Rabbi withdraws support for Paladino over apology
Associated Press writer Samantha Gross reports:
An Orthodox rabbi says he's withdrawing his endorsement of New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino because the Republican apologized for comments he made about gays.
Rabbi Yehuda Levin, who represents an umbrella organization of ultra-Orthodox clerics, accused Paladino on Wednesday of bowing to political pressure when he apologized for a speech in which he said children shouldn't be "brainwashed" into thinking homosexuality is acceptable.
Levin — speaking in New York City in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral — says he can't support Paladino's campaign "until such time as he straightens out."
Paladino spokesman Michael Caputo said in an e-mail that the rabbi and Paladino "agree on many things and disagree on some, too. He's entitled to his opinion."
Comments
How typicail they are pulling their support because he said other wise then what he had previously said before, spreading hate and fear they support but anything other then that no .
Posted by: kwolf443 | October 14, 2010 1:55 AM
Check today's New York Times article for a detailed account of Rabbi Levin's incendiary remarks. As a Modern Orthodox Jew, I consider Rabbi Levin's publicity-seeking hatemongering an enormous embarrassment.
Posted by: Donna Beth Joy Shapiro | October 14, 2010 8:11 AM
After watching two interviews with this rabbi today, I don't know whether he or Paladino is the bigger jack@$$.
Posted by: Robert Littel | October 14, 2010 6:59 PM