Meyers chides McCain for her criticisms twice claiming that Omar "unequivocally apologized" for her tweets regarding Jews hypnotizing the world and "It's All About the Benjamins". While Omar did issue an "unequivocal apology" last February, this was quickly followed when she questioned the loyalty of American Jews by raising the canard of dual loyalty. So much for unequivocal apologies. McCain ought to have pointed out that Omar not only didn't apologize for the remarks, but that she was defended for making them by a large swath of the Democratic Party most notably Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Meyers also attempted to link McCain's criticisms to death threats leveled against Omar. What a load of fatuous nonsense. What Meyers is trying to do is say that criticism of Omar is out of bounds. I wish McCain had told Meyers that Omar isn't above criticism and had demanded Meyers to produce evidence that her criticism had resulted in threats made against Omar's life.
I'm not trying to be hard on McCain. I thought she stood her ground and she has been admirable in speaking out against anti-Semitism. Unfortunately speaking out against anti-Semitism (at least when it is committed by a Muslim) is being treated as an act of racism. At the very minimum, excuses are being made. And when excuses for anti-Semitism the more socially acceptable it becomes. Last night, Seth Meyers did his part to make anti-Semitism more socially acceptable. Shame on him!!!
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