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Last month, just days after Fox banned a Lou Dobbs guest for pushing Soros conspiracy theories, Gohmert went on the same show to say that “it’s not anti-Semitic to criticize” Soros. Dobbs laughed. mediamatters.org/blog/2018/11/0…
As I noted at the time, "It is difficult to disaggregate [the banned guest's] comments from the broader pattern of Soros commentary that permeates the network’s programming." mediamatters.org/blog/2018/10/3…
When Glenn Beck pushed a similar Soros attack back in 2010, @ADL_National under Abe Foxman condemned his remarks. Will be interesting to see the response to a congressman doing it. cbsnews.com/news/adl-conde…
Separately, Louie Gohmert doesn't get to police the boundaries of who is Jewish and who isn't.
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