Posted on 02/13/2023 2:39:28 PM PST by Words Matter
Back in 2019, Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar issued an apology to the Jewish community.
“Anti-Semitism is real and I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of antisemitic tropes,” she said. “My intention is never to offend my constituents or Jewish Americans as a whole. We have to always be willing to step back and think through criticism, just as I expect people to hear me when others attack me for my identity. This is why I unequivocally apologize.”
The congresswoman released the statement after she posted a tweet that suggested US politicians are paid by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) to support Israel.
Referencing US founding father Benjamin Franklin, whose face adorns the $100 bill, Omar posted that it was “all about the Benjamins baby” in reference to the lobbying group’s allegedly boundless influence on lawmakers.
Within hours of the tweet, the then-Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the entirety of the Democrat leadership condemned the tweet in what was labeled an “extraordinary rebuke” by media outlets reporting on the troubling incident...
MSNBC’s Ja’han Jones characterized the episode as a storm that was whipped up by “right-wing hatemongers” in a recent article..
Of course they do, but no one cares what MSNBC thinks.
Mehdi Hassan
Ayman Mohyeldin
Ali Velshi
Yasmin Vossoughian
MSNBC is Comcast. FU, Comcast
Omar isA woman as well. If a muslim man did this the response would have been far worse for him. No vagina card to play.
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