RANDOM OBSERVATION OF THE DAY
Alex Knapp

Outside the Beltway
2008/03/random_observation_of_the_day/
March 26 2008
VA

I have noticed that if a political figure or pundit makes the
observation that one political obstacle in changing our foriegn
policies regarding Israel is the influence of the American Jewish
population, then you are labled a "bigot" or "anti-Semite."

However, if you make the observation that one political obstacle
in changing our foreign policies regarding Cuba is the large Cuban
population in Florida, you are labeled "Captain Obvious."

I find the dichotomy interesting, because of course large populations
of Americans with ties to a foreign country are going to have some
influence towards our policies towards that country. So why is it
okay to notice that some times and not others? After all, noting the
imprudence of the Armenian Genocide Resolution doesn’t cause one to
be labeled an "Anti-Armenian bigot", even if you go so far as to note
that the Armenian-American lobby had a lot to do with it.