{"id":36072,"date":"2011-08-16T12:49:09","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T20:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=36072"},"modified":"2011-08-16T12:49:09","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T20:49:09","slug":"a-rabbis-take-on-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=36072","title":{"rendered":"A Rabbi&#8217;s Take On The News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/live.washingtonpost.com\/rabbi-brad-0816.html#permalink-1370399-95.512\">Rabbi Brad Hirschfield has a video on the Washington Post<\/a> about President Obama&#8217;s plans for the mortgage market.<\/p>\n<p>The rabbi has no special expertise in the mortgage market. Instead, he&#8217;s evaluating the wording of recent business news.<\/p>\n<p>The rabbi condemns Rick Perry&#8217;s remarks about the chairman of the Federal Reserve. If this is the tough talk that Americans like, then we as a nation are in trouble.<\/p>\n<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/16\/an-ethical-take-on-mortgage-news\/\">More<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rabbi Brad Hirschfield has a video on the Washington Post about President Obama&#8217;s plans for the mortgage market. The rabbi has no special expertise in the mortgage market. Instead, he&#8217;s evaluating the wording of recent business news. 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