FAUX FOOD FOR THOUGHT

In Brooklyn there grows more than a tree, there grows the seeds of unrest planted by the pillars of the modern political right; making classic use of the complete sentence as opposed to the complete truth. First, the sentence which is on a billboard proclaiming “Louis Farrakhan supports Barack Obama: would you?” Again this sentence, however complete, leaves more facts than the number of commandments some right wing Congressman can recite. Consider this, it’s similar to a number done on Hillary Clinton when she reflexively hugged an hysterical Sutha Arafat (Yassir’s wife) for all of 2 or 3 seconds. Consider that to this day, Bill Clinton is revered in the State of Israel. Consider that Ann Coulter, a much more commercially successful anti-Semite then Farrakhan could ever be, said she’d vote for Mrs. Clinton instead of John McCain. The surprised Mrs. Clinton just said, “that’s a surprise” while making no further comment. Consider that Reverend Jerry Falwell whose life work included extensive commentary on the defects of Jews and their religion, was embraced and way back in the year of 2006, was honored in speech and deed by Republican nominee John McCain. And consider that Mr. Obama condemned Farrakhan’s anti-Semitism, and to those who felt that wasn’t sufficient, rejected his support.
What then would make the sentence on the sign in Brooklyn, a sign of honesty? How about this, “Louis Farrakhan supports Barack Obama; it was rejected, Ann Coulter supports Hillary Clinton, she was surprised, and Jerry Falwell supported John McCain, it was embraced. What would you do?” Complex, huh, but as those of us who studied the Bible, the Talmud, or history should so well know the truth just about always is.