Weprin Loses: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Blames Orthodox Jews

Bob Turner, an obscure, 70-year-old, retired cable television executive, running on the Republican ticket, has just defeated Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin in a race for the House seat vacated by Anthony Weiner. This marks the first time in 80 years that a Republican has been elected to represent New York's 9th district in an election widely considered as a referendum on Obama's policies.

According to The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/nyregion/ny-democrats-try-to-avoid-upset-in-special-election.html?hp), Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was quick to blame Orthodox Jewry for Weprin's defeat:

"But Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, said the district’s large concentration of Orthodox Jews made it unusual and meant the race had few national ramifications.

'In this district, there is a large number of people who went to the polls tonight who didn’t support the president to begin with and don’t support Democrats — and it’s nothing more than that,' she said in a telephone interview."

Yeah, right, Debbie, it had absolutely nothing to do with unemployment and the state of the economy. This is almost as believable as "Change we can believe in." But thanks anyway for blaming the Orthodox Jews in the district. I'm sure this will lead to greater tolerance and understanding throughout the US.