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Bannon adviser: Ryan challenger Paul Nehlen is 'dead to us' after inflammatory tweets
CNN ^ | December 27, 2017 | Oliver Darcy

Posted on 12/27/2017 2:04:29 PM PST by Pinkbell

Breitbart executive chairman Steve Bannon has cut ties with Paul Nehlen, the far-right activist who is challenging Paul Ryan for his congressional seat and who has received extremely favorable coverage from Breitbart in the past.

"Nehlen is dead to us," said Arthur Schwartz, an adviser of Bannon's who is familiar with the former White House chief strategist's thinking.

Nehlen, who became a lightning rod for his anti-immigrant views, has escalated his rhetoric in recent days with a number of incendiary tweets.

In one tweet, Nehlen proudly revealed that he is reading "The Culture of Critique," a book about Jewish culture widely considered to be anti-semitic. In other tweets, he has used the "#ItsOkayToBeWhite" hashtag.

The inflammatory online activity has drawn fierce scrutiny from Nehlen's critics, and beckoned the question whether Breitbart, which previously published highly supportive coverage of his candidacy, still supported him.

When Nehlen challenged Ryan during the 2016 Republican primary, Breitbart dispatched Mathew Boyle, one of its top writers, to Wisconsin. Throughout the race, Boyle taunted Ryan on the campaign trail with outlandishly negative stories while simultaneously writing positive articles about Nehlen. Ryan ultimately walloped Nehlen by a margin of 84% to 16%.

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But Breitbart and Bannon, a former White House chief strategist, have recently moved to distance themselves from him.

Nehlen, who previously published material on Breitbart, has seen his author page scrubbed entirely from the far-right website. Moreover, Joel Pollak, a senior editor at Breitbart, publicly denounced Nehlen on Twitter.

"We don't support him," Pollak tweeted late Tuesday night, adding that Nehlen had "disqualified" himself. As of Wednesday afternoon, Breitbart had not denounced Nehlen on its website. A Google search returned no articles this week about Nehlen's latest tweets or statements.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2018midterms; breitbart; nehlen; paulnehlen; paulryan; wi2018
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To: Neoliberalnot

Soros is a Jew who gladly and willingly worked for the Nazis so he could make a profit.

He said in an interview he’d do it again.

So, not really a Jew-Jew, I guess.


141 posted on 12/28/2017 7:23:56 AM PST by T-Bone Texan
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To: T-Bone Texan

Ah, the word profit to a Semite, is a virtue unsurpassed.


142 posted on 12/28/2017 7:32:59 AM PST by Neoliberalnot (MSM is our greatest threat. Disney, Comcast, Hollywood, NYTimes, WaPo, CNN, NBC, CBS...)
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To: Hugh the Scot

And since it was a response to a specific article one might go read the article


143 posted on 12/28/2017 7:39:08 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: T-Bone Texan

Soros is a Jew who gladly and willingly worked for the Nazis so he could make a profit.

He said in an interview he’d do it again.

So, not really a Jew-Jew, I guess.
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144 posted on 12/28/2017 7:40:48 AM PST by Ms Mable
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To: Neoliberalnot
"...Ah, the word profit to a Semite, is a virtue unsurpassed...."

That totally went over my head.

145 posted on 12/28/2017 7:47:56 AM PST by T-Bone Texan
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To: Nifster

You’re still incoherent. “It” was a response? “It” is a pronoun.

What article? The CNN smear job? No thanks.

Here’s a little thought experiment for you:

A green-eyed, red-bearded Scotsman beats an Englishman in the street… That’s exactly what the headline will read.

If a black man is the assailant, “An downtrodden minority rebels against his oppressor”.

Should a mussleman attempt the same, it would be reported as a cultural misunderstanding involving an Asian youth.

If the assailant is a Jew the detail might not be reported at all. If it were, the reporter, the victim, and the reader would all be labeled anti-Semites and the majority of FReepers would align to denounce the victim and the reporter as KKK neo-nazi scum.

I support Israel, and the Jewish people. Though not Jewish myself, I do claim kinship; as my Father is Jesus of Nazereth, reportedly a Jew.

I’m also quite cautious of the belief that if one is attacked by (leftist) Jews, that identifying the attackers as such is inherently anti-Semitic. Are we all to believe that Leftist Jews are simply incapable of ever doing anything wrong or underhanded?
Are they incapable of instigating; or have we “others” been rendered incapable of telling the truth?

