FREE SPEECH DEBATE: Arab-Israeli Conflict (Nick Taurus v. Arthur Schaper)

                      

Here's my full debate with Nick Taurus, a pro-Palestinian Trump supporter from Orange County, CA.

Some people consider that an oxymoron. How can someone support the Palestinian movement, since so many of them are Leftists? Of course, his side, and many of his supporters, counter that Israel and Zionism are the greatest threat 

The debate took place at the Laguna Hills Community Center on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024.

Nick reached out to me in the middle of Summer 2024. He was hoping to pair me off against another anti-Zionist speaker. He reached out to a number of left-leaning, pro-Palestinian groups, but none of them would step up.

I was glad to step in and stand for truth, stand for Israel, and expose the truth about the so-called Palestinian movement.

This was not as daunting a task, since I had debated Nick on the Arab-Israeli conflict shortly after the October 7th, 2023 Hamas massacre:

             

For the October 30th, 2024 debate, Nick provided all the questions in advance, which was great, since that gesture allowed both of us to study, research, and prepare more effectively.

He also provided ground rules, which included no interruptions. I admit that that is my weak point. CRINGE! It's true, and I can laugh at myself about that.

There were supposed to be two moderators, a pro-Zionist and an anti-Zionist, but the pro-Zionist could not make it at the last minute.

Lawrence of Europa served as the moderator, and like CBS or NBC moderators, he broke the rules and interrupted me a few times, but that conflict did not stop me from speaking out.

Some of my friends joined the event, including Rachelle Mand, a Persian Jew who fled Iran before the Ayatollah took over. Keith Hardine of South Los Angeles, John Willis of Upland (both former members of We the People Rising), and Eli Komai of the John Birch Society also attended.

It was a pleasant surprise to see Eli, who is also a friend of Nick Taurus.

GROUP PHOTOS!

The debate was fun!

It was great to stand for truth, to refute a lot of the anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist talking points.

Nick was definitely the more reserved debater, standing behind the podium the whole time. I was more active, moving around a great deal. I don't recall any rules of decorum regarding our behavior, so there is that.

I really enjoyed stepping forward and speaking to the audience directly. For the first time in a long time, I felt really confident about this subject. It was good to interact with people.

Nick referenced a great deal of books, resources, and authors. That did not bother me, since truth is truth, and if lots of information is based on a false premise, everything else is invalidated. I also referenced some books, websites, and authors. I will say this much: I want to work on memorizing more names and more sources for future debates.

Let me get the worst and the missed opportunities out of the way:

• Nick pointed out that there are Jewish people in the Biden Administration who are part of the open borders agenda. But who put them there? Joe Biden! I should have responded to that, but there were so many other things I wanted to respond to.
• He talked a great deal about "Jewish" NGOs pushing mass migration and open borders. Who funds them, though? Most of the funding comes from rich white liberal Gentiles.
• He mentioned the Appollo Affair. Yawn. I had challenged that in the last debate, in which independent American and Israeli investigations confirmed that Schlomo Solomon did not steal any uranium. A third party, Seymour Hersh, did his own investigation and wrote his findings in The Sampson Option.
• I neglected to point out that Amin al-Husseini, the grand Mufti of Jerusalem, along with other Arab interests in the Middle East and Muslims in Southeastern Europe, collaborated with the Nazis to exterminate the Jews in Europe instead of expelling them to the Middle East.

Some of the best moments (for me) in the debate:

• Pointing out that Israeli police officers arrest hyper-Orthodox Jews when they spit at Christians. That fact deflated the whole talking point from the anti-Zionists in the audience.
• Using the phrase "so-called Palestinians" and undermining the legacy and veracity of that term. It felt really good to inform the audience that Zionist founders like Golda Meir and David Ben-Gurion were also Palestinians!
• Not breaking a sweat when one of the anti-Zionist members of the audience asked me about the Haavera Transfer Agreement. At that moment, I had not heard of that phrase, although I know that Hilter initially wanted to expel the Jews to the Middle East. Instead of getting flustered, I got to the heart of the issue: "Do you think that justifies pushing 6 million Jews into ovens?" I also stated, "Whatever that is, that does not delegitimize Israel." That's what all these obscure references are really all about.
• Refuting the "Dancing Israelis" conspiracy by using the phrase "Dancing Palestinians." I wanted to underscore the reality that it's the so-called Palestinians and their Arab/Muslim allies who are harming this country. I really thank God for having that phrase on the tip of my tongue.
• Referencing Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, who served in a foreign military in order to supporting allow American citizens to serve in Congress. Nick acknowledged that point as a good counter-argument, and I respect that.
• Repeating the fact that Israel offered the so-called Palestinians a state FIVE TIMES. None on the Pro-Palestinian side can bellyache about fairness or lack of return, when so-called Palestinian leaders just want to push the Jews into the sea.

