Fifth Illinois Hate Crimes Panelist Resigns

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Fifth Ill. Hate Crimes Panelist Resigns
By ANN SANNER, Associated Press Writer

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A fifth member of the state's hate crimes commission resigned Wednesday in a controversy over another panel member who is a high-ranking official in the Nation of Islam.

All five departing members of the Governor's Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes are Jewish.

Alan Spellberg, a supervisor in the Cook County State's Attorney's office, said in his resignation letter that the commission has been "damaged beyond repair" by recent events and that he can "no longer participate in good conscience."

He would not comment beyond what was in the letter.

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Criticism of her has mounted since she invited other commissioners to attend a speech last month by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in which he referred to "Hollywood Jews" promoting homosexuality and "other filth."


For those who try to condemn me because of the honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan's remarks ... which were perceived by some as anti-Semitic, it's ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous," Muhammad said during an appearance on WVON-AM in Chicago.




How exactly is that not anti-semitic?

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1. Almost enough to make you want to drive off an overpass

[Behind the Aegis]

2. From the ADL...

Farrakhan Again Spews Hate in Saviours' Day Speech

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Selected Excerpts from Louis Farrakhan's Saviours' Day Speech, Feb. 26, 2006:

On Jews and Gays

• "These false Jews promote the filth of Hollywood that is seeding the American people and the people of the world and bringing you down in moral strength…It's the wicked Jews the false Jews that are promoting Lesbianism, homosexuality. It's wicked Jews, false Jews that make it a crime for you to preach the word of God, then they call you homophobic!"
  
• "And the Christian right, with your blindness to that wicked state of Israel…can that be the holy land, and you have gay parades, and want to permit to have a gay parade in Jerusalem when no prophet ever sanctioned that behavior. HOW CAN THAT BE THE ISRAEL, how can that be Jerusalem with secular people running the holy land when it should be the holy people running the holy land. That land is gonna be cleansed with BLOOD!"

On Jewish control of the American Government

• "Is Jerusalem surrounded by armies now? These neo-cons and Zionists have manipulated Bush and the American government and our boys and girls are dying in Iraq and in Afghanistan for the cause of Israel, not for the cause of America! Israel is the tail waggin' the dog, which is America. You may not like me, and I really don't give a damn. I'm throwin' the gauntlet down today.
  
• "I'm warning you America. You better get rid of them neo-cons. That's the synagogue of Satan. They have made America weak. You're a weak nation now, and your country has been taken from you by the synagogue of Satan. They own congress. That's why the congress ain't right."

On Justifying Hate

• "God does not love everybody. He said he loved Jacob but he hated Esau. So if God is our example and he can love and he can hate then don't be afraid to love and don't be afraid to hate."

ADL Press Release

[Jim Sagle]

3. If Gov. Ratboy doesn't clean this mess up, I'll be voting for a Republican

for Governor.

Ant there'll be many others who feel the same way.

Antisemitism is a deal-breaker.