DNC Pulls Out Anti-Semitism Card
Yep. The same party that accuses us of being a bunch of bigots, has publicly whipped out its Anti-Semitic card. It seems the DNC has prepared a set of web pages featuring its opposition research on Sen. McCain’s potential VP choices. Their page on Virginia’s Eric Cantor associates Cantor with now disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
“Both Abramoff and Cantor are Jewish.”
Yup. You read that correctly. Put on the Tyvek bunny suit and go take a peek at the DNC’s site if you don’t believe me.
I find the hypocrisy amazing. If the GOP even considered using the J-card against a Democrat such as, say, Dr. David Orentlicher there would be yelling and screeching from the moonbats that would top even the worst trailer park argument. However the DNC is free to fling the J-card around to suit them.
August 21st, 2008 at 3:55 am
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.
August 21st, 2008 at 8:47 am
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.
August 21st, 2008 at 1:03 pm
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.
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:44 pm
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.