Robert Goldberg at the Washington Times notes that those who were appalled at apparently racists comments by Virginia Senator George Allen don't seem much concerned by openly anti-Jewish opinions expressed by members of "a political organization that donates millions to Democratic candidates and uses the Web to whip up support for its policies."
I am referring to Moveon.org; an entity that claims it is merely the vehicle of "real Americans — from carpenters to stay-at-home moms to business leaders — we work together to realize the progressive vision of our country's founders." To the extent that Moveon.org is a reflection of its membership, it is also a reflection of the opinions and sentiments it shares about its fellow Americans and citizens of the world. And boy do the Moveon folks hate Jews.
The neat thing about such cites as Moveon is that members can register their approval or disapproval of posted comments, and the results are recorded. Consider this one:
After Sen. Joe Lieberman lost the Democratic primary in Connecticut, one Moveon member stated: "Jew Lieberman first step. Corporate Clinton will be next. Impeachment of BushCo will be third." This one came in with 95 percent of Moveon members responding approving the "Jew Lieberman" post.
It gets better.
"Christian Zionists are ultimately responsible for whatever Israel does, whether they realize it or not! Of course they're going to play dumb and say they're powerless over Israel! We're supposed to fall for that. The US Gov. could stomp Israel like a bug, if we had to! That's where the Christian Zionist "beliefs" mix with US laws and Foreign Policy. They are favoring Israel because of their Zionist belief system." Ninety agreed with this post.
Why the Jews? Or as one post quipped, "Why are the Jews so Jew-y?" According to the mind of Moveon, "(I)t's those GREEDY PIGS who own our mainstream media who are placing RELIGION/POLITICS (ISRAEL) and CORPORATE GREED above the best interests of the American people (peace, democracy, clean air, healthcare, etc.). As we've already agreed, most of these GREEDY PIGS are Jewish." Fifty percent approved of this post.
It was a terrible thing when Mel Gibson said that the Jews were behind all the wars. Wasn't it? Apparently, half of Moveon.Org participants think most GREEDY PIGS are Jews. So that's why we don't have Canadian style health care: it's the elders of Zion!
To be sure, some conservatives have their dark, racist side. It's perfectly appropriate for the left to point this out. It's just as reasonable for the right to do the same when such ugliness surfaces on the left. No responsible Democrat ought to have anything to do with Moveon until it manages to disavow this kind of language. Its millions are tainted with a very old evil.
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