What is it with the VA GOP and anti-Semitism, anyway? For starters, of course, there was this (“John Whitbeck, currently the most famous district Republican committee chair in Virginia, defended a joke he told on Tuesday about the ‘head of the Jewish faith’ presenting a bill to the Pope.”). And then there was this (“A GOP Central Committee Member Argues Jewish Republican Shouldn’t Be Elected Because of His Religion; Will VA GOP Do Anything?”). And now there’s this:
I’m excited to announce that Ron Paul has endorsed my run for U.S. Senate! #LibertyRising pic.twitter.com/3RZJQkN1ou
— Del. Nick Freitas (@NickForVA) March 1, 2018
So what’s anti-Semitic about that, you ask? Here are a few links if Ron Paul’s long history of anti-Semitic behavior has slipped down the ol’ memory hole…
- The Ten Worst U.S. Purveyors of Antisemitism, #5: Ron Paul
- AJC Appalled by Ron Paul Keynote Address to Anti-Semitic Fatima Center
- Former GOP Hopeful Ron Paul to Keynote at ‘anti-Semitic’ Conference (“Catholic organization is described as being possibly ‘the single largest group of hard-core anti-Semites in America.'”)
- Ron Paul, Birch President To Speak at Anti-Semitic Conference
- Former Aide: Ron Paul Claimed ‘Saving The Jews’ Was Absolutely None Of Our Business
- The Ron Paul Campaign and its Neo-Nazi Supporters
- Ron Paul to Speak at Holocaust Denier’s ‘Gala Dinner Fundraiser’
- Ron Paul Panders to Anti-Semitism in Michigan
- Former Ron Paul Employees: Paul Approved Racist, Anti-Semitic Newsletters
- Ron Paul: A Long History of Racism and Anti-Semitism
So yeah, Ron Paul isn’t just a long-time, vehement anti-Semite, he’s also a racist and a far-right extremist more broadly. So why is 2018 Virginia GOP U.S. Senate candidate Del. Nick Freitas bragging about being endorsed by this guy? Does Freitas share Paul’s abhorrent values? If not, then why be “excited” about such an endorsement? Hmmmm…
P.S. I wonder if VA GOP Chair John Whitbeck will be consistent and move to kick Freitas out of the party, along with Fredy Burgos.
