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He knows it is derogatory to Jews..not the Shakespeare part...just the racist part JT45242 Jul 2025 #1
My point exactly. no_hypocrisy Jul 2025 #3
My pint was he learned young...long before Roy Cohn was of any importance JT45242 Jul 2025 #6
You could be correct with Fred Sr.'s influence. no_hypocrisy Jul 2025 #7
That's a good possibility. Haggard Celine Jul 2025 #2
Actually, they selected each other. no_hypocrisy Jul 2025 #4
Shylock BeerBarrelPolka Jul 2025 #5
It's a very common slur against Jewish lenders. yardwork Jul 2025 #19
It was BeerBarrelPolka Jul 2025 #22
I did not hear the Jewish part growing up. I just heard it in reference to a loan shark, shady lender or bank...nt mitch96 Jul 2025 #23
Yes.. Cohn was a horrible man, but well-educated and well-read. Trump soaked up nearly every hlthe2b Jul 2025 #8
Maybe we need to knock it off .. . . AverageOldGuy Jul 2025 #9
I'm not holding my breath... PJMcK Jul 2025 #20
"Shylock" used to be a pretty common term, it was used often on tv and in movies. sop Jul 2025 #10
Yes. I recall hearing it in police/crime TV series back in the 1980s and 1990s. John1956PA Jul 2025 #11
That's where my brain first went, as wel. GoCubsGo Jul 2025 #16
Thank you for your reply. I may have heard it from one of the detectives on "Hill Street Blues" back in the early 1980s. John1956PA Jul 2025 #18
Very good observation. Peace. twodogsbarking Jul 2025 #12
Pure KKK vocab from their literature... JCMach1 Jul 2025 #13
It's a common underworld term. Littlered Jul 2025 #14
And you know this how? Gimpyknee Jul 2025 #15
Not as widely talked about, the Trumps were also tight with Norman Vincent Peale... Hugin Jul 2025 #17
Sounds like Stephen Miller Blue Full Moon Jul 2025 #21
K&R - and MILLER is COHN resuscitated UTUSN Jul 2025 #24
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