Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 19:35     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
Wow. I can't believe these viscious comments. Sounds like you all terrified of the thought of a fantastic former attorney general and sucessful current governor who happens to be Jewish might be a presidential contender.




Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 19:28     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t count him out for 2028 just yet. PA is the perfect crossroads of a variety of cross sections of America so if he won that state, he’s very politically formidable


Maybe as the maga candidate. He has no appeal as a democrat or independent. I doubt he would be able to win Pa in a presidential election.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 19:26     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
I wouldn’t count him out for 2028 just yet. PA is the perfect crossroads of a variety of cross sections of America so if he won that state, he’s very politically formidable
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 19:23     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
Anonymous wrote:As someone who knocked on doors for Kamala, this news pisses me off. Shapiro volunteered on an IDF base decades ago doing service projects, not engaging in combat, but almost certainly he got this interrogation solely because he is a pro-Israel Jew.


Anyone who served in a foreign military should be considered a foreign agent, especially if you claim to be an American. The burden of proof is on that person.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 19:22     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
Shapiro always whines about this stuff...there's a reason why Bernie and Ossoff are Jewish and don't get asked this stuff while Shapiro does.

Shapiro needs to look in the mirror.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 19:21     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
The closest chance to a Jewish president was Bernie sanders.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 19:21     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
he was asked that because he did volunteer stuff with idf....

...that is a valid question and if he was a normal civil servant interviewing with CIA, or any IC / DoS type role, he'd be asked that.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 19:17     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
I don’t think being asked if you’re a foreign agent if you served in a foreign military is an out of line question. Why didn’t he serve in the U.S. military instead of the IDF? Yeah exactly
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 19:12     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:He served in the IDF. She'd have been a fool not to thoroughly vet and ensure she wasn't getting a well-placed Israeli spy. He's a complete assh!le to jump on the fake antisemitism bandwagon to smear her now that she's lost.


If you really look in to it. It seems he is claiming he was in the IDF but not really. It’s the worst. He is claiming stolen value from IDF soldiers committing genocide. It’s should piss everyone off.
I saw him for the first time on a cable show the other day, and was very impressed. Didn’t come off as Jewish at all. And I think the IDF angle may have some cross-party appeal. He may be the center moderate many voters in both parties are looking for.


You seem to be out of touch with current politics if you think being in (or in this case claiming to be in) the IDF has any cross party appeal. It has as much cross party appeal as wearing an anvil around your neck while trying to swim across the English channel.


Precisely, it's a big reason why Mamdani was able to secure his victory. One could look to his pivotal moment in the debate where he put his priority to the people of New York rather than a foreign nation.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 19:02     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:He served in the IDF. She'd have been a fool not to thoroughly vet and ensure she wasn't getting a well-placed Israeli spy. He's a complete assh!le to jump on the fake antisemitism bandwagon to smear her now that she's lost.


If you really look in to it. It seems he is claiming he was in the IDF but not really. It’s the worst. He is claiming stolen value from IDF soldiers committing genocide. It’s should piss everyone off.
I saw him for the first time on a cable show the other day, and was very impressed. Didn’t come off as Jewish at all. And I think the IDF angle may have some cross-party appeal. He may be the center moderate many voters in both parties are looking for.


You seem to be out of touch with current politics if you think being in (or in this case claiming to be in) the IDF has any cross party appeal. It has as much cross party appeal as wearing an anvil around your neck while trying to swim across the English channel.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 18:56     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
Anonymous wrote:As someone who is very sharply critical of anyone who blindly, unconditionally supports Israel, this guy could actually be a viable candidate if he unequivocally disavowed support for Israel’s policies and actions, and called for reform in Israel.

The fact that he’s Jewish isn’t what disqualifies him. It’s the support of Israel, and the implied support of Israel’s policies and actions.

To be clear, Israel doesn’t have a right to exist. No country has such a “right”. Continued existence is based on the will of people. But if Shapiro could learn to understand what most of the rest of the world is seeing with their own eyes, the sky would be the limit.


His ego would get in the way.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 18:54     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As someone who is very sharply critical of anyone who blindly, unconditionally supports Israel, this guy could actually be a viable candidate if he unequivocally disavowed support for Israel’s policies and actions, and called for reform in Israel.

The fact that he’s Jewish isn’t what disqualifies him. It’s the support of Israel, and the implied support of Israel’s policies and actions.

To be clear, Israel doesn’t have a right to exist. No country has such a “right”. Continued existence is based on the will of people. But if Shapiro could learn to understand what most of the rest of the world is seeing with their own eyes, the sky would be the limit.


This 100%. If he disavowed Israel despite being Jewish, the usual antisemitism claims that have become part of the playbook wouldn't have worked. And the increasing anti-israel and anti-genocide public sentiment would have worked in his favor.


He could not do that. He did two things as AG - make sure Israel was safe from disinvestment campaigns(establishment of a state religion) and work to end free speech at colleges and universities in PA(government silencing free speech). He would be much more comfortable running as a maga.

No thank you.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 18:05     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
Anonymous wrote:As someone who is very sharply critical of anyone who blindly, unconditionally supports Israel, this guy could actually be a viable candidate if he unequivocally disavowed support for Israel’s policies and actions, and called for reform in Israel.

The fact that he’s Jewish isn’t what disqualifies him. It’s the support of Israel, and the implied support of Israel’s policies and actions.

To be clear, Israel doesn’t have a right to exist. No country has such a “right”. Continued existence is based on the will of people. But if Shapiro could learn to understand what most of the rest of the world is seeing with their own eyes, the sky would be the limit.


This 100%. If he disavowed Israel despite being Jewish, the usual antisemitism claims that have become part of the playbook wouldn't have worked. And the increasing anti-israel and anti-genocide public sentiment would have worked in his favor.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 17:44     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:He served in the IDF. She'd have been a fool not to thoroughly vet and ensure she wasn't getting a well-placed Israeli spy. He's a complete assh!le to jump on the fake antisemitism bandwagon to smear her now that she's lost.


If you really look in to it. It seems he is claiming he was in the IDF but not really. It’s the worst. He is claiming stolen value from IDF soldiers committing genocide. It’s should piss everyone off.
I saw him for the first time on a cable show the other day, and was very impressed. Didn’t come off as Jewish at all. And I think the IDF angle may have some cross-party appeal. He may be the center moderate many voters in both parties are looking for.


Please tell readers what coming “off as Jewish means.”
Adam Sandler
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 17:32     Subject: Josh Shapiro’s book
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As someone who is very sharply critical of anyone who blindly, unconditionally supports Israel, this guy could actually be a viable candidate if he unequivocally disavowed support for Israel’s policies and actions, and called for reform in Israel.

The fact that he’s Jewish isn’t what disqualifies him. It’s the support of Israel, and the implied support of Israel’s policies and actions.

To be clear, Israel doesn’t have a right to exist. No country has such a “right”. Continued existence is based on the will of people. But if Shapiro could learn to understand what most of the rest of the world is seeing with their own eyes, the sky would be the limit.


Well, the will of Israelis—that is, the people who live in Israel—is to continue to exist.


Cool. The calculus doesn’t merely involve their own will, though. Tough break.