine -- was served, followed by a vegetable timbale with cheese sauce. Spaghetti with a sauce of tomatoes, olives and capers came next, and then fish and cheese" President Obama eats Pasta!
http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/images/2009/05/12/image5008564x.jpg
Which of these lines of reasoning is more convincing? Or, can you answer this question with additional, convincing evidence?
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=apU4Bd1q7RKc
Photographic evidence shown here indicates that President Obama is either Jewish or Pastafarian. It is true that for decades he has regularly attended services at Christian Churches; but, the evidence shows he must have slept through them or he would have noticed all the outrageous things his preacher was saying before the press pointed them out.
Although he has never claimed to be Jewish, he did attend Passover seders at the White House. And, the Jewish people have a long history of being secretive about their religion because of oppression such as the Spanish Inquisition. This, along with this photo, points to President Obama being secretly Jewish. Besides, Barak is a Jewish name.
On the other hand, here is a photo of President Obama in deep conversation with a Pastafarian leader. Pastafarians are very hard to detect in mufti. Recently the President has shown a lot of attention to the nation's Carribbean coast, including swimming in it and flying over it. He has repeatedly visited New Orleans, a Pirate center since the days of the Lafitte brothers, and even the marshes to the south of the city that long harbored pirates. And I read this about President Obama's meal at the G-8 summit in Italy: "Italian prosecco -- a dry bubbly wine -- was served, followed by a vegetable timbale with cheese sauce. Spaghetti with a sauce of tomatoes, olives and capers came next, and then fish and cheese" President Obama eats Pasta!
Which of these lines of reasoning is more convincing? Or, can you answer this question with additional, convincing evidence?
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=apU4Bd1q7RKc
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Neither line of reasoning is sensible. They're both ridiculous.
(Never ask a question whose answer you might not like.)
I'm Jewish, and I'll tell you that it's a stretch at best to imply someone is Jewish because they attended or even hosted a Seder..
By That exact logic----he's placed himself somewhere therefore he is a secretive portion of that population.
Because he went to the G-8 and had a good meal, you've just put The President in The Mafia.
How ludicrous does that sound?
The photo is not being of The President secretive. How about respectful?
It was taken at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
Here's McCain being just as secretive:
http://www.texemarrs.com/images/leiberman_mccain_wailing_wall.jpg
I used to work in downtown DC during The Clinton Years, and I got a rare chance to go on an invite-only tour of The White House when it was decorated for Christmas. I emerged as Jewish as I was when I went through the metal detector.
I went to a full military funeral Arlington National Cemetery--and I didn't automatically get enlisted and shipped overseas.
I went for Physical therapy yesterday to a hospital that has "Baptist" in its name--and at least one of the therapists is definitely Roman Catholic. I've been going there on and off for 5 years, and my Bar-Mitzvah license hasn't been revoked yet. I'm still Jewish, as far as I can tell.
The President is a Christian; it's been on news reports ad nauseum, like this one:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/08/20/foreman.potus.religion.dnt.cnn?iref=allsearch
Lieberman was our only shot at getting one from our team in The Oval Office, but for the record I voted for Obama and Lieberman's the last one I'd vote for--he's too wishy-washy for me and doesn't exactly smack of authority. Oy vey. Meshuga. Feh!
Incidentally, you've got your geography mixed up--we don't have a Caribbean Coast.
I think you mean the GULF Coast, as in Gulf of Mexico--map provided for your convenience.
(Never ask a question whose answer you might not like.)
I'm Jewish, and I'll tell you that it's a stretch at best to imply someone is Jewish because they attended or even hosted a Seder..
By That exact logic----he's placed himself somewhere therefore he is a secretive portion of that population.
Because he went to the G-8 and had a good meal, you've just put The President in The Mafia.
How ludicrous does that sound?
The photo is not being of The President secretive. How about respectful?
It was taken at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
Here's McCain being just as secretive:
I used to work in downtown DC during The Clinton Years, and I got a rare chance to go on an invite-only tour of The White House when it was decorated for Christmas. I emerged as Jewish as I was when I went through the metal detector.
I went to a full military funeral Arlington National Cemetery--and I didn't automatically get enlisted and shipped overseas.
I went for Physical therapy yesterday to a hospital that has "Baptist" in its name--and at least one of the therapists is definitely Roman Catholic. I've been going there on and off for 5 years, and my Bar-Mitzvah license hasn't been revoked yet. I'm still Jewish, as far as I can tell.
The President is a Christian; it's been on news reports ad nauseum, like this one:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/08/20/foreman.potus.religion.dnt.cnn?iref=allsearch
Lieberman was our only shot at getting one from our team in The Oval Office, but for the record I voted for Obama and Lieberman's the last one I'd vote for--he's too wishy-washy for me and doesn't exactly smack of authority. Oy vey. Meshuga. Feh!
Incidentally, you've got your geography mixed up--we don't have a Caribbean Coast.
I think you mean the GULF Coast, as in Gulf of Mexico--map provided for your convenience.
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Aha! Perhaps McCain is Jewish too. He can't be Pastafarian because one of their rules is being "nice".
You are technically right about the Caribbean vs Gulf; but, when speaking of traditional Pirates, as the Pastafarians do, when one speaks of Pirates of The Caribbean one means to include both areas, plus the Atlantic coast of Florida. You might consult the Pirate games by Sid Meier, various films, etc. to confirm this usage.
