Rand Paul needs to show me that he is not anti-Semitic.
And he needs a coming home to Jesus moment.
“Rand Paul needs to show me that he is not anti-Semitic.”
I do not recall him ever having shown an anti-semitic side.
If it is there I have not seen it. But I have not been listening to everything he says.
He needs to prove a negative?
Why don’t you post some evidence that he IS?
This is as bad as “prove you’re not a racist”...
Seriously, is it because he doesn’t approve of foreign aid to Israel? If this is his position, I’d have to say I’m in disagreement with him there as well. We MUST support Israel.
As as semi-radical Zionist Jew person, I have NO qualms about supporting Rand Paul and I have every reason to believe that he would fully support Israel if and when necessary.
He is not his father...thank heavens...but any person who paid attention to his trip to Israel HAD to be impressed. I was. I am. And whoever calls him an antisemite would have to prove it before I would believe a single word of it.
That sounds a lot like "prove to me that you don't beat your wife." Rand Paul has never said or done anything remotely anti-Semitic, unless you're one of those people who assumes that cutting foreign aid (to all countries, not just Israel) is automatically "anti-Semitic."
See:
Many have said that Rand Paul is against aid to Israel. He’s against foreign aid... period. And not specifically against foreign aid to Israel - but that’s the way it’s been reported mostly.
And his position against foreign aid is much like his view on welfare and other interventions - it hurts the free market economy to give ‘transfer payments’ - esp. when the US has to borrow from China to give to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Israel, or any other country.
“In Jerusalem last week, the senator met a broad range of leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres, as well as Naftali Bennett, a rising right-wing leader aligned with the settler movement.
The Jerusalem Post quoted Paul addressing questions about what Israel should do about the settlements and Gaza. “Well,” he replied, “America should and does have an opinion about these things, but ultimately these are decisions you have to make.”
There hasn’t been such a supportive comment on Israel’s settlements in the West Bank and in Jerusalem since Sarah Palin last spoke on the subject. Her comments drove the left up the wall.
Paul also voiced support on Gaza: “I don’t think you need to call me on the phone and get permission to stop missiles raining down from Gaza.” He seems to want Israel to have a free hand in its own affairs, which dovetails with his wariness on foreign aid.
When he talked about foreign aid, he stood by his longtime contention that it would be a good thing to reduce such transfers. This view has been pressed by some pro-Israel voices in this country, in that aid has subsidized statist economic measures and retarded free-market development.”
“Rand Paul needs to show me that he is not anti-Semitic.”
Does the rest of the GOP also need to show you that they are not spineless empty suits?