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Sarah Silverman is so convinced Florida’s Jewish vote will tip the election in Barack Obama’s favor that she’s joined a campaign called “The Great Schlep.” The campaign pushes young Heebs to visit their grandparents in Florida and educate them about the Democratic candidate, thereby saving the country from another Broward County nightmare, a la 2000.
Silverman outlines all the reasons Jews should vote for Obama in the video below, including the fact that “Barack” means “lightning” in Hebrew, while “John” is just another word for toilet:
