Nobody's laughing
Some Jackie Mason watchers are having déjà vu all over again.
In 1989, the comedian/political pundit — who was working with Rudy Giuliani’s mayoral campaign — caused a major firestorm when he called New York City African-American then-mayoral candidate David Dinkins “a fancy schvartzer with a mustache.” (The word “schvartzer” is derogatory Yiddish for a black person.)
Mason compounded the problem when he said, “There is a sick Jewish problem of voting for a black man no matter how unfit he is for the job.”
Giuliani booted Mason from his campaign, although, according to a biography on his homepage, Mason currently writes for several conservative and Jewish news organizations.
So some were startled to see a video on YouTube in which Mason says that Illinois senator Barack Obama is being taken seriously as a presidential candidate “just because he’s black.” Mason goes on to say that instead of running for president, Obama should become a waiter or a doorman.
“Everybody feels guilty about the blacks never getting a chance at the presidency,” Mason said, “They already became mayors, they already became governors and senators and now the next step is the presidency.”
Some find Obama appealing, Mason says, because he’s “not threatening,” he’s soft-spoken and tall, and he has a nice haircut.
Then, addressing Obama, Mason says: “Maybe you should take a test for something that you can do. Maybe you should be the head waiter in a restaurant since you never said an intelligent thing in your life. . . . Maybe you should be a doorman.”
Nobody's laughing
Some Jackie Mason watchers are having déjà vu all over again.
In 1989, the comedian/political pundit — who was working with Rudy Giuliani’s mayoral campaign — caused a major firestorm when he called New York City African-American then-mayoral candidate David Dinkins “a fancy schvartzer with a mustache.” (The word “schvartzer” is derogatory Yiddish for a black person.)
Mason compounded the problem when he said, “There is a sick Jewish problem of voting for a black man no matter how unfit he is for the job.”
Giuliani booted Mason from his campaign, although, according to a biography on his homepage, Mason currently writes for several conservative and Jewish news organizations.
So some were startled to see a video on YouTube in which Mason says that Illinois senator Barack Obama is being taken seriously as a presidential candidate “just because he’s black.” Mason goes on to say that instead of running for president, Obama should become a waiter or a doorman.
“Everybody feels guilty about the blacks never getting a chance at the presidency,” Mason said, “They already became mayors, they already became governors and senators and now the next step is the presidency.”
Some find Obama appealing, Mason says, because he’s “not threatening,” he’s soft-spoken and tall, and he has a nice haircut.
Then, addressing Obama, Mason says: “Maybe you should take a test for something that you can do. Maybe you should be the head waiter in a restaurant since you never said an intelligent thing in your life. . . . Maybe you should be a doorman.”
Nobody's laughing
Some Jackie Mason watchers are having déjà vu all over again.
In 1989, the comedian/political pundit — who was working with Rudy Giuliani’s mayoral campaign — caused a major firestorm when he called New York City African-American then-mayoral candidate David Dinkins “a fancy schvartzer with a mustache.” (The word “schvartzer” is derogatory Yiddish for a black person.)
Mason compounded the problem when he said, “There is a sick Jewish problem of voting for a black man no matter how unfit he is for the job.”
Giuliani booted Mason from his campaign, although, according to a biography on his homepage, Mason currently writes for several conservative and Jewish news organizations.
So some were startled to see a video on YouTube in which Mason says that Illinois senator Barack Obama is being taken seriously as a presidential candidate “just because he’s black.” Mason goes on to say that instead of running for president, Obama should become a waiter or a doorman.
“Everybody feels guilty about the blacks never getting a chance at the presidency,” Mason said, “They already became mayors, they already became governors and senators and now the next step is the presidency.”
Some find Obama appealing, Mason says, because he’s “not threatening,” he’s soft-spoken and tall, and he has a nice haircut.
Then, addressing Obama, Mason says: “Maybe you should take a test for something that you can do. Maybe you should be the head waiter in a restaurant since you never said an intelligent thing in your life. . . . Maybe you should be a doorman.”
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