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Why Huckabee’s ‘oven’ remarks won’t win Jewish votes

Jul 27, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Jewish Experiences, mic, Political Parties, Religion and Religious Issues, Republicans

Published: MSNBC (July 27, 2015)

When Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee claimed last weekend that President Obama would ultimately “take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven,” the former Arkansas governor wasn’t being simply hyperbolic about the merits of the Iranian nuclear deal. He was banking on the idea that there is a rift between the Democratic president and the American Jewish community – an opening presumably ripe for political exploitation.... Read Original Article

Anti-Semitism, Caitlyn Jenner, and the Insecure Male

Jun 4, 2015 | Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, Jewish Experiences, mic

Published: Good Men Project (June 4, 2015)

Some Men’s Rights Activists are blaming the positive media coverage of Caitlyn Jenner on the Jews. Yes, you read that correctly.

For several weeks, I’ve been carefully preparing an article on a childhood experience that profoundly shaped my worldview today: An act of anti-Semitic bullying that nearly cost me my life.... Read Original Article

You can have black, gay, or Jewish friends and still be a racist bigot

Feb 2, 2015 | Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Jewish Experiences, mic, Race and Racism, Scandals

Published: Daily Dot (February 2, 2015)

Prospective Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is well-known for his opposition to same-sex marriage and other LGBT rights causes, so recently he decided to protect himself from accusations of bigotry by relying on a popular fallacy. “People can be my friends who have lifestyles that are not necessarily my lifestyle,” he insisted.... Read Original Article