My favorite moment was turning the tables on a groyper wearing an American Flag jacket during the Question and Answer period. I think his name was Andrew, although I could be wrong. He referenced the Lavon Affair, which is a common anti-Zionist talking point. He went off about the USS Liberty, which I had mentioned before he did. He tried to interrupt me a few times, but I was relentless in pushing back on the anti-Zionist tropes. 

I really like that I held him accountable for exploiting those veterans, and I also like that I could get the truth out about Lyndon Baines Johnson, one of the most consequential--and the worst--Presidents in our country's history.

Frankly, I think that the biggest problem for many of these anti-Zionist guys is that people simply do not let them talk, and they do not respond with simple facts or evidence. People get easily offended because of the controversial nature of the subject and just shut off all discussion. That is not the way to win (back) hearts and minds.

I liked that I was able to confront other anti-Semitic conspiracy theories in the audience, and Lawrence could not stop me. The whole situation reminded me of JD Vance, when he confronted the CBS moderator for "fact-checking" him, when the corporate media moderators were just lying. Nick backed me up when the moderator got out of line, which helped a great deal.

Post-debate was great, too. A number of people came up to me and thanked me for coming, including the pro-Palestinian groyper (?) wearing an American flag on his jacket. He came up to me and shook my hand, praising me for stepping into hostile territory and taking a stand for Israel.

I let him share his views on "The Jews did 9-11," and I was able to refute his arguments. 

              

 I think it's quite telling that during the Question and Answer period, Nick did not want to spend too much time responding to his question about invading and destroying Israel. Even for anti-Zionists, the American-Flag jacket guy's arguments were way too much!

Nick was very magnanimous and praised me efforts after the debate. I am grateful that I could come and speak up, too!

Irony: Director of Jewish Studies Supported Anti-Semite Kevin MacDonald's Academic Freedom

In 2004, I enrolled in the teaching credential program at Cal State Long Beach. Two years later, I would have my teaching credential.

In the meantime, I did a great deal of reading and writing on campus. I was always researching, visiting the stacks in the main library. For a number of months, I would do the basic coursework for earning the credential, and then I would look over the numerous books that I had borrowed. One could say I was a voracious reader!

My credential advisor at the time was Arlene Lazarowitz. 

Dr. Arlene Lazarowitz

I will be sharing more information about her shortly.

At that time that I enrolled at Cal State Long Beach, the California Teaching Credential program at Cal State Long Beach was renowned. Many of my high school teachers earned their credentials in that program. It helped that Long Beach was close to home, so I did not have to commute long or move to the campus to earn the credential.

Now, the interesting story that I wanted to share about my time at Cal State Long Beach has to do with the infamous Kevin MacDonald!

Kevin MacDonald, aka K-Mac.
His motto: "It's the Jooz' Fault!"

He was a tenured faculty member at Cal State Long Beach, a social scientist and evolutionary psychologist who conducted considerable research into Jews, Judaism, and Western politics and philosophy. He wrote a trio of books on the subject, the most incendiary of which was entitled:

The whole title was actually:

The Culture of Critique : An Evolutionary Analysis of Jewish Involvement in Twentieth-Century Intellectual and Political Movements

In this book, Kevin MacDonald argues that Jews in the United States and in other countries pursue values and policy goals to promote their own interests, often at the expense of the home countries which they live in. He further makes the argument that the left-wing zeitgeisten that has become commonplace in the United States and throughout the West is a result of Jewish academics and activists pushing their so-called anti-West, anti-White agenda.

MacDonald asserts that it's the Jews' fault that mass immigration has become a point of great contention in the United States, and that demographic changes are becoming considerable in the United States. He argues that Jewish activists started and promoted the NAACP. He focuses narrowly that they lead to the end of Darwinist theory in the social sciences, which gave rise to the multiculturalism movement and the argument that all cultures--traditions, values, habits--are equal, and equally estimable. This movement, he asserts, is a result of Jewish academics pushing their own self-interest to undermine the so-called ethnically "white" majorities in the Western World while promoting themselves and their interests into the seats of power.

