Posted on 03/08/2018 8:46:35 PM PST by Impala64ssa
The Republican Jewish Coalition is calling for the resignation of seven Democratic members of Congress whom it claims are "connected" to controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. The group describes him as a "known anti-Semite."
Farrakhan has routinely spoke disparagingly about Jews over the years, as well as white people, in general. He was thrust into the mainstream spotlight again this week after excerpts from a speech he gave last week on the Nation of Islam's Saviour's Day surfaced online. During the speech, he once again described Jewish people -- who he says "are my enemy" -- in a pejorative manner.
The lobbying group on Tuesday called for the following lawmakers to step down: Reps. Keith Ellison, D-Minn.; Barbara Lee, D-Calif.; Maxine Waters, D-Calif.; Danny Davis, D-Ill.; Andre Carson, D-Ind.; Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y.; and Al Green, D-Texas.
The aforementioned lawmakers have at one point in their careers while in the House -- but not necessarily anytime recently nor with any frequency -- met Farrakhan. In a report it published Tuesday, The Daily Caller outlined the various previous interactions, based on videos and photos.
ABC News has reached out to each of the seven lawmakers for comment on the Republican Jewish Coalition's call for their resignations.
RJC Calls on Seven Farrakhan-connected Members of Congress to Resign
Davis told The Daily Caller in a statement Monday, without specifically addressing Farrakhan, anti-Semitism is "antithetical to everything I believe and everything that I work for on a daily basis." Davis also described Farrakhan as an "outstanding human being."
In a statement to ABC News on Thursday, Davis clarified the omission of Farrakhan from the aforementioned statement, and condemned the Nation of Islam leader's comments about Jews.
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>>Who knew there was one?<<
There certainly is one, and I’ve heard that its membership has now grown to almost a dozen!
>>Not enough Jews are Republicans.<<
The reverse is also true!
Obviously I am no authority but I suspect that the
hardcore liberals see themselves as Jews in the ethnic
sense and not so much in the religious sense.
Those Jews who are not Republicans are slavishly devoted to the Democrats, who have no respect for them.
David Duke is in the congress but his face is black
The Civil Rights movement was all about Jews joining country clubs.
Black Americans were the surrogates around which the politics grew
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