Blame this diary on terrypinder. Really.
So, everyone knows about Carl Paladino's travails in political pandering and how that worked out for him. We did a piece at BagNews called Hostage Crisis featuring this Kathy Willen/AP photo:
But this morning, Rabbi Leven (who wants to create a Hassidic Tea Party), is quoted as follows in a New York Times article:
"The rabbi, Yehuda Levin, who helped write those remarks, said Mr. Paladino "folded like a cheap camera" because of the uproar they had set off. And the rabbi said he could no longer support Mr. Paladino’s candidacy for governor of New York."
Okay, funny enough. Clearly Paladino would have been better off if he'd been caught in an affair (oops, he has) or had a gas attack during a live debate. But how about this quote???
"I was in the middle of eating a kosher pastrami sandwich," Rabbi Levin said. "While I was eating it, they come running and they say, ‘Paladino became [teh] gay!’ I said, ‘What?’ And then they showed me the statement. I almost choked on the kosher salami."
Okay, I added [teh], but what's with the meat metaphors, Rabbi Levin? What exactly are you trying to tell us? And are pastrami and salami the same thing?
The NYT goes on to report:
Mr. Paladino, of course, had not become gay, but had announced that he wanted to clarify that he embraced gay rights and opposed discrimination. In explaining his views, Mr. Paladino and his aides noted that he had a gay nephew who worked for the campaign.
That seemed to bother Rabbi Levin as well. He accused Mr. Paladino of deciding to apologize because "his gay nephew or his family told him so."
"He discovered now he has a gay nephew?" the rabbi said. "Mazel tov! We’ll make a coming-out party!"
Still, the rabbi and his followers can forgive and forget:
Despite his unhappiness, Rabbi Levin did leave the door open for a reconciliation. "Carl, we’ll leave the light on for you," he said. "Come back, Carl."
Nuff said.
New York has all the fun! What's a little immigration scandal or accusations of witchcraftor a Nazi playdate dress up party compared to meat metaphors?