Barack Obama Aide 'Sorry' For Taliban Jewish Merchant Joke -- The Telegraph
One of President Barack Obama's closest aides was forced to apologise for telling a joke about a Taliban militant who was tricked by a Jewish merchant.
The remarks by Gen James Jones, the US National Security Adviser, at a pro-Israel think tank last week were greeted with laughter and applause at the time, but were soon criticised by the Anti-Defamation League as "inappropriate".
"It's stereotypical. Some people believe they need to start a speech with a joke. This was about the worst kind of joke the head of the National Security Council could have told," said Abraham Foxman, ADL chairman, told ABC.
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My Comment: I know it is a stupid joke .... and yes .... I know that he has apologized .... hence the case is closed. But if Condoleeza Rice had said such a thing when she was President Bush's National Security Adviser, everyone in the Democrat Party, the media, and every left wing blogger that I know would be demanding her resignation 24/7 .... and all of the apologies in the world would not have made a difference.
But in this case .... this story is being explained away as "a row that is being exploited by Right-wing pro-Israel groups hostile to Gen Jones, who is seen as a main instigator of Washington's pressure on Mr Netanyahu".
Is a double standard at play here .... you betcha.
Update: I do know that Condoleeza Rice is incapable of saying such a "bizarre" joke. She was (and is) a professional who always took her role as a senior official in the U.S. Government seriously .... including being cautious and careful with each and everyone of her public statements.
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I note that your fine site often makes comments simply to take a slam at those left of center. Here for example (as in the blogs you cite that you read--all conservative) you defend Rice by saybng this and that about the dumb remark that was made. The remark is not an issue any longer and yet you needed to get in a dig. Recall that Rice lied at one point to the public and got caught up about it. But this you do not note. What had Rice accomplished to enhance our appreciation from overseas compared to Hillary Clinton?
Give the news. Move on.
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