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The casual acceptance of anti-Semitism displayed by militant black and pro-Palestinian portions of the Democrats' base is disturbing. I don't know if that makes me a #boardcentrist, but I definitely don't like it and I definitely think it compromises the moral authority on that issue that should otherwise be clear as day given Bannon's presence and Trump's courting and re-tweeting of the alt-right.

There was definitely a better candidate somewhere than Keith Ellison.

 

Ellison's comments and attitudes raise questions of possible anti-Semitism or dubious commitment to Jewish rights.

As opposed to Bannon, who is a full throttle Neo-Nazi who wants to shove Jews in the ovens.

 

The media wants to cast Trump as both Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler; but you can’t give the Sudetenland to yourself.

Trump Isn’t Sounding Like a Russian Mole

 

There's been a pretty overtly anti-Semitic ... gang ... amid left-ish circles for awhile. Not the entirety of that side, mind you, but not trivial. The reaction to the Steven Salaita controversy -- both what led to it and the aftermath of it -- was a real eye-opener for me.

 

Dems are not going to win middle America with Ellison. And the Dems aren't going to learn how to win a national electoral victory until they figure out that winning California and New York by 30 points vs 10 points is almost counter productive.

 

Dude, let the joke breathe before going to it in three straight posts.

 

I wasn't sure. Shoulda run it by The Certain One.

 

You guys realize Ellison lost the DNC election, right?

And, BTW, here's how Tom Perez actually responded to the query about HRC referred to in the silly Washington Examiner tweet YF posted:

Everyone who wants to run should run and, I'm confident we're going to have a robust field of candidates."

And, besides, the party chair has fuck-all to do with who eventually runs for president or who doesn't or wins the nomination and who doesn't. He's the head organizer and his job is to rebuild the party structure from the ground up.

Tom Perez will be very good at that.

 

Facebook teacher friend, commenting on DeVos' "free lunch" nothing-burger, says it shows DeVos has no "empathy" for public schools. Um, no, it shows you don't know what "empathy" means.

 

I understand that. I was trying to clarify the comment about the added issue if the athlete was injured. I wonder, would there be equal hell to pay if he hurt one of the girls he wrestled against?

I was playing a bit of devil's advocate. Elliotte's point above is well taken. The search for acceptance is very emotional for a transgender person. I deal with one through work and he is extremely sensitive to such issues and given his history, I absolutely understand why.

 

Needs a safe space:

Rubio on skipping town halls: Activists will 'heckle and scream at me'

 

Sounds pretty accurate to me.