By Peter Wade:
The main image is taken from a graphic the Clinton campaign used the night she secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination for president. Beneath that, is a Fox News poll showing that 58 percent of respondents agreed that "corrupt" is an accurate description of Hillary Clinton.
Then there is the pièce de résistance: a Star of David screaming that Hillary is corrupt. In the background, piles and piles of money, presumably from those corrupt sources (Jews?).
It is offensive on so many levels. It evokes negative Jewish stereotypes and misappropriates a religious symbol. And, the graphic design is embarrassing. It looks like an intern threw it together with Microsoft Paint.
The Full Story (July 2, 2016)
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Bonus Article - The Washington Post: Trump draws rebuke for his tweet with an image of Clinton and a Star of David
By David Weigel:
But the image that Trump chose to illustrate his point, which portrayed a red Star of David shape slapped onto a bed of $100 bills, had origins in the online white-supremacist movement. For at least the fifth time, Trump’s Twitter account had shared a meme from the racist “alt-right” and offered no explanation why.
“We’ve been alarmed that Mr. Trump hasn’t spoken out vociferously against these anti-Semites and racists and misogynists who continue to support him,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). “It’s been outrageous to see him retweeting and now sourcing material from the website and other online resources from this crowd.”
The Full Story (July 3, 2016)
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