He ultimately argues that Jews are pushing this agenda all at the expense of Europeans and their descendants, i.e. Jews are hurting white people.

MacDonald's assertions were blunt, blustery, controversial to say the least. Most importantly, they are false. His views are clearly, and he admits it unabashedly, anti-Semitic. He has openly decried the attacks on "White people" and one can basically reduce his moral worldview to "It's the Jooz' Fault!"

I cannot speak too charitably about his delusional thinking. It is really offensive!

I started hearing about this guy while I was earning my teaching credential at Cal State Long Beach in 2004. MacDonald would retire in 2006, so he was still technically active as an academic, a tenured faculty member on campus while I was getting my credential.

MacDonald's research received scant attention from other academics for decades after it was published. Professor Steve Pinker, for example, dismissed MacDonald's work as not worthy of any serious academic inquiry. However, such disregard has not prevented his ideas from getting promotion from certain political operatives in the United States. In the last five years, Alt-Right proponents have taken K-Mac's research (his supporters call him "K-Mac" as a term of endearment) and promoted his ideas for the last five years. During the Charlottesville rally turned riot in 2017, for example, the chants of the white supremacists, white nationalists, and neo-nazis included "Jews will not replace us!" Where does this conspiracy theory come from?

The Culture of Critique. 

The pernicious lies of this crank academic are getting more mainstream. It's time to do more than just stand by and say "His ideas don't matter." They require contention, confrontation, and correction.

For this reason, plus the fact that anti-Semitism is becoming more chic among younger so-called "conservatives" and college students in general for their overheated, baseless hatred of Israel and championing of the so-called Palestinian territories, I have been very alarmed about this trend and have wanted to combat it. For the last few weeks, I found myself engaging with Groypers, bigots, and other white nationalists on Gab, who routinely attack me for speaking out against Anti-Semitism and denouncing this false narrative that the Jews are the problem in our culture and our country.

Barely two years ago, I remember eating breakfast at a local McDonald's, and I started up a conversation with a guy who was eating with a passing acquaintance. Out of nowhere, this guy just blurted out to me: "Did you know that the Jews were behind 9-11?"

I nearly burst out laughing, the statement was so ludicrous. Then a creepy sense of unease washed over me. Then I started probing him on this issue, asking him to prove his assertion, which he clearly could not do. I then denounced his remarks and walked away.

It's shocking that such heinous, delusional anti-Semitism still lingers in the world, even in the United States, and even here in supposedly progressive, tolerant, and accepting Southern California.

So, getting back to Cal State Long Beach ...

I mentioned that MacDonald was still a tenured faculty member at Cal State Long Beach while I was earning my teaching credential. I also mentiomned  my Second Teaching Credential advisor Arlene Lazarowitz:

She had quite a reputation on campus. She was tough, loud, brooked no argument from students when they tried to turn research papers in late. She was the most ostentatiously Jewish person one could possibly imagine,too (and that's not an insult)! She was unapologetically liberal, with a very strong New York time accent (even though she was born in Canada. Go figure!). During her classes, she sometimes mentioned going to synagogue every Saturday with her colleagues. In short, she was very open about her Jewish identity. In fact, she was the Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the University!

Certainly, she would fit into the nefarious profile of "The Jews" that Kevin MacDonald had repeatedly argued in his book. He claimed many times over that Jews and Judaism operate based on an evolutionary strategy to promote their own interests while undermining the interests of gentile populations around them. They even go out of their way to suppress anti-Semitism via these same subversive, coercive methods.

If any of MacDonald's conclusions were actually true, one would think that the outspoken Jewish academic and activist Dr. Lazarowitz would have gone out of her way to fight back, suppress, and "cancel" MacDonald's research or end his tenure.

But on the contrary, Lazarowitz SUPPORTED his academic freedom!

Check out her statement in this edition of the Cal State Long Beach student newspaper:

Arlene Lazarowitz, the director of the Jewish studies program at CSULB, said that while she does not agree with many of MacDonald’s conclusions and that they are too subjective, she is happy that CSULB allows its faculty to think and publish freely without the threat of censorship.

