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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]So, you believe all of this? Why? Here is my skeptical reading:

1) He is obviously marinating in a stew of anti-semitic conspiracy theories if he had heard the one about the Rothschilds (that's not just something that comes out of nowhere, especially from someone who otherwise would not likely have any idea who a "Rothschild" is).

2) He left the tour but finished so much earlier than everyone else that he was on the sidewalk smoking when they finished?

3) I agree that black politicians are in a tough place regarding the NOI and anti-semitism. It was also INCREDIBLY tone-deaf to give this donation in the middle of this kerfuffle. So tone deaf, in fact, that it smacks of "good people on all sides." A dog whistle that is easy for everyone to hear is not even really a dog whistle.

Since when do we believe every word that comes out of a politician's mouth, particularly when said politician is in a CYA moment?[/quote]

I'm not White's lawyer, but I do want to set the record straight. He gave the NOI donation back in January. It was just reported now because it was included in a quarterly financial report. Back in January he still hadn't yet been enlightened about anti-Semitism. Admittedly, his enlightenment is still imperfect since he is still defending the NOI donation with the small caveat that he doesn't agree with Farrakhan about everything (without explicitly citing the areas of disagreement).

Would it make sense to you for White to leave the tour and go stand outside for any length of time? If he was going to leave, he would have been in his car and filming selfies as he drove back to Ward 8 by then. He probably had only been outside long enough to light a cigarette.

I don't believe everything a politician says, but I've also lived in DC long enough to see how press coverage can often be unfair and misleading. [/quote]

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