> The campaign against me<p>Was it really against her? Or just against sucking and being incompetent and unethical?<p>I think any president that acted with her behavior would meet the same fate. I don’t think people knew who she was or cared. Just that she was not good and needed to go.<p>It’s natural to feel targeted and special. But sometimes it’s not me. It’s just that I suck.
>And at a congressional hearing last month, I fell into a well-laid trap.<p>That trap and the subsequent actions that follow it will, in the long run, greatly increase anti-Semitism in the United States and elsewhere.<p>The message is clear, don't you dare, accidentally or otherwise, allow anyone to come to the conclusion that Palestinians are humans, or worthy of rights. It's best to stand with the Onion[1] in this case.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.theonion.com/the-onion-stands-with-israel-because-it-seems-like-yo-1850922505" rel="nofollow">https://www.theonion.com/the-onion-stands-with-israel-becaus...</a>
Claudine Gay's entire career is a lesson in racism-grifting and plagiarism. It is good she has been called out but unfortunate the NYT provides her with a platform to defend herself with.