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Mandy Patinkin, the Jewish actor most famous for saying, "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die" in 1987's "The Princess Bride" film, is now endorsing Zohran Mamdani, the Islamic candidate for New York City mayor.
And not only does Patinkin think the Uganda-born Democratic Socialist he calls an "extraordinary human being" could do a good job running the Big Apple, he believes the Muslim could lead America and the entire world.
In a video posted Tuesday, Patinkin and his wife, actress Kathryn Grody, are seen arm in arm with Mamdani, as Patinkin says: "We are going to win this because we have this extraordinary human being who is going to lead our city, and eventually, if we're really thinking, our nation and the world to a better, safer and all-inclusive existence. And that's what I love about this guy."
"You can't do anything better than get out that vote, get your friends to vote, knock on doors, make some phone calls and don't waste a second," the actor continued.
"Drive people to the polls. Get everyone to vote. It matters that they're engaged and that they're changing our city, our country, our world."
Patinkin's fellow actor Randy Quaid, co-star of the holiday classic "Christmas Vacation," saw the video, and called Mamdani and Patinkin: "PINKO COMMIES."
Paul A. Szypula sounded a warning on X, saying: "Actor Mandy Patinkin takes off the mask and reveals that what the far-left really wants is Zohran Mamdani as president.
"Forget about the fact that it's completely unconstitutional since Mamdani is a naturalized citizen. You have to be a natural-born citizen.
"But what Patinkin says is telling, he wants the U.S. and the world to become Muslim. It was never about acceptance, equality, or peace. It was always about jihadists conquering all.
"This is one of many reasons why Mamdani cannot be allowed to win. Whatever legal it takes to stop him needs to happen. Deportation seems plausible."
In a New York Times interview, Patinkin passionately condemned Israel's leadership, saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "endangering" Jews worldwide with the war against Islamic terrorists in Gaza.
"I ask Jews all over the world to consider what this man, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his right-wing government is doing to the Jewish people all over the world," Patinkin said.
"They are endangering not only the state of Israel which I care deeply about and want to exist, but they are endangering the Jewish population all over the world. He is the most dangerous thing not just since Oct. 7."
The Jerusalem Post reports: "Patinkin and his wife, Kathryn Grody, used a New York Times Magazine interview in July to condemn Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and to urge Jews worldwide to reflect on whether the situation is 'acceptable and sustainable.'
"Grody said compassion for Gazans is 'very Jewish' and rejected claims that criticizing Israeli policy is antisemitic. Patinkin recalled disliking Benjamin Netanyahu's 'vibe' when he first encountered him in the 1980s and argued that Netanyahu's right-wing government endangers both Israel and Jews globally, asking Jews to consider the moral cost of the war.
"The remarks fit Patinkin's long record of left-leaning activism on Israel, including a 2020 New Israel Fund video opposing West Bank annexation, a 2021 thread calling for Palestinian 'liberation,' and declining to join a 1998 tribute for Israel's 50th anniversary. The comments drew sharp backlash from pro-Israel influencers online, while many on the New York Times' TikTok praised Patinkin."
Early voting is already taking place in New York City, with Election Day next Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Mamdani has been leading in the polls against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo who is running as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels.
