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Dem Rep Who Called Farrakhan An ‘Outstanding Human Being’ Releases Statement Condemning Farrakhan
freebeacon ^ | March 8, 2018 | Conor Beck

Posted on 03/09/2018 8:48:57 AM PST by MarvinStinson

Rep. Danny Davis (D., Ill.) released a statement Thursday evening denouncing anti-Semitic Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan after J Street, a liberal Jewish group, said it was reevaluating its endorsement of him after a weak statement Monday.

A month early, The Forward reports, Davis called Farrakhan an "outstanding human being."

The congressman had also downplayed the importance of Farrakhan's anti-Semitism by saying "The world is so much bigger than Farrakhan and the Jewish question and his position on that and so forth."

After criticism from the Jewish community, Davis' statement Monday did not address his own words about "the Jewish question" and instead blamed media asking him about the controversy, although it was titled "Statement of Danny K. Davis on Anti-Semitism."

"Recently the ultra-right propaganda site The Daily Caller attempted to impugn my character," his statement began.

"History is replete with the horrific consequences of racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, Islamophobia, male chauvinism and other forms of hatred and bigotry and discrimination," Davis wrote, saying that those who promote those views are "pursuing an agenda which I will never accept."

That didn't go far enough, which his new statement,"Statement of Danny K. Davis on Anti-Semitism (Follow Up)" attempted to fix, although it still cast blame on "attempts to question my commitment to these principles because I did not specifically single out the views and remarks of Minister Louis Farrakhan in that statement."

He then specifically condemned Farrakhan, saying "So let me be clear: I reject, condemn and oppose Minister Farrakhan’s views and remarks regarding the Jewish people and the Jewish religion," and then cast more blame on people who had issues with his support for Farrakhan.

"Those who have attempted to defame me either do not know me or my lifetime record or are deceitfully and deceptively attempting to use this as an opportunity to foment division and hatred between the African American and Jewish communities," he said, adding that "for my part" he will continue to seek unity.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; blackmuslims; dannydavis; farrakhan; noi
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To: MarvinStinson

LIAR!! I think he’s got a very rich Jewish constituency. Calypso Louis was ALWAYS VILE AND EVIL!


21 posted on 03/09/2018 10:21:46 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: MarvinStinson

I just viewed his district map....we lived in it and it is one of the RICHEST ZIP CODES in the country!!!!! (we rented)


22 posted on 03/09/2018 10:25:30 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Thats one dirty looking q tip


23 posted on 03/09/2018 10:25:44 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

To be sure.


24 posted on 03/09/2018 10:34:17 AM PST by onedoug
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To: UCANSEE2
The Media is a political party, one of the two major ones in the USA

The democrat party is a branch of The Media Party and takes it's direction from them.

They are owned by the media, and are being played hard by them.

Sycophants to the media to the nth degree

25 posted on 03/09/2018 11:15:05 AM PST by Syncro (Facts is facts)
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To: MarvinStinson

“The world is so much bigger than Farrakhan and the Jewish question...”

The only people who think there is a “Jewish question” are people who hate Jews.


26 posted on 03/09/2018 12:05:10 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: rightwingcrazy

To pass muster with Soros’ J Street

you have to be for BDS and the destruction of Israel.


27 posted on 03/09/2018 1:13:05 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: MarvinStinson

They named a restaurant chain after this guy: “Pander Express”


28 posted on 03/09/2018 1:54:55 PM PST by Oscar in Batangas (12:01 PM 1/20/2017...The end of an error.)
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To: Syncro

Senator Charles F. Meachum : There are no sides. There's no Sunnis and Shiites. There's no Democrats and Republicans. There's only HAVES and HAVE-NOTS.

29 posted on 03/10/2018 12:09:29 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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Rep. Danny Davis (D., Ill.) released a statement Thursday evening denouncing anti-Semitic Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan

Journalistic malpractice, or a straight-up lie. He's denouncing The Daily Caller. He never mentions Farrakhan.

https://davis.house.gov/statements/statement-of-danny-k-davis-on-antisemitism/#.Wp3Y6QbG8LM.twitter

30 posted on 03/10/2018 12:44:59 AM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: UCANSEE2

The disintegration of the middle class

They are going for Elites and serfs

They are not putting as much energy into pleasing the blacks because they’ve got millions of illegal here to be their voting base


31 posted on 03/10/2018 2:00:47 PM PST by Syncro (Facts is facts)
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To: DarthVader

It’s called $$$ baby, $$$ !


32 posted on 03/10/2018 2:02:15 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: Syncro
They are not putting as much energy into pleasing the blacks because they’ve got millions of illegal here to be their voting base

It's hard to pander to so many diversified groups at the same time.

33 posted on 03/10/2018 2:29:10 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2

Decisions decisions...


34 posted on 03/10/2018 8:06:41 PM PST by Syncro (Facts is facts)
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35 posted on 03/11/2018 6:53:37 AM PDT by SJackson (The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement)
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To: MarvinStinson

He is a LIEberal!

LIEberals LIE!

Next?


36 posted on 03/11/2018 8:59:14 PM PDT by Taxman (Replace the income tax with the FAIRtax and abolish the IRS!)
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