Someone, somewhere still thinks that former Senator Chuck Hagel would make a fine Secretary of Defense. Sure, some had their reservations about Hagel and his disdain for the “Jewish lobby,” but Sen. Chuck Schumer ran interference this morning, saying that after a 90-minute meeting, Hagel “almost had tears in his eyes when he understood” how hurtful his words could be.
“I said when everyone else can lobby but all of a sudden when those of us who are pro-Israel lobby, it’s a negative, that’s a double standard,” Schumer recalls. “And I’m sure you didn’t mean it, but it harkens to the old days.” The irrepressible Ace of Spaces wonders: if that’s enough to bring Hagel near tears, what else is in store? Let #theeducationofchuckhagel begin.
Hagel Cried Tears of Realization when Chuck Schumer told Him Jews had been historic victims of suspicion by gentiles http://t.co/uTje6rhwH5
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 21, 2013
But the real story is that Chuck Schumer had onion powder up his sleeve to produce the tears. It's a well known trick of the Crafty Ones
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 21, 2013
Chuck Hagel has now watched Fiddler on the Roof so he's all up to speed now.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 21, 2013
It's gonna break this poor man's heart when he finds out about WWII…
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 21, 2013
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Let’s not tell him. What difference, at this point, does it make?
We should probably tell him later, after he's a little time to adjust to his current shock.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 21, 2013
@AceofSpadesHQ They must have missed that whole ugly Holocaust thing when he was studying for his history major.
— Nieds Dead Horse (@NDH_j_m_f) February 21, 2013
#theeducationofchuckhagel His previous position was "I thought these jews were just making things up, to trick me!"
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 21, 2013
#theeducationofchuckhagel "I can still say they're Crafty, right? I mean, that's pretty much a compliment"
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 21, 2013
When Schumer gets over with his ethnic makeoever, we'll be pronouncing Hagel's name as "Hhcrhuck Chhagel" #theeducationofchuckhagel
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 21, 2013
#theeducationofchuckhagel "The Holocaust, whether or not it happened, is a lesson for us all"
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 21, 2013
#theeducationofchuckhagel "Pogroms?!! I thought you said *PROGRAMS*!!!"
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 21, 2013
#theeducationofchuckhagel Chuck Hagel just said the sequester would be "a mitzvah"
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) February 21, 2013
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