Tucker’s Problem and Ours

 https://mishpacha.com/tuckers-problem-and-ours/

WHY DOES THIS MATTER? For one thing, Tucker Carlson is widely considered one of the most influential right-wing voices in America, particularly among young listeners whose knowledge of history in general, and of World War II in particular, can be assumed to be minimal.

He sat in the same box with Donald Trump and J.D. Vance at the Republican convention. Finally, J.D. Vance is slated to participate in the Tucker Carlson Live tour in Hershey, Pennsylvania on September 23.

That participation by Vance is political malpractice of a type increasingly common in the Trump campaign. Another of Tucker’s guests on that tour is the infamous conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. That alone should have been enough to alert Vance to stay far away from such a freak show.

But Carlson did not just associate with Cooper; he promoted his views with his effusive praise of Cooper as a historian and by failing to push back against him at any point.

Were Vance just appearing with someone with a different stance on tariffs than that of the Trump campaign, no one would object. But by appearing with Tucker Carlson, he risks legitimizing what the great historian of anti-Semitism once called “the lethal obsession.”

That should not happen.

Shocking Nazi streak runs through Trump campaign

Police arrest doctor from Haifa for allegedly starting wave of forest fires in the Carmel

 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-821071

The police suspect that Bashir is behind more arson attacks, including a series of arson attacks at several hotspots that caused fires in a park in Carmel on Sunday and possibly previously.

Hadassah University Medical Center solves biblical mystery with ancient seed

 https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-821144

“The dates produced by Hannah, a female tree, are especially sweet – like honey,” Sallon enthused.

Republican Party Kamikazes

 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/republican-party-mark-robinson-north-carolina-mike-johnson-house-budget-freedom-caucus-2dc29169?mod=hp_opin_pos_1

The larger GOP problem is that many on the right care more about their political brands than accomplishing something. Their seats are safe, and if Republicans lose the House because colleagues lose swing seats, so what? The kamikazes get more air time on cable in opposition. They also don’t have to vote for messy compromises that make incremental progress.

Top US Jewish groups, Biden and Harris slam Trump for saying Jews to blame if he loses

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-us-jewish-groups-biden-and-harris-slam-trump-for-saying-jews-to-blame-if-he-loses/

“Setting up anyone to say ‘we lost because of the Jews’ is outrageous and dangerous. Thousands of years of history have shown that scapegoating Jews can lead to antisemitic hate and violence,” the group said, while decrying his description Democrats as “the enemy.”

Israel planned pager explosions for 15 years

 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/396457

Israel had a hand in the manufacturing of pagers that exploded on Hezbollah terrorists this week, with this type of "supply chain interdiction" operation having been planned for at least 15 years, a US intelligence source told ABC News on Thursday.

N.C. Republican vows to continue campaign for governor amid fallout of CNN story

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/09/19/mark-robinson-north-carolina-governor/

Separately, after the CNN report, Politico published a story that said the same email address that Robinson used for the porn website was found registered on Ashley Madison, a website used to arrange extramarital affairs. A Robinson campaign spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment, Politico said.

North Carolina GOP defends Robinson following explosive CNN report

 https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4889881-north-carolina-gop-mark-robinson-cnn-report/

Despite some members saying the allegations are “not good” and “very concerning,” the NC GOP shifted the blame of the report toward Democrats.

“The Left can try to smear Mark Robinson all they want, but when voters go to the polls on Election Day, they are going to be asking one simple question: Are you better off now than you were four years ago? The answer is overwhelmingly no and that’s why Republicans will win on November 5th,” the statement said.

‘I’m a black NAZI!’: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum

 https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum/index.html

The comments, which Robinson denies making, predate his entry into politics and current stint as North Carolina’s lieutenant governor. They were made under a username that CNN was able to identify as Robinson by matching a litany of biographical details and a shared email address between the two.

Trump Hails Himself Israel’s Savior in Fantastical Speech

 https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hails-himself-israels-savior-in-fantastical-speech?ref=home?ref=home

For the former president, the day was devoted to emphasizing his support for Israel. He was scheduled to address the 2024 Israeli-American Council National Summit across town later in the evening.

“In Israel, they love me,” Trump said Thursday. “Here, not so much.

North Carolina Republican Vows to Stay in Governor’s Race After Accusations of Racist, Antigay Posts

 https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/mark-robinson-north-carolina-lt-governor-accusations-11610956?mod=hp_lead_pos10

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the state’s Republican candidate for governor, said he would stay in the race and denied new accusations that he posted racist, antigay and inflammatory comments on a pornography-website message board more than a decade ago. 

Donald Trump Called ‘Black Nazi Perv’ Mark Robinson Better Than MLK

 https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-called-black-nazi-perv-mark-robinson-better-than-mlk

Donald Trump called allegedly self-professed “Black Nazi” Mark Robinson “better than MLK” when he endorsed him to be the next North Carolina governor. Trump appeared at Robinson’s rally in March and adoringly talked up the lieutenant governor as he stood beside him on stage.

A report published Thursday revealed that Robinson allegedly posted about his pro-slavery beliefs and love of transgender porno in a forum called “Nude Africa.” In posts dated in the 2000s, Robinson reportedly wrote that “slavery is not bad” and declared himself to be a “perv.”

Vance says Ohio rumors come from locals. His ‘proof’ is from the internet. The Ohio senator likes to suggest that he has private knowledge of t

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/18/vance-says-ohio-rumors-come-locals-his-proof-is-internet/

The implication is that he is privy to nonpublic information that informs his views. You can see how this is useful: He can claim that he knows more than his interlocutor. But there’s no reason to think he does, in large part because the evidence he presents so often takes the form of unsubstantiated — and later debunked — rumors circulating on the internet.