Bernie Goldberg: And They Say Jews are Smart
posted May 18, 2009 at 1:25pm
Frankly, I don’t even know if Bernie Goldberg IS a Jew, but since he doesn’t even know if I’m a liberal, I suppose that makes us even.
Last night an old friend from my days on Capitol Hill (really old days) working for what some (in Arizona, at least) would consider a liberal senator, shot me an email with a link to the latest Sarah Palin/Down syndrome controversy.
It’s more about a guy named Bernie Goldberg. I’ll let you read about what he said for yourself. I have some thoughts on it — some very hot thoughts — that I’m going to let simmer before I start sharing.
Even if you don’t care to read about some asshole claiming liberals don’t have babies with Down syndrome, you will enjoy Schyuler’s Monster, a really great blog. There’s even a link to a Jon Stewart clip. Enjoy. And, I suspect, get really, really mad.
Jon Stewart’s reaction at the end of the Goldberg portion will make your day, I promise.
You are correct. My day has been made!
“The Special Olympics is to winners as Fox News is to experts. If you show up, you are one.”
Freaking awesome.
Thank you for sharing!
P.S. This almost makes up for the whole Dan Savage disaster!
Oh, Amy, you and Jon Stewart have made my day as well — I’d like to invite Mr. Bernie Goldberg over to our liberal thanksgiving so he can meet a few fine people who not only have a child with Ds but knew that we would before he was born. Oh, and I have a disability too — I use a wheelchair — but please don’t tell him because that will totally ruin the surprise.
It is said that even a blind hog may find an acorn now and then. Thank you, Jon Stewart, for that nugget.
I love this:
” “Please politicize your own kids, not ours.”
Ass. ”
snap!
He has a followup post to that now. I made a comment on it if he approves it.
I like this guy (have you read his book?).
Bernie doesn’t know when to shut up, the follow up he provides in response to Jon Stewart’s comments just serves to dig himself a bigger hole. Interesting that he and his ilk don’t get that what they are advocating is Sarah Palin’s “choice.” Yes Bernie we get that she made a particular “choice,” do you?