Ultra-conservative Rabbi Daniel Lapin, filling in Monday for Kirby Wilbur (KVI m-f, 5-9a) nearly endorsed Barack Obama, and also shed some fascinating dish on how he checks up on his daughters' (he has seven!) boyfriends.
(The rabbi, under a cloud from the Jack Abramoff scandals, left the Seattle market (KTTH, KVI, KKOL) a couple of years ago for an off and on again Sunday show, The Unraveling Rabbi for San Francisco's KSFO. It's presently on... 1-4p. Read our many posts about Lapin's travails by scrolling down here).
Lapin, though pedantic, didactic, long-winded and as boring as always, surprised us today.
(As we do Bryan Styble, we miss Rabbi Daniel Lapin. He's on that
hallowed list of wack-a-do local blabberjockeys Seattle talk stations
have eliminated to cut costs, and provide Sanforized ones who
don't scare the horses, or commit felonies).
Seems, that while in Jerusalem, (in the Middle East, not the one in Ohio) last week, a be-yarmulked Obama stuffed a note to God in a crack in the Western (Wailing) Wall, as is the custom.
Unfortunately, some kid pried it out and gave it to the press before God got a chance to read it. (Barack just can't catch a break, can he?) The note was photographed and appeared on front pages to be enjoyed, presumably, with Israeli citizens' morning bagels.
It read: "Lord - protect my family and me. Forgive my sins, and help me guard against pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just. And make me an instrument of your will." (Typical far-left mockery of everything that's sacred).
The poo hit the air conditioning in Israel where intercepting God's mail is widely considered sacrilegious.
Our Rabbi has a very close friend, "an extraordinarily successful handwriting expert," who was able to analyze Obama's handwriting for KVI listeners.
(Do tell...)
But before rebbi shared the analysis with the KVI listening audience,
he qualified his friend's expertise, saying: "I've used him when some
of my
(Chastity belts: not just a great idea, they're kosher!)
daughters (HE HAS SEVEN!) have been dating guys and the dating gets a little serious. I get the guy to write something and I send it to this [handwriting] guy so's [sic] I can get a reading of the real personality of the fella who wants to marry my daughter."
What else he does Lapin do to ensure the honor of their suitors? lie detectors? bugging devices? private detectives? chastity belts?
That was news enough, but when the rabbi finally read the analysis, it was not only complimentary of Obama, it was almost gushing!
Highly intelligent, not in an intellectual way but very much in terms of a high level of mental and cognitive ability. Innovative. I think he's honest and open, but I would need his signature to be sure of that. He's intuitive, a combination of intelligence and intuition will be invaluable in decision-making. He is not sensitive to others and he is not overly sensitive to himself. He doesn't get hurt easily but he could hurt others easily without knowing. Maybe that's not a bad thing for a political leader. A bit of a bull in the China shop potentially. He's still naive, a bit immature, almost effeminate in some ways.
Did the Rabbi Lapin glom onto that last line and call him a girly-man with a propensity to feeling sorry for homosexuals?
No.
Instead, he said, "I've listened to talk radio hosts pointing out contradictions and flip flops. I don't think there's any point in that -- they're missing the whole point. Obama is just radiating charisma. The majority of the people who are excited will not have their minds changed if you point out an inconsistency here, or an error there. It doesn't matter ... They're judging him on his intentions and the charisma he beams out."
Carleen, despairing: "They won't care what comes out of the debates, they won't care what further gaffes there are between now and election day? So it's done?"
Lapin; " ... it's absolutely done. ... I don't think it's the biggest calamity in the world. The worst thing that could happen is the the two liberals on the court will be replaced by two more liberals. So nothing's changed."
He then hurried off to a break.
Wow. We don't believe in miracles, but even Bill Clinton's endorsement of Obama was more tepid than that.
Maybe Lapin is having a endlife crisis... we can only pray.
Rabbi Daniel Lapin is to reality what Bill Clinton is to morality.
I can only imagine how hard it was for Carleen to contain herself.
