The new Religion Editor and the New Business Editor at JTA unwinding before shabbas?

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency seems determined to destroy its own reputation as a respectable source of news.  Founded in 1917, the JTA has long been a leading source for news about Jews and Jewish communities.  It occasionally lets its liberal bias show (do a search of its pages for "Tikkun Olam" - the assimilationist liberal version of the term - if you want to see an example).  It tends not to distribute non-liberal opinion columns and treats buffoons like Michael Lerner with deference, calling him "Rabbi." I counted 25 articles on the site by Leonard Fein, 16 by or about Arthur Waskow, and none at all by me (I have published scores of articles just in the NY Jewish Press). 

Well, JTA's chances of being taken seriously are going up in a puff of hashish smoke!   The FORWARD reports that JTA has hired Daniel Sieradski, better known for his nickname "Mobius," as their "Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s director of digital media."   

We recently commented on "Mobius" and his campaign to promote the use of illegal drugs among Jews.  Mobie is also a far leftist calling himself an "anarchist," who has been active in trying to help the "anarchists" tear down Israel's security fence to make it easier for terrorists to murder Jews.   He runs a number of web sites promoting drugs, "anarchism" and Hip-Hop "music" as the highest ultimate Jewish values.  He is quoted here as saying:

My belief is that psychedelics can inform our understanding of Jewish theology and ritual, and my hope is to eliminate the stigmas towards drug use in the religious community so that we can address the subject of drug abuse from an informed and rational place. Ultimately I would like to see it regarded as “okay” to use psychedelics ritually, while drawing a clear line between productive spiritual exploration and overt, damaging drug abuse.   

We certainly hope JTA makes Mobius show up wearing a tie and shoes.  Since Mobius usually uses the "F" word instead of punctuation marks, JTA postings may be getting spicier soon.

Mobius (on left) without his hookah:

Of course, it is also possible that having a real job could change Mobius for the better. 

There is a new cowboy song, based on the old "Get Along you Old Doggies," with revised chorus "Yuppie Tie Yay Yo Get a Job you Old Hippie, Trade your dungaree jacket for a suit and a tie. Yuppie Tie Yay Yo, Git Upwardly Mobile, cause the almighty dollar's gonna be your new high."