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Last update - 15:32 21/10/2009
ADL slams two U.S. Republicans for calling Jews penny-pinchers
By Haaretz Service and The Associated Press
Tags: ADL, anti-semitism 

The Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday said that despite the apology of two South Carolina Republican Party chairmen for characterizing Jews as penny-pinchers, "they need to do more to publicly disavow their words and to understand why their remarks were so insensitive."

In an opinion piece published Oct. 18 in The Times and Democrat newspaper, Bamberg County GOP Chairman Edwin Merwin and Orangeburg County Chairman James Ulmer defended the fiscal policies of U.S. Senator Jim DeMint, by saying he was "like Jews who are wealthy got that way not by watching dollars, but instead by taking care of the pennies and the dollars taking care of themselves."

The two Republican county officials have since apologized for making the comments disparaging Jews.
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DeMint called the comment thoughtless and hurtful. One of South Carolina's two Jewish legislators, Democratic Sen. Joel Lourie, said he was outraged by the remark. He called on the chairmen to be removed.

State GOP Chairwoman Karen Floyd also called the statement absolutely unacceptable.

"Their apology is a first step, but it doesn't go far enough," said Bill Nigut, ADL Southeast Regional Director.

"Stereotypes about Jews' facility with money have survived through generations and have been inculcated into our culture," he continued.
"Mr. Merwin and Mr. Ulmer need to better understand the impact of their words, and how those words will resonate and reinforce anti-Semitism."

The ADL said it would gladly facilitate a dialogue between the two county chairmen and members of the South Carolina Jewish community.

"The best outcome of this sad episode would be for Mr. Merwin and Mr. Ulmer to learn more about the root causes of anti-Semitism," said the ADL statement. "They need to do more to publicly disavow their words and to understand why their remarks were so insensitive."
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  1.   Chastising public officials. 15:13  |  Mike 21/10/09
  2.   Republicans are still more pro-Israel 15:15  |  Mark Jeffery Koch 21/10/09
  3.   Penny Pinchers 15:18  |  JG 21/10/09
  4.   Insensitive, Ignorant and Inaccurate. 15:37  |  new_york_loner 21/10/09
  5.   Why would you do that?? 15:42  |  Ben 21/10/09
  6.   Tip of the Iceberg 15:54  |  Mark of Lewiston 21/10/09
  7.   get over it 16:41  |  vik 21/10/09
  8.   People: It`s South Carolina 16:42  |  Stephen 21/10/09
  9.   Their comments were insensitive . . . 16:42  |  Geoff 21/10/09
  10.   Not at all offensive 16:44  |  Binyamin Dissen 21/10/09
  11.   Southern Anti-Semitism 16:53  |  Jonathan Woll 21/10/09
  12.   Why is that an insult? 16:56  |  James George 21/10/09
  13.   Just a pair of a-holes 17:05  |  Mark Lincoln 21/10/09
  14.   #2 Ben in Boston 17:27  |  Keith T. 21/10/09
  15.   Wow, does the ADL still have time for that kind of "stuff"...??? 17:42  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/10/09
  16.   to James George #12 17:57  |  Geoff 21/10/09
  17.   penny pinchers 18:16  |  lenny 21/10/09
  18.   There is no need for an apology for legitimate criticism 18:28  |  Dutch 21/10/09
  19.   ISRAELI FRIENDSHIP TO THE USA 18:55  |  netanel tene 21/10/09
  20.   Nowadays, being pro-israel means being pro-apartheid... 19:04  |  american observer 21/10/09
  21.   #18 Dutch: billions of people around the world agree with you! 19:06  |  palestinian 21/10/09
  22.   dutch 19:06  |  dr. dizzle 21/10/09
  23.   So Republicans are bad Democrats are good now? 19:07  |  Chris Linthwaite 21/10/09
  24.   to #4 NY-loner 19:10  |  Jew too 21/10/09
  25.   An Idiot for a governor and two stupid ignorant senators explains 19:14  |  Disgusted 21/10/09
  26.   #2 19:20  |  TC 21/10/09
  27.   Dutch spewing venom again 19:25  |  Disgusted 21/10/09
  28.   Actually, a compliment 19:42  |  Lucy 21/10/09
  29.   Palestinian 20:04  |  Frank 21/10/09
  30.   #21 Philistine 20:05  |  Frank 21/10/09
  31.   DUTCH AND THE PALESTINIAN JOIN RANKS 20:06  |  Connie 21/10/09
  32.   #28 20:23  |  RK 21/10/09
  33.   Wow, Swiss (#15), you don`t even `try` to hide your Jew-hatred... 20:27  |  flyingdoc57 21/10/09
  34.   As far as money goes... 20:38  |  American 21/10/09
  35.   Israelis stereotyping Arabs?? 20:41  |  American 21/10/09
  36.   Freedom is not free #32 20:51  |  Lucy 21/10/09
  37.   Jonathan Woll - if it was satire 20:55  |  Mark Lincoln 21/10/09
  38.   flyingdoc57 20:57  |  hollingsworth 21/10/09
  39.   Why it`s okay to call Scots "thrifty" but not call Jews "cheap" 18:02  |  Susan Dunham 22/10/09
  40.   common knowledge 19:39  |  Ralph Osbon 22/10/09
  41.   US Anti-Semites 19:41  |  larry lynch 22/10/09
  42.   Christian Penny-Pinchers 20:03  |  The Teacher/Instruct 22/10/09
  43.   any excuse to have a go at us 02:51  |  sWeis Melbourne 23/10/09
  44.   Slamming South Carolina 13:47  |  Danny 27/11/09
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