Posted on 02/08/2016 4:23:11 PM PST by Borges
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned a Facebook post by rock musician and gun rights activist Ted Nugent suggesting that prominent Jewish Americans are behind the advocacy for stronger gun control laws.
Earlier today, Nugent shared a graphic titled “So who is really behind gun control?†on his Facebook page. The visual featured thumbnail photos of prominent Jewish Americans, including former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Senator Chuck Schumer, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz and several others, with each photo emblazoned with the Israeli flag.
The post was accompanied by a written message from Nugent: “Know these punks. They hate freedom, they hate good over evil. They would deny us the basic human right to self defense & to KEEP AND BEAR ARMS while many of them have tax paid hired ARMED security! Know them well. Tell every1 you know how evil they are.â€
The visual was apparently not created by Nugent, but has appeared in the past on anti-Semitic web sites.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement:
“Ted Nugent has a long history of being an equal opportunity offender. But his latest share on Facebook, making the outrageous suggestion that Jews are behind gun control, is nothing short of conspiratorial anti-Semitism. Regardless of one’s views on gun control, this kind of scapegoating of an entire religious group is completely unacceptable and completely divorced from reality.
“It should go without saying that anti-Semitism has no place in the gun control debate. Nugent should be ashamed for promoting anti-Semitic content, and we hope that good people on both sides of the gun control debate will reject his tactics and his message. We hope that Nugent will have the good sense to remove this share immediately so that it does not spread virally across the internet.â€
In January 2014, ADL spoke out after Nugent made public remarks comparing film producer Harvey Weinstein to Hitler’s chief propagandist, Joseph Goebbels, charging that Weinstein was out to “destroy the NRA.â€
“Some of my best friends are Jewish”
Where have I heard that before?
Well said, D1.
yes....you do seem all ****** ** !
Even though you’re all ****** **, I heard you did light your Menorah during Chanukah. Good man!
Funny, most if not all of those People hate Israel.
Unless I am mistaken each of these Democratic Party politicians all claim to be Jewish. I do not think Ted Nugent is hostile toward Jews—or Israel
Agreed. Idiotic, stupid, irresponsible and disgusting posting by Nugent. Another guy who reveals what really is inside.Disappointing to be sure.
Being you probably have no close friends( that you trust) I could not imagine!
I don’t think you understand what Zionism is.
As I noted 2 of the 8 are objective anti-Zionists.
Do facts not matter to you because saint Ted can’t be wrong?
Amen!
Do you think Nugent is decendent of Adolf, you obviously are! That’s why you’re ****** **.
Your apple has a worm in it. Nice how you can judge a person because they comment on a true statement. BTW, Bill Clinton LOVES Jewish women even if Hillary thinks they are Jew Bastards. Ask Monica Lewinsky!Also, I had no adverse feelings toward you AZZholes when this started BUT you have made me dislike you. Not because you probably are Jewish but because you are stupid.
Gosharooty. I guess it’s their Jewishness that makes them anti-gun, and that all Jooos! had a big convention and ordered them to do it. Said thing is that I used to like Ted Nugent, and I still do dislike gun control, as well as dislike libtards of whatever religious stripe. And Nugent has just put a backhoe to a vast tract of common ground he and I used to share. What a dumbass.
Thanks for the link in FReepmail. Terry Ted is such a treat, watch the way he keep the beat.
/bingo
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There is the Zionism for public consumption, and then there is the real ‘Bee Hive’ Zionism.
I’m sure that you are referring to the former.
What the heck is “bee hive Zionism?”
I see it as being “These people seem to want to limit your 2nd Amendment rights and they just happen to be Jewish.”
You haven’t looked at the image have you?
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