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Some politicians I want to keep on talking because I know they'll shove the foot deeper & deeper:

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — A Republican candidate for Senate from Arkansas reportedly referred to Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer as "that Jew" during a recent appearance before a Republican group.

State Sen. Kim Hendren told The Associated Press Thursday that he was wrong to refer to Schumer's religious affiliation during a Republican committee meeting last week. Hendren said he doesn't remember the exact wording of his comment, but he was quoted by conservative blogger Jason Tolbert as calling Schumer "that Jew."

"I ought not to have referred to it at all," Hendren told the AP. "When I referred to him as Jewish, it wasn't because I don't like Jewish people."

Hendren said he made the reference as he talked about comments the senior senator made criticizing some elements of the Republican Party.

"I shouldn't have gotten into this Jewish business because it distracts from the issue," Hendren said.

Representatives of Schumer declined to comment on the matter.

Hendren, who once ran for governor as a Democrat against Bill Clinton in 1982, is the only person to have declared their candidacy to challenge Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln in 2010. Hendren is also the minority leader in the state Senate.

He also said, "At the meeting I was trying to point out that, unlike Senator Schumer, I believe in traditional values , like we used to see on The Andy Griffith Show." Since 70% of Jews voted for Obama (remember, they were supposed to despise him), & Arlen Spector quit the party, it was just a matter of time before the Repugs began dropping Judeo from their defense of so-called traditional Judeo-Christian values. There's a popular protestant Bible study guide based on The Andy Griffith Show. We all know Mayberry: two cops, one drunk guy who always locked himself up. The pop culture thing isn't unusual. Years ago, some colleges used The Gospel According to Peanuts as a text for introductory Bible studies, but like the comic strip it was overly-influenced by 20th Century existential theology.

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