Rep. Hank Johnson Calls Jewish Settlers Termites at DNC Philly Event

In the run up to the opening of the Democrat National Convention in Philadelphia, Representative Hank Johnson spoke before the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, one of the primary motivators of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Johnson referred to Jewish Settlers as termites.

Johnson represents Georgia's 4th Congressional District, which has a history of electing Black Democrats  (as he was preceded by ex Rep. Cynthia McKinney) who make anti-semitic statements. 

Johnson also has a record of saying stupid things in Congress, like in 2010 when Rep. Hank J asked during Congressional Hearings in the Armed Services Committee if Guam would tip over and capsize by the United States sending over more personnel to the Pacific Island. Or when Rep. Johnson took to the House Floor to apologize to vertically challenged people who he labeled midgets But Johnson deliberately sought out the BDS movement to spew his anti-semitism. 

By the end of the afternoon, Johnson's minions  got the Congressman to put out a Tweet which put his biting comments into context.

It is dubious that Johnson's termite comment needed clarification--he just got caught and it had the potential of alienating Jewish voters at a turbulent Democrat National Convention, when the DNC leadership had been exposed by Wikileaks of using Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (Socialist-VT) Jewish roots against him in the contentious campaign versus Democrat Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (D-NY).

It did not take the Anti-Defamation League long to "appreciate" Rep. Hank Johnson's clarification of his anti-semitic statement.  Thus the ADL is either a very forgiving organization or a selectively quickly forgiving partisan Jewish organization.

What is stupifying is this controversy occurred on the same day the Democrat National Committee ran a video during the Convention which tried to associate Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump (R-NY) with anti-semitic groups. 

If Jewish voters were wise, they might deeply examine how each party treats them and where they stand on the issues. Regrettably, for most secular Jews, progressivism is their religiou and they revere their tradition of pulling the lever for donkeys. 

Rep. Hank Johnson on Dr. Ben Carson

Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA 4th), the four term incumbent from Atlanta, expressed some interesting views while on the Michael Smerconish radio program.  

While it was no surprise that a member of the Congressional Black Caucus such as Rep. Johnson would voice undying support for the first black President Barack Obama, it is interesting to see how other African American aspirants to the Oval Office are given short shrift because of ideology.

When Congressman Johnson cited Dr. Ben Carson, he suggested that the former Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon was whipping up a frenzied lynch mob ignorant peoples' political support.   That seems like a stretch considering Dr. Carson's tempered, soft-spoken demeanor and his appeals for Americans to appreciate the constitutional foundations of this Republic.  But it may be that Mr. Johnson thinks that repeating outrageous accusations will suffice for a Groobered public.

Then again, consider Congressman Johnson's district  and his history.  After all, he succeeded former Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA 4th). 

 Moreover, Rep. Johnson's national claim to fame was during House Armed Services Committee in which he vexed about Guam becoming so overpopulated that it would capsize. This exchange with the Admiral of the Pacific Fleet went viral.  Johnson claimed that he was speaking metaphorically.  You be the judge.

And political junkies think that Republicans are the stupid party.