PSEUDO ECHO:

HYMIETOWN REDUX (NY Post, February 22, 2003)

When Manhattan Democrat Robert Jackson was asked on a radio talk show Thursday why an anti-war resolution is foundering in the City Council - only 12 of its 51 members are on board - he had an immediate answer.

He blamed the Jews.

"New York City is the home away from home for most Jews," said the freshman legislator, "and this is seen by many members of the Jewish community as a resolution that will go against [President] Bush and, in the long run, will not be in the best interests of the state of Israel."

According to Jackson, several of his council colleagues have been intimidated into silence by the pro-Israel crowd: "They've expressed concern," he said, "and I think that that is an issue."

Indeed, he warned ominously, "people are not talking about this" - "this" being the fact that "this whole issue" of support for Israel, along with post-9/11 sentiment, "is what's tying up this resolution."

So there you have it: Not only do the Jews run New York City, but they've cowed their opponents into silence.

The prevalence of such attitudes in black America makes it suicidal for the Democrats to nominate Joe Lieberman. Posted by Orrin Judd at February 22, 2003 11:32 AM