ADL Hounds Joe Rogan For Saying ‘The Idea That Jewish People Are Not Into Money is Ridiculous’ And ‘Like Saying Italians Aren’t Into Pizza!’
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt tore into comedian Joe Rogan on Tuesday for saying that “the idea that Jewish people are not into money is ridiculous” and “like saying Italians aren’t into pizza!”
Joe Rogan on his podcast Saturday defended Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) tweet from 2019 saying that US political leaders support for Israel is driven by Jewish megadonors and is “all about the Benjamins baby.”
GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy threatens punishment for @IlhanMN and @RashidaTlaib over their criticisms of Israel. It's stunning how much time US political leaders spend defending a foreign nation even if it means attacking free speech rights of Americans https://t.co/It1fGm1b70
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 10, 2019
“Did you see [Rep. Adam Schiff] sitting next to Ilhan Omar, where she’s apologizing for talking about, ‘It’s all about the Benjamins’?” Rogan asked Krystal Ball, referencing a CNN interview with Omar from a week ago. “Which is just about money, she’s talking about money, that’s not an anti-Semitic statement, I don’t think that is. Benjamins are money.”
“You know, the idea that Jewish people are not into money is ridiculous. That’s like saying Italians aren’t into pizza!” Rogan said, laughing. “It’s f***ing stupid. It’s f***ing stupid!”
.@joerogan saying “the idea that Jewish people are not into money is ridiculous. That’s like saying Italians aren’t into pizza” would make sense if Jews invented money and/or Italians had been massacred because of a conspiracy that they control the world through pizza. pic.twitter.com/odzZzFHIYG
— Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) February 7, 2023