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from the AP:

GOP Senate hopeful from Arkansas quoted calling NY’s Schumer ‘that Jew’; apologizes

ANDREW DeMILLO | Associated Press Writer
3:48 PM EDT, May 14, 2009

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A Republican state lawmaker hoping for his party’s nod to run for Senate reportedly referred to Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer as “that Jew” during a recent appearance before a Republican group.

State Sen. Kim Hendren told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was wrong to refer to Schumer’s religious affiliation during a Pulaski County Republican Committee meeting last week. Hendren said he doesn’t remember the exact wording of his comment, but he was quoted by conservative blogger Jason Tolbert as calling Schumer “that Jew.”

“I ought not to have referred to it at all,” Hendren told the AP. “When I referred to him as Jewish, it wasn’t because I don’t like Jewish people.”

Hendren, 71, said he made the reference as he talked about comments the senior senator made criticizing some elements of the Republican Party.

“I shouldn’t have gotten into this Jewish business because it distracts from the issue,” Hendren said.

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