DOAKS

Good Monday. It’s raining in Seattle. For those who do not live here, that sounds like an obvious statement. It’s not. The summers here are gorgeous. And now, with the weather report out of the way, we can proceed to other titillating news.

Last week, I blogged about the plethora of circumstantial evidence that proves that Michael Phelps does not celebrate Passover. Fine. End of story. A chuckle here. A chuckle there.

But not. The saga continues.

Check this out; on Saturday night, Phelps wins his 8th gold medal. Then, on Sunday, I check my site traffic and notice that visitors are reaching my site by searching “is michael phelps jewish“. More traffic is coming to the site today, again, from the search term “is michael phelps jewish”.

If you search on Google, this Yahoo Answer ranks high. My traffic is coming from MSN and Live Search.

Here’s what cracks me up; why did Phelps need to win his EIGHTH Gold for people to start wondering if he was Jewish? Was 4, 5, 6, 7 gold medals not enough of a feat to be curious about his religion? Why did these search queries only begin AFTER his 8th Gold?

I wonder who is searching for this information. (Google Analytics only identifies what browser the user is on…not his/her religious orientations. Knowing Google, this info will probably be available in the nest year or so.)

Two types of folks are searching for this information, though my money is on the first:

1) Jewish people desperately clinging to the hope that Phelps is indeed Jewish. Why? Because that would be good for the Jews and maybe even bring out peace in the Middle East. In fact, if Phelps was Jewish, there is not doubt that he’d be in the running to be the Messiah. White donkey. White speedo. All the same.

2) The paranoid non-Jew, suspicious of all the Jews in power. Just a little fact-checking to make sure the latest American Hero isn’t Semitic!

Anyways, for the Jewish readers of this blog; yes, Spitz was Jewish and Phelps is not. And Phelps just broke Spitz’s record. BUT, that does NOT make Phelps an anti-Semite.

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