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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 09:52 AM Mar 2018

Local D.C. Lawmaker Apologizes For Blaming Winter Snow On Jewish Bankers

By Nicole Lafond | March 19, 2018 8:27 am

A local Washington, D.C. lawmaker has apologized for posting a video on social media blaming the Rothschilds, a wealthy banking family who have reportedly often been the center of anti-Semitic attacks, for climate change and an unexpected snow.

“Man, it just started snowing out of nowhere this morning, man. Y’all better pay attention to this climate control, man, this climate manipulation,” Trayon White Sr., who sits on the local city council, said in the video. “And D.C. keep talking about, ‘We a resilient city.’ And that’s a model based off the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters they can pay for to own the cities, man. Be careful.”

White later apologized and deleted the video off of social media, but he has reportedly made similar comments tying the Jewish family to climate change in the past, according to The Huffington Post.

I want to apologize to the Jewish Community and anyone I have offended,” he wrote in a social media post later. “The Jewish community have been allies with me in my journey to help people. I did not intend to be Anti-Semitic, and I see I should not have said that after learning from my colleagues.”

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Local D.C. Lawmaker Apologizes For Blaming Winter Snow On Jewish Bankers (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2018 OP
Morons Abound! MineralMan Mar 2018 #1
And a Democrat. And black. WTF, man. YOU of all people should know better. CurtEastPoint Mar 2018 #2
Anyone who expresses such blatant anti-Semitic blather is a moron. MineralMan Mar 2018 #3
Needs to resign MichMan Mar 2018 #4
The meth finally wore off Submariner Mar 2018 #5
Should resign immediately leftynyc Mar 2018 #6
Sorry to disagree............ MyOwnPeace Mar 2018 #7
true poboy2 Mar 2018 #9
But DEMOCRATS would leftynyc Mar 2018 #11
Well, now that he's apologized, could the Jewish bankers give us some better weather? jberryhill Mar 2018 #8
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH well played nt Dreamer Tatum Mar 2018 #12
Well, in fairness, they managed to get burning hail to fall in Egypt a while back jberryhill Mar 2018 #13
Oh, that was SO good!!!!! MyOwnPeace Mar 2018 #17
The anti-semitism is worse edhopper Mar 2018 #10
This, IMO, shows just how deeply anti-Semitism is engrained in American society. Behind the Aegis Mar 2018 #14
No place for that. He must resign. nt Blue_true Mar 2018 #15
WTF - are we living in 2018 America or 1935 Germany? Initech Mar 2018 #16
I have a long running joke... logosoco Mar 2018 #18

MineralMan

(146,281 posts)
3. Anyone who expresses such blatant anti-Semitic blather is a moron.
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 10:02 AM
Mar 2018

I don't care what party the person aligns with. The whole Rothschild crap is purely bigotry.

There are bigots who are Democrats. I loathe bigots.

MichMan

(11,899 posts)
4. Needs to resign
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 10:03 AM
Mar 2018

He is obviously a bigot. How can he provide fair representation to any of his Jewish constituents?

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
6. Should resign immediately
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 10:06 AM
Mar 2018

If this were a republican, the entire left would already be demanding this. Being ignorant and stupid is no excuse.

MyOwnPeace

(16,923 posts)
7. Sorry to disagree............
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 10:59 AM
Mar 2018

if he had been a republican, he'd already be on Hannity's "show" and next in line to head the EPA when Truitt moves up!

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
11. But DEMOCRATS would
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:00 PM
Mar 2018

be calling for his resignation. The silence here and with Ellison playing footsie with that putrid farrakhan is disgusting. The far left has a real problem with Jews and it's time to admit it.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
8. Well, now that he's apologized, could the Jewish bankers give us some better weather?
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 11:08 AM
Mar 2018

As a gesture of accepting his apology, it would be great if they could give us a few warmer days this week.

MyOwnPeace

(16,923 posts)
17. Oh, that was SO good!!!!!
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 07:14 PM
Mar 2018

well played, indeed.

To continue the thought........

along with the warmer weather, perhaps a resignation from IQ45? (hey, it's worth a try......)

Behind the Aegis

(53,936 posts)
14. This, IMO, shows just how deeply anti-Semitism is engrained in American society.
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:17 PM
Mar 2018

It is sad that the lack of understanding of science is paired with anti-Semitism, but there it is. There should be ramifications for this remark. I don't think he necessarily has to resign, but a censure is definitely something which should happen. Frankly, I am curious to know why he believes this. Where did his belief originate?

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
18. I have a long running joke...
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 07:20 PM
Mar 2018

Living in the midwest (outside of St. Louis specifically) the weather can be very VERY crazy. Gets even more so over the years. I joke that the government must be controlling the weather, because only they could mess it up so bad! But, I don't mention parties or people. And it is clearly a joke. It is obvious having cars and factories and so much pavement affecting our atmosphere that is making the craziness.

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