Posted on 03/04/2019 11:43:54 AM PST by jazusamo
Full title: With Omar Refusing To Apologize For Anti-Semitic Remarks, House Dems Could Be Voting On Resolution Rebuking Her
She’s not budging. No sir, she’s not going to apologize for her remarks that some have rightfully taken to be viciously anti-Semitic. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) once again got slapped with this accusation, which isn’t her first time, over her remarks where she accused pro-Israel lawmakers of having an allegiance to a foreign country. Yeah, we’re rehashing the dual loyalty smear, which for now, doesn’t look like she’s going to retract. It’s caused heartburn for House Democratic leaders, whose Jewish members are reportedly unnerved by Omar and her colleague Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-MI) viciously anti-Israel stances. Tlaib and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are just two names that have come to her defense. That’s all you need to know, folks. Both Omar and Tlaib support the anti-Israel and accused anti-Semitic Boycotts, Disinvestment, and Sanctions movement. AOC is just nuts. Now, Democrats are saying they will be forced to drop a resolution condemning Omar for her bigoted views on Wednesday (via Politico ):
NEW: House set to vote this week on resolution condemning anti-Semitism after latest @Ilhan comments. TBD whether it rebukes Omar directly. https://wapo.st/2IU2b7Z
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Democrats are confronting a new controversy involving freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has defied her colleagues’ calls to apologize for recent comments viewed as anti-Semitic.
Public scrutiny over the Minnesota Democrat intensified over the weekend as two of the House’s most senior Democrats condemned Omar’s remarks accusing pro-Israel advocates of “allegiance to a foreign country.” And the problem threatens to get worse for Democratic leaders, with Omar refusing other lawmakers' pleas to retract her statements.
House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey on Sunday called out Omar’s use of “offensive, painful stereotypes” — leading to an awkward Twitter clash as Omar dug in on her comments and was cheered by some on the left.
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Members of the Democratic caucus spent the weekend privately debating how to handle the freshman’s latest controversy involving accusations of anti-Semitism. Just three weeks earlier, Pelosi and her top lieutenants issued a rare public rebuke of Omar’s previous remarks that suggested pro-Israel groups were using their financial heft to shape U.S.-Middle East policy.
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Nearly a dozen pro-Israel groups also urged Pelosi to oust Omar from her coveted spot on the House Foreign Relations Committee.
The chairman of that committee, Rep. Eliot Engel, who is Jewish, called out Omar for a “vile anti-Semitic slur” over the weekend, but did not call for her to be removed from the committee.
But Omar has received support from prominent progressive figures, including fellow freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Minn.) — the first Palestinian-American congresswoman, who has also strongly argued that U.S. policy toward Israel should be overhauled. Another popular progressive, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), has also come to Omar's defense.
In response to Lowey’s criticism, Tlaib defended Omar and said she had been “targeted just like many civil rights icons before us who spoke out about oppressive policies.”
Oh please, her remarks, and the one about AIPAC, and the one about how Israel has hypnotized the world, were all anti-Semitic trash. Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for a fierier America for peoples of all skin colors and equality. These anti-Israel clowns want death and destruction for those following the Jewish faith. These two struggles are not the same, especially since the latter is interwoven with the issue of international terrorism. MLK and Hamas. Yeah, there’s no equivalence. Condemn Omar. Remove her from her committee post because she’s already turned that into a clown show with her unhinged line of questioning against Special Envoy to Venezuela Elliott Abrams. Dare I say, House Democrats are actually doing a decent job policing their own…for now. This could all change in a few days. But for now, rebuke Omar and her bigoted views.
good observation.
that is how it happened.
you had a immigrant, marxist-muslim actor whose sole Goa was to topple the US of A.
It’s part of a global movement... that is how you reframe and understand Benghazi.
The Republican’s in Congress are doing just fine, in that regard.
goa=goal
What hypocrites the Democrats are! Reps. Omar and Tlaib are anti-Semites for sure, but they’re openly voicing the beliefs so many elected Democrats and their rank and file voters privately believe about Israel and Jews in general. C’mon, the Communist Black Caucus openly cavorts with Louis Farrakhan and Al Sharpton! The Democrats are reeking of anti-Semitism and this is a pathetic attempt on their part to clean up the mess and isolate Omar and Tlaib as the real anti-Semites to give them and the rest of their party cover from this!
Exactly...
And every time she runs her mouth, her constituents are more and more proud of her. If anyone thinks she’s going anywhere they’re dreaming. You’re looking at a future Senator from Minnesota. The insane Leftists in that state will vote for her out of guilt or stupidity and the muslim/somalian population will continue to grown, unabated, and by sheer numbers, she’ll be elected.
What’s the term I’m looking for? Unintended consequences. The Dem’s have been importing voters since Reagan. The Left thinks they can be friends with these people because THEY are the ones that have welcomed them with open arms. Pretty soon, they’re going to get their throats cut by the very folks THEY embraced for decades.
If Omar were NOT a member of Congress, she would be on a bus in Jerusalem blowing herself up..or a member of ISIS, she is a TERRORIST plain and simple
“Every legitimate American voter who voted for this piece of crap is a traitor.”
You mean the “Somali Community” that’s the majority of “citizens” in her district?
I don’t think they care. They are not traitors in the “eyes of Allah!”
Oh, like a political honor-killing? Bringing dishonor to the dishonorable, you get the virtual scimitar.
Remember the tea party vs establishment GOP circus a few years ago? That’ll be nothing compared to the moderate Dems vs Socialist Leftists war that’s on the horizon.
“.the commie left agrees with Omar, they despise Israel and they hate Jews” The commie left in this country is led by secular Jews. Let them fight.
Yep, I believe the moderate Dems that remain are starting to realize their days are numbered if they don’t start speaking up, they’re probably numbered anyway.
Aside from ME muslims, is there any group she does like?
Elect a democrat president and bring in millions more like her.
Obama almost did
They should line up for articles of impeachment against her. Instead, they’ll bury their collective head in the sand.
Will they be passing a resolution rebuking their Russophobic comments ?
I really doubt it.
Nita Lowey is the TRUE most powerful member of the House...Appropriations Chair decides where every penny of the TRILLIONS spent goes. Omar may finally have messed with the wrong Jew.
As are H.W. Bush, W. Bush and Obama, who imported the tens of thousands of Somalis to fill the 5th District.
Thanks, I hope that turns out to be the case cuz I doubt Nan will lift a finger against her.
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