In a debate about the validity of MacDonald’s research by members of the College of Liberal Arts it was determined that the tenured professor did not teach any of his research in the classroom and therefore was entitled to publish his research.

Lazarowitz added that instead of censorship, the best response to MacDonald’s research is to prove it wrong.

How about that?!

When I first read this account in the student newspaper, I was really surprised and thrilled to see this kind of openness in academic inquiry. One would think that she would have gone out of her way to suppress and shut down MacDonald's research, discredit his professional career, and even get him fired.

Not a chance. 

The further irony, when I remembered this, was that her very stance in favor of academic freedom further undermined MacDonald's noxious thesis! Jews are not operating to promote their own interests at the expense of their home country at all. In fact, Lazarowitz was defending and celebrating the university's atmosphere of free inquiry! One would think that if there were any truth to what MacDonald had asserted in The Culture of Critique, there would have been some effort by Jewish groups on campus to get MacDonald removed, and Lazarowitz would have been leading the effort.

That is precisely what did NOT happen. This anecdote has come and gone in my memory over the last few weeks, and it's particularly noteworthy for me since I was there in the midst of this controversy, although it impacted my only tangentially at best.

Today, I am sharing this story to fight back against the corrupt, corrosive lies of Anti-Semitism, which are becoming more popular on social media and in academia, and which need to be challenged, debated and debunked, as Dr. Lazarowitz had asserted nearly twenty years ago.

The TRUTH About the Red Elephants

For the last month, it has become easier to understand what is going on with certain people who have participated in the Patriot, MAGA, Pro-America Movement etc.

The Red Elephants was an interesting group. For a time, they were helpful, joined us in activist events in Los Angeles County. They attended the disastrous Lou Correa DACA event, which thankfully shut down for a while.

(They like to write "The TRUTH" after every topic they touch on or talk about).

Then I found that they were constantly targeting Jewish people, or at least claiming that they control the media. They also pushed the argument that race and IQ intimately correlate.

They also don't like Israel.

I took these arguments seriously, in that  I wanted to counter these ideas. I think that the intelligence and intellectual capabilities of individuals is what matters. Looking at groups across the board is not meaningful. The concept of race is becoming more difficult, not less, to determine or ascertain, too. Correlation is not causation.

Their outrage with Israel, and with "Jewish elites" is more unnerving. He also tweeted out a list of names involved in the #MeToo perversions in Hollywood. He went out of his way to single out Jewish actors. As if there weren't non-Jewish predators and perverts in Hollywood.

Give me a break!

I had participated in two debates on "The Red Elephants."

The first one, with James Allsup, focused on a topic called "Race Realism", or what some of the Alt-Right types called "Ethnic nationalism vs. Civic nationalism."

The fundamental arguments are flawed because there is so little concrete evidence or

Allsup resorted to name calling and mocking my age. I ended up leaving the debate because I had other things to do, like going to city council meetings and advancing policy goals rather than just arguing back and forth on YouTube with other people who really aren't doing much.

Then came the debate with Nick Fuentes.

That was fun. LOL!

This guy ended up resorting to same the bitter, Anti-Semitic mockery at the end. I am not Jewish, but boy people love asking me that question. OY!

You know they have lost the debate when they have to ask you if you are Jewish or not. Yikes. What difference does it make?

There was no interest in dialogue or discussion. Just acrimony and racism. Yes, racism, because they are obsessed with this notion of "white nationalism" or "white identity." They are convinced that "race" or "blood and soil" make the difference for every nation.

Yes, I am white, but I am much more than that. The answer to left-wing anti-social injustice warrior racism is not more racism. The whole beauty of Western Civilization is that we are far more than our skin color, and that objective reality and moral foundations come from more than our skin color, our nationality, or our ethnic status.

I had moved on. There is no arguing with bigots, and there is no use in making fundamental counter-arguments when a blanket disdain for religion and spiritual revelation is manifest.

Then came the hoopla over Jeremy Montanez, who had been sitting next to me during the CNN Panel in New York City.

The Red Elephants put out a video calling out the guy as a full-on left-wing plant. That is simply not true. I met the guy, and we talked after the panel discussion. We even had lunch together. All the videos, statements, Facebook posts from Montanez, that he was a socialist, that he was against Trump, were not news to me. He had revealed everything to me, and I wrote about all of it in my article for Townhall.com.

