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Conservative activist disrupts campaign event for Muslim candidates
The Hill ^ | 08/12/18 | Avery Anapol

Posted on 08/12/2018 2:38:06 PM PDT by Simon Green

A conservative activist crashed a campaign event for two Muslim candidates on Saturday, interrupting them with shouted questions about Hamas and “terrorist groups.”

Laura Loomer, formerly of the group Project Veritas, shared images and video of the incident on Twitter, calling the candidates "Jihadi" and writing that she was helping Minnesotans “break free from Sharia.”

The event supported Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar (DFL) and former Michigan state Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D). Omar is a Somali-American candidate running to fill the congressional seat vacated by Rep. Keith Ellison (D), who is running for Minnesota attorney general.

Tlaib, meanwhile, won the Democratic nomination for the seat previously held by former Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.). She is set to be the first Muslim woman and Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress.

The video shows Loomer confronting Tlaib and Omar at the event at Minneapolis’ Holy Land deli, shouting questions about female genital mutilation and why they “hate Israel.”

Loomer also brought up a number of unfounded accusations against Omar, including that she committed immigration fraud by marrying her brother, and allegedly misused campaign funds to pay for a divorce lawyer.

According to the Star-Tribune, Loomer was accompanied by a number of other people who interrupted the candidates while they spoke about their races.

Tlaib appears to recognize Loomer, and can be heard saying that she heard Loomer “stalks” her.

“I actually like people like her,” Tlaib says in the video.

Loomer, who has been described as "alt-right" and anti-Muslim due to her writings online and work for a far-right Canadian newspaper, told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that she has been “investigating” Muslim candidates.

Minnesota state Rep. Ray Dehn (DFL) told the Star-Tribune that the disruption prevented the candidates from speaking very much, but praised the diversity of the attendees and their support for the candidates.

“Unfortunately, [they] weren’t able to speak a lot because they kept getting interrupted,” he said. “I’ve seen way too much of this, and it’s really getting sickening … Islamophobia really has no place.”

A spokesperson for Omar told The Hill that the campaign had no comment on the incident and that she and her team would be working to "connect with voters and earn their endorsement on Tuesday."

The Hill has also reached out to Tlaib’s campaign for comment.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan; US: Minnesota; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2018election; 2020election; election2018; election2020; ilhanomar; israel; jerusalem; johnconyers; lauraloomer; letshavejerusalem; loomer; michigan; minnesota; projectveritas; rashidatlaib; somalia; twitter; waronterror

1 posted on 08/12/2018 2:38:06 PM PDT by Simon Green
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To: Simon Green

That is one brave gal. Pray for her safety.


2 posted on 08/12/2018 2:43:50 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: Simon Green

Laura Loomer is a young reporter with nerves of steel.
A few weeks back, she confronted Mad-Maxine about those harass the GOP statements. Very few others have directly sked Maxine about on camera. The fact that Ms Loomer is probably of Jewish ancestory makes this all the more remarkable.
Pay attention to her.


3 posted on 08/12/2018 2:44:44 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Simon Green
Loomer also brought up a number of unfounded accusations against Omar, including that she committed immigration fraud by marrying her brother, and allegedly misused campaign funds to pay for a divorce lawyer.

By "unfounded" we mean "probably true if we were to bother looking into these allegations which we aren't going to do."

4 posted on 08/12/2018 2:50:21 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Simon Green

they’ll call her names for it. But she a is a real journalist unlike the fake journalists who are just paid operatives of the Dem party.


5 posted on 08/12/2018 2:50:43 PM PDT by Cubs Fan (Its not the New York Times, its the RACIST New York Times. Please call them that, they've earned it.)
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To: Simon Green

Conservative = crashes. Liberal = protests. Ugh.


6 posted on 08/12/2018 2:53:52 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Simon Green

We have a Somali-American and a Palestinian-American running for Congressional seats. If they win, as they say, what could go wrong???


7 posted on 08/12/2018 2:59:23 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks ( The US Constitution ....... Invented by geniuses and God .... Administered by morons ......)
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To: Simon Green
Loomer also brought up a number of unfounded accusations against Omar, including that she committed immigration fraud by marrying her brother, and allegedly misused campaign funds to pay for a divorce lawyer.

Anyone working for the Hill should be disemboweled, skinned alive, burned at the stake, hanged, drawn and quartered, keel-hauled, and then *really* hurt.

Omar DID marry her brother.

State Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) Swore To Apparent Falsehoods in Court — While Divorcing Her Alleged Brother.

From the article:

And later on in the article:


8 posted on 08/12/2018 3:04:39 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Simon Green

There is no Islamophobia only Islamorealism where those who know the truth despise the evil of Islam.


9 posted on 08/12/2018 3:18:39 PM PDT by This I Wonder32460 (There are no "Honor Killings" just "Dishonorable Murderers.")
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To: Simon Green

Good for her.

The libs have forgotten Triggleypuff and all their other ugly screaming hags.

We remember.

And I LOVE Laura!!!


10 posted on 08/12/2018 3:22:22 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar is a Somali-American Muslim candidate running to fill the congressional seat vacated by Rep. Keith Ellison (D), who is running for Minnesota attorney general. Muslim Tlaib won the Democratic nom for the seat of ex-Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.). Set to be the first Muslim woman and Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress.

New Capitol Hill party game

Pin the tail on the Muslim ***.

11 posted on 08/12/2018 3:26:15 PM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Simon Green

Conservative... activist...

When was the last time you heard “leftist activist” or even “liberal activists”

If someone disrupts Trump it’s “people disrupt Trump” as if it’s one of “us” - same with those disrupting the oil pipeline.


12 posted on 08/12/2018 3:44:24 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: Simon Green
The Hill of pejorative shite.


             BRAVO LAURA ! !

13 posted on 08/12/2018 4:28:42 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: grey_whiskers
Omar DID marry her brother.

C'mon now, alleged brother. LOL!

14 posted on 08/12/2018 4:39:24 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68
Omar DID marry her brother.
C'mon now, alleged brother. LOL!

In either case, a fraudulent permanent residence and/or? citizenship was involved.

15 posted on 08/12/2018 5:10:57 PM PDT by publius911 (Rule by Fiat-Obama's a Phone and a Pen)
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To: Simon Green
Good for Laura.<

Using the left's tactics against them.

16 posted on 08/12/2018 5:18:26 PM PDT by Eagles6
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At least she's not stalking them to interrupt their dinners.

17 posted on 08/13/2018 5:20:25 AM PDT by SJackson (The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement)
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