Posted on 09/23/2021 3:01:56 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
A Republican political candidate in Virginia is apologizing for mocking the nose of the state’s Jewish House speaker — but he says his comment was not meant to be anti-Semitic.
Eileen Filler-Corn, a Democrat, made history in 2020 when she became the first Jewish and first woman speaker of the oldest legislature in the United States, the Virginia House of Delegates.
Last week, the state’s House Democratic caucus tweeted praise of Filler-Corn for her work on education, attaching a picture of her addressing an online meeting. Hahns Copeland, a Republican who is running for a seat in the House, replied with a biting comment.
“I was surprised to see a pair of eyes and a mouth with that NOSE,” he wrote.
Copeland soon deleted the tweet, but not before Democrats screenshot it, and seized on the opportunity to denounce the candidate seeking to unseat a Democratic incumbent in the state’s 89th district. (The entire House is up for reelection this year.)
“This is wildly antisemitic and has no place in our politics especially a day after Yom Kippur,” said the 89th’s incumbent, Jay Jones, on Twitter. The district, which covers Norfolk on the coast, is heavily Democratic.
Copeland apologized in a tweet late Friday and said he had not intended to allude to offensive stereotypes about Jewish noses.
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I don’t. Just answer the question I posed in #37. Be an anti-Semite, if you insist, but at least be precise in your meaning.
The bottom part of her face (below her eyes, including her nose) looks fine.
The top part of her face (above the nose, especially those weird eyes) is scary.
Dead giveaway for a radical Dim.
You guys are funny.
Sorry, but that’s the same garbage Dems pull with every insult or inconvenience.
Turn a personal insult into a group insult.
Why insulting her nose has anything to do with being anti-Jew I don’t know. Apparently maybe it hits too close to home.
Just like God forbid, a guy calling out to a group of black women “water buffalo” was white racist for using that epithet.
I’d like this childishness to stop.
“So how do Jews govern? Like Disraeli? Like Menachem Begin or David ben Gurion? Like Edward Koch? Like Naftali Bennett or Bibi Netanyahu? What is the Jew way of governing?”
Who runs the Senate?
” For a mea culpa, I recommend you support giving Israel TWO billion dollars for their Iron Dome defense system.”
I’m with you on that. Great weapon system and angers the hell out of the anti-semites here (there was a thread on it today, bitching about the $1B), as it allows Israel to defend itself without having to get its ‘hands dirty’ (meaning having to kill Palestinian terrorists).
Ok, old line traitor.
This is just partisan media spin, the real story is that The Squad hates Jews. Thanks Eleutheria5.
“So how do Jews govern? Like Disraeli? Like Menachem Begin or David ben Gurion? Like Edward Koch? Like Naftali Bennett or Bibi Netanyahu? What is the Jew way of governing?”
I’m not I’d include Koch with those incredible people.
But then again, that’s the difference between Jews governing here and Jews governing in Israel. If you sent Schumer to run Israel, he’d IMMEDIATELY agree with “the Right of Return”, and then probably run off to New Zealand as the genocide starts. But there, even Bennett doesn’t mind kicking some Iranian butt.
Keep the synagogue of satan separate from most jews, please, it is a very small, evil group.Doubt this one is in it. Schumer is.
“angers the hell out of the anti-semites”
Wait a minute...I thought YOU were the anti-semite:
“If she governs like a Jew, what’s wrong with calling it out?”
Now I’m totally confused. I’m pretty sure PghBaldy thinks you are. And, just for the record, I was being sarcastic about giving Israel 2 billion dollars.
Seems like you have the right attitude. +1
I’d never accuse the VA Speaker of the House of being Jewish anymore than I’d accuse the Kennedys of being Catholic. These Demonrat Stalinazi horrors are disciples of Satan.
I’m antisemitic against Jews who are working to DESTROY this country. Up until now, I just ignored them as they only WANTED such, but now they have the power and are using it to that end (along with many non-Jews, of course), I’m tired of playing nice with them. They’re as much fair game to me as the are the leaders of the Black Community, who are doing the same.
As to Israel, they haven’t done jack to hurt this country, and are a great people. I FULLY SUPPORT THEM, and if they were forced to run down their anti-missile inventory due to Biden (in this case) or any other reason, I am all for replenishing those weapons and then some. In fact, the most dangerous country in the world right now, other than China, is Iran, and Israel will likely end up glassifying them, and thereby making the world a far safer place.
I think the Jews would still call you an anti-semite. Of course, they call pretty much everybody that.
“I think the Jews would still call you an anti-semite. Of course, they call pretty much everybody that.”
By my definition, you’re probably right. If I don’t drool up to Shumer and his Leftist Fascists, then I probably will be looked at that way. But even so, I’ll still drool up to Israel, as they’re showing the world what it means to provide for the security of their people.
The men of the USS Liberty disagree with you. Also, does the name Jonathan Pollard ring a bell? I’m surely not anti Israel but I don’t necessarily agree with paying for their defense either.
This country has BIGGER PROBLEMS than giving a billion or two to our best friend in the Middle East, although I do know that some people (maybe not you) would like to cut Israel loose so that they can flatten Iran once and for all...and there is some merit to that argument too!
That billion or two would be spent better on our Southern border.
He should have just said she’s an idiot. Most people would have agreed. Sounds like he’s another GOP plant trying to help turn out the dem vote. One month before the elections and maybe the GOP can take back control and he’s trying to inspire the Dem base. Jmo
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