Dear Bart
Love your site and work. Usually.
I have seen you refute charges in the past
of anti-Semitism, and have been a bit concerned about it.
Today, 11/24/02, I think you really put
your foot in it.
I love a debate - this should be good.
You actually have posted, and given explicit
appreciation of, a reader's letter supporting the loony
right-wing accusation that Vince Foster
was murdered.
It was the first discussion I've seen of Vince Foster's death
that wasn't hysterical.
I'm sorry you found no value in it.
Evidently, what motivated you to do an about-face
in direct opposition to your own political philosophy,
was the truly demented and intellectually
absurd proposition that it was Jonathan Pollard and THE JEWS
who had something to do with this.
Are you saying you have proof the Massad could not have
done this?
I don't think you can back that up, and besides, Schuman was
asking questions, not accusing anyone.
Why do you think it's wrong to consider all motives and
suspects when there's been a murder/suicide?
You seem to be saying Pollard was an innocent man who was framed.
If you're not saying that, why do you give the spies an
automatic pass?
Based upon nothing but self-contradictory
speculation, (Starr did not FULLY investigate the Foster death?;
Foster and Hillary accused of "purloining"
NSA secrets, but that's NOT true, yet Foster was killed by the Jews
because it WAS true?, and killed to prevent
the exposure of Jewish intelligence gathering ALREADY in
NSA reports?), the letter seems a spectacular
exercise on the lengths some will go to provide the worst
kind of anti-Israeli (anti-Semitic?) slander.
I fail to see your logic.
If a black man had a possible reason to want Foster dead, would
I then be a racist to ask the question?
There are unanswered questions regarding Foster's death, and
you think we should look everywhere
except Israel for possible suspects?
If Ariel Sharon was driving a car that ran over my dog, would I be anti-Semetic to say he did it?
Is your anti-Israeli meter so sensitive that questions can't even
be asked?
Besides, if I had a problem with Israel - I'd say so.
Why do you think I'd need to tip-toe around giving my opinion
on something?
Have you known me to be shy in the past?
Considering the multiple allegations against you in the past,
...well, as the GOP has proven for the last ten years, any idiot can make an allegatiuon.
I have a history of being anti-Israel?
I'll bet you can't back that up.
Why don't you go thru the back issues and
send me examples of my bigotry?
And if you're talking about my
screaming eagles story, could you do some research and tell me
how many dozens of Jews have been murdered
since I suggested they move out of the war zone?
...and your history of rather tenuous defense,
a circumspective editor wouldn't go anywhere near this
kind of repulsive tripe.
The man asked some questions.
Jesus, you're sounding like Ari Fliescher,
telling me I need to "watch what I say."
Unfortunately, your enthusiastic publication
of this letter indicates that you will happily embrace the
lowest standards of journalistic ethics
to promote an anti-Semitic theory.
Shame on you.
Roger Lambert
Roger, I think you're nuts.
My "enthusiastic promotion" of an "anti-Semetic theory" was an
exercise in free speech.
To say "they can't be guilty because they're Jews" is crazy talk.