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How a comedian's rant and a senator’s riff about Israel reveal the Democratic party divide

JL;DR SUMMARY Comedian Bill Burr and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer inadvertently illustrate the divide within the Democratic Party regarding Israel through their comments on Hamas's use of human shields. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasDemocratic PartyHuman ShieldsComedyProgressive DemocratsPolitical DivideChuck SchumerMiddle Eastern PolicyBill Burr

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Schumer, a New York Jew sometimes chided for excessive civility, is often at the center of it."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"He is based in Los Angeles."

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