Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) claims he would have voted to continue funding Israel, except for….
…tell you what: read Scott Johnson’s article at powerlineblog.com and see for yourself:
The uses of violence
The combination of anti-Semitism and violence on the left deamands attention. It is a toxic brew. Democrat Washington Rep. Adam Smith provides a recent example in connection with his vote against aid to Israel this week. Matthew Shea reports at Jewish Insider (links in original): Campaigns& Elections
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, indicated he voted to cut off military aid to Israel in part because of sustained personal threats against his family and his staff, part of what he described as a violent and relentless campaign of intimidation by far-left anti-Israel activists.
Smith voted on Wednesday to support an amendment introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid to Israel from the 2027 State Department appropriations bill — a major reversal by the hawkish Democrat after he previously told Jewish Insider he planned to oppose the measure.
In a statement explaining his vote in favor, the high-ranking defense lawmaker said it was a “very close vote.” He said that despite voting to cut off U.S. aid, he was “deeply concerned” about the tactics used by far left activists to pressure him to support such a measure.
“To date, my family and I have had our home vandalized, a fire has been set in my driveway, my neighbors’ lives have been disrupted by demonstrations in the middle of the night, town halls meant to be forums for dialogue have been shut down, and a staff member has been physically assaulted,” Smith said in a statement on X.
The story gives no hint of perpetrators or law enforcement activity. There must be more to come on this sorry, sorry episode.
Three questions for you:
-Question One: Is the intimidation of a member of congress into voting a certain way a major story – a HUGE story?
-Question Two: If the answer to Question One is yes (how could it not be), why is it that this is not lead-story material throughout our mainstream media?
-Question Three: If this intimidation campaign, forcing a vote at the threat of violence, had come from the far right instead of the far left, do you have any doubt at all that it would be lead-story material throughout our mainstream media?
How many times does it have to be said: when it comes to intolerance, hatred and violence, the hard left in this country takes a back seat to no one…
…and way too many of our mainstream media continue to look the other way.
How I wish I could see a light at the end of the tunnel…i.e. mainstream media committing to fairness in reporting of both sides. But I don’t see one in our future.
