Yanks Bench Tenor (Ronan Tynan) After Jewish "Joke"

[The Straight Story]

Yanks Bench Tenor After Jewish "Joke"
Tynan: "I was too stupid with my mouth"


Irish tenor Ronan Tynan is belting out red-faced apologies today for alleged anti-Semitic remarks he made to a Jewish doctor looking at an apartment in his East Side building -- comments, he said, that were merely a joke.

Famous for singing "God Bless America" at Yankee stadium, "Ave Maria" at the funeral of Ronald Reagan and songs for Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Tynan is now striking a chord of penitence and reconciliation.

"It was stupid of me to be so callous, and I would never want to hurt anybody's feelings," Tynan told NBC New York.

But the damage may already be done as the Yankees have silenced the tenor -- canceling his scheduled Friday night appearance during the 7th-inning stretch of Game 1 of the League Championship Series, according to a team spokesman.
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The real estate agent said to the tenor, famous for his association with Yankees, “Don’t worry they are not Red Sox fans,” according to the apartment-hunter, Dr. Gabrielle Gold-von Simson.

To which Tynan replied, "I don’t care about that, as long as they are not Jewish," Gabrielle Gold-von Simson told NBC New York.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Singer-Ronan-Tynan-Belting-Out-Apology-For-Jewish-Jokes-64456232.html

[Burma Jones]

1. I'm eager to see whether William Donohue adds his two cents into this......n/t

[Renew Deal]

2. I'm going to the game tonight

And I'll be dressed for football rather than baseball. :hide: