American Jewish leaders are expressing concern over declarations by Republican presidential candidates that emphasize the candidates’ Christian faith and their devotion to religious values. Jewish leaders firmly reject suggestions, however, that an attack by candidate Rick Perry, the Texas governor, on Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke during a campaign speech in Iowa earlier this week was anti-Semitic in nature. Bernanke is Jewish.
“If this guy prints more money between now and the election, I don’t know what you would do with him,” Perry reportedly said. “We would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas. Printing more money to play politics at this particular time in American history is almost treacherous – or treasonous – in my opinion.”
Read More: @ haaretz.com
Readers found more information by searching for:
- rick perry anti semite (13)
- rick perry anti semitic (6)
- rick perry antisemitism (4)
- rick perry antisemite (4)
- rick perry anti semitism (3)
- governor perry no toupee (3)
- rick perry antisemitic (3)
- is rick perry jewish (2)
- rick perry toupee (2)
- is Rick perry anti Semitic (2)
- perry antisemitic (2)
- rick perry anti-semitism (1)
- rick perry anti-jewish (1)
- Rick Perry anti-jew (1)
- republican candidate leaders (1)
- wig rick perry (1)
- Rick Perry as an anti-semite (1)
- us republican candidates (1)
You might also like: