He’s so Vain. I guess he thinks this Kippah’s about him.
The Kippah in Seattle is in a rarity competition with the sunshine. That’s how seldom I see a Kippah. Not that I am complaining. Giggles.
I am not sure what has lower odds of existing in Seattle, a Kippah sighting OR a pro-Bush bumper sticker. It’s a toss-up.
This following story will further prove this point.
The local Jewish paper is the JTNews. On Friday of last week, I did a Google Blog search for the word “kippah“. I come across a blog post written by Joel Magalnick, editor of the JTNews. So I begin reading: I was driving near University Village yesterday and waiting at a stoplight next to a couple guys in an Acura, both wearing kippot. The driver’s kippah was white leather with an Obama logo on it….
My initial reaction was one of joy. Sweet! Someone was wearing an Obamica, no doubt purchased from my site. Then a new sensation overcame me. One of those “I’m such an idiot” sensations. Because I drive an Acura and was driving in the University Village with a friend, while wearing the Obamica on my head!
So, it is small Kippah world in Seattle. Indeed. Here’s video proof that I drive an Acura.
Here’s the other irony, other than the irony of the Jewish editor spotting me wearing an Obamica; Joel writes the following: You’re wearing kippot because you’re Orthodox, but by publicly and openly expressing your support for a Democratic candidate, you’re blowing away that (recent) stereotype that the Orthodox are all conservative and wouldn’t touch a liberal in the Oval Office, particularly with all the ridiculous rhetoric surrounding Obama and his religious/Israel beliefs.
Cough. Cough.
First off, I do not yet know who I am voting for. As previously stated, I alternate between the McCippah and Obamica.
Second, I am Orthodox. And I have openly expressed my disgust about the falsities being circulated about Obama. In fact, Daily Kos even linked to a post of mine last week.
Three, Joel, while attempting to write about the “blowing away of a stereotype” (that Orthodox Jews are all conservatives), managed to reinforce another stereotype: namely, that all Jewish Editors are blatantly liberal. Hehe.