This assault on Montanez was too much. I got so many calls, tweets, and texts about "The Plant."

So I shared the following with the public:




Here's the full statement on Facebook:

FINE: I have no choice to speak out on this issue.

Vincent James, the key speaker for the "Red Elephants" is an anti-Zionist, anti-Jew (no, I am not Jewish, but thanks for playing), pro-racialist speaker.

He also interviewed Patrick Little, the notorious yet pointless neo-Nazi who ran for US Senate in California earlier this year.

He is pushing the narrative that Jeremy Montanez is some kind of plant.

That is a lie, much like his anti-Jew, anti-Zionist, and racist videos.

#Unplug Red Elephants, I would suggest, but that's just me. I support Free Speech, including their right to push views that are unsubstantiated. The answer to free speech is .... free speech.

See the videos for yourself:

Neo-Nazi Patrick Little: https://www.bitchute.com/video/10qZiAfHIIBe/

Anti-Israel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIJFRGgPJHY

Racist, or at least Racialst: He argues that race and IQ correlate, i.e. ("black people are stupid because they are black").

I debated the other side of the argument with alt-right James Allsup (who supports socialism, apparently, see the video below)), that race and IQ are independent. I actually believe that all men--human beings--are created equal. Such a crazy concept, right?

I also don't believe Israel is a pariah state, nor do I believe that Jews are the cause for all the nation's woes. I do believe in a Jewish Carpenter who today and forever lives after the power of endless life. Thanks. Sorry if that makes me a "cuck" to the diminished minority of alt-right paleo-"cons" (they are not conservatives, but liberal-leaning racialists, in my view), but after watching Dinesh D'Souza's latest documentary, I am starting to realize that this "Alt-right" movement and its sympathizers like Vincent James are not that important, but worth repudiating nonetheless because the public is getting the wrong story about pro-American conservatives.

Oh, and to recap, I found it hard to believe that CNN panelist #JeremyMontanez was a plant, but ultimately I don't care--except for the fact that so many people are sharing stuff with me about it. See my previous Facebook post.
(https://www.facebook.com/arthur.schaper.503/posts/143726896541924)

But at the end of day, let's back the MAGA movement! Let's Keep America Great. Thank you and have a great day!

Check out my debate with James Allsup below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBN9cMYMgd0

Enough is enough.

This kind of crap needs to be called out.

The answer to the world's problems is not "The Joooz".

The answer to an individual American's problems is not to move to a "majority white" city or state.

The obsession with race apart from culture, class, norms of decency, etc, is a pretty degenerate set of arguments.

And here's the thing: these are left-wing talking points.

There is nothing "America First" about an obsession with race, or an argument that "Not all men are created equal."

There is nothing "America First" about an argument which delegitimizes Israel, a strategic partner and ally which has helped us fight terrorism at home and abroad.

The Red Elephants, as they advance racialist narratives combined with a disturbing hatred of Israel in particular and Jews in general, sounds more and more like a left-wing organization, one which embraces the neo-Nazism of Patrick Little, the national socialism of Nick Fuentes (no conservative or pro-American there)which embraces the argument that only "The Jooz" are to blame for all the woes in the world.

So, here is my JQ for all of you that are reading this:

When are you going to Just Quit the Red Elephants?

Letter to the Editor: Impressed By Your Compassion and Tenacity

Good to see you at Barnes and Noble.  I saw a video debate on YouTube between you and Nick Fuentes on the state of Israel.   I was impressed by your compassion and tenacity in the face of anti-Semitism.  I have not yet seen your other videos on YouTube or read your blog, but it’s clear you care about American culture and our current immigration debacle. 

I like history and politics, but I also like art and culture—it’s impossible to read everything or watch everything regarding political and historical issues, and even if you manage to devote serious time and energy into becoming educated on important issues, the climate today is so totally disadvantageous to discussion and debate that quite frankly, I feel that I’m wasting my time. 

Good luck to you and your efforts and i hope to see you at Barnes and Noble again soon. 

--Chilton

Virginia Latino for Trump Under Fire for ... Freedom of Speech?!

Fredy Burgos is an outspoken American conservative nationalist. He currently lives in Virginia, and he's a high-powered member of the state GOP Central Committee.

He is not afraid to share his strong views on issues.