Posted by: Duffman | July 29, 2008 at 06:22 AM
Well sparky it looks like some folks think that JE is a viable choice for V.P. ...ergo, don't you think we s/be concerned about the truth in his regard.
Posted by: Duffman | July 29, 2008 at 07:51 AM
Hoping for the Rabbi's endlife crisis? More anti-Semitsm, eh Michael? Why don't you pick on your own faith, (as if you had one.)
Posted by: Jobim | July 29, 2008 at 10:06 AM
The fur is gonna fly wWhen Michael Medved hears about Lapin's comments on Obama. Don't be surprised if Medved slaps the rabbi with a yarmukle.
Posted by: orcas | July 29, 2008 at 03:20 PM
Lapin is a big Jackass. Speaking of jackasses, Ron an Don had a good show on that fracas up on 15th East friday night, involving that Critical Mass cyclist mob. A motorist pLowed through several of them after they tried to illegally imprison his car to let their smelly disgusting mob of jackasses pass on their bikes. None of the bikers were seriously hurt, but the driver was hit in the back of the head with a bike lock, requiring staples to close the wound. A sneak attack like this, confirms my opinion of Critical Mass members as a bunch unattractive female trolls and cowardly wimps and punks with three inch penises who have to chilishly ride their bikes around town in a huge mob to feel important. I wish I'd been on hand to see a few of those arrogant pukes knocked on their asses.
Posted by: Tommy008 | July 29, 2008 at 04:49 PM
But it's Better Ooba Tooba!!!
Posted by: Tommy008 | July 29, 2008 at 04:58 PM
I am just hanging on the thought of an effeminate Commander in Chief. At least that helps me understand how the mass of effeminized Seattle men are drooling over Obambam.
Yep, that esplains it all.
Kinda funny though.
Posted by: chuck | July 29, 2008 at 06:49 PM
WOW, Tommy and Dori actually agree on something.
Posted by: nevets | July 29, 2008 at 08:47 PM
Sounds wierd - too much blah blah blah. That's why I am bored by listening to him as I change the station after a few minutes.
Posted by: KS | July 29, 2008 at 08:58 PM
Speaking of the sliver-tongued devil, the latest piece on his campaign - from Powerline blog
(He suggested that properly inflated tires can make just as much of a savings in gasoline as drilling offshore - too the amazement of many)
"The stunned silence with which the crowd greets this howler suggests that most Americans have a more practical understanding of energy consumption than Obama.
Just for fun, I did the math. Properly inflating your tires can improve gas mileage by 3%. Of course, many people already keep their tires properly inflated, and many more are at least close to being properly inflated. Let's be generous and assume that one-half of the total possible savings would be realized if we all inflated our tires properly; that's a net gain of 1.5% fuel efficiency.
Americans drive approximately 2,880 billion miles per year. If we average 24 mpg, we use around 120 billion gallons of gasoline in our vehicles. If, through perfect tire inflation, we improved our collective fuel efficiency by 1.5%, that would be 1.8 billion gallons. A barrel of oil produces around 20 gallons of gasoline, so the total savings available through tire inflation is approximately 90,000,000 barrels of oil annually.
How does this stack up against "all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling?"
ANWR: 10 billion barrels
Outer Continental Shelf: 18 billion barrels (estimated; the actual total is undoubtedly much higher, since exploration has been banned)
Oil shale: 1 trillion barrels
So, on the above assumptions, it would take only 11,308 years of proper tire inflation to equal "all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling."
Obama is a curious case. He gives the impression of being an intelligent guy, but through his unscripted comments we have learned that he knows little about history, science or mathematics. He also seems rather shockingly short on common sense, as this most recent gaffe illustrates."
Posted by: KS | July 30, 2008 at 06:50 PM
Obama is like a good-looking, superficially charming actor playing the role of J.F.K.- ALL SIZZLE AND NO STEAK
Posted by: Tommy008 | July 30, 2008 at 09:18 PM
Shoot
No steak, hell, not even decent quality tofu burger.
Posted by: chuck | July 30, 2008 at 09:43 PM