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Thread ID: 13918 | Posts: 4 | Started: 2004-05-27
2004-05-27 17:01 | User Profile
[url]http://www.wnbc.com/politics/3352016/detail.html[/url] Governor Denounces North Jersey Hate Fliers
POSTED: 8:27 am EDT May 27, 2004
MONTCLAIR, N.J. -- Gov. McGreevey denounced hate fliers that were circulated recently in Montclair, and bias incidents in Glen Ridge, calling them "deeply insulting."
The three-page flier containing anti-Semitic writing was placed on about 50 driveways in Montclair on Sunday. Earlier this month, anti-Semitic and anti-gay graffiti was found in Glen Ridge.
"Hatred always comes from fear and ignorance," McGreevey said. "The desire to cling to such hateful feelings and to spread them in pamphlets that are meant to cause humiliation and anger comes from a particular kind of weakness.
"I want to praise the people of Montclair and Glen Ridge for the way ..................
2004-05-27 18:38 | User Profile
Hatred comes from ignorance? Yet Gov. McGreevey is objecting to the dissemination of information.
What explains this illogic?
Ignorance doesn't mean ignorance, it means knowledge that someone doesn't want you to have.
2004-05-28 01:13 | User Profile
Well stated.
2004-05-28 04:39 | User Profile
"The desire to cling to such hateful feelings and to spread them in pamphlets that are meant to cause humiliation and anger comes from a particular kind of weakness."
The kind of weakness caused by "legal" persecution and being totally frozen out of the political process.
"I want to praise the people of Montclair and Glen Ridge for the way they handled this distressing situation," the governor said. "Rather than remain silent, they reported these leaflets to the police."
"Yes, thank God. Remember, neighbors: that's the way to deal with these vermin who abuse the First Amendment with speech we don't like - inform Officer Friendly immediately!"
Just another anonymous jew-whore catering to its clientele.