He is very, very big on Borders, Language, and Culture.

I first learned about him when he was a featured guest at the White House in October 2017 celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.

Here's the picture which caught the media's attention:

Check out the article I wrote here.

He is an outspoken Trump supporter, and like many conservative activists in the state, he is getting behind Corey Stewart for US Senate against Tim Kaine.

But ...

He has enemies in Fairfax County, VA, where he currently lives. Fairfax County is the most populous county in the Commonwealth. Republicans have to pick up as much support as possible this county to achieve statewide. Elections have been lost because the GOP turnout is so low there, and that section is getting bluer by the month.

Bureaucrats, recently arrivals, a large--and largely unassimilated--population of immigrants, legal and illegal--and getting dumped into this section of this state. The Democratic agenda of pushing more votes into the country from the Third World Countries has been quite effective turning Virginia blue, the same program which ruined California.

This is a particularly disturbing outcome, because Virginia is the mother of Presidents, as well as the Cradle of our Republic. The last thing that I want to see is Virginia turning into another third-world dump. I stayed in the Springfield area when I was there. The traffic has gone from bad to worse in Virginia. Almost every customer service rep could not speak English well. Some of the workers had just arrived in the country!

Immigrants are welcome, but we have a responsibility and a decent expectation as American citizens that we put the needs, the country, and the character of our great country first. Immigration must benefit us, not just those coming here.

Fredy Burgos does not shy away from these fights. It may not be politically correct to the party establishment, who are fresh off another massive defeat statewide. It went from bad to worse, not only because the Republican gubernatorial candidate failed by ten points, a worse margin than 2013, but also because the Republicans almost lost the state legislature.

What's worse, Republicans in these purple-bluish states don't learn their lesson and focus on bread-and-butter issues, nor do they recognize the importance of borders, language, and culture. They start trending toward the middle or the center-life in hopes that they can scoop up liberal voters.

That approach has not worked in California, and it will fail in Virginia, too.

Burgos is standing behind a strong Fairfax County Chairman candidate Tim Hannigan to revitalize the most populous county in the state and help make the VAGOP Great Again. The race is tight, and party bosses more interested in playing nice want to stop this candidate.

So, the took the following Facebook post below and blew it way out of proportion:

I submit that this post is inartful for my taste. The emphasis must be on Judeo-Christian leaders, men and women who embrace the basic Christian values. But would I want to see a religious test imposed on men and women seeking higher office, especially that of President of the United States?

It all boils down to whether their values are commensurate with our Judeo-Christian ethic, in which men and women believe what they want as long as they do not pick our pocket nor break our bones. Thomas Jefferson issued that informed statement about the rule of civic religion in our political culture.

By the way, there is no wall of separation between church and state mentioned in the United States Constitution, so I do not oppose in any way a recognition of Divine Providence in our blessed country.

So, that State GOP Establishment went to unsound extremes about this post.

NBC News out of the DC-VA-MD market broadcast the following report:

Burgos is under fire for comments which seem bigoted. Well, whatever happened to freedom of speech? Political correctness is not going to solve the problems facing the state of Virginia. No way. The issue of religious, cultural sentiment, and political values are racing to the forefront like never before, too. The growing Islamic element in the United States should alarm American citizens.

Islam is a political ideology more than it is a religion. Islam is not a peaceful sect by any means, if anyone bothers to give a cursory or in depth review of the main religious text in this cult. We need more political leaders to speak out on Islam!

Now, the post has gotten even worse coverage, from none other than the Washington (COM? CON?)Post:

Va. Republicans move to dump controversial leader over anti-Semitic online post

Would some please tell me what is "anti-Semitic" about the post whichi Burgos had laid out?

Please?!

Here are snippets of the skewed article below:

For several years, Fredy Burgos has been a controversial but tolerated figure within Virginia’s Republican Party — a verbal bomb thrower whose attacks against Muslims, immigrants and others have turned off moderates while reflecting a new brand of conservatism in the era of Donald Trump.

 "Controverial but tolerated ..." Let's remember that we are dealing with the Washington Post, here; the same rag in which the editors and writers do not hide their unabashedly liberal bias and relentlessly attack the President.

This is the same newspaper which published a bunch of salacious, unsubstantiated stories about Judge Roy Moore, all of which came to nothing shortly after his election loss last December.

