Those Who Don’t Condemn Hate Will Be Next

West Virginia Cong. Nick Rahall, a Democrat, is being attacked for being of Middle Eastern descent, reports Salon.Com. A 14-year veteran of the U.S. House, Rahall has Christian Lebanese roots, but what do the hateful zealots care? Having the same Middle Eastern roots as their proclaimed Lord and Savior is still enough to arouse the worst instincts among their cohorts.

And his opponent — who is trailing in the polls — and a mysterious “West Virginia Conservative Foundation” have run three TV ad campaigns that fault Rahall for reaching out to Arab Americans and, in fact for his background.

If people of good conscience do not speak up to express their revulsion of this kind of hate speech, which group will be the next target?