Ontario Premier forced to grovel and issue apology for appearing in a photo with the wrong person

Our favorite left wing rag the Toronto Star gleefully covers Premier Ford's statement disavowing white supremacy, anti-semitism and hate.

“I have been clear. I condemn hate speech, anti-Semitism and racism in all forms — be it from Faith Goldy or anyone else,” the premier tweeted at midday regarding the controversial Toronto mayoral candidate, who had posted the picture taken at the Ford Fest barbecue on the weekend."

How odd. Ford's statements seem to imply that Faith Goldy, proud Christian-Zionist, is anti-semitic.

No proof is given, of course, because there is none. One might excuse Ford for ignoring evidence, but the Toronto Star trots out a local nitwit who runs something called the "Canadian Anti-Hate Network", which sounds like a cheap version of the disastrous and corrupt Southern Poverty Law Center.

Bernie Farber, a former CEO of the Canadian Jewish Congress, states:

“Much of my professional life has been dedicated to exposing and battling white supremacy and neo-Nazism”

Sure, Bernie. Although I rather suspect that you aren't too hard on Jewish racial/religious supremacists in Israel and other countries (e.g., Ovadia Yosef, Chabad Lubavitch, or the followers of Baruch Goldstein). That's because those people aren't 'white', according to your definition.

Even worse, this supposed expert in hate is fond of making up his own facts:

"Never in Canada has any mainstream politician given credence to those who associate with or enable white supremacy until today."

Really, Bernie? 

A quick search on Google reveals this quick example:

"...the Aryan races will not wholesomely amalgamate with the Africans or the Asiatics .. the cross of those races, like the cross of the dog and the fox, is not successful; it cannot be, and never will be." - John A MacDonald, 1885.

Are we to believe that a prime minister of Canada is not 'mainstream'?

You'd think that someone who spent their 'professional life' chasing down racists might be able to spend 2 minutes on Google before spouting off to the press. Bernie, of course, is on the side of 'good', which entails that he is not required to provide evidence or arguments.

“Ford can still make this right, but not until he fully dissociates himself from those like Faith Goldy and their vile ideas.”

Note that we don't have any examples of 'vile ideas' presented to us in the article. That's in stark contrast to the Toronto Imam who was preaching outright Jew-hatred in his mosque.

Again, I'm not a fan of Faith Goldy, nor do I have any interest in any form of racial supremacy. The point is that Faith Goldy's long-establish Christian Zionism has not saved her from scurrilous and unsubstantiated charges of anti-Semitism, while Imams giving hateful sermons are treated with kid gloves.