Gosh, I always thought I knew what the Star of David looked like.
It’s an important symbol of the Jewish faith. I saw it daily while I was touring Israel in May-June 2009. The Israelis fly their national flag proudly and, yep, it has a Star of David on it.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/trump-star-of-david-tweet-225081
I must have been seeing things.
You see, a campaign ad for Donald J. Trump showed up on a tweet that showed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and an image that looked for all the world like a Star of David, along with the words “Most CorruptĀ Candidate Ever.”
The ad drew immediate criticism from those who complained it was anti-Semitic. Trump’s campaign took it down immediately and then said the star on the ad didn’t portray the Star of David; Trump — the Republican presidential candidate — called it a “sheriff’s star.”
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who now works for CNN, said the uproar is nothing more thanĀ “political correctness run amok.”
What … ?
Two quick points and then I’m out.
One is that the ad first appeared on a white supremacist website and we all know what many white supremacists think of Jews.
Two, Trump took the ad down right away after criticism arose about its tone and tenor.
If the ad was as innocent as Trump’s campaign says it is, why did the white supremacists run it and why was the campaign so quick to remove it?
Just asking, man.