Still pining for John McCain, a ‘Big Guy’ seeks to take back his country
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The Schmooze For Once And For All, Meghan McCain Cannot Be A Victim Of Anti-Semitism
On Tuesday night, Ben Domenech, the founder and publisher of conservative website The Federalist and husband of Meghan McCain, did an odd thing. He tweeted a verbally abusive, sexually explicit rant, accusing late night host Seth Meyers of “going after” his wife with “Idiotic Anti Semitic bullshit.” Here’s the thing: Ben Domenech is not Jewish….
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Fast Forward Steve Bannon Denounces McCain’s Funeral, Calls It ‘High Holy Days’
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was frequently accused of publishing anti-Semitic dog whistles when he ran Breitbart News, which he bragged in 2016 was “the platform for the alt-right.” Now some are seeing one of his latest interview as yet another call-out to Jew-haters. Asked by the Daily Beast about his thoughts on…
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The Schmooze Was Ivanka Texting At John McCain’s Funeral On Shabbat?
Footage of Ivanka Trump at John McCain’s memorial service shows the first daughter and presidential advisor focusing on something in her lap during several eulogies, including those given by former senator Joe Lieberman and bereaved daughter Meghan McCain. Now Nancy Jew — girl detective and halakhah sleuth — must solve several mysteries: Was Ivanka Trump…
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Breaking News Joe Lieberman Praises John McCain In Eulogy — Jokes About ‘Having To Walk’ To Funeral On Shabbat
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In his eulogy for his close friend John McCain, Joe Lieberman recalled McCain’s accommodation of Lieberman’s Jewish observance and his love of Jerusalem. Lieberman, the former senator from Connecticut, recalled traveling around the world with McCain, the Arizona Republican senator who died last week, together with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; the three…
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Fast Forward John McCain Would Have Passed The ‘Anne Frank Test,’ Says Atlantic Editor
During a conversation about the Holocaust, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic told Sen. John McCain that he would have passed the “Anne Frank Test.” Jeffrey Goldberg wrote in The Atlantic that he talked every so often about the Holocaust with McCain, who died Saturday of brain cancer. McCain told him that all civilized people, and…
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Breaking News John McCain Dies At 81
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. John McCain, who made human rights and Israel centerpieces of his advocacy for a robust U.S. influence across the planet, has died. The Arizona Republican, who on Friday declined further treatment for brain cancer, died Saturday. He was 81. He was with his family at the family ranch in Sedona, Arizona…
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Fast Forward Joe Lieberman ‘Praying’ For John McCain As He Halts Treatment For Brain Cancer
Joe Lieberman is praying for his friend Sen. John McCain, who decided to discontinue treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, ABC News reported Friday. “Becoming John McCain’s friend has been one of the great blessings of my life,” Lieberman said in a statement. “Today I am praying for him and his family.” NEW:…
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