{"id":360,"date":"2011-02-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2011\/02\/more-fun-friday-the-birth-of-a-new-jewish-holiday-in-texas.html"},"modified":"2011-02-04T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-04T11:00:00","slug":"more-fun-friday-the-birth-of-a-new-jewish-holiday-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2011\/02\/more-fun-friday-the-birth-of-a-new-jewish-holiday-in-texas.html","title":{"rendered":"More Fun Friday: The Birth of a New Jewish Holiday in Texas?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comedy Central’s The Daily Show With Jon Stewart <\/em>had a funny field report last night from Texas, covering the “miracle” of a Jewish Republican’s reelection. <\/p>\n

The show focuses on how Texas Rep. Joe Straus, Speaker of the Lone Star state’s House of Representatives, was not Christian enough for some — read The Dallas Morning News<\/a> and Austin American-Statesman for a more accurate take<\/a> on the story.<\/p>\n

Anyway, here’s the clip<\/a>, starring TDS correspondent John Oliver. (The final scene cracked me up, but my husband didn’t get it — then again, he didn’t grow up learning any Jewish holiday songs.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Jewish Speaker of Texas State House<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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What do you think? Share your thoughts in the Comments section below.<\/p>\n

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