RNC shuts down convention live chat over anti-Semitic rants

[Cali_Democrat]

Source: Times of Israel

Live chat on the Republican National Committee’s YouTube livestream of the National Convention was swiftly disabled on Monday after the discussion devolved into anti-Semitic rants by far-right commentators.

As Jewish former Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle addressed the convention on the Republican Party’s Jewish outreach and its support of Israel, the chat became inundated with anti-Jewish slurs praising Adolf Hitler, calling to ‘Ban Jews’ and calling the politician a “kike,” the Raw Story reported.

The website posted several photos it snapped of the racist comments.

Trump has faced accusations that his campaign is supported by anti-Semitists and of pandering to white supremacists.

Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/rnc-shuts-down-convention-live-chat-over-anti-semitic-rants/

[yuiyoshida]

1. Color me surprised...

This Republican party is really starting to define itself. KKK members and neo Nazis.

[47of74]

3. Me too.

And you'd think the attendees would know better than to do anything like this...

[forest444]

2. It's the GOP; anti-Semitism just comes with the territory.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar

[AllyCat]

4. Gosh, I just can't imagine anyone at the RNC being a bigot.

I mean, who ever heard of that?

[cstanleytech]

5. Is anyone really surprised?

[Behind the Aegis]

6. Imagine that, a Jewish politician getting slammed with anti-Semitic slurs.

Who would have thunk it?! Seems some people can make the connection between Jews and anti-Semitism.

[TeamPooka]

7. I'm as shocked at gambling in Casablanca. nt

[Feeling the Bern]

8. The only two reasons the GOP and their racist followers like Israel is:

1: They can use Israel to kill, bomb and destroy muslims to take their oil.
2: Israel is the first sign of the Rapture.

They don't give a shit about Jews, and most Jews see that, which is why 80-85% of the Jewish vote is for Democrats traditionally.

[sakabatou]

9. I keep wondering why minorities join the GOP

[LeftishBrit]

11. Not so many do, do they?

Almost all Jewish, African-American, Latino or other minority politicians seem to be Dems, at least as far as I can gather from here.

[LeftishBrit]

10. WOW! Too many of Trump's supporters seem to be Stormfront types!

Very very scary.

[Old Union Guy]

12. Lesson for Trump ...

When you court the angry crackpot vote, some of them won't be nice people.