in the ME is a large factor in why mosques are on the map.

Her families support, the bipartisanship, was key for making perpetual war in the ME a reality. Of course this is also part of "siding with Israel" or "being a friend of Israel" as well; you can't be a friend of Israel without killing and displacing muslims and normalizing the killing and displacement of muslims.

That's a pretty straight line, IMO.

And of course, it's a tangential issue - public immigration policy is the primary political apparatus - but it is the cause of refugees and the dehumanization emboldens the white supremacist.
@wokkamile

to accuse CC of anything to do with the NZ killer. Focus should be on DJT's racist rhetoric and the female RW media person (name??) who he mentions by name in his manifesto. Criticism of CC should be on the issue of prohibiting criticism of Israel and the power of AIPAC. I don't see why she needed to apologize for what happened down there. I ended up feeling sorry for her, and I'm not a big fan of the Clintons.

@Le Frog

Sorry, I'm on mobile and nothing is working for me. Link is: https://twitter.com/MedDhiaH/status/1106961828167536640?s=20

Lots of wind as dog whistle, IMO. The hypnotized one is perhaps a bit resonant.

I hope neither of mine are antisemitic tropes...
@HenryAWallace

I understood that Omar had criticized a lobbyist, and not Israel directly. In any event, her wiki article cites ALL the instances in which Omar made an allegedly anti-Semitic remark, the last of these being the one that supposedly drove Democrats to pass an anti-Omar bill bill condemning anti-Semitism. Judge for yourselves if the target of the bill was anti-Semitism, or Omar or Omar's views, which are to the left of the views of most Democratic officeholders.

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

During her time in the Minnesota legislature, Omar was critical of the Israeli government and opposed a law intended to restrict the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.[66] She compared the movement to people who "engage[d] in boycotts" of apartheid in South Africa.[65] During her House campaign, she said she did not support the BDS movement, describing it as counterproductive to peace.[67][68] After the election, her position changed, as her campaign office told Muslim Girl that she supports the BDS movement despite "reservations on the effectiveness of the movement in accomplishing a lasting solution".[69][70][67] Omar has voiced support for a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.[65] She criticized Israel's settlement building in the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank.[71]

In 2018, Omar came under criticism for statements she made about Israel before she was in the Minnesota legislature.[68][66] In a 2012 tweet, she wrote, "Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel."[66][72] The comment, particularly the notion that Israelis had "hypnotized the world," was criticized as drawing on anti-Semitic tropes.[66] The New York Times columnist Bari Weiss wrote that Omar's statement tied into a millennia-old "conspiracy theory of the Jew as the hypnotic conspirator".[73] When asked in an interview how she would respond to American Jews who found the remark offensive, Omar replied, "I don’t know how my comments would be offensive to Jewish Americans. My comments precisely are addressing what was happening during the Gaza War and I’m clearly speaking about the way the Israeli regime was conducting itself in that war."[72] Later, after reading Weiss's commentary, Omar apologized for not "disavowing the anti-Semitic trope I unknowingly used".[74]

In an exchange with the journalist Glenn Greenwald in February 2019, Omar tweeted, "It's all about the Benjamins baby" in reference to American politicians' support for Israel and invoked the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). A number of Democratic leaders—including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn—condemned the tweet, which was interpreted as implying that money was fueling American politicians' support of Israel.[75] The Democratic House leadership released a statement that called Omar's tweets antisemitic and "deeply offensive."[76] The Jewish Democratic Council of America denounced her statements.[77][78] Omar issued an apology the next day, stating, "I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of anti-Semitic tropes", adding, "I reaffirm the problematic role of lobbyists in our politics, whether it be AIPAC, the NRA or the fossil fuel industry."[76]

On February 27, 2019, Omar spoke at a bookstore and said of her critics, "I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country." The statements were quickly criticized as allegedly drawing on anti-Semitic tropes of dual loyalty. House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Eliot Engel said it was "deeply offensive to call into question the loyalty of fellow American citizens" and asked Omar to retract her statement.[79] House Appropriations Committee chairwoman Nita Lowey also called for an apology and criticized the statements in a March 3 tweet, which led to an online exchange between the two. In response, Omar reaffirmed her remarks, insisting that she "should not be expected to have allegiance/pledge support to a foreign count

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilhan_Omar#Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_con...

