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In reply to the discussion: Actually Diane Rehm owes an apology to all US Jews [View all]Sancho
(9,067 posts)She speaks some Arabic I believe - and I think her mother was Arab.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Rehm
"Diane Rehm (/ˈriːm/; born Diane Aed; September 21,[1] 1936) is an Arab-American public radio talk show host."
Regardless, if you are looking for motivation though....think about Christian/independent voters who make up much of the Rehm audience. I would think that a bias against Israel (pro-Palestine) and maybe favoritism toward a different candidate would make it easy to point out to the listeners that Bernie was Jewish or "pro Israel". I've heard Rehm take sides before, and she may think that a liberal position includes a two state solution or something similar.
Among independent, usually Christian undecided voters; being Jewish is a negative. Since Bernie rarely discusses religion, most people hearing him likely didn't know anything about him. I think that being Jewish will be used against Bernie at some point anyway, and I expect Rehm's mistake (whether purposeful or not) is pretty mild compared to what may be coming down in the future.
http://thedianerehmshow.org/about
"Each week, more than 2.4 million listeners across the country tune in to the program, which has grown from a small local morning call-in show on Washingtons WAMU 88.5 to one of public broadcastings most listened-to programs. Each hour includes dialogue with listeners who call, e-mail, tweet or post to Facebook to join Dianes virtual community and take part in a civil exchange of ideas.
Dianes guests include many of the nations top newsmakers, journalists and authors. Guests include former president Bill Clinton, General Tommy Franks, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Julie Andrews and Toni Morrison. Newsweek calls the program one of the most interesting talk shows in the country. The National Journal says Diane is the class act of the talk radio world.
The Diane Rehm Show placed among the top 9 most powerful programs in public radio for Spring 2014 and Fall 2013. Power is defined as the ability to drive listening to a station by leveraging listening across multiple hours. It is the only live call-in talk show on this elite list.
Also in 2010, Diane won a coveted George Foster Peabody Personal Award. The Peabodys, the oldest awards in broadcasting, are considered among the most prestigious and selective prizes in electronic media. Personal Peabody Awards are not given annually; previous winners include Walter Cronkite, Bill Moyers, Oprah Winfrey and Bob Hope, among others. The award honors Dianes more than 35 years in public broadcasting as host of The Diane Rehm Show, calling the program the gold standard in civic, civil discourse.