Koch on Carter apology: Too little, but not too late http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/koch-on-carter-apology-too-little-but-not-t0o-late/ Former New York Mayor Ed Koch responds to President Jimmy Carter’s apology to the Jewish community. en-us aeden@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-12-29T;19:48:00-05:00 Comment by Rachel rzha@juno.com Sadly, I believe Carter himself agrees with the previous poster—that he has nothing to appologize for but has done so to help further the political aspirations of his grandson. I doubt that anything, except maybe another book and talk show circuit detailing all the lies and distortions of his previous missives and setting the record straight, will make me believe he’s sincere. And even that may not suffice, since I’ve seen transcripts of some pretty hair-raising conversations of his during his run for the White House. I’m still smarting from the knowledge that I was duped by this anti-Semite’s lack of candor into casting my first-ever vote for him. The damage this man has done remains, and I hope no one of high position in the Jewish community anywhere offers him up another cheek—except possibly a tuchas one for kissing. Sadly, I believe Carter himself agrees with the previous poster—that he has nothing to appologize for but has done so to help further the political aspirations of his grandson.
I doubt that anything, except maybe another book and talk show circuit detailing all the lies and distortions of his previous missives and setting the record straight, will make me believe he’s sincere. And even that may not suffice, since I’ve seen transcripts of some pretty hair-raising conversations of his during his run for the White House.
I’m still smarting from the knowledge that I was duped by this anti-Semite’s lack of candor into casting my first-ever vote for him.
The damage this man has done remains, and I hope no one of high position in the Jewish community anywhere offers him up another cheek—except possibly a tuchas one for kissing.

]]> 2012-05-23T;03:01:00-05:00 Comment by O loffen0621@cs.com “Not enough!  Just like when Henry Ford (after instigating anti semitism everwhere-being totally pro Hitler) apologized to the jewish people (the few to survive the Holocaust).” Carter certainly has plenty to apologize for, but not nearly as much as Ford, a truly vicious antisemite, had.  (And there is reason to question the sincerity of what apologies Ford did offer.) “I don’t see what President Carter has to apologize about. But, what the hell - anything for a grandson.” So, you see nothing wrong with Carter’s regular demonization of Israel and advocacy on behalf of the likes of Hamas, Sheikh Zayad, etc.? “Not enough!  Just like when Henry Ford (after instigating anti semitism everwhere-being totally pro Hitler) apologized to the jewish people (the few to survive the Holocaust).”

Carter certainly has plenty to apologize for, but not nearly as much as Ford, a truly vicious antisemite, had.  (And there is reason to question the sincerity of what apologies Ford did offer.)

“I don’t see what President Carter has to apologize about. But, what the hell - anything for a grandson.”

So, you see nothing wrong with Carter’s regular demonization of Israel and advocacy on behalf of the likes of Hamas, Sheikh Zayad, etc.?

]]> 2012-05-23T;03:01:00-05:00 Comment by Carl Maltzman cmaltzmanesq@hotmail.com I could respect Koch more on Jewish affairs if I hadn’t just seen footage of him attending midnight Xmas mass at St. Patrick’s cathedral.  Sadly, he is a regular there, more than can be said about his synagogue attendance. I could respect Koch more on Jewish affairs if I hadn’t just seen footage of him attending midnight Xmas mass at St. Patrick’s cathedral.  Sadly, he is a regular there, more than can be said about his synagogue attendance.

]]> 2012-05-23T;03:01:00-05:00 Comment by John Farbarik johnfarbarik8310@msn.com I don’t see what President Carter has to apologize about. But, what the hell - anything for a grandson. I don’t see what President Carter has to apologize about. But, what the hell - anything for a grandson.

]]> 2012-05-23T;03:01:00-05:00 Comment by Deborah debby00@hotmail.com Not enough!  Just like when Henry Ford (after instigating anti semitism everwhere-being totally pro Hitler) apologized to the jewish people (the few to survive the Holocaust). Not enough!  Just like when Henry Ford (after instigating anti semitism everwhere-being totally pro Hitler) apologized to the jewish people (the few to survive the Holocaust).

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