Tabitha Korol
The narrowness of C-Span
By Tabitha Korol
C-Span's mission for the past 35 years has allegedly been to make government more open to the American public, providing 8,000 hours of programming to 100 million American homes. While C-Span is committed to carrying Congressional proceedings in their entirety, sans editing, and claims no filtering to distort viewpoints, it abandons these lofty ideals of impartiality, honesty, and fair-mindedness on other occasions. The daily, three-hour talk show, Washington Journal (WJ), is a hate-fest that welcomes callers with their non-stop barrage of abuses and invectives directed solely at Jews and Israel, with no other creed, ethnicity or nation on the planet so vilified. In complete compliance with the indoctrinal hate speech of Islamism and Fascism, the hosts routinely encourage callers' bigotry and propaganda, without interruption or correction, while averting negative comments about other groups.
One such caller attempted a comparison of drawing cartoons of the prophet Mohammed with the age-old demonization that Jews killed Jesus, calling the latter an "historical fact." History and the Christian Scriptures unequivocally confirm that Jesus died at the hands of the Roman rulers of Judea, by the Roman method of crucifixion, and that, in fact, the followers of Jesus were Jews. Further, Pope Paul VI rejected the collective guilt accusation in 1965, and Pope Benedict XVI asserted there is nothing in Scripture that would place the culpability on the Jewish people. Yet, C-Span's host maintained silence, thereby lending credibility to the caller's renewed ancient accusation of deicide against the Jewish people.
Many rotating WJ moderators, such as Peter Slen, accept rambling anti-Semitic calls that derogatorily claim US Congressmen have dual citizenship with Israel; that blame Jews for America's entry into the Middle East, for the destruction of the World Trade Center, for being "too white" to belong in Israel, for the US's failing banking system and Federal Reserve, for causing wars around the world, for manipulating the world's oil supply, for dropping white phosphorus (which is neither a chemical weapon nor weapon at all), and all manner of conspiratorial accusations and defamation. C-Span also provided full program time for Medea Benjamin, a radical, left-wing activist for Code Pink, a self-described peace and social justice movement that promotes BDS (boycott-divestment-sanctions) against Israel.
While these are certainly issues that should be addressed by C-Span because they are malicious, deceptive and libelous, C-Span's conspiratorial silence aids in nourishing the public with false information, jihadi lies that can ultimately endanger the lives of all Israeli and American citizens. The arrangement allows the under-informed and the misinformed to remain biased, to be incapable of discerning friend from foe, to be more compliant in accepting the end of our Constitutional liberties and having them replaced with Marxist principles now being taught in our schools. Demonizing and delegitimizing Jews, Judaism and Israel brings us one step closer to vilifying Christianity and America, and putting Americans under Marxist or Islamic law.
Israel is a land of incredible diversity, an open society with consistent attention to democracy for all religions and ethnicities. Israel's work ethic, a commitment that dates back to the Biblical Jacob and Joseph, is the driving force behind the country's astonishing progress and contributions to other nations. The only stable, reliable expert and unconditional ally of the US, Israel is always at the ready, acting as America's beachhead and "America's largest aircraft carrier," supplying us with more intelligence than all NATO countries combined – an effective ally against jihad, providing homeland security training for US airport security and police departments; counter-intelligence training, and defense against cyberspace sabotage.
Israel shares her knowledge and equipment in technology and security with the US and countless innovations and inventions with mankind – including recent eye sight restoration for 90 patients in Kyrgystan; water expertise with US cities and 131 Indian villages; greenhouse technology for the Philippines; successful treatment for Alzheimer's; new lung cancer tests; a device to treat Peripheral Artery Disease, and Israel's ExAblate system that provides pain management from bone metastases. Israel is also among the first responders to bio-terrorism and natural disasters worldwide, with hospitals, experienced staff, and equipment; Boston, MA General Hospital (Boston Marathon Bombers) received its training from Israel Disaster First Responders. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is a source of relief for people throughout the world, and oversees the daily delivery of 20,000 tons of food brought in 600+ trucks into Gaza. In short, Israel is dedicated to helping the world with her medical and technological innovations, yet we hear nothing of this vital information discussed on C-Span.
In contrast, there is no diversity in Islamic countries. Where there may still be pockets of Christian Yazidis, more than 3,000 have been kidnapped for sexual slavery, conversion, or slaughter. We have evidence of the ever-increasing brutality perpetrated by the Islamic State; the thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of women currently held in sexual bondage; and the complete destruction of historical evidence of the conquered culture. Islam is dedicated to governing new infidels under Sharia law, inventing new means of torture and death, and designing new prohibitions for women. Does C-Span ever expose the brutality of ISIS and other jihadi organizations to their audience?
The Palestinian Authority honors and embraces terrorists who murder Israeli children, their rewards as much as four times the average civil servant's salary. Schools, summer camps, sporting events, and town squares are named to venerate murderers. In May, 2013, the official PA TV honored Palestinian terrorists responsible for the death of 156 Israeli civilians. Photos of the butchered victims in pools of blood are posted on Facebook as "heroic operations," and seen as fulfilling Islam. Muslims derive their identity and raison d'etre from Koranic literature, central to which is the death and destruction of those who will not accept Islam's religion and Sharia laws. These unpalatable facts remain unaddressed by C-Span.
Interestingly, Canadian Jew, Steve Maman, inspired by Oskar Schindler, formed the nonprofit Liberation of Christian and Yazidi Children of Iraq (CYCI), dedicated to freeing those captured by terrorists for sexual slavery by ISIS. We are our brother's keeper. We are all responsible for our survival and our country, and C-Span's role in this should be to provide its listeners with the plain truths about both Islam and Israel.
