“Best of the NJDC Policy Conference”

Aaron Keyak — September 25, 2008 – 7:06 pm | Democrats | Election 2008 | Israel | Obama Comments (0) Add a comment

Here is some more from our favorite blogger, Josh Rolnick of the Neurotic Democrat Blog with an entry titled, "Best of the NJDC Policy Conference."

In this entry Rolnick touches on the, best joke, best non-sequitur, best opener, best political analysis, biggest understatement, best analogy, and many more.

 

Here are a few:

BEST JOKE: Joe Biden

Every year, the Yeshiva University crew team takes on the Harvard crew team, and, every year, Yeshiva gets creamed. Finally, the Yeshiva coach says he’s had enough, and asks one of his team members to go spy on the Harvard team, to learn why they are so successful.  The guy goes and hides in the bushes alongside the river, and watches the Harvard team as it passes by. Then, he leaps up, runs from the riverside, and finds his coach.

“I’ve got it!” he says. “I know the secret to their success! They’ve got eight guys rowing, and only one yelling!”

BEST NON SEQUITUR: Joe Biden

Who added: “That’s what we have to do this election: Ignore the malarkey, distractions, emails, and get behind Barack Obama. Straight up, folks.”

BEST OPENER: Al Franken

“Thank you Mark. Thank you Ira. Thank you Jews. Thank you Democrats. Thank you members of the press — some of whom are probably Jews.”

BEST POLITICAL ANALYSIS: Al Franken

Who noted that he was running against Sen. Norm Coleman (a Jew) who had succeeded Sen. Paul Wellstone (also a Jew), and concluded: “Minnesota is just not ready for a gentile.”

BIGGEST UNDERSTATEMENT: Nathan Gonzales

“It’s hip to like Barack Obama. It’s hip to wear an Obama T-shirt. I don’t think many people think it’s cool to wear a John McCain T-shirt.”

BEST ANALOGY: Amy Walter

Who compared the election to the baseball season. Most people, she said, are just tuning in to the baseball season now, as the playoffs are about to start. “I have no idea who led the league in June,” she said. “But I know it now.” She added: “All those games played during the season mean very little to me.” Similarly, she said, so much of what happened during the primaries and even into the general election — for instance, the Rev. Wright controversy — has little impact on people tuning in now. “It’s just stuff that happened,” she said.

 

To check out the rest click here.

 

Rolnick has also been really busy with other post during our conference. If you've read this far on an NJDC post, these are all right up your alley.

• "RJC Peddles Lies About Obama, Hurting Israel"
• "The Jewish Gender Gap"
• "What it Will Mean For You"
• "Biden: Obama Gets Israel in His Kishkes"
  

 

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