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Sinema Unloads on Activists Who Chased Her Into a Bathroom
townhall.com ^ | 10/5/2021 0700 hrs EDT | Leah Barkoukis

Posted on 10/05/2021 5:46:12 AM PDT by rktman

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema blasted far-left activists who harassed her at Arizona State University and chased her into a bathroom, calling their actions “illegitimate protest.”

While she said she supports the First Amendment rights of those who criticize her policy decisions and will engage with Arizonans who have different points of view, what happened when the activists confronted her at ASU on Build Back Better and immigration policy was “unacceptable,” she said.

"It is unacceptable for activist organizations to instruct their members to jeopardize themselves by engaging in unlawful activities such as gaining entry to closed university buildings, disrupting learning environments, and filming students in a restroom," Sinema said in a statement on Monday.

"In the 19 years I have been teaching at ASU, I have been committed to creating a safe and intellectually challenging environment for my students," the senator continued. "Yesterday, that environment was breached. My students were unfairly and unlawfully victimized. This is wholly inappropriate."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: arizona; facetoface; harassment; joemanchin; kyrstensinema; senate; westvirginia
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More on the sinema story. Yeah, if her past actions tell you anything, harassing her ain't they way to get her to see your view point. Pretty sure "way to go joe" has been putting pressure on her and manchin in the past few weeks.
1 posted on 10/05/2021 5:46:12 AM PDT by rktman
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To: rktman

if these same people followed a Republican into the bathroom, she’d have nothing to say


2 posted on 10/05/2021 5:47:32 AM PDT by wny ( )
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To: rktman

I fear they may kill her


3 posted on 10/05/2021 5:48:30 AM PDT by Az Joe ("Scratch a Liberal, and a Fascist bleeds")
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To: rktman

They should prosecute the person filming in a bathroom, but they won’t.


4 posted on 10/05/2021 5:48:42 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: Az Joe

Maybe she should arm herself. Or does she already?


5 posted on 10/05/2021 5:50:05 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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Is it me or (so far) does it seem like their squishy moderates have more guts than our squishy moderates?

Of course, by squishy dem moderates I mean slightly less looney marxists.


6 posted on 10/05/2021 5:51:46 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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The Lefts full-on assault tactics will only harden Sen. Sinema against them, but actual persuasion does not seem to be a strong point of leftists; they operate on intimidation and threats.


7 posted on 10/05/2021 5:53:12 AM PDT by Flick Lives ("Let's go, Brandon!")
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Is it me or (so far) does it seem like their squishy moderates have more guts than our squishy moderates?

I’ll take her over Romney any day.


8 posted on 10/05/2021 5:54:40 AM PDT by Flick Lives ("Let's go, Brandon!")
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Maybe she should arm herself. Or does she already?

I know - it's Arizona. We don't even have any bag limits on Antifa types. :)

9 posted on 10/05/2021 5:54:45 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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Unloads?

Those are her people.


10 posted on 10/05/2021 5:54:53 AM PDT by farmguy
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To: Flick Lives

Roger that.


11 posted on 10/05/2021 5:55:14 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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if these same people followed a Republican into the bathroom, she’d have nothing to say

EXACTLY. The only reason republicans are defending her is because she agrees with them regarding all this spending. If she was all in for the spending, republicans wouldn't utter a word.

12 posted on 10/05/2021 5:55:37 AM PDT by rockabyebaby (THE BEST IS YET TO COME - (PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP)
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Communists are thugs. Lay down with dogs and get fleas, or simply know who they are from the beginning and don’t associate with them.


13 posted on 10/05/2021 5:56:06 AM PDT by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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These were ILLEGAL ALIENS that chased her into the bathroom!


14 posted on 10/05/2021 5:56:59 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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She needs to make the point that the left has just gone too far and switch parties. Or maybe we swap her for Romney or Murkowski?


15 posted on 10/05/2021 5:57:32 AM PDT by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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I know - it's Arizona. We don't even have any bag limits on Antifa types. :)

Nice to know! I'll be in AZ Oct. 16th - 23rd for some vacation time. Hell, I may decide to just up and move there now and not leave.

16 posted on 10/05/2021 5:57:36 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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So let me get this straight. Yesterday Biden said this “protest” and that of Manchin was all part of the process, right? On the very same day the attorney general announced he was going to let loose the FBI storm troopers on parents who protest at school boards.


17 posted on 10/05/2021 5:57:57 AM PDT by Obadiah (Truth is treason in an empire of lies.)
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Is this the “harassment and intimidation” the Fibbers will be ferreting out among parents whose kindergartners will be taught “Hiding the Sausage”?


18 posted on 10/05/2021 5:59:20 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Who is John Galt?)
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To: FlipWilson

“Our” squishy moderates are also slightly less loony Marxists as well, their R jersey camouflage fools a lot of people.


19 posted on 10/05/2021 5:59:29 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 1Old Pro

AZ State University? Who is the Attorney General of AZ?

https://www.azag.gov/mark-brnovich

Anyone from AZ with input on the AG?


20 posted on 10/05/2021 6:01:20 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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