Could This Be Racism?? Nah,Democrat Administration Is Above That

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As the article asks,what would happen if a joke referring to a black man and watermelon or ????

James L. Jones' Jewish Joke — Was It Appropriate?

By Nathan Guttman

National Security Adviser James L. Jones doesn’t necessarily come across as the amusing guy at policy events. Rather, the veteran general is known for his measured and careful wording, and his somewhat monotonic delivery.

Maybe that is why some were surprised when Jones decided to open his remarks at the 25-year anniversary gala of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy with a joke. Not just any joke — a Jewish joke that some say was in poor taste.

And here is how it goes:

A Taliban militant gets lost and is wandering around the desert looking for water. He finally arrives at a store run by a Jew and asks for water. The Jewish vendor tells him he doesn’t have any water but can gladly sell him a tie. The Taliban, the jokes goes on, begins to curse and yell at the Jewish storeowner. The Jew, unmoved, offers the rude militant an idea: Beyond the hill, there is a restaurant; they can sell you water. The Taliban keeps cursing and finally leaves toward the hill. An hour later he’s back at the tie store. He walks in and tells the merchant: “Your brother tells me I need a tie to get into the restaurant.”

The joke drew a wave of laughs and applause from participants, many of whom are Jewish. The Washington Institute, an independent think tank widely seen as being pro-Israel, was founded by Jewish donors who are now on the institute’s board.

After the speech, two participants suggested, in private conversations with the Forward, that Jones’ joke might have been inappropriate. After all, making jokes about greedy Jewish merchants can be seen at times as insensitive.

A prominent think-tank source who attended the event said the joke was “wrong in so many levels” and that it “demonstrated a lack of sensitivity.” The source also asked: “Can you imagine him telling a black joke at an event of African Americans?”

Was the joke out of place?

That is probably a matter of taste. One thing is for sure: Some people must have felt a little uncomfortable with it. The White House transcript sent to reporters after the event did not include the joke and conveniently began a couple of minutes into the speech. The video of the event posted on the Washington Institute Web site also did not include this portion of the speech.

Luckily, the event was filmed by C-SPAN and several Israeli TV networks, so everything is on record. Just in case anyone feels a need to keep on digging into Jones’ sense of humor.

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Well I for one thought the joke pretty funny. Did not see it as being inappropriate. Nor as greedy Jewish merchants. My father would have loved this joke and if I were a believer that after we die we go to heaven, I'd say my father's up there laughing louder that all the non Jews. Jews have a very good sense of humor.

I'd go one step further that not one Jewish person felt slighted by this joke. But I could be wrong, I have been known to be wrong every once in a while.

pk

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Well I for one thought the joke pretty funny. Did not see it as being inappropriate. Nor as greedy Jewish merchants. My father would have loved this joke and if I were a believer that after we die we go to heaven, I'd say my father's up there laughing louder that all the non Jews. Jews have a very good sense of humor.

I'd go one step further that not one Jewish person felt slighted by this joke. But I could be wrong, I have been known to be wrong every once in a while.

pk

I thought it rather funny but it wouldn't be hard to see there would be those that wouldn't....

Substitute african american or muslim for the jewish merchant.

You would have had those here clouding up and raining all over you.

But it does seem to depend on which side "a funny " comes from.

When we went thru the Total Compliance Audit I was looking for a better than average attorney.

By that time I only wanted it done. The attorney that I chose had a great sense of humor. I told him I was getting so frustrated I wanted the most legalized crook I could find. He let lose with a hearty laugh and said my name is... Saul Aaron

......... does that do it for you.

I was embarrassed especially as the name as jewish never occurred to me. He wasn't