http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/08/14/158773637/leader-of-anti-semitic-party-in-hungary-discovers-hes-jewish?ft=1&f=1001
Hysterical! Or just ironic?
Man, Hungarians can't get anything right.
Self-loathing jews are newsworthy now?
Why are all the outlets covering this story now? As the NPR article states and from my recollection - didn't we discuss this back in June?
At least he's not a gypsy.
@garbon- I seem to recall our resident beet farmer mentioning it. :yes:
NPR points out that AP only just picked it up/ran a piece on it today....
Quote from: Arvoreen on August 14, 2012, 01:31:29 PM
NPR points out that AP only just picked it up/ran a piece on it today....
Which again goes back to my question. Are we just that much more informed about Hungary than the mainstream press that we had our scoop almost 2 months prior?
That makes sense - once AP picks it up it'll spread all over.
But yeah Tamas has kept us up to date on it for awhile now - maybe as far back as 2010.
Man Jobbik must be full of some dim bulbs. If you're running a modern sortof-kindof-wedon'twanttosay anti-semitic party, you WANT a token Jew around to be able to say "see? we're not anti-semitic - we just hate Zionism/circumcision/international financiers".
"We're not anti-Jewish, our own leader is Jewish"
Quote from: Josephus on August 14, 2012, 01:39:54 PM
"We're not anti-Jewish, our own leader is Jewish"
Precisely.
Despite the fact he isn't actually Jewish, given that he doesn't practice it, didn't know about it, and is probably at least nominally Catholic.
Quote from: Josephus on August 14, 2012, 01:39:54 PM
"We're not anti-Jewish, our own leader is Jewish"
plus keeping a bribing jew on the books works both ways. "we have a jew as are leader, and he's a coniving dirty jew just like we told you all jews are!"
Quote from: garbon on August 14, 2012, 01:33:50 PM
Quote from: Arvoreen on August 14, 2012, 01:31:29 PM
NPR points out that AP only just picked it up/ran a piece on it today....
Which again goes back to my question. Are we just that much more informed about Hungary than the mainstream press that we had our scoop almost 2 months prior?
We have an embeeted reporter.
Quote from: sbr on August 14, 2012, 01:59:24 PM
Quote from: garbon on August 14, 2012, 01:33:50 PM
Quote from: Arvoreen on August 14, 2012, 01:31:29 PM
NPR points out that AP only just picked it up/ran a piece on it today....
Which again goes back to my question. Are we just that much more informed about Hungary than the mainstream press that we had our scoop almost 2 months prior?
We have an embeeted reporter.
Things I know far more than the regular person thanks to Languish:
-Hungarian politics
-anime and comic books
-bicycles
-British journalism industry
-Baltimore crime blotter
-Polish gay rights (or lack thereof)
-Ohio crime blotter
I used to update everyone on Yukon current events, but I can't be bothered to tell you what's happening in Edmonton. :(
Thanks implies gratitude.
Quote from: garbon on August 14, 2012, 02:10:05 PM
Thanks implies gratitude.
i liked hearing about the yukon. It made me happy i didn't live in the yukon :D
Quote from: Arvoreen on August 14, 2012, 01:17:01 PM
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/08/14/158773637/leader-of-anti-semitic-party-in-hungary-discovers-hes-jewish?ft=1&f=1001
Hysterical! Or just ironic?
Both