When you read “the most prominent Jew in American politics” in the headline, we guarantee you weren’t picturing second gentleman Doug Emhoff. The only thing we can recall Emhoff doing was acting as part of the B-team, along with first lady Dr. Jill Biden, who visited Waukesha a full month after the Christmas parade massacre.
Politico seems to think that Emhoff is emerging as the face of President Joe Biden’s fight against antisemitism. “Emerging” is doing a lot of work there. If you stopped people on the street and asked them who Doug Emhoff is, how many do you think would know?
NEW — Doug Emhoff embraces the burden of being the most prominent Jew in American politics.
from me and @EugeneDaniels2 https://t.co/x5JewLXb6I
— Sam Stein (@samstein) December 6, 2022
Eugene Daniels and Sam Stein write unconvincingly:
Emhoff is not terribly religious — and admits as much. He grew up in Old Bridge, N.J., a community with a fair number of Jews. He attended a temple there and was bar mitzvahed. But he was largely secular, exhibiting the type of faith common among his generation: spiritually connected but observant mainly on the high holidays.
That changed when his wife, Kamala Harris, assumed the vice presidency. Emhoff was not just the first male to occupy his role, he was the first Jew among the four White House principals (the president, vice president, and their respective spouses). He explained to POLITICO last year that he became infused by a sense of purpose and, to a degree, burden.
“It’s really impacted him. He has always lived openly and proudly as a Jew,” said Liza Acevedo, Emhoff’s communications director. “Everything that he is saying publicly on this issue is what he’s saying behind the scenes. He has been outspoken on combating antisemitism and he’s turning his pain into action.”
“Burden.”
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) December 6, 2022
is Chuck jewish?
— Sam Stein (@samstein) December 6, 2022
you'd think all these people who have such strong ideas about america's most prominent political jew would understand sarcasm
— Sam Stein (@samstein) December 6, 2022
What's the joke?
— Drew 🌾🇺🇸 (@Drew4KS) December 6, 2022
Man you’ve gotta take down this article and start over
— DEI coordinator for sinaloa cartel (@Forever_Wario) December 6, 2022
How did you not only manage to tweet the original tweet, but also this tweet?
— Jim Lawrence (@JimLawrence85) December 6, 2022
Who, now?
— Laura Silverman (@LauraJSilverman) December 6, 2022
Did Chuck Schumer or Bernie Sanders, who actually have jobs, die?
— Corny Billups 🌽 (@CornyBillups) December 6, 2022
Literally nobody knows his name unless they're a politics wonk. If I went out and asked 10 people who "Doug Emhoff" is they would all shrug
— Aubrey J Daubrey (@aubrerry) December 6, 2022
I refuse to even read this but… huh? Doug Emhoff is not even a household name
— Sarah Beth Burwick (@sarahbeth345) December 6, 2022
Even if he was a household name, he's just somebody's husband. The Attorney General and Secretary of State are both Jewish. Some might consider that a little more important.
— TNizzle (@TNizzle621) December 6, 2022
This is just embarrassing, he's married to the @VP, that's his only "prominent" quality. You literally shunned so many well deserving "prominent" political leaders!
— 🎄🎅 Deb H 🎄🎅 (@deb_h7) December 6, 2022
@SenSchumer unavailable for comment, for the first time ever.
— Marty Morahan (@MartinMorahan) December 6, 2022
— Treyf Posting (@PostingTreyf) December 6, 2022
Stop trying to make Doug happen. It's not gonna happen.
— Lachonka Poops (@LachonkaP) December 6, 2022
LOL. That is quite a claim that the husband of the mostly-useless Vice President, is the most prominent Jew in American politics.
Most people are likely unaware that he even exists.
— Soquel by the Creek (@SoquelCreek) December 6, 2022
Do you know who Bernie Sanders, Anthony Blinken, Merrick Garland, Ronald Klain, Alejandro Mayorkas, Janet Yellen, Jamie Raskin, Adam Schiff, Elissa Slotkin, DWS, or Lee Zeldin are?
— jeb (@jeb_2020) December 6, 2022
— Grace Alexander (@GraceAl38236563) December 6, 2022
There is no way you are this stupid.
I mean, Politico/MSNBC in your profile … so its likely… but just wow.
— 0255AM (@0255_AM) December 6, 2022
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