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December 31st at 8:00AM

Again with the Most Important Jews in Politics of 2008 Already!

POSTED BY: Gladstone

As 2008 draws to a close, we thought it appropriate to run Gladstone's year-end round-up of the the eight most important Jews in American politics of the past year, that he'd originally written to celebrate American Jewishyishness and the eight nights of Hanukkah.

If you missed it the first eight times, here's your chance to catch up...



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LAST COMMENT:

I think that in honor of the 12 days of Christmas, you should have presented us with 12 rich, powerful, whoring non-Jewish smucks who helped fuck everything up this year. That shouldn't be too difficult to manage. Btw, Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear: http://openanthropology.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/christmas-2008-what-a-riot/

by Kvetch January 3rd at 8:52PM
December 25th at 4:52PM

The Most Important Jews in Politics of 5768-69: Fifth Night - David Axelrod

POSTED BY: Gladstone


David Axelrod

Several times during cable news's reporting of the 2008 election I asked myself, "why is CNN interviewing that sleepy labor union representative about Obama's campaign strategy?"

But that question only belied my own ignorance. For that vaguely unkempt mustached gentleman was no disgruntled shop teacher, but Barack Obama's brilliant campaign strategist, David Axelrod.

Axelrod is credited with engineering Obama's unprecedented Presidential victory, and by all accounts, his efforts represent the most successful Jewish direction of a Black since Steven Spielberg led Oprah Winfrey to an Oscar nomination in The Color Purple.

Go back to the fourth night.