Be watchful
Lee Loughner tried to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Gifford, a Democratic Jewish member of Congress. He wounded 14 people and murdered six, including her aide, Gabriel Zimmerman, who is also Jewish.
An article in the Christian Science Monitor ( Jan. 9), reports a memo from the Department of Homeland Security suggesting a link between Loughner and American Renaissance (a racist, anti-Semitic, anti-government organization).
Here is a quote from Loughner’s final posting on U-tube:
“. . . read the Constitution of the United States of America’s constitution to apprehend all the current treasonous laws. You literate, listener?”
http://www.youtube.com/user/Classitup10#p/a/u/1/nHoaZaLbqB4
Here is a quote from the American Renaissance website:
“Begin by recognizing that the post-1960s civil rights agenda has been the single most powerful force in expanding Washington power. . . . Documenting this expansion is endless. . . .The 1964 Civil Rights Act brought federal intervention into local restaurants and movie houses and even constrained people’s ability to choose their neighbors.”
This selection is from an article by Robert Weissberg, American Thinker, July 22, 2010. It appears at http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/2010/07/what_the_naacpt.php
Loughner is one of many who use violence for politics. On March 22, 2010, the Kansas City Star reported vandalism at several political offices, including a broken window and door at Gifford’s office in Tucson. A former leader of the Alabama Constitutional Militia, an anti-government, right-wing group, took credit for the vandalism as a response to health care reform.
Some people say that politics had nothing to do with Loughner’s mayhem, that he was an isolated madman. People had similar comforting words about Nazi thugs in the 1920s. But the Nazis were not merely crazy, not merely grass-roots. Financed by military and business leaders, they seized the German government in 1933. Koch Industries of Kansas finances the Tea Party. Jews should be watchful, and we should say a “Mi Shebeirach” for the congresswoman.
Elizabeth Appelbaum, Ph.D.
Overland Park, Kan.
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They dealt with many challenges, including long hours, supply problems (driving to St.Louis to get product), and many other issues. They were an employer of many youth in the community.
I wish them health and happiness in their future endeavors.
Maury Kohn
Overland Park, Kan.