© Tabitha Korol
September 6, 2015
C-Span's mission for the past 35 years has allegedly been to make government more open to the American public, providing 8,000 hours of programming to 100 million American homes. While C-Span is committed to carrying Congressional proceedings in their entirety, sans editing, and claims no filtering to distort viewpoints, it abandons these lofty ideals of impartiality, honesty, and fair-mindedness on other occasions. The daily, three-hour talk show, Washington Journal (WJ), is a hate-fest that welcomes callers with their non-stop barrage of abuses and invectives directed solely at Jews and Israel, with no other creed, ethnicity or nation on the planet so vilified. In complete compliance with the indoctrinal hate speech of Islamism and Fascism, the hosts routinely encourage callers' bigotry and propaganda, without interruption or correction, while averting negative comments about other groups.
One such caller attempted a comparison of drawing cartoons of the prophet Mohammed with the age-old demonization that Jews killed Jesus, calling the latter an "historical fact." History and the Christian Scriptures unequivocally confirm that Jesus died at the hands of the Roman rulers of Judea, by the Roman method of crucifixion, and that, in fact, the followers of Jesus were Jews. Further, Pope Paul VI rejected the collective guilt accusation in 1965, and Pope Benedict XVI asserted there is nothing in Scripture that would place the culpability on the Jewish people. Yet, C-Span's host maintained silence, thereby lending credibility to the caller's renewed ancient accusation of deicide against the Jewish people.
Many rotating WJ moderators, such as Peter Slen, accept rambling anti-Semitic calls that derogatorily claim US Congressmen have dual citizenship with Israel; that blame Jews for America's entry into the Middle East, for the destruction of the World Trade Center, for being "too white" to belong in Israel, for the US's failing banking system and Federal Reserve, for causing wars around the world, for manipulating the world's oil supply, for dropping white phosphorus (which is neither a chemical weapon nor weapon at all), and all manner of conspiratorial accusations and defamation. C-Span also provided full program time for Medea Benjamin, a radical, left-wing activist for Code Pink, a self-described peace and social justice movement that promotes BDS (boycott-divestment-sanctions) against Israel.
While these are certainly issues that should be addressed by C-Span because they are malicious, deceptive and libelous, C-Span's conspiratorial silence aids in nourishing the public with false information, jihadi lies that can ultimately endanger the lives of all Israeli and American citizens. The arrangement allows the under-informed and the misinformed to remain biased, to be incapable of discerning friend from foe, to be more compliant in accepting the end of our Constitutional liberties and having them replaced with Marxist principles now being taught in our schools. Demonizing and delegitimizing Jews, Judaism and Israel brings us one step closer to vilifying Christianity and America, and putting Americans under Marxist or Islamic law.
Israel is a land of incredible diversity, an open society with consistent attention to democracy for all religions and ethnicities. Israel's work ethic, a commitment that dates back to the Biblical Jacob and Joseph, is the driving force behind the country's astonishing progress and contributions to other nations. The only stable, reliable expert and unconditional ally of the US, Israel is always at the ready, acting as America's beachhead and "America's largest aircraft carrier," supplying us with more intelligence than all NATO countries combined – an effective ally against jihad, providing homeland security training for US airport security and police departments; counter-intelligence training, and defense against cyberspace sabotage.
Israel shares her knowledge and equipment in technology and security with the US and countless innovations and inventions with mankind – including recent eye sight restoration for 90 patients in Kyrgystan; water expertise with US cities and 131 Indian villages; greenhouse technology for the Philippines; successful treatment for Alzheimer's; new lung cancer tests; a device to treat Peripheral Artery Disease, and Israel's ExAblate system that provides pain management from bone metastases. Israel is also among the first responders to bio-terrorism and natural disasters worldwide, with hospitals, experienced staff, and equipment; Boston, MA General Hospital (Boston Marathon Bombers) received its training from Israel Disaster First Responders. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is a source of relief for people throughout the world, and oversees the daily delivery of 20,000 tons of food brought in 600+ trucks into Gaza. In short, Israel is dedicated to helping the world with her medical and technological innovations, yet we hear nothing of this vital information discussed on C-Span.
In contrast, there is no diversity in Islamic countries. Where there may still be pockets of Christian Yazidis, more than 3,000 have been kidnapped for sexual slavery, conversion, or slaughter. We have evidence of the ever-increasing brutality perpetrated by the Islamic State; the thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of women currently held in sexual bondage; and the complete destruction of historical evidence of the conquered culture. Islam is dedicated to governing new infidels under Sharia law, inventing new means of torture and death, and designing new prohibitions for women. Does C-Span ever expose the brutality of ISIS and other jihadi organizations to their audience?
The Palestinian Authority honors and embraces terrorists who murder Israeli children, their rewards as much as four times the average civil servant's salary. Schools, summer camps, sporting events, and town squares are named to venerate murderers. In May, 2013, the official PA TV honored Palestinian terrorists responsible for the death of 156 Israeli civilians. Photos of the butchered victims in pools of blood are posted on Facebook as "heroic operations," and seen as fulfilling Islam. Muslims derive their identity and raison d'etre from Koranic literature, central to which is the death and destruction of those who will not accept Islam's religion and Sharia laws. These unpalatable facts remain unaddressed by C-Span.
Interestingly, Canadian Jew, Steve Maman, inspired by Oskar Schindler, formed the nonprofit Liberation of Christian and Yazidi Children of Iraq (CYCI), dedicated to freeing those captured by terrorists for sexual slavery by ISIS. We are our brother's keeper. We are all responsible for our survival and our country, and C-Span's role in this should be to provide its listeners with the plain truths about both Islam and Israel.
© Tabitha Korol
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