[Peace-discuss] Accurate, not 'antisemitic'

[C. G. Estabrook]

	The Huffington Post APRIL 21, 2009
	Jason Linkins jason at huffingtonpost.com
	California GOP Decries Anti-Semitic Tea Party Activism

Last week's Tea Parties went forward despite the fact that there was a little 
bit of dispute over who owned the Tea Party movement -- a battle between 
followers of Ron Paul and a gaggle of fake grassroots organizations. Well, that 
conflict continues, even after the Tea Parties, and for good reason:

"Citing the importance of the taxpayer movement in California, California 
Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring today strongly condemned the use of 
anti-Semitic material used to promote the recent April 15 TEA party in San Mateo 
County.

"'The taxpayer movement is incredibly important for California, and we applaud 
the success of the tea parties that took place across the state on April 15. 
Because we remain intensely interested in the growth and success of the 
mainstream taxpayer movement, we strongly condemn the use of anti-Semitic 
imagery in the promotion of the recent event in San Mateo County.

[...]

"'Chairman Nehring issued the statement in response to the use of anti-Semitic 
graphics used on the "Bay Area Ron Paul Campaign for Liberty" website in 
conjunction with the April 15 TEA Party in San Mateo. The image pictured a 
bucket of money being poured into a funnel with a Star of David on it, which in 
turn drips blood into a bottle where a person holding a Palestinian flag is seen 
drowning in blood. The text reads "Uncle Sam Reminds You: KEEP PAYING TAXES. The 
ongoing extermination of Palestinian Children Can't be Done Without Your Help."'"

So there you have it. The California GOP is angry a single piece of signage that 
expressed a decidedly vile opinion. Surely they are just getting started:

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