Comments on: DNC Pulls Out Anti-Semitism Card http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/21/dnc-pulls-out-anti-semitism-card/ HoosierAccess.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:08:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: mikeyc252 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/21/dnc-pulls-out-anti-semitism-card/#comment-5113 mikeyc252 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:44:24 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/21/dnc-pulls-out-anti-semitism-card/#comment-5113 Maybe it's because the previous sentence. "According to the Times Picayune, Rep. Eric Cantor was "the marquee guest" at the event which sought to raise money from the Jewish community." And if you want to pick apart a party's website and it's attacks on opponent, I'm game. Maybe it’s because the previous sentence. “According to the Times Picayune, Rep. Eric Cantor was “the marquee guest” at the event which sought to raise money from the Jewish community.”

And if you want to pick apart a party’s website and it’s attacks on opponent, I’m game.

]]> By: Nathan Brindle http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/21/dnc-pulls-out-anti-semitism-card/#comment-5095 Nathan Brindle Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:03:13 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/21/dnc-pulls-out-anti-semitism-card/#comment-5095 Whether it was quoted or not, by quoting it, the DNC put themselves in agreement with it. As a lifelong Jew, and as a Reagan conservative since 1976, I simply can't fathom what makes the vast majority of Jews vote, lemming-like, every November for Democrats. My fellow religionists are out of their minds if they think the Democrat Party is looking out for their best interests. Whether it was quoted or not, by quoting it, the DNC put themselves in agreement with it.

As a lifelong Jew, and as a Reagan conservative since 1976, I simply can’t fathom what makes the vast majority of Jews vote, lemming-like, every November for Democrats. My fellow religionists are out of their minds if they think the Democrat Party is looking out for their best interests.

]]> By: Joel Harris http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/21/dnc-pulls-out-anti-semitism-card/#comment-5093 Joel Harris Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:47:05 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/21/dnc-pulls-out-anti-semitism-card/#comment-5093 Yes, that was a quote. But why did they quote it? They could have quoted someone saying "Cantor stands on his head", but instead they are quoting something that observes that he is Jewish. When you look at the entire article, there are two points that the site is trying to make: 1. Cantor = Abramoff corruption and 2. Cantor is in the pocket of the Jewish lobby. The article quotes National Journal’s House Race Hotline, The Hill, as well as the New Orleans Time-Picayune all identifying Cantor as Jewish or being connected to Jewish groups. Using someone else's words can be a way to hide what you are accusing people of. I could say, "The Indianapolis Star says your mother wears combat boots." Even if the quote is accurate, the reason for me using the quote is still to insult you. Yes, that was a quote. But why did they quote it? They could have quoted someone saying “Cantor stands on his head”, but instead they are quoting something that observes that he is Jewish. When you look at the entire article, there are two points that the site is trying to make: 1. Cantor = Abramoff corruption and 2. Cantor is in the pocket of the Jewish lobby. The article quotes National Journal’s House Race Hotline, The Hill, as well as the New Orleans Time-Picayune all identifying Cantor as Jewish or being connected to Jewish groups.

Using someone else’s words can be a way to hide what you are accusing people of. I could say, “The Indianapolis Star says your mother wears combat boots.” Even if the quote is accurate, the reason for me using the quote is still to insult you.

]]> By: harldelos http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/21/dnc-pulls-out-anti-semitism-card/#comment-5090 harldelos Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:55:14 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/21/dnc-pulls-out-anti-semitism-card/#comment-5090 They are <i>quoting</i> the New Orleans Times-Picayune. When you quote someone else, you need to repeat <i>exactly what they say</i> or you're being dishonest. Would you want someone to claim that <i>you</i> are being anti-semitic, by citing HoosierAccess as the source for that item you've blockquoted in your post? And that line really wasn't antisemitic, the way the Times-Picayune wrote the story. The line was there to explain that they were raising funds within their own religious community, rather than soliciting from communities to which they did not belong. If Senator McCain were to raise funds at a convention of beer distributors, wouldn't it be reasonable for news coverage to casually mention that Mrs. McCain's source of wealth is a Budweiser distributorship? There are lots of observations you could make that are valid. The truth is sufficient. Developing a reputation for stretching the truth is not in your best interests; people will dismiss your comments without bothering to really consider them. They are quoting the New Orleans Times-Picayune. When you quote someone else, you need to repeat exactly what they say or you’re being dishonest.

Would you want someone to claim that you are being anti-semitic, by citing HoosierAccess as the source for that item you’ve blockquoted in your post?

And that line really wasn’t antisemitic, the way the Times-Picayune wrote the story. The line was there to explain that they were raising funds within their own religious community, rather than soliciting from communities to which they did not belong.

If Senator McCain were to raise funds at a convention of beer distributors, wouldn’t it be reasonable for news coverage to casually mention that Mrs. McCain’s source of wealth is a Budweiser distributorship?

There are lots of observations you could make that are valid. The truth is sufficient.

Developing a reputation for stretching the truth is not in your best interests; people will dismiss your comments without bothering to really consider them.

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