Yes, Nehlen said some things inartfully… But he hasn’t said that he hates Jews, denies the Holacaust, espouses Nazi political positions, or endorses racism. Those are just lies told by leftists, CNN, and FReepers.

What you see happening here, is the result of success against Roy Moore... Only instead of Paedophilia, Nehlen is accused of anti-Semitism; and like the unsubstantiated accusations against Moore, this will work. It’s already working. You can see it in this thread.

It’s not whether he’s guilty or not, it’s the seriousness of the charges.


147 posted on 12/28/2017 8:20:37 AM PST by Hugh the Scot ("The days of being a keyboard commando are over. It's time to get some bloody knuckles." -Drew68)
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To: fortheDeclaration

No, it last elected a Dem (Peter Barca, now the WI Assembly Minority Leader) in a special 1993 election, which he lost the next year to Ryan’s GOP predecessor, Mark Neumann. It hasn’t been a reliably Dem House district since Barca’s predecessor, Les Aspin, held it from 1971-93 (and Clinton made him Defense Secretary). It’s drawn to elect a Republican.

There’s just 2 (out of 8) reliably Dem seats in WI: the ones centered in “Madistan” (2nd) and Milwaukee (4th). They also hold the 3rd district in Western WI, but it is competitive for the GOP and if the incumbent (Ron Kind) retires, will come back.

Simple fact tends to be (and this generally holds nationally with a few exceptions) that the Dems carry the urban areas while the GOP holds the suburban and rural areas (excluding Black and some Hispanic rural/suburban areas).


148 posted on 12/28/2017 11:08:38 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: Hugh the Scot; Jarhead9297; GOPJ

Let’s face it - the term anti-semitism, like every other “ism,” is simply a verbal creation of the Left, designed to stifle thought rather than promote it.

If people don’t want you to think, read, or ask certain things, and use the accusation of “anti-semitism” to try to enforce that, then it’s good policy to ask yourself why.


149 posted on 12/29/2017 6:15:47 PM PST by Yashcheritsiy (Bring back lords and kings)
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To: Yashcheritsiy
The left overplays their cards primarily because they're lazy and evil...

But that doesn't mean that racism and antisemitism aren't real some times Because they are. And when it's real (and not just a tactic to use against us) we need to stand against it too - - firmly and without giving an inch. If this guy's an antisemite and a real racist, he should "be dead" to all of us.

150 posted on 12/30/2017 8:42:28 AM PST by GOPJ ( Peter Strzok effing 'elite' FBI assh*le: Fire & Policemen & traditional Americans shop at Walmart)
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To: Neoliberalnot

Bannon? I don’t think so.


151 posted on 12/30/2017 7:46:10 PM PST by elhombrelibre (Cogito ergo sum a conservative pro-American.)
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To: elhombrelibre

Please refresh my memory here. Last time we were here I was talking about Soros, the race hustling criminal Semite.


152 posted on 12/31/2017 4:31:55 AM PST by Neoliberalnot (MSM is our greatest threat. Disney, Comcast, Hollywood, NYTimes, WaPo, CNN, NBC, CBS...)
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To: Alberta's Child

Oh FU. Ryan is a POS Establishment hack. Like you are.


153 posted on 12/31/2017 4:34:38 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: PlateOfShrimp

The Free Republic globalist Establishment slime balls are out in force. You are proof.


154 posted on 12/31/2017 4:37:09 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Alberta's Child

Apparently is is ok for some that a Democrat like Ryan to pretend to be a Republican. FOAD.


155 posted on 12/31/2017 4:38:43 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Neoliberalnot

Boy another status quo asswipe speaks.


156 posted on 12/31/2017 4:39:33 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: bjcoop
Nehlen is a raging anti-semite and a George Soros plant.

So what if it is true? That doesn't excuse, Ryano the Democrat in Republican clothes.

157 posted on 12/31/2017 4:41:31 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Reily

That’s what the said about Eric Canter you idiot.


158 posted on 12/31/2017 4:42:25 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Alberta's Child
'm not a huge fan of Ryan, but I can't really complain about his performance as House Speaker.

OMG

159 posted on 12/31/2017 4:43:12 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: JohnBrowdie

Gee, Nehlen was primaring a Democrat is suicide? FOAD.


160 posted on 12/31/2017 4:44:27 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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