In the continuing saga of Rick Perry courting Jews, one of our readers found this You Tube from December of last year.

Gov. Perry met with a delegation of Texas Jewish leaders Thursday to mark the first full day of Hanukkah, lighting the menorah in the governor’s public reception room, then singing and dancing along to traditional songs. The menorah holds one candle for each night of Hanukkah, with the ninth candle, the shamash, used to light the other candles.

It’s 7 minutes long, but if you’re patience you get to see Perry getting all excited about the clappin’ and dancin’ part.  He starts trying to keep time to the music with his right hand against his pants leg about one minute in.

At minute 4 something very odd happens.  Perry picks up the lighter on the table, does something with it behind his back involving his clothing, and then it disappears.  No, seriously, poof, gone.  I do not want to speculate where he hid it on his body.  I do not.  I suspect he didn’t want the rabbis stealing it.  And from where it looks like he put it, nobody will want to be touching it ever again.

At 4:30 he signals to his aide to get him the hell out of there.  Then the dancing starts and Perry makes it known he’s ready for Dancing with the Stars.

Enjoy!

Thanks to David for the heads-up.