This entry was posted on 3/17/2008 10:36 PM and is filed under 2008 Election, All Posts.
One of the memes that has been appearing in many corners of the web the past few days is the accusation that Sen. Barack Obama's controversial pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, is an anti-Semite, and/or that he has made anti-Semitic remarks.
However, despite extensive web searching, I have not been able to come across a single statement by the man saying anything against Jewish, or otherwise Semitic, people. I'm not saying these statements aren't out there—I'm saying that I am coming across a lot of online journalists, columnists, pundits and reader comments calling Wright an "anti-Semite", without reference to a quote of any kind to back such a serious accusation up. And I can't locate one either.
The absolute closest statement I have found is one in his Wikipedia entry, as well as dozens of other places around the web: a claim by Wright that Zionism has an element of "white racism" in it.
An interesting feature of this "quote" is that no one posts the whole sentence. Everyone "quoting" it writes the exact same thing: "Wright said that Zionism has an element of 'white racism' in it." I can't locate the whole sentence in its entirety anywhere—all anyone offers is the "white racism" part as a quote. So it's extremely difficult to pinpoint this phrase's original context, other than that which these other writers have placed it in on their own.
It's even possible that the "white racism" phrase is just some random blogger's analysis of Wright's views on Zionism, repeated ad nauseum by lazy bloggers around the globe, until it morphed into a "quote" of Wright's. I see this kind of thing happen all the time in online "journalism". If I'm wrong in my theory, I will certainly post a correction.
That said, if it is his, it's hardly an anti-Semitic statement of any sort. Those who question Israeli occupation and settlement policy are not anti-Semites, no matter what neoconservative dogma dictates, or American mainstream media, for that matter. For what it's worth, Wright's Wikipedia entry also states that "the Anti-Defamation League says it has no evidence of any anti-Semitism by Wright."
There is no question Jeremiah Wright has made "controversial" statements about America's racial and military history, though I think almost all of them deserve more discussion that denouncement. But I have not come across any statements by him that are attacking Jewish or other Semitic peoples in any way. If any reader of Today's Lies comes across specifically anti-Semitic statements by the reverend, I would sincerely like to see them, and I will post them on this site, and condemn them and the man who uttered them.
That said, if there really aren't any out there, it is our duty as truth-tellers to prevent a rapidly multiplying lie from being solidified in the media as the truth. That's what's happening right now.
I'm not saying you shouldn't be writing about this, but I just wonder if column after column after news story after news story on this topic is really that helpful to obama. And, if you are going to, why haven't you written anything about his speech? I can't think of the last time i printed out a speech someone gave. I teared up reading it - not listening to it - reading it. If you are going to cover this won't you at least write about his response? Not only an amazingly special speech, but it reminds you all over again why you support him. damn. makes me want to give my first campaign contribution. Reply to this
3/23/2008 3:59 PM
Julius wrote:
In the video clip of Wright's arm flapping the "chickens have come home to roost," he explicitly mentions U.S. support of "state sponsored terrorism against the Palestinians" as among the roosting chickens resulting in the attacks of 9/11. This is just more of 9/11 being the Jews' fault. First we heard that 4,000 Jews were forewarned and did not show up for work at the World Trade Center. Then we quickly heard the attacks were planned by Israel's Mossad. Sounds to me like Reverend Wright said: "If only the U.S. did not support Israeli policies towards the Palestinians, 9/11 would not have happened." Reply to this
Yeah and THAT makes someone anti-semitic... Reply to this
5/1/2008 8:55 PM
Sean Mulligan wrote:
Their is nothing antisemitic about saying the obvious truth that U.S. support of Israel while it is oppressing Palestinians causes anger toward the United States and is a motive to commit terrorist acts against the U.S. Israel is not the Jews. Many Jews in the United States and Israel have criticized Israel's policies toward the Palestinians. Reply to this
8/30/2008 11:09 AM
dan wrote:
The "chickens coming home to roost", while insensitive in timing, was actually a quote from Ambassador Peck, and it was part of a larger quote questioning the practice of military force being haphazardly used on innocent civilians around the globe. The sermon it was made in (mind you I am a white irish guy) was actually a call for self evaluation in a time of adversity. Reply to this
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