Posted on 03/05/2019 4:04:37 PM PST by BadLands59
Washington — This week, House Democrats will vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry. It's widely seen as a rebuke of one of their own, freshman Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar.
The latest comment to land Omar in hot water was one she made at a D.C. bookstore, where she slammed congressional support for Israel.
"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," she said.
In response, her own party drafted a four-page resolution "rejecting anti-Semitism." Without mentioning Omar by name, it says her comment "suggests that Jews cannot be patriotic Americans and trust neighbors."
"As someone who's Jewish, the idea that you question my loyalty to the country as a lawmaker because of my religion is obviously offensive and deeply hurtful," said Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey.
The president called it a "dark day for Israel," and GOP leaders urged Democrats to go further.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shares the cover of this month's Rolling Stone with Omar, the nation's first Muslim congresswoman. But Pelosi also reprimanded Omar last month for a tweet about a Jewish lobbying group and money.
Omar said she's being held to a double standard. Just last week, a poster was erected in the West Virginia state capitol linking her with 9/11.
"We get to be called names and we get to be labeled as hateful! We know what hate looks like, we experience it every single day," she said.
That argument has resonated with some. A vote on the anti-Semitism resolution was planned for Wednesday. But now some Democrats say it needs to be reworked to call out all bigotry of all kinds.
They don't want it to appear that the jew-hater is in any type of REAL trouble.
if they keep her in congress, they are complicit with her evil krap
This is base control. There are a few million liberal Jewish voters, after all. The Dem leadership saw that the blue collar workers they turned on noticed, eventually.
Despite their reputation for book smarts, many liberal Jews are firmly stuck in a voting rut. An occasional resolution to reassure them is only good politics.
Its all for show..what you would call, Kabuki theater..all to show Jews that vote Democrat “Please dont leave us” even though the majority of Jews in this country would NEVER vote Republican, they will always be in the Democrats pocket
“Without mentioning Omar by name,”
See! We passed a hollow resolution.
If they make it a blanket resolution, covering all kinds of hurt feelings, doesn’t it essentially reduce the Jewish insults down to the level of Ilahn Omar getting her feelings hurt, because they called her on it? Nah, this takes away what little scraps they were throwing to the Jewish folks. Poor Ilhan Omar: One of her friends wrote her name on a bathroom wall, and therefore she and her ilk are the real victims. Again. Better put a “resolution” on that before it festers and she or one of her buddies shows up in a vest.
her name is not on the resolution.
That was close , I was almost Antisemitic but since they passed a resolution I guess I’ll change my mind
“That was close , I was almost Antisemitic but since they passed a resolution I guess I’ll change my mind”
Exactly. Words are better than actions I guess.
Nancy Pelosi.
One reason I would support mandatory burqua for all Femicrats
Barn door open,horse gone.
She’s gotta go.
James Baker: F the Jews, they don’t vote for us.
Ilhan Omar: F the Jews, they’ll still keep voting for us.
That’s a great comment. Exactly spot on.
Well you an odd one.......
I understand. Although I support Israel, and their right to exist, I’m not part of the “Israel First” crowd either. The way that I see it, this is about a nasty Jew-hating Muslim doing what nasty Jew-hating Muslims do. Now they have a foothold in congress. If she/Tlaib/CAIR can get by with doing this to the Jews, and they will, we’re next.
You obviously have trouble figuring out who your friends and enemies are in this rapidly changing World.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=seul_GRQB0o
They are and quite OK with it..openly. Ted Kennedy killed a woman and got re-elected his entire life. Bill Clinton raped women...pfft. I'm preaching to the choir. The left nor GOP-e care. Its all about them fleecing America to get "theirs" by all means..
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