Conservative leader caught on live mic: ‘The Jews are the problem’

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Raw Story

Conservative leader caught on live mic: ‘The Jews are the problem’
By Arturo Garcia
Friday, March 7, 2014 18:36 EST



Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin (retired), the executive vice president of the conservative Family Research Council, was caught on a “hot mic” on Thursday joking that “the Jews are the problem” to an Israeli reporter and pitching his theory about President Barack Obama using “subliminal messages” to signal support for al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood, in audio posted by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Friday.

“If you understand anything about Islam, there are subliminal messages,” Boykin can be heard saying. “His message, really, I believe was, ‘I understand you, and I support you.’”

Boykin’s remarks were captured after an online broadcast of a panel at the National Security Action Summit. The SPLC reported that the event is held as a counter to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), and features speakers who, like Boykin, have not been allowed to participate there.

Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin (retired), the executive vice president of the conservative Family Research Council, was caught on a “hot mic” on Thursday joking that “the Jews are the problem” to an Israeli reporter and pitching his theory about President Barack Obama using “subliminal messages” to signal support for al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood, in audio posted by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Friday.

“If you understand anything about Islam, there are subliminal messages,” Boykin can be heard saying. “His message, really, I believe was, ‘I understand you, and I support you.’”


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[RussBLib]

1. Idiot.

The conservatives are the problem.

[blkmusclmachine]

2. Oops.

[bluestateguy]

3. But you see Obama is the real anti-Semite

because he doesn't support 100% of Netanyahu's policies.

This dickhead General was the same one who 10 years ago said that God chose George W. Bush to be the president.

[amandabeech]

8. I thought that name was familiar.

Thank god he's (ret'd).

[VanillaRhapsody]

4. This guy again? Isn't this the kind of stuff that forced his retirement?

[lunasun]

5. Reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into benign remarks or events=paranoid personality di

disorder

[Orrex]

6. "I knew that my God was bigger than his. I knew that my God was a real God and his was an idol."

Boykin in October 2003
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/William_G._Boykin

[packman]

7. And he was a Lt. General

Says something about the conservative, right-wing element in our military-he and Col. West. I believe this ass wipe got into problems a while back when he was making his off the wall comments dressed in his military garb which I understand is frowned on in the military.

[dem in texas]

9. Just think, this guy was a leader in the US military

How scary that a person like this is trusted to lead our young soldiers and have access to all kinds of weapons. How many more like him are serving as generals in the US military?

[24601]

10. Re-read the story - his comment that the Jews are the problem was a joke said to a Jewish

Reporter. It's like when James Carville was asked about an Israeli election on which he consulted and he said the key was turning out the Jewish vote.

The reason the Israelis don't get mad at a crack like that from Boykin is because he is as pro-Israel as they come. His position is that the President doesn't support Israel sufficiently and that the President's words are subliminal support to Al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood.

[africanadian]

13. Thank you

I was puzzling over that, myself. Surely, if this guy was going to diss Jews, he'd definitely not do so to an Israeli reporter!

[Behind the Aegis]

17. I re-read it, and no, it is not clear.

It is not clear if he said it to the reporter (religion unknown) or not. He said to someone, after being asked to do a 2 minute interview. The sound is very difficult to hear and the din doesn't help. While your analysis about his opinion of the president is correct, the rest of it is unsubstantiated opinion.

[1StrongBlackMan]

21. Maybe ...

But conservatives don't have a problem telling Black folks, "Black folka are the problem", too. Should I take that as a joke, as well?

{But I get your "as pro-Israeli as they come" point ... that might be the difference.}

[atreides1]

22. The reason Israelis don't get mad...

..is because they need the support of idiots like Boykin and the Christian Right! The Israelis realize that their support among liberal groups isn't that good...so they cultivate a relationship with the Christian conservatives, like the FRC and Boykin.

Boykin and his ilk feign support for Israel based on their delusional religious beliefs...and the Israelis know this.

Jokes like this, are about as funny as burning a cross!!!

[Tom Ripley]

29. Yes, it is mutual exploitation between the Christian fundamentalists and the Israel at any cost...

movement.

[baldguy]

11. I did Nazi that one coming.

[Codeine]

27. (golfclap) nt

[sakabatou]

12. *facepalm*

[Jackpine Radical]

26. God wins once again.

[Sunlei]

14. sad, republicans pay for a second event to try to hide the Rs to bigoted for the main event.

Looks like the Republican Family Research Council VP, spokesman Boykin has a "non-subliminal" message- "the Jews are the problem".

[shenmue]

15. What a moron

Just a colossal no-goodnik.

[Zorra]

16. The degree of derangement is directly proportionate to the degree of conservatism. nt

[Archae]

18. "Joking?"

"See everyone, I was just joking, ha ha, ha ha ha..."

"Why isn't anyone else laughing?"

[MindMover]

19. Ignorant POS ...

[agentS]

20. Conservatives support guys like him?

What does that say about the conservative movement in general?
Who is more foolish, the fool (Boykin) or the fools that follow him (Family Research Council members)?

[Hoppy]

23. I think the guy is on to something about the secret messages.

Didja ever notice that Obama wears his American flag pin 1/7th of an inch farther to the left than any other president ever did?

Think about it before its too late......

[ck4829]

24. Right wingers, lots of people in one place who talk about 'revolution', and "Jews are the problem"

Where have we seen that before?

[Codeine]

28. The Creative Speculation folder?

I keed!

[santamargarita]

25. Hitler said that too. I'm glad the curtain was pulled back on this asshole.