Left in the West comments on the supposedly anti-semitic remarks made by Democratic representative James Moran:
This is quite interesting, given that I’ve heard a number of white people and conservatives refer quite openly to “leaders of the Black community”, “leaders of the Hispanic community”, and “stupid atheists.” Granted, Rep. Moran made a mistake in making it sound as if all Jews are (a) powerful; and (b) pro-war. Jews are no more in- line on policy than Catholics or any other denomination. But it would be fair to look at United States and say that, generally, pro-Zionism forces (including Jewish and Christian) have more political strength than anti-Zionism forces. That’s simply a fairly logical subjective opinion about power in the United States. Likewise, it would be fair to say that, generally, dogs are larger than cats. That’s a more clearly provable assumption, but it’s still an assumption.
Regardless, Rep. Moran certainly was not calling for a return to the anti-semitic days of yore; he was not yelling Martin Luther’s vile comments about Judaism in the streets; and he certainly was not saying that the politics of burn, lynch, and wink are acceptable.