Kentucky governor: No place for antisemitism in Kentucky

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

BRUCE SCHREINER,
Associated Press
March 3, 2022
Updated: March 4, 2022 12:08 a.m.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday there is no place for antisemitism in the state after a Republican state lawmaker expounded on the sexual habits of Jewish women during a legislative debate, a monologue several Jewish groups characterized as “bizarre."

The governor did not specify the target of his comments but spoke in general terms on social media after the third recent instance of remarks by GOP lawmakers that were widely condemned as antisemitic.

“There is no place for antisemitism in Kentucky," the Democratic governor wrote on his official Twitter account. “Not in our communities and not in our government. We are all equal and wonderful parts of Team Kentucky where we love our neighbors as ourselves."

The outcry hit a crescendo after Rep. Danny Bentley commented Wednesday on the Holocaust and his perception of the sexual habits of Jewish women during a long House debate on legislation to regulate the dispensing of abortion pills.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/Kentucky-governor-No-place-for-antisemitism-in-16974983.php

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Rep. Danny Bentley

[Warpy]

1. Guess they have a habit of turning him down

It seems like a good sexual habit to develop and shouldn't be restricted to Jewish women.

[Old Crank]

2. They keep cheering

This behavior. Since GOP leadership does nothing I have to assume that all GOP oficials
believe what he spouted off.

[3Hotdogs]

3. Where did he ever get that idea? Doesn't he know,

its a Republican state?

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. What is it with old, white guys?

Why do they think they 'know' anything when it is apparent that, once their mouth opens, they know little or nothing? This white guy is curious...

[Lonestarblue]

5. Typical Republican fake apology.

His real thoughts: I meant everything I said because I hate anyone who isn’t an extremist white evangelical but I got caught and now I have to lie and say I didn’t mean it. But I’ve really been fantasizing about sex with Jewish women.

[jvill]

6. Why oh why...

… do so many Republicans feel the constant pressure to crawl up women’s vaginas and tell them what to do with it?

[AZLD4Candidate]

9. Sexual frustration and a "I am a man so I deserve sex" complex? Incel complex? Or just douchebags!

[0rganism]

7. I don't know about that

Never been to KY myself but given the electoral success of Rep. Bentley I'm reasonably confident that if we poke around there for a while we'll find a couple of places for antisemitism

[AZLD4Candidate]

8. Being Jewish, I will say that luckily most Jewish women have higher standards

[IronLionZion]

10. Maybe Jewish women just tell him that when they reject him