Odd vibes

Moe Freedman has posted about a "counter-conference" that's being organized at the University of Michigan in opposition to the "Divestment Conference" scheduled there for October 13. It's (the "counter-conference," that is) being sponsored by the Hasbara Fellowships of Aish HaTorah and the ZOA. Good idea. But Debbie Schlussel and John Loftus? There are plenty of spokespeople with solid credentials who could have been recruited for this event. Schlussel and Loftus may each have forgotten more about the Middle East than most people will ever know but they both tend to go off the deep end and they’re both, ummm, just a little bizarre. On the other hand, maybe it’s not such a bad approach. Fight fire with fire?