Paul LePage: Most of the Democratic Party’s money comes from Jews

[Zaybay]

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I know its not the worst controversy Omar had, and in fact most have probably never heard about her saying it in the first place. Of course, the reason I used it was to draw a comparison on rather close topics, mainly being the antisemitic connection between Jews and money.

With Omar, the controversy is rather vague, and requires interpretation. With Paul LePage, he just says it in the most blunt, no interpretation needed way.

We have a thread about Omar, this is about Paul LePage. She served as a comparison on how LePage has already gone farther than Omar, which should be obvious just by reading what he said.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

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I know its not the worst controversy Omar had, and in fact most have probably never heard about her saying it in the first place. Of course, the reason I used it was to draw a comparison on rather close topics, mainly being the antisemitic connection between Jews and money.

With Omar, the controversy is rather vague, and requires interpretation. With Paul LePage, he just says it in the most blunt, no interpretation needed way.

We have a thread about Omar, this is about Paul LePage. She served as a comparison on how LePage has already gone farther than Omar, which should be obvious just by reading what he said.

While I don’t agree with all of this post (I don’t think the “hypnotizing the world” tweet required any interpretation), you’re right that this is a thread about LaPage’s anti-Semitism.

[S019]

Thankfully, he is no longer Governor of Maine

This statement is just as bad as what Ilhan Omar said, and Omar and LePage should both be reprimanded

[Progressive Pessimist]

Republicans just love telling Jews what they think is best for us while simultaneously condescending to us and making bad faith arguments or Freudian slips that reveal how little they actually care about our interests, or seeing us as non-stereotypes.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Republicans just love telling Jews what they think is best for us while simultaneously condescending to us and making bad faith arguments or Freudian slips that reveal how little they actually care about our interests, or seeing us as non-stereotypes.

Can’t argue with that

[darklordoftech]

Republicans just love telling Jews what they think is best for us while simultaneously condescending to us and making bad faith arguments or Freudian slips that reveal how little they actually care about our interests, or seeing us as non-stereotypes.

[Tartarus Sauce]

Republicans just love telling Jews what they think is best for us while simultaneously condescending to us and making bad faith arguments or Freudian slips that reveal how little they actually care about our interests, or seeing us as non-stereotypes.

[Brittain33]

Hey Fuzzy, do you have data showing 50+% of Democratic money comes from Jewish Americans or are you saying he's right because you just kind of know it's true that Jews are funding the Democrats?

Still wondering about this one since Fuzzy is defending this statement as true.

[Joe Republic]

Hey Fuzzy, do you have data showing 50+% of Democratic money comes from Jewish Americans or are you saying he's right because you just kind of know it's true that Jews are funding the Democrats?

Still wondering about this one since Fuzzy is defending this statement as true.

Fuzzy Bear still hasn't posted in this thread.  (Which is actually more telling, really.)

[Sestak]

Hey Fuzzy, do you have data showing 50+% of Democratic money comes from Jewish Americans or are you saying he's right because you just kind of know it's true that Jews are funding the Democrats?

Still wondering about this one since Fuzzy is defending this statement as true.

Fuzzy Bear still hasn't posted in this thread.  (Which is actually more telling, really.)

Yeah, I only see Sanchez posts.

[RI]

Hey Fuzzy, do you have data showing 50+% of Democratic money comes from Jewish Americans or are you saying he's right because you just kind of know it's true that Jews are funding the Democrats?

If you do any Googling, you'll see a few articles saying exactly this. For example: https://www.jpost.com/US-Elections/US-Jews-contribute-half-of-all-donations-to-the-Democratic-party-468774

However, the figure is not actually discussed in the article, so I'm not sure what the source is other than the quoted McGill professor. I also found an older Fox News article quoting a Johns Hopkins professor repeating the half-of-donations claim: https://www.foxnews.com/us/reliably-democratic-jewish-vote-gets-romney-eye

This FiveThirtyEight article estimates 20% of Clinton donors were Jewish (although the % of total dollars is not mentioned): https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-gops-jewish-donors-are-abandoning-trump/

The claim appears plausible, but not confirmed.

[Brittain33]

Oh, oops. Apologies to Fuzzy Bear for mixing him up with Sanchez! I'll resist the urge to delete my posts where I made that mistake.

[Badger]

Hey Fuzzy, do you have data showing 50+% of Democratic money comes from Jewish Americans or are you saying he's right because you just kind of know it's true that Jews are funding the Democrats?

If you do any Googling, you'll see a few articles saying exactly this. For example: https://www.jpost.com/US-Elections/US-Jews-contribute-half-of-all-donations-to-the-Democratic-party-468774

However, the figure is not actually discussed in the article, so I'm not sure what the source is other than the quoted McGill professor. I also found an older Fox News article quoting a Johns Hopkins professor repeating the half-of-donations claim: https://www.foxnews.com/us/reliably-democratic-jewish-vote-gets-romney-eye

This FiveThirtyEight article estimates 20% of Clinton donors were Jewish (although the % of total dollars is not mentioned): https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-gops-jewish-donors-are-abandoning-trump/

The claim appears plausible, but not confirmed.

