Via lgf, Gateway pundit a bit of a danger sign concerning the Ron Paul supporters and the teaparties:
Citing the importance of the taxpayer movement in California, California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring today strongly condemned the use of anti-Semitic material used to promote the recent April 15 TEA party in San Mateo County.
“The taxpayer movement is incredibly important for California, and we applaud the success of the tea parties that took place across the state on April 15. Because we remain intensely interested in the growth and success of the mainstream taxpayer movement, we strongly condemn the use of anti-Semitic imagery in the promotion of the recent event in San Mateo County.
Ron Paul has several good points in terms of small government and unnecessary spending, however that doesn’t and can’t justify anti-semitic garbage like this.
I am very pleased that the California GOP jumped on this to hit it. The group in general issued this response:
Anti-semitism is too real, not to mention despicable, to be charged lightly, and Mr. Nehring’s reactionary charge is regrettable. It amounts to an unjustified smear of Dr. Paul and the people who support him.
One irony in this matter cannot be overlooked. A large, growing contingent of Ron Paul supporters has been elected to Republican County Central Committees throughout California. By indirectly smearing them, Mr. Nehring harms his own party.
I would be a lot more convinced of their group’s good intentions if the spot where the cartoon appeared wasn’t suddenly made private. This looks a lot like the disabling of comments on Huff Po whenever a person of the right is sick or dies. Gotta hide the hate.
Like the Larouche groups the Paulians are going to do their best to co-op the tea party movement. If they want to join in tax protests that’s fine, after all they pay taxes just like everybody else. If they want to argue the US spends too much money on foreign wars that is a legitimate debatable issue. The idea that this is a big Jewish conspiracy is not. If the Paulians want to advance an anti-semitic agenda and use the tea party protests as their vehicle, we must respectfully decline their company.
I expect the media to jump on this hard, in fact I am shocked that it already isn’t’ being reported.
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It is disappointing that you are so willing to decry a growing movement based on very sound principles over one incident. Do you stop watching the NBA because Kobe Bryant is accused of rape? It is tantamount to the same thing: because of one ‘objectionable’ act by one individual who is loosely affiliated with an organization, you are willing to completely denounce the organization. By that same token then, there are numerous other organizations that need to be cleansed… try the US Congress for a start or maybe ANY ORGANIZATION EVER CREATED.
Guess what… organizations are made of people and people are fallible and will continue to be so. It is nearly impossible to exist in this world without offending some group or another. so instead of throwing the baby (or in this case, the whole nursery) out with the bathwater, address the issues intelligently and fairly.
Ad hominem attacks are one of the oldest methods used to discredit someone who spreads an uncomfortable message. I would encourage you to rise above that strategy borne of ignorance and fear and seek the truth instead. Draw your conclusions based on evidence, not the fabrication of evidence based on pre-existing beliefs.
Ask yourself some hard questions: is the 1st Amendment not demonstrative of one of our most important God-given (NOTgranted by gov’t edict) rights as individuals? If so, then how can you have free discourse if uncomfortable and offensive topics cannot even be considered. Ironically, in attempting to “address” the “anti-semitism” represented by this image, the image has seen far more publicity on the sites of those who denounce it!
Finally, is it anti-semitic to address the dealings of a state (2 states in this instance: America and Israel) in terms of foreign policy and tax dollars sent to causes not supported by those who pay the taxes? If the answer is yes, then Israel forever has carte-blanche as any attempted discussion of the wrongdoings of the state are violently and immediately portrayed as anti-semitic, thus permanently silencing dissent. If you would not donate a dollar to a cause you abhor, then how can a state that is capable of committing atrocities (as any state is) be above reproach while at the same time receiving those selfsame dollars?
With respect from what I saw during the last election the Paul brigades seem to be a cult of personality.
Rep. Paul’s position on limited government is admirable however his followers have a history of shall we say interesting associations disappearing data. Do a google search for “Ron Paul Stormfront” and watch what comes up.
One can certainly legitimately disagree with our policy vis Israel but when you have support from David Duke and Stormfront what is a reasonable person to think? I’ve not seen any public renouncement of their support from Congressman Paul, have you?
Nobody is denying the first amendment rights of Mr. Paul and those who follow him, that is a straw man argument. Common sense dictates that if one chooses to suddenly mask forums and comments that were once public that this is done for a reason and that reason isn’t open inquiry. This looks an awful lot like the left to me.
Congressman Paul is a legitimately elected congressman, no less legitimately elected than Barbara Lee. I see them as two heads on the same coin.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. If Mr. Paul’s supporters want to support the tea parties that is certainly fine and welcome. If Mr. Paul’s supporters want to turn the tea party protests into attacks on Israel or far right nonsense then I’ll have to choose to reject you as I would reject Mahmoud Ahmadinejad if he wanted to join me in a march against Abortion or Gay Marriage.
If your opinions associations and positions are solid than they will certainly stand up under fire. If not then that is your problem not mine.
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