Comments on: (UPDATED) Can You Spare Six-and-a-Half Minutes? http://themoderatevoice.com/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:20:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pabel http://themoderatevoice.com/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-141998 pabel Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:23:06 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/#comment-141998 Brainster -- Thanks for catching my error. I corrected the copy. Brainster — Thanks for catching my error. I corrected the copy.

]]> By: elrod http://themoderatevoice.com/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-141996 elrod Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:37:47 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/#comment-141996 Brainster,<br>That's true, but do you honestly think the media would give Obama such a break if he merely praised a local NOI leader? Of course not. There's a double standard here. Because Rendell is Jewish, he can get away with saying nice things about a group whose leader has said anti-Semitic things. But if Obama says it, then he actually believes the anti-Semitic rantings of Louis Farrakhan. <br><br>As a Jew, I find all the Farrakhan-baiting patently offensive. It's almost as bad as Israel-baiting - accusing politicians of being insufficiently vigilant in defense of Israel. Farrakhan is a scumbag, but he's no Hitler. The forces of anti-Semitism in this country are among the same place they've always been: right wing Christians. They are the ones who want to tear down the wall of separation between church and state so evangelicals can proselytize to Jews in captive situations. They are the ones who view us as "incomplete Christians" who are going to Hell for not accepting their Savior. And if you think I'm wrong, why do you think so many Jews still vote Democratic? We know what the GOP is trying to do with religion in this country. Brainster,
That's true, but do you honestly think the media would give Obama such a break if he merely praised a local NOI leader? Of course not. There's a double standard here. Because Rendell is Jewish, he can get away with saying nice things about a group whose leader has said anti-Semitic things. But if Obama says it, then he actually believes the anti-Semitic rantings of Louis Farrakhan.

As a Jew, I find all the Farrakhan-baiting patently offensive. It's almost as bad as Israel-baiting – accusing politicians of being insufficiently vigilant in defense of Israel. Farrakhan is a scumbag, but he's no Hitler. The forces of anti-Semitism in this country are among the same place they've always been: right wing Christians. They are the ones who want to tear down the wall of separation between church and state so evangelicals can proselytize to Jews in captive situations. They are the ones who view us as “incomplete Christians” who are going to Hell for not accepting their Savior. And if you think I'm wrong, why do you think so many Jews still vote Democratic? We know what the GOP is trying to do with religion in this country.

]]> By: EEllis http://themoderatevoice.com/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-141993 EEllis Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:26:50 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/#comment-141993 come on you know they prefer to mislead come on you know they prefer to mislead

]]> By: Brainster http://themoderatevoice.com/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-141992 Brainster Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:25:32 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/#comment-141992 If you listen closely, you will see that Rendell does not praise Farrakhan; he praises instead the local Nation of Islam leader, named Rodney Muhammad. You might also want to look into the circumstances behind this 1997 speech. Or, you know, you could go on misleading your readers. If you listen closely, you will see that Rendell does not praise Farrakhan; he praises instead the local Nation of Islam leader, named Rodney Muhammad. You might also want to look into the circumstances behind this 1997 speech. Or, you know, you could go on misleading your readers.

]]> By: pacatrue http://themoderatevoice.com/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-141991 pacatrue Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:21:47 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/#comment-141991 My hope from such a connection would be that we'll stop jumping on people (and I mean Obama, Clinton, and McCain) for who they once knew, who's supported them, etc., unless there is actual evidence that it is affecting who they are and how they operate politically. My hope from such a connection would be that we'll stop jumping on people (and I mean Obama, Clinton, and McCain) for who they once knew, who's supported them, etc., unless there is actual evidence that it is affecting who they are and how they operate politically.

]]> By: PaulSilver http://themoderatevoice.com/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-141990 PaulSilver Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:21:00 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/#comment-141990 Too bad this didn't make the rounds of the MSM weeks ago.<br><br>Since this is the first youtube election I hope we can use it to purge most hypocrisy from future races. Too bad this didn't make the rounds of the MSM weeks ago.

Since this is the first youtube election I hope we can use it to purge most hypocrisy from future races.

]]> By: ChrisWWW http://themoderatevoice.com/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-141989 ChrisWWW Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:12:06 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19090/can-you-spare-six-and-a-half-minutes/#comment-141989 Hahaha! Oh Hillary... do you have any attacks on Obama that won't come back and bite you in the butt? Hahaha! Oh Hillary… do you have any attacks on Obama that won't come back and bite you in the butt?

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