But in the wake of a wave of Democratic victories last fall that was fueled by anti-Trump sentiment in Northern Virginia, party leaders — worried about losing more voters — moved to force Burgos off of the state central committee this week after he posted a Facebook comment suggesting Jews should not run for political office.

???

“There’s only so many times that somebody can be given forgiveness for making offensive statements,” said John Whitbeck, chair of the state party, who, along with Rep. Barbara Comstock and a chorus of other Virginia Republicans, called on Sunday for Burgos to immediately resign.

Barbara Comstock is considered a very liberal Republican by many standards, and certainly not an elected official who stands out in remarkable ways. 

“It makes it much harder for us to convince voters that we’re the party of tolerance and respect for all religions and religious freedom when our own people in our leadership are saying that,” said Whitbeck, who in 2013 faced his own controversy over an anti-Semitic joke.

Saying what exactly? I ask this question in connection with both.

Burgos, who also holds an elected position on the Fairfax County party committee, says his comments were misconstrued. He responded to a question for comment by sharing another Facebook post, where he wrote: “As an evangelical Christian, nobody loves the Jewish people and Israel more than I.” 

The original post borrowed from Trump, using the headline “Make Fairfax Great Again.”

Below that, Burgos shared a 19th-century quote from John Jay, the country’s first chief justice of the Supreme Court, asserting that it is the privilege of a Christian nation “to select and prefer Christian rulers.”

OK. I can see how the preferential comments might rub people the wrong way.

But does that make him anti-Semitic? I don't see how anyone could construe his remarks in that fashion.

The comment came as Burgos was campaigning for Tim Hannigan, who is running to become the next chairman of the Fairfax County Republican Committee. Hannigan’s rival in next month’s election is Mike Ginsberg, who is Jewish.

Ginsberg declined to discuss Burgos.

Hannigan, whose campaign website sells red “Make Fairfax Great Again” trucker hats,  said he removed Burgos as a campaign adviser after learning about the post. But he cautioned against a rush to judgment that would lead to booting a fellow conservative out of the party.

Hannigan took steps to isolate himself from Burgos' remarks. There is nothing wrong with a campaign taking those steps to remove potential distractions. At this point, it's all about winning that chairmanship and ensuring a robust, conservative movement in Northern Virginia.

The state party is working on removing him as we speak:

Burgos hasn’t said whether he will voluntarily step down, but the process for forcibly removing him — involving a petition and a two-thirds vote of committee members — is already under way, Whitbeck said.

For the next party central committee meeting in March, “I have multiple people who’ve indicated that they’re going to start collecting the signatures needed to put this on the agenda,” he said.

Not sure how this is going to turn out. Would I have posted what Burgos had posted? Not really. I don't have a problem voting for someone who is Jewish, and I do not have a deliberate or prima facie preference for Christians in elected office. What matters is what the leadership does to ensure a free community. They must, must share a commitment to the values of our Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Those factors determine whom I vote for.

I have reached out to another Virginia Republican Party member as well as the Washington Post reporter who called Burgos' post "Anti-Semitic".

I contacted the Virginia Republican Party and told them that the steps that they are taking are all wrong. The staffer then directed me to the communications director.

I shared my concerns, that the decision of party members to have Burgos removed for a post is not acceptable. The Communications Director, John March, did not comment further, and did not have any information on who signed off on the petition to have Burgos removed by vote.

More news will follow as updates come in.

In the meantime, I urge everyone reading to contact the Republican Party of Virginia and let them know that you oppose the remove of Fredy Burgos as state committee member:

Phone number: (804) 780-0111

Email: jmarch@rpv.org

Please also contact the State Committee Members below, who plan on voting on this matter, and inform them that they should stand with Freedom of Speech and support Fredy Burgos:

