You would think a college professor would know better than to say such a thing. You would think.

Adam Kredo of The Washington Free Beacon reports.

UCLA Prof Urges Those With ‘a Jewish Sounding Name’ to Lobby Against Iran Bill

A UCLA professor is urging those who “have a Jewish-sounding name” to lobby their senators against a new bipartisan measure that would level sanctions on Iran.

UCLA professor of public policy Mark Kleiman took to his Washington Monthly blog on Wednesday to urge his readers “to yell at Senate Democrats who support the Iran sanctions bill,” which he characterized as a “lunatic piece of warmongering legislation.”

Kleiman, a frequent contributor to Washington Monthly, said Jewish voters hold the key to convincing Democrats to reverse their support of the bill.

“Please consider making your voice heard especially strongly if you’re Jewish, or have a Jewish-sounding name,” wrote Kleiman, author of the book Marijuana.

Kleiman provides a form letter that his readers with “a Jewish sounding name” can use when they fax their senator.

“President Obama and Secretary Kerry seem to have pulled off a diplomatic miracle by negotiating Iran out of its nuclear-weapons progam [sic],” the letter states. “Please refrain from making their job harder.”

Asked by the Washington Free Beacon to clarify his call for those with “a Jewish sounding name” to join the pro-Iran lobbying campaign, Kleiman lashed out at Jewish casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.

“There’s a carefully cultivated misimpression that warmongering with respect to Iran is popular with Jewish voters, while in fact it’s popular only with Sheldon Adelson,” Kleiman wrote via email. “So it’s especially important for politicians to hear from Jewish constituents who prefer the good outcome offered by the Obama/Kerry approach to the bad one sure to result by deliberately torpedoing an amazing diplomatic success.”