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30 Democrats skipping Netanyahu's speech (4 days away)
CNN ^ | 9:55 PM ET, Thu February 26, 2015 | Alexandra Jaffe

Posted on 02/27/2015 5:40:21 AM PST by Dave346

A full list of the Democrats who have confirmed they're missing the speech follows:

SENATE - 4 members

Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.)

Sen. Patrick Leahy (Vt.)

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

Sen. Brian Schatz (Hawaii)

HOUSE - 26 members

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Ore.)

Rep. G.K. Butterfield (N.C.)

Rep. Andre Carson (Ind.)

Rep. James Clyburn (S.C.)

Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.)

Rep. Peter DeFazio (Ore.)

Rep. Diana DeGette (Colo.)

Rep. Donna Edwards (Md.)

Rep. Keith Ellison (Minn.)

Rep. Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.)

Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (Ill.)

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.)

Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (Texas)

Rep. Barbara Lee (Calif.)

Rep. John Lewis (Ga.)

Rep. Betty McCollum (Minn.)

Rep. Jim McDermott (Wash.)

Rep. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.)

Rep. Beto O'Rourke (Texas)

Rep. Chellie Pingree (Maine)

Rep. Charles Rangel (N.Y.)

Rep. Cedric Richmond (La.)

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (Ill.)

Rep. Bennie Thompson (Miss.)

Rep. John Yarmuth (Ky.)

Rep. Danny Davis (Ill.)

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


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To: seeker41

I don’t recall the demoRats being in such a tizzy when Ahmedinejad was at the UN spewing his toxic poison. Israel is our ally and Bibi its leader. Not hard to despise OblahMao and his lil petty followers of bootlicker Dems.


21 posted on 02/27/2015 6:25:47 AM PST by tflabo (Truth or tyranny, dontchyaknow.)
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To: Dave346

Say it ain’t so, Beto. Beto? So, we now have 30 extra seats available for supporters of Israel. BTW, the list of no-shows includes many of the usual leftist-scum suspects.


22 posted on 02/27/2015 6:29:02 AM PST by windsorknot
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To: seeker41

None of us, or Bibi, will miss their Communist asses.


23 posted on 02/27/2015 6:34:29 AM PST by JustaCowgirl (Arguing with a liberal is like arguing with a rat about whether he eats people scraps.)
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To: Dave346

wow shocked that Ellison would miss this speech lol


24 posted on 02/27/2015 6:40:39 AM PST by italianquaker
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To: Dave346

Ellison is a Muslim. NOT surprised he won’t attend.


25 posted on 02/27/2015 7:45:41 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Dave346

More than half the members of the Dirty Thirty who will be boycotting Netanyahu’s speech are members of the Congressional Black Caucus or Jewish.

However, the majority of Congressional Black Caucus members WILL be attending the speech, including such prominent members as Cory Booker and Maxine Waters. Democratic Congressional leaders, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, will also be attending, as will the head of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

The only principle tying the Dirty Thirty together is hatred of Israel. So if the DTs are serious about obstructing Israel’s interests in Congress they will create a Congressional Anti-Israel Caucus to strengthen their efforts. Otherwise, they will be exposed as mere garden variety anti-Semites seething with hatred, whom every honorable American will shun.


26 posted on 02/27/2015 7:56:11 AM PST by Bluestocking
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To: Dave346

The speech will be better without them.


27 posted on 02/27/2015 8:06:15 AM PST by GOPJ (How dare we act superior to beheaders, child rapists and those who burn men alive?)
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To: Dave346

And nobody cares.


28 posted on 02/27/2015 9:20:20 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: Bluestocking

There’s still a few days left - my money says most CBC members won’t be there.


29 posted on 02/27/2015 10:42:27 AM PST by Dave346
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To: Dave346; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; ...
Rep. Donna Edwards (Md.)

I'm guessing ol' Elijah Cummings is opting for the more dramatic CBC walkout.

Maryland "Freak State" PING!

30 posted on 02/27/2015 6:49:44 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks ( _\\//)
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To: Dave346

Pingree made me look twice, otherwise the usual suspects. The racial breakdown is a bit skewed but expected I suppose. The Nation of Islam is spreading their message.


31 posted on 03/02/2015 5:48:55 AM PST by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

All replaced by Code Pink seatwarmers


32 posted on 03/02/2015 7:05:41 AM PST by AdSimp
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To: RJS1950; All

Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) would have boycotted but she did not want to pass up an opportunity to get her picture in the paper or in a clip on National News.


33 posted on 03/02/2015 10:19:33 AM PST by Din Maker
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Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) would have boycotted but she did not want to pass up an opportunity to get her picture in the paper or in a clip on National News.


34 posted on 03/02/2015 10:21:50 AM PST by Din Maker
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