Political/Cultural Chit-Chat
Romney for the win with his lame hollandaise joke.
Political/Cultural Chit-Chat
Senator Tim Scott Excoriates the GOP For Being Silent on Rep. Steve King & Racism in Blistering Op-Ed
https://www.redstate.com/kimberly_ro...-racism-op-ed/
I think Sen. Scott must be applauded. (Red State is a pretty conservative site that I rarely read.) I hope that here we don’t go down the path of beating up on all Republicans as racist, the GOP as a racist party, etc. It’s great that Scott is saying this. There should be no home for racism and leaders like him help make that the case.
I stipulate, BTW, than Trump is a tone-deaf idiot on race. So maybe we can talk about this without endless discussion of something everyone already knows.
Also, here’s National Review and the influential Jonah Goldberg on the same issue:
Steve King’s Bigotry Is the Antithesis of American Ideals
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/...erican-ideals/
It was William F. Buckley in the 1950s who pretty much banned the John Birch Society from the party and from the conservative movement. National Review matters.
Political/Cultural Chit-Chat
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Irving Washington
As the article said, he's had more than one strike. Remind me what Omar and Tlaib said.
I wasn't 100% serious. Here's Tlaib:
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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) displayed a map on her first day in the House of Representatives with a note posted over Israel that reads “Palestine.”
Buzzfeed reporter Hannah Allam posted on Twitter, “Someone has already made a slight alteration to the map that hangs in Rashida Tlaib’s new congressional office.”
Even before she was sworn in on Thursday, which was attended by Women’s March leader and anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour – who has been criticized for not condemning her ties with anti-Semitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan- Tlaib endorsed the BDS movmeent(sic) and announced her own upcoming congressional delegation trip to the West Bank, details of which have not be announced.
https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/...939501596.html
That's just a political position that will outrage many. But since I am constantly being challenged for not denouncing everything that any GOP officeholder says or does, I thought I'd have some fun with you guys.
Then there's this:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEvv...ature=youtu.be
Maybe there will be other Dems admonishing her for descending even beyond Trump's level (or maybe he has used obscenity in public, in front of children, in which case she's descending only to his level).
Here's Ilhan Omar:
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Omar, a Muslim Somali-American elected last week to replace outgoing Rep. Keith Ellison (D., Minn.) in the House, fought accusations that she held anti-Israel views during her campaign. As part of that effort, she told a group of Jewish voters in the state that she opposed the economic boycott of Israel, calling it “counteractive” and “not helpful in getting that two-state solution.”
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But Omar’s tune has changed since winning the election. In an interview published Sunday by MuslimGirl, Omar said she “supports the BDS movement.”“Ilhan believes in and supports the BDS movement, and has fought to make sure people’s right to support it isn’t criminalized,” her campaign told MuslimGirl, which said Omar had been criticized for coming out against BDS. Omar’s campaign also pointed MuslimGirl to her vote against an anti-BDS bill in Minnesota’s state legislature and her argument that boycott movements were successful in South Africa.The comment is seen as a complete reversal by members of the Jewish community in her district.
Just another political statement, not obscenity. Any denunciation would also be political. And I am aware that many here (like my friend Ma'ake) are not fond of Israel.
One last shot:
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The 2018 midterm will bring many new faces to Washington, but few will find as much adoration as Ilhan Omar. One of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, Omar, who will represent Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, is a Somali refugee with a celebrity aura and an uplifting story.
What went curiously unmentioned in all the flattering post-election coverage, however, was that Omar, who replaces Keith Ellison — a former acolyte of anti-Semitic minister Louis Farrakhan — also has some exotic notions about the Jewish people.In a 2012 tweet, for instance, the Democrat explained that “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel.”Meanwhile, the other Muslim woman headed to Congress is Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants who wants to cut aid to the Jewish state because supporting it “doesn’t fit the values of our country.”
Writer David Steinberg identified 105 news stories written in the immediate aftermath of Omar’s victory, and not a single one mentioned that she believed Jewry possessed mind-control abilities or that Israel was “evil.” No one called on the Democratic Party to distance itself from this rhetoric.No one at the partisan Anti-Defamation League, ostensibly tasked with stopping anti-Jewish libel but in reality busy hyperventilating over every far-flung right-wing bigot with a handful of supporters, paid her any attention.
https://nypost.com/2018/11/11/heres-the-anti-semitism-the-media-doesnt-want-to-mention/amp/?fbclid=IwAR2O5AQX2LAEkgldG-T626BGml6-yXsfj2MVjn9ysGNgpAOpN8wO6AUGq7Q
Hey, this is your political party, not mine!
Political/Cultural Chit-Chat
Among the potentially false narratives happening is the recent confrontation between an Native American and a catholic school group (and a group identifying themselves as black Hebrew Israelites).
What has been portrayed and widely condemned as a provocation and mockery by white kids wearing MAGA hats on a Native American may be far more nuanced than first portrayed at best and basically false at worst. (And a stark reminder of why I'm glad I'm not a teenager anymore and certainly not in this day and age. Irrespective of this event - oh the hormonal weirdness of a group of teenaged boys gathered together. Can you imagine if everything you did at that age, malignant or benign, was caught on camera for eternity?)
I'm guessing people's view of this will fall along political lines again, but I am tired of all the disinformation. I'd happily settle for slower news if it was more accurate.
Weren't we supposed to be more informed than ever?
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