Posted on 02/13/2022 5:57:28 AM PST by MarvinStinson
Former Obama administration official Juliette Kayyem backpedaled a call Thursday for actions against Canadian truckers protesting their government’s strict coronavirus policies, Fox News reported.
The CNN analyst, who is also a senior lecturer in International Secutiry at Harvard, wrote in a social media post, “I tweeted something that has been used by others to suggest I was promoting vigilantism. I was not.” She apparently claimed her words had been misinterpreted.
“People have the freedom to protest. Governments have the responsibility to protect public safety. That was what I intended to say,” she added.
However, Twitter users fired back at her post, one person writing, “I don’t think you were promoting vigilantism. I think you were promoting violence.”
“So what exactly is ‘slashing the tires’ and ’emptying the gas tanks’? Good ol fashioned family fun?” another replied.
Kayyem shared video footage of truckers blocking the Ambassador Bridge.
“The convoy protest, applauded by right wing media as a ‘freedom protest,’ is an economic and security issue now. The Ambassador Bridge link constitutes 28% of annual trade movement between US and Canada,” she tweeted.
“Slash the tires, empty gas tanks, arrest the drivers, and move the trucks,” Kayyem’s tweet continued.
Followers blasted her comments.
“You’re advocating violence and property damage for peaceful protestors? Were you this outspoken when BLM and Antifa were torching businesses and killing people? That was an economic and security issue, too,” one user replied.
“Can you elaborate on your brilliant plan to “move” trucks with no tires and no gas off of a bridge?” another asked.
In a subsequent post on Thursday, Kayyem wrote, “Trust me, I will not run out of ways to make this hurt: cancel their insurance; suspend their drivers licenses; prohibit any future regulatory certification for truckers, etc,”:
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Kayyem is typical of Obozo and associates; all mouth and no brains......
Then who does she think is going to keep the country moving and provide it with food, fuel, and other goods?
Liberals are such idiots.
Typical lib fascist hates due process. Thinks they’re immune to promoting violence.
DOJ?
Crikets.....
Gee, I wonder if there any ways the American People could find to make it hurt for Kayyem: Tarring and feathering, running out of town on a rail, etc.
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Juliette Kayyem
I’ve spent 4 years dealing with Arab and Muslim immigrant vilification so excuse the delight in highlighting this about another leader on CovidVaccine: Noubar Afeyan, an immigrant from Lebanon, is the co-founder and chairman of Moderna.
https://businessinsider.com/moderna-chairman-coronavirus-vaccine-power-of-immigrants-2020-11…
https://twitter.com/juliettekayyem/status/1331265286402678791?lang=en
Boy is the left scared!
I’ve said this before....
If this is what they say publicly, imagine the monsters that talk to them in their head.
She wasn’t promoting ‘vigilantism’. She was proposing the cops slash the tires.
Sure, because what she said was so subtle and easily misinterpreted.
Isn’t it lovely how Left wing scum want it to hurt for not agreeing with them?
I agree. Education is important. :)
I think this is what tire irons are for.
When Mechanics are working on Commercial Truck Tires, why do they place them in a STEEL Cage?
In the 70s my Brother had a tire in a cage, when it exploded. The force warped the cage and knocked his 260# a** across the garage!
Harvard and the rest of the Ivy colleges have gone the way of inbred royal families.
Mr thinks is living beyond her expiry date
Seen her pic. Nice. Her nose reminds me of Katie Holmes, my crush. Same temperament.
Should make for some great commercials in 2024. This is her Hillary moment.
Evil , Stupid and not as smart as Obama ,LOL
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2020/06/23/juliette-kayyem/
The first thing you notice about Juliette Kayyem is her distinctive voice: authoritative, assertive, but always reassuring. It’s the sound of a well-informed friend, or, as she calls herself, a “security mom,” passing on practical wisdom to help you rest easy and feel in control. It’s also one of the reasons why the Harvard Kennedy School senior lecturer, who served in the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama administration, working on everything from the H1N1 pandemic of 2009 to the BP oil spill, has emerged as a go-to analyst for CNN and WGBH during the COVID-19 crisis. In between preparing for classes and her next broadcast, Kayyem took a break to talk politics, pandemics, and what we can all expect to happen next.
What do you say to the conspiracy theorists who are saying this virus came from a lab in Wuhan, that it’s Anthony Fauci’s fault, and that he funded the lab?
The national and international analysis from people who are in the know, including the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have said publicly that there is just simply no evidence that it came from a lab. The reason why that’s important is because if this is not going to happen again, we’re going to have to deal with the root causes of how these novel viruses are forming, which, at least in this case, is a food system that has a lot of gaps in China. China was an incredibly bad actor, from keeping the markets open that they’ve been told for years are where all sorts of bad viruses started, to keeping it quiet until they couldn’t any longer and they had to call the World Health Organization.
But there will always be conspiracy theorists, and not only are they wrong, but, of course, in a pandemic, they’re incredibly dangerous.
What did you get Anderson Cooper as a baby gift?
I didn’t. I just sent a text. I know. I’m so bad, but it’s not like I know him that well. We’ll meet occasionally when I’m in New York. He’s super nice, both him and Don, and they take their jobs pretty seriously.
How do you approach your role on CNN?
I think about what I want the viewer to take away from it, and generally that might be just one idea. Like yesterday, the idea was the confidence index.
Who’s the person you wish was in charge of a public COVID response?
Well, maybe because I’m good friends with him, but I think Ron Klain is really good at stuff like this. He was the Ebola czar for Barack Obama. Someone who knows how to move things along. That’s all this is, honestly. Making the vaccine? That’s rocket science. That stuff is hard. But the rest of this is just testing kits and manufacturing swabs and getting enough supplies mass-manufactured. It’s just logistics. And you don’t need a medical degree to do it.
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