Mr. John Whitbeck JWhitbeck@whitbecklegal.com

Mr. Michael Thomas mthomas@surreywood.net

Mr. Morton Blackwell mortonblackwell22201@gmail.com

Ms. Cynthia Dunbar cynthianolanddunbar@gmail.com

Mrs. Jill Cook cooks471@gmail.com

Mr. John Selph john@forestcs.com

Mr. Chris Marston Chris.marston@gmail.com

Mr Jerry Kilgore jkilgore@mcguirewoods.com

Mr. Robert Watson bwatson.mail@gmail.com

Mr. Dennis Free dfree216@gmail.com

Ms. Jennifer Lee Jennifer.lee@usoncology.com

Mr. Jack Wilson jack@jackwilsonplc.com

Mr. Lynn Tucker 5thdistrictgopva@gmail.com 

Mr. Scott Sayre 12174scott@sayreinc.com

Mr. Ben Slone sloneb@fml.com

Mr. Mark Kelly chairman@vagop8cd.org

Mr. Adam Tolbert atolbert@smythgop.org

Mr. Andrew Nicholson Andrew@andrewnicholson.us

Mr. Paul Prados pprados11thdistrict@gmail.com

Mr. Jacob Neff Jeff@eagles.Bridgewater.edu

Mr. Kishore Thota kishoresthota@gmail.com

Ms. Ellen Nau ENau45@aol.com

Vacant

Hon. John Cosgrove johncosgrove@cox.net

Mr. Kevin Gentry kevin.gentry@kochps.com

Ms. Diana Banister dbanister@sbpublicaffairs.com

Mr. Wendell Walker wendellwalker2@yahoo.com 

Mrs. Nancy Dye nancy.dye57@gmail.com

Mr. Steve Albertson steven.albertson@skadden.com

Mr. Russ Wright russ.wright2@gmail.com

Mr. Larry Kile kgrepublican@gmail.com

Mr. Robert Cunningham rcngham@gmail.com.

Hon. Carol Dawson cgdawson98@gmail.com

Mr. Jeff Ryer ryer@att.net

Hon. Carolyn Weems carolyn4kids@cox.net

Hon. Ashley McLeod ashleymcleod@cox.net

Hon. Chad Green wcgreenlaw@hotmail.vom

Mr. Steve Trent trent@mindspring.com

Mr. Carol De Triquet caroledetriquet@aol.com

Mr. Bill Coburn wcoburn@charter.net

Mrs. Barbara Tabb Barbara.tabb@gmail.com

Mrs. Angela Swyget angelaswygert@gmail.com

Ms Carey Allen careyallen69@gmail.com

Mrs. Renee Maxey reneetmaxey@gmail.com

Mr. Ed Yencho edyensho14@gmail.com

Mrs. Joanne Holden jmtholden@gmail.com

Mr. Will Kirk willkirksmail@gmail.com

Mr. Travis Witt traviswitt@usa.com

Mr. Nate Boyer nateboyer@msn.com

Dr. Steve Troxel doctroxel@gmail.com

Mr. Joseph Sonsmith joseph.sonsmith@gmail.com

Mrs. Carrie Thompson carrieryp@gmail.com

Mrs. Anne Fitzgerald taetzsch@yahoo.com

Ms. Nancy Smith vagrassroots2015@gmail.com

Mr. David Ross David.ross7@verizon.net

Mrs. Susan Lascolette susanl@reagan.com

Mr. Dewey McDonnell dewey@poslinker.com

Mr. Mark Hile markahile@juno.com

Mr. Charles Keller charliekeller2001@yahoo.com

Mrs. Sandy Liddy Bourne alexandrabourne@msn.com

Mr. David Foster david.foster@nortonrosefulbright.com

Mr. Aaron Spradlin Aaron.spradlin@yahoo.com

Mrs. Michelle Jenkins kmjlaw@mounet.com

Ms. Marcy Hernick hernickm@gmail.com

Mr. Corey Scott coreyas@vt.edu

Mrs. Susan Edwards ssedwards2@verizon.net

Mrs. Sharon Ashurst wisterial@comcast.net

Mrs. Julie Williams julie@williamsrealty.us 

Mr. Mark Sell mark.sell@gmail.com

Ms. Eve Gleason emsolideogloria@gmail.com

Mr. Richard McCarty rlmcca@yahoo.com

Mr. Fredy Burgos burkepatriot@cox.net

Mr. Ryan Rauner ryan@raunergroup.com

Mr. Ian Frith isfrith156@students.pic.edu

Mr. Eric Nielsen enielse8@gum.edu

Ms. Erika Dyer

Mr. Dustin Rinehart Dustin@barrydknight.com

Mrs. Marie Quinn mquinnbonair@aol.com

Mrs. Linda Bartlett lleatwo@gmail.com

Vacant

Hon. Bill DeSteph

   Mr. Wesley Edwards westel65@yahoo.com