Fast Lerner
September 10, 2007 at 8:48 am
Instapundit alerts us to this Politico article: “Anti-war leaders stymied, frustrated.”
In the article, Rabbi Michael Lerner, the editor of Tikkun magazine, says:
“Right now, we could write the story of this Congress as ‘Profiles in Cowardice.’ There’s a great deal of frustration with the Democrats in the Congress – a sense almost of betrayal.”
Rabbi Lerner seems to have felt a great deal of frustration for some time with the American government overall, since, you know, it may possibly have kinda sorta perhaps maybe who knows just try to disprove it caused 9/11.
From the Feb. 6 Forward:
Rabbi Michael Lerner, the longtime activist and editor of Tikkun magazine, has published an essay saying he is open to the possibility that the American government may have been behind the September 11 terrorist attacks.
“I would not be surprised to learn that some branch of our government conspired either actively to promote or passively to allow the attack on 9/11,” Lerner wrote in an essay published in the new book, “9/11 and American Empire: Christians, Jews, and Muslims Speak Out.” Lerner added that he would also not be surprised if it turned out that the attacks were not the result of a government conspiracy.
Hopefully by now the Rabbi worked all that out in his head. Now he’s just mad at Democrats.
JayC said,
September 10, 2007 @ 5:04 pm
“Now he’s just mad at Democrats.”
So that’s better.
Fat Man said,
September 10, 2007 @ 5:52 pm
Rabbi Lerner and Osama are in total agreement — its the Democrat’s fault. I see peace in the Middle East.
2yellowdogs said,
September 10, 2007 @ 5:57 pm
“I would not be surprised to learn that some branch of our government conspired either actively to promote or passively to allow the attack on 9/11,”…Lerner added that he would also not be surprised if it turned out that the attacks were not the result of a government conspiracy.
Whoa. Imagine the level of world-weary wisdom and clear-eyed truth-telling necessary to make this comment on the record. The rabbi is truly inspirational in his intellectual rigor and fearlessness.
JorgXMcKie said,
September 10, 2007 @ 6:13 pm
“some branch of our government conspired either actively to promote or passively to allow the attack on 9/11″ is something I might agree with, if Lerner would merely stipulate that the “branch of our government” that he believes might have “conspired” in this endeavor is the Democratic part of Congress.
Bleepless said,
September 10, 2007 @ 9:34 pm
Lerner got his start here in Seattle, a minor member of the University of Washington professoriat. He got his first publicity as the founder-guru of the Seattle Liberation Front, an SDS-ish cult which dissolved in guilt-ridden chagrin when denounced for sexism by the inevitable gaggle of squawking harridans.