Posted on 10/11/2022 5:35:20 AM PDT by Red Badger
. Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard announced she is leaving the Democratic Party, denouncing lawmakers on the Left for promoting policies that “[racialize] every issue & stoke anti-white racism.”
In a video announcement released on Tuesday, Gabbard called on other members of the party to abandon the Democratic Party, accusing the Left of only protecting the “powerful elite.” It’s not clear what party Gabbard plans to join next or if she intends to remain independent.
“I can no longer remain in today’s Democratic Party that is now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness, who divide us by racializing every issue & stoke anti-white racism, actively work to undermine our God-given freedoms, are hostile to people of faith & spirituality, demonize the police & protect criminals at the expense of law-abiding Americans, believe in open borders, weaponize the national security state to go after political opponents, and above all, dragging us ever closer to nuclear war,” Gabbard said. “If you can no longer stomach the direction that so-called woke Democratic Party ideologues are taking our country, I invite you to join me.”
Gabbard, a one-time presidential hopeful for the Democratic Party, retired from the House in 2021. Since then, the former Hawaii representative has been publicly critical of the party, particularly toward President Joe Biden.
“I believe in a government that is of, by, and for the people. Unfortunately, today’s Democratic Party does not. Instead, it stands for a government of, by, and for the powerful elite,” Gabbard said. “I’m calling on my fellow common sense independent-minded Democrats to join me in leaving the Democratic Party.”
There is a difference between a Senator and a member of the House. A lot more scrutiny when you’re a Senator.
“party of warmongers” ? Come on Tulsi. You did a tour in Iraq. You know which party actually engaged in an endless unprovoked war with near full support from within the party vs which is simply helping a nation defend itself from invaders.
WOWZAH!
Start of a trend among smarter Dems, a rare demographic for sure, but one that will cause the neocon lackeys and bootlicks in the Democrat Party USA to wake up screaming in the small hours. Stupidity is a membership criterion and the word has become synonymous with “progressive”.
I suspect Tulsi is getting out of politics and making her move into media...podcasts, and FOX. FOX has been placing her on everyone’s show for awhile and I thought she was on a trial run. She’d had more influence this way, and more money.
Give credit when credit is due.
Concur.
So far she looks like a human being — which cannot be said about most rats.
I agree.
If the democrats had had any sense, they would have run her against Trump and I think she would have won.
She’s an independent that caucuses with the RATs just like Bernie. Once a RAT, always a RAT.
And just why would she do that?
Except she's not even in congress right now, and only just left the Dem Party today. Stop gaslighting.
Once a RAT, always a RAT.
You mean like President Trump and President Reagan? President Reagan was not only a Democrat, he was also a union leader who led his union in one of the most bitter strikes they ever had. And he still became one of the most conservative Republican Presidents ever.
Tulsi isn’t perfect, however, she has her views on some issues that aren’t my positions. She was invited to CPAC this year, wasn’t she? I don’t think she is that bad.
She already left the Dems long ago. How many times can she leave?
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