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(4,949 posts) Sun Jun 21, 2015, 12:41 PM Jun 2015

Wife of Israel's interior minister tweets, and deletes, racist joke about President Obama [View all]

Source: BUSINESS INSIDER

Judy Mozes, an Israeli talk-show host and the wife of the country’s Interior Minister, tweeted a racist joke about President Barack Obama on Sunday morning.

She then quickly deleted it and apologized.

Mozes, who is married Silvan Shalom, a Likud party member and currently vice prime minister and head of the Ministry of the Interior, tweeted a joke she said she heard that compared Obama's skin color to a weak cup of coffee.

She has nearly 75,000 followers.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/wife-of-israeli-minister-tweets-racist-joke-about-president-obama-2015-6

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Wife of Israel's interior minister tweets, and deletes, racist joke about President Obama [View all] hue Jun 2015 OP

Sorry if I caused any offence to anyone.... dhill926 Jun 2015 #1

yep Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #11

I am so tired of this shit. Every damn day.... Laurian Jun 2015 #2

There was a GD thread on this earlier on this BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #3

If that's all she said, who cares? truthisfreedom Jun 2015 #4

He is orange... Chicago1980 Jun 2015 #5

So the joke implies Obama is weak? aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2015 #7

His skin is some color or other. True. So what? HardLineDem Jun 2015 #21

Tepid stuff pscot Jun 2015 #10

Giving this type of thing a pass is what eventually leads to racist massacres. yardwork Jun 2015 #18

+1 well said n/t cosmicone Jun 2015 #31

+ 1 red dog 1 Jun 2015 #36

It wasn't given a pass oberliner Jun 2015 #38

I'm responding to the poster up thread who said that this is no big deal. yardwork Jun 2015 #43

can't agree with you there. Schema Thing Jun 2015 #65

I'd rationalize it if my bias depended on it too... LanternWaste Jun 2015 #68

These Israeli haters are no different than the ones in the USA and they should not wonder why jwirr Jun 2015 #6

Thanks. I thought I was the only one who felt this way. eom Frustratedlady Jun 2015 #41

Racist piece of crap. Why are we letting kids here go hungry and sending these fools money? jtuck004 Jun 2015 #8

"Let them dry up and blow away. Fuck the whole occupying country." oberliner Jun 2015 #12

More like the reaction to the last 40 years. n/t Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #15

So the post is unrelated to the OP? oberliner Jun 2015 #29

Did history just start for you this A.M.? cya jtuck004 Jun 2015 #37

Haven't read much Eibl-Eibesfeldt I'm guessing. Psephos Jun 2015 #66

And so is bigotry. CYA! grossproffit Jun 2015 #78

Not surprised...Racism is rife among the Israelis Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #9

Not quite as rife as in the United States oberliner Jun 2015 #13

That's debatable. n/t Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #16

Has the US tried to sterilize its black citizens in the past five years? Chakab Jun 2015 #17

It's been suggested by some white politicians. /nt yardwork Jun 2015 #19

Who knows for sure? arikara Jun 2015 #20

...and that doesn't happen in Israel? Chakab Jun 2015 #22

Have you heard about what happened in Charleston, SC (USA) last week? oberliner Jun 2015 #26

Isn't there constant violence based on ethnicity/religion in Israel? And isn't the government Chakab Jun 2015 #32

no, Israel is not "subjugating an entire ethnic group within its borders?" Mosby Jun 2015 #45

link? 6chars Jun 2015 #72

Bah, rumor and innuendo is all that's needed for some. grossproffit Jun 2015 #75

"Rumor and innuendo" that was reported by mainstream news outlets all over the world. Chakab Jun 2015 #80

Here you go. Chakab Jun 2015 #79

Ah. And here is something a little more recent. 6chars Jun 2015 #81

Oh pleazzzzzeee... Purveyor Jun 2015 #25

You don't think racism is as serious a problem in the US as it is in Israel? oberliner Jun 2015 #27

You know I think so. I think they take cues from us on that shit. bravenak Jun 2015 #51

You might have a point Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #70

Stereotyping an entire country isn't any different than what this OP is about. grossproffit Jun 2015 #74

What a fool. What a freak. C Moon Jun 2015 #14

She has a Facebook page oldandhappy Jun 2015 #23

Email for the husband is -- oldandhappy Jun 2015 #24

Pretty sure he isn't responsible for his wife's tweets oberliner Jun 2015 #28

I agree with you. oldandhappy Jun 2015 #34

let's fork over a couple billion elehhhhna Jun 2015 #30

We can afford national healthcare and education oberliner Jun 2015 #39

That is true. yardwork Jun 2015 #44

+1 Enthusiast Jun 2015 #47

Who is the "we" directing those resources? The Stranger Jun 2015 #54

Some people think Obama is weak because... HassleCat Jun 2015 #33

sounds like your "some people" are all the republicans who visited Israel to schmooze, while their Sunlei Jun 2015 #60

She's a stupid, racist pig, red dog 1 Jun 2015 #35

+1 Enthusiast Jun 2015 #48

Every once in a while they drop their guard (get drunk)... 63splitwindow Jun 2015 #40

And Israel expects how much money from the United States? catbyte Jun 2015 #42

Your post is in response to this tweet from this woman? oberliner Jun 2015 #50

Makes perfect sense. The Stranger Jun 2015 #53

Seriously? Her husband is Interior Minister & she feels free to toss out racist jokes catbyte Jun 2015 #57

It's sickening and sad what Israel has become. 4now Jun 2015 #46

This is in response to this one woman's tweet? oberliner Jun 2015 #49

Then start your own thread about people running for President. The Stranger Jun 2015 #52

Such as? Michael Oren is another data point. nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #56

This is in response to an entire spectrum of belief and behavior exemplified by one tweet. LanternWaste Jun 2015 #69

what IYO has Israel 'become'? More republican obama haters? Sunlei Jun 2015 #59

Yes, it's sickening that a post on racism would bring out so many bigots. grossproffit Jun 2015 #76

Israel is different from old South Africa...how? McCamy Taylor Jun 2015 #55

Your comment is in response to this woman's tweet? oberliner Jun 2015 #62

are you saying that response is an overreaction? 6chars Jun 2015 #73

She is a popular talk show host and the wife of an elected official so she is not just betterdemsonly Jun 2015 #83

Sean Hannity is a popular talk show host oberliner Jun 2015 #84

We have a republican congress so yes he does. n/t betterdemsonly Jun 2015 #85

lets hope the twitter- woman didn't hear the 'joke' from her husband. republicans have spent Sunlei Jun 2015 #58

There are much more offensive anti-Obama jokes going around Republican circles I am sure oberliner Jun 2015 #63

oh I know. The republican 'bone nose' & watermelon emails were very offensive. republican birthers Sunlei Jun 2015 #64

What a putz. En Garde Jun 2015 #61

I like my president like I like my coffee: hot, strong, with a dash of cream. Hekate Jun 2015 #67

Sick joke. DCBob Jun 2015 #71

Very disappointed to read this. grossproffit Jun 2015 #77

Likud gained power in Israel by pandering to racism, betterdemsonly Jun 2015 #82