Oh come on.  Even IF there is any accuracy to that one professors quote, and that is obviously a huge if, based on everything that LePage has ever said on issues of race, religion, minorities, or otherwise requiring a modicum of basic sense, do you think for one instance that he actually knows or has any statistical reference for how much Jewish Americans contribute as a share of the democratic party funds?

Please. This was yet another example of LePage being a right-wing bigoted no nothing douchebag. End of story.

On another Point, any Republicans here wanting to take the moral High Ground on anti-Semitism, please Google about Trump's remarks to the National Jewish Republican coalition. I'm not sure it's called the Coalition, but Google Trump remarks National Republican Jewish group, and you can understand why much of the audience sat in a very uncomfortable silence rather than applauding during his speech.

 frankly, the s*** that came out of his mouth there, albeit patronising racism about Jews being good businessman, Etc, makes Omar stuff look pretty tame. But hey, don't let me ruin the narrative. We understand the non naso types among you need regular doses of whataboutism 2 deal with the fact that you are part of a de facto white nationalist party.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

LePage was always a classless goon and a bigot in multiple ways, so this surprises me not at all.

[Yellowhammer]

This guy has one of the very worst cases of foot-in-mouth syndrome...

[lfromnj]

This guy has one of the very worst cases of foot-in-mouth syndrome...

to Maine voters its #populist.

[Sestak]

This guy has one of the very worst cases of foot-in-mouth syndrome...

to Maine voters its #populist.

...not really?

[All Along The Watchtower]

Republicans are incapable of arguing in good faith.

[RI]

Hey Fuzzy, do you have data showing 50+% of Democratic money comes from Jewish Americans or are you saying he's right because you just kind of know it's true that Jews are funding the Democrats?

If you do any Googling, you'll see a few articles saying exactly this. For example: https://www.jpost.com/US-Elections/US-Jews-contribute-half-of-all-donations-to-the-Democratic-party-468774

However, the figure is not actually discussed in the article, so I'm not sure what the source is other than the quoted McGill professor. I also found an older Fox News article quoting a Johns Hopkins professor repeating the half-of-donations claim: https://www.foxnews.com/us/reliably-democratic-jewish-vote-gets-romney-eye

This FiveThirtyEight article estimates 20% of Clinton donors were Jewish (although the % of total dollars is not mentioned): https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-gops-jewish-donors-are-abandoning-trump/

The claim appears plausible, but not confirmed.

Oh come on.  Even IF there is any accuracy to that one professors quote, and that is obviously a huge if, based on everything that LePage has ever said on issues of race, religion, minorities, or otherwise requiring a modicum of basic sense, do you think for one instance that he actually knows or has any statistical reference for how much Jewish Americans contribute as a share of the democratic party funds?

Please. This was yet another example of LePage being a right-wing bigoted no nothing douchebag. End of story.

On another Point, any Republicans here wanting to take the moral High Ground on anti-Semitism, please Google about Trump's remarks to the National Jewish Republican coalition. I'm not sure it's called the Coalition, but Google Trump remarks National Republican Jewish group, and you can understand why much of the audience sat in a very uncomfortable silence rather than applauding during his speech.

 frankly, the s*** that came out of his mouth there, albeit patronising racism about Jews being good businessman, Etc, makes Omar stuff look pretty tame. But hey, don't let me ruin the narrative. We understand the non naso types among you need regular doses of whataboutism 2 deal with the fact that you are part of a de facto white nationalist party.

I don't care about LePage or much of this Israel/Palestine/Jews/Muslims/Omar/Soros/conspiracy stuff. Doesn't interest me. I was merely responding to Britain's incredulity toward Fuzzy/Sanchez regarding the idea that the claim could possibly be true even though he had clearly never looked into it himself. I seems to me a lot of people completely dismiss falsifiable claims if they don't back up their preconceived notions without even bothering to investigate. I prefer to try to figure out the truth or at least find the kernel the claim is based on.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Now that’s an antisemitic dog turd.

[Brittain33]

RI, Sanchez made the original claim that LePage was right, and I asked him to back it up. It’s hardly on me to prove his claim.

[Progressive Pessimist]

This guy has one of the very worst cases of foot-in-mouth syndrome...

He must be tasting foot on a 24/7 basis.

[Idaho Conservative]

Bloomberg, Steyer, and Soros definitely don't donate globs of money to Democrats and/or liberal causes. 

[Brittain33]

Bloomberg, Steyer, and Soros definitely don't donate globs of money to Democrats and/or liberal causes. 

Bloomberg, Steyer, and Soros definitely make up more than half of all money raised by the Democratic Party.

[Fuzzy Bear Loves Christian Missionaries]

Hey Fuzzy, do you have data showing 50+% of Democratic money comes from Jewish Americans or are you saying he's right because you just kind of know it's true that Jews are funding the Democrats?

Still wondering about this one since Fuzzy is defending this statement as true.

Fuzzy Bear still hasn't posted in this thread.  (Which is actually more telling, really.)

Telling of what.  That Britain33 attempt to smear me in this thread (which, yes, I haven't posted in until now.

I have no idea what percentage of Democratic contributors are Jewish and I couldn't care less.  I only know two (2) things:

1.  Paul LePage is a piece of crap.

2.  Joe Republic and Britain33 have attacked me using innuendo here, and, like Paul LePage, haven't the integrity to admit their wrong.