BTW, remember in 2006, when Nancy promised to "drain the swamp?" Aside from Rangel, who was allegedly under investigation for THREE Congressional elections and was shamed and invited to resign by then incumbent Obama, the Democrats targeted indeed seemed guilty of unsavory behavior. (I don't consider the "bread crumb sins" for which Rangel was finally censured "unsavory" in the same way that I consider Weiner's behavior or the behavior of Massa unsavory. She also took down Republican John Ensign. One Republican to three Democrats, with two of the three Democrats being succeeded in the House by Republicans.

Apparently, "the swamp" contained not a single Blue Dog. Raise your hand if you think only those Democratic members of Congress that Pelosi targeted were the only corrupt Democratic members of the House. Raise your hand if you think Ensign was the only corrupt Republican member of the House at that time.

Massa alleged his ouster actually came from Rahm Emanuel, then Obama's chief of staff; and Obama obviously agreed enough with targeting Rangel to put the power of the Presidency behind it publicly. So, Massa's claim is plausible, IMO.

And where was the awful policy of backing incumbents, no matter what, when Mike Capuano was primaried? (IMO, they tried, and failed, to get him out by re-districting, which was how they got rid of Kucinich.) If you want to read something truly lame, read the reason the Boston Globe gave for supporting Pressley over Capuano. Only a naïf would have missed that the Globe's endorsement was as cynical as it could be.

Anyway, it just strikes me odd that House Democrats seem to unify against only leftist Democrats, whether or not there is independent justification.

@detroitmechworks

But if you want to piss off EVERYBODY, try to not pick a side.

You'd think the Democratic Party would learn that basic fucking principle. By trying to be coyly polite to everybody, they make nobody happy, and lose the trust of everyone.

"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything!" Exhibit A: today's Democratic Party!

But if you want to piss off EVERYBODY, try to not pick a side.

You'd think the Democratic Party would learn that basic fucking principle. By trying to be coyly polite to everybody, they make nobody happy, and lose the trust of everyone.

Lobbyists have too much power. Some lobbyists are religious. Right now I see Two groups of them being fucking stupid and looking to start a war. Problem with organized religions these days is they keep getting their bullshit mixed up with my politics. Far as I'm concerned, you wanna play criticism, I get to criticize you right fucking back.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq7SGQzeCEw]

@Snode

CC spent 2 years campaigning lying for mom

In one of her early campaign appearances, Chelsea stated that Bernie was going to take away everyone's health insurance.

A while later, I was talking with a friend who said her mother was going to vote for Clinton because "Bernie's going to take away my Social Security!"

I pointed out that actually Bernie was the only candidate who would not destroy or degrade our social programs. But I know where my friend's mother got that idea. It was from Chelsea, lying her face off. In so doing, hurting other people, and not even having the basic sense of humanity to understand that she is hurting people. "I'm sorry that you feel that way".

The Clintons are trying to pave the way for Chelsea to follow in their footsteps. Keep the Clinton Foundation political dynasty con machine rolling.

She doesn't get a pass.

She doesn't get a pass because she's "pregnant with her third child", as that news report made sure to tell us right up front. "Oh, poor pregnant Chelsea, someone was not polite to her, oh nooooo."

She does not get a pass to behave like an insipid, narcissistic sociopath. Period.

CC spent 2 years campaigning for mom, talking about all her stands and "accomplishments". Maybe she can write it off because...well it's MOM. In any case she hasn't disavowed any of her statements and if this pisses her off, I'm sorry she feels that way.

@Le Frog

Response from the activists is on Buzzfeed

Liked this:

"We know that our only safety is through solidarity. The fight against anti-Muslim bigotry is the fight against anti-Semitism is the fight against racism is the fight against white supremacy. When someone attacks one of us, they attack all of us. We know that our struggles are intertwined, and for any of us to be safe, all of us must be safe."

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leendweik/why-we-confronted-chelsea...