Perhaps I Was Mistaken…
Yesterday I commented on the Miller/Webb debate and in particular on what I thought was a case of someone reading a bit too much into Webb’s use of the term “anti-Christ” to refer to Miller. The original post calling Webb “anti-Semetic” has been pulled (otherwise I’d link to it directly).
But perhaps I was a bit quick to dismiss the thought:
His use of a hot-button New Testament term on Miller, who is Jewish, may haunt Webb, said Larry J. Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics.Not that I bow at the altar of Larry Sabato but toss it side by side with today’s post by Not Larry Sabato:“It means he’s getting a lesson in what you can and can’t say,” Sabato said.
…and you really have to wonder if Miller’s being Jewish is going to be an issue in this race. If this keeps up I can guarantee that this won’t work in Webb’s favor.“Asked later whether he thought Webb is a legitimate Democrat, Miller said that “when you welcome someone to the church, you don’t necessarily invite them to be the choir director the next day.”There might be nothing more uncomfortable than a candidate whose analogies don’t come from personal experience. Harris Miller is Jewish and doesn’t go to church! Of all the analogies he could choose- why this one which he obviously has no idea about?
Like I said with the use of the term “anti-Christ”, Miller’s refering to “church” and “choir” doesn’t have to come from his own personal experience. We’re talking about language and whether or not he personally goes to a church with a choir every Sunday (or Saturday or whenever) doesn’t mean he has no right to use the terms. Nor does it take away from the validity of his comment.
His analogy hit a little too close to home, I think, and instead of trying to counter him with a valid argument you’re going to call him a Jew? Tut tut.
