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In the wake of Sen. John McCain’s passing, many commentators have eulogized his complex political and personal legacy, situating the man in the sweep of American history. But amid all the somber and serious commemoration, it’s worth remembering McCain as he lived, not just as he died. And few moments better illustrate the senator’s spirit than his hilarious roast of his close friend Sen. Joe Lieberman upon the latter’s retirement.
Speaking at a bipartisan farewell celebration on Nov. 29, 2012, at the Israeli Embassy, McCain opened with the surprise announcement that he would be converting to Judaism. This was not because he’d had some theological epiphany. Rather, McCain explained, it was that given how many Jewish dictates he’d already been forced to observe while spending time with Lieberman—an Orthodox Jew—he figured he should just make it official. “I do this not because of any particular liking for the religion,” he declared, “it’s just that I’ve had to for so many years put up with all the bullshit … that I might as well convert.”
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