What would the fundies think about a Jewish VP?

On either side?

The fundie uproar over McCain's reconsidering his stance on a pro-choice VP reminded me of what an important swing-group they are this election. (though perhaps the "swing" is between voting vs. staying home)

It also made me realize that I'd never considered how fundies might react to a Jewish VP pick.

Any thoughts on this?

My gut impression is that they would not be supportive of a Jewish VP, but I also know that there are strange alliances between uber-Christian fundamentalists and super-Orthodox Jews.

But ultimately, I don't know, so I'd love to hear your ideas.

...of the "Rapture" or "Armageddon" or whatever the current apocalypse-du-jour happens to be, the fundies will be all over it. After all, they're mean, but they're stupid.

There might be a woman, if she's sufficiently anti-woman, but that's about as far as it's possible for them to go.

then to buy into that "part III - written on golden plates after Jesus came to visit the Injuns" thing.

Though I never did understand the fundie vs. Mormon thing.

...he had consistently been anti-abortion for the previous 30 years.

Joe Lieberman is pro-choice, and Mitt Romney used to be.

He really has no self respect at all and mouths a lot of bullshit empty moralistic platitudes. He's also a dedicated neocon. Can't imagine why the fundies wouldn't be able to at least tolerate him. Hypocritical delusional BS artist. Just like the fundies.

The old canards against Jews, while still alive in some circles, are definitely anathema to the Dobson types. They don't go around saying the usual old crap about how Jews own the banks or any of that. Rather, they like us just fine, since they need us to all be around and in Israel for their version of the end times to unfold. They don't express prejudice against Jews in day to day life. In fact, some of them go out of their way to be nice to the Jewish community. Of course, this is all just a means to an end to bring on the end times, at which point they believe we will all either die or convert to Christianity. But that's another story. Ultimately I don't think they would react to Eric Cantor as the VP nom by screaming "Oh Noes! Teh Jewz!" or anything like that. I say this as a Jew who grew up, quite literally, in the shadow of Focus on the Family.

On the other hand, they certainly seem to have a lot opinion of Mormonism.

I was trying to decide between "The Passion" mentality and the "end of days" mentality.

It's certainly a complex issue.

is distinctly different from what the evangelicals believe in. The whole concept of the Rapture and the "end of days" that we so frequently hear about from things like the Left Behind books spring from concepts in 19th century Protestant philosophy that is a far way from Mel Gibson and his pre-Vatican II Catholicism. Let me just say that I lived among some of the most fanatical evangelicals my whole life, never hid the fact that I'm Jewish, and I only ever received one anti-Semitic comment. That was from a total stranger who for all I know could have been anywhere on the theological map.

I've had so little contact with real-life fundies. They really are a mystery to me.

where the Jews disappear in the 4th act.

Lots of Jewish folks in the veepstakes this year!

and keep their stubby little fingers crossed that the Rapture is nigh!

Really it was just a curiosity. I hadn't heard anybody remark on this before. We always hear about how Lieberman or Wexler could shore up FL. I was just wondering if the fundies could be a flip-side to that coin.