A Heavy Dose Of Esther-gen
May 27, 2008 at 11:50 am
If you saw HBO’s “Recount” over the weekend, you might have laughed at this great scene featuring Laura Dern as Katherine Harris.
Focus your attention specifically on his hilarious Harris line:
“I have been reading my Bible quite a bit here lately, And I have been feeling this unusually strong kinship with Queen Esther. If you recall, Queen Esther, she was willing to sacrifice herself to save the lovely Jewish people.”
If that line is any guide, whom else might Harris have had a kinship with? Would you believe Hillary Clinton?
Afraid so. Here’s Clinton last month:
“… the recent Purim holiday for Jews raised the question of Esther. And I have been — ever since I was a little girl — a great admirer of Esther. And I used to ask that that be read to me over and over again, because there weren’t too many models of women who had the opportunity to make a decision, to take a chance, a risk that, you know, was very courageous.”
Harris and Clinton both inspired by Esther … Yup, that’s the whole megillah.
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