Discussion on AIPAC and American Politics

Is the American Israel Public Affairs

Committee, commonly known as AIPAC, is them

being in America and not registered with

FARA like all other lobbying groups in

America, is that America first? Is, uh, is it

America first for senators, Congress,

and even our president to take money

from AIPAC?

Is it America first to take money from a foreign lobby so you'll

send taxpayer dollars to that country?

Um, you know, even the question kind of answers itself.

Obviously, it isn't.

And that's not an attack on Israel.

It's certainly not antisemitism, despite the efforts of many to claim

that it is. It's just an obvious statement.

And the fact that,

the fact that people are attacked for

asking the question, this is something that I talked to Charlie a

lot about,

um, in his final months because he was being attacked as an antisemite for

asking that question. And we memory hold that, but I was there,

so

I saw it. That's not the right way. Don't attack people's motives.

For-- And I have a lot to attack people's

motives.

I, I'm trying to remind myself, "Don't do that.

Respond to what they're saying."

Right? And so, no, of course it's not.

And it's totally fine to ask about why a foreign

government tried to sink one of our ships in nineteen sixty-seven.

That doesn't make you an antisemite. Sorry.

Those are Americans who died. Um,

and by the way-- Yeah, whatever. Anyway, but the point is, no, of course not.

And that's why they won't have the conversation.

And my point is, you know, I'm fifty-six. My kids are grown.

I'm just not afraid of you at all. I don't hate you or anyone

else. I love this country. I'm gonna be here till I die.

I've an absolute

God-given right to ask these questions, and I'm gonna keep doing that.

Period. And you can shoot me or put me in jail, but the questions

won't go away.

So no, of course it's not. And that's why they respond with, like,

rage and shame because you caught them doing something they can't

defend. Duh.