By the way, you will notice the most famous and popular Pirate game was created by Sid Meier. And, have you read:
http://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Pirates-Caribbean-Swashbuckling-Freedom/dp/0385513984
Perhaps President Obama is both Jewish and Pastafarian!
A stretch at best.
Here's some of About.com's review of the book--nowhere does it mention the geographic areas we know as The Gulf of Mexico:
"I stumbled upon this surprising bit of Jewish history while looking for more information about the St. Thomas Synagogue. Who knew that searching for "Jewish" and "Caribbean" in Google would return search results that included a 2008 book by Edward Kritzler titled "Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean?" The internet never ceases to astound me.
Although journalists like Jewish Journal writer Adam Kirsch have taken issue with Kritzler's creative use of historical "documents," even Kirsch admits that Jews played a major role in the European colonization of the New World: as merchants, spies and, yes, pirates. How can this be? Blame it on Spain. In 1492 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella expelled the Jews from Spain and those who didn't remain behind, practicing their faith in secret, often migrated to other areas of Europe or to the New World....
"For instance, Samuel Pallache, who Kritzler calls "The Pirate Rabbi" because his father had served as rabbi in Córdoba. His career started as a trade representative exchanging Moorish jewels for Spanish beeswax, but when King Phillip III of Spain refused to recognize him as a Spanish privateer Samuel turned around and began working for the Dutch. He ran guns for them and harassed Spanish ships along the way, once even leading a fleet attack on Spanish ships in the Mediterranean. Some historians believe that Pallache also acted as a double agent, passing classified information about Dutch-Moroccan relations to the Spanish and vice versa."
Source:
http://judaism.about.com/b/2009/06/20/jewish-pirates-of-the-caribbean-ahoy-vey.htm
And on the McCain thing--here is the exact caption that went with that Wailing Wall photo where I found it: "Homosexual Jewish Senator Joseph Lieberman, McCain's Mossad handler, escorts him to the wailing wall in Jerusalem. Observe McCain's skull cap—a cruel Jewish mockery of Jesus' crucifixion on Golgotha (place of the skull)."
I believe it's respect for the dead at The Wailing Wall, not mockery of anyone.
Source:
http://www.texemarrs.com/052008/john_mccain_puppet_warmonger.htm
Please note: "The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, otherwise known as the Mossad, has been appointed by the State of Israel to collect information, analyze intelligence, and perform special covert operations beyond its borders."
Source:
http://www.mossad.gov.il/Eng/AboutUs.aspx
So not only is McCain a closet Jew, but Lieberman's a highly-trained Israeli Military Officer, charged with the responsibility of being McCain's handler? Lieberman can't even decide on a political party, let alone carry out something from Mossad.
I assume that (202) 224-2235 is on your speed-dial list and that you've been over to RSOB and sat down with John, and can say for sure that politics aside--anyone in politics knows it's at least 75% theater--The Gentleman from Arizona isn't a nice guy.
I always say you have to blow things way out of proportion to get the idea. The upshot of what you say might be McCain's Jewiness is that it would make this woman a "Nice Jewish Girl:"
Are we perhaps reaching just a bit with the whole thing?
That pivcture likely came from JeanLafitte.net, where its caption is:
"Jean Lafitte (1776-1823?) was the last of the great pirates of the Gulf of Mexico ( He insisted throughout his life that he was a privateer, and would have challenged you to a duel if you called him a pirate to his face ) and was one of the leaders or bos of the community of privateers on Grand Terre. Jean was a handsome man by all accounts, of great personal charm and became a legend in his own time, after his patriotic actions in the Battle of New Orleans. "
There's a song: "All Right, Okay, You Win." I'm not going to further this any more.
I recall a phys. ed teacher I had in high school. One day, he was sitting in a chair, half-court, calling out our names from his attendance book. We were around the foul line of the basketball court.
He came to one name: "Smith?" No reply. "Smith?" No reply. He looked around the room and said "Smith?" and right on cue, Smith slides into the room and sits down and says, saying, "Here."
At that exact moment, that teacher said something to Smith, and in doing so he gave me the absolute best business and relationship advice ever, without even knowing he did.
It's a phrase that guides everything I do, be it from deciding whether or not a college relationship was worth pursuing, to how I should advise clients how to invest their money efficiently (and training and leading others to do what I did), to whether or not I should spend $50,000 (which was already guaranteed to duplicate with a little work) or walk on that deal:
"Now listen, I ain't got no time for no bulls**t, you hear?"
To be frankly honest with you, I'm dying--really--and a circular debate is no longer of interest to me. We're talking about things that happened over 200 years ago. I could be best served thinking about 2010 and my son's first-grade class and how I almost fell out of a chair when he read a book to me today--cover to cover--for the first time.
Jewish Pirates? We stole cases of Manischewitz Extra Heavy Malaga, and with them, we invaded Bensonhurst, Hollywood, East Midwood, Williamsburg and Borough Park. .
We lost The Battle of The Country Clubs.
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Oh, Earl, wherever you are, I wish you could say it for me:
"Now, I ain't got no time for no bulls**t, you hear?"
Next!
Among the pirates claimed to be Jewish were the Lafitte brothers of New Orleans and surrounding parts, who were primarily active in what is technically the Gulf of Mexico.
Perhaps Senator Lieberman prefers Kadima, Likud, Israel Beytenu, Labor or Shas, which could be why he doesn't fit either the Democrats or Republicans well. But a Mossad agent would be much more secretive.