So...you people are really going to go with that, huh?

[DCHawk1]

This hole thread.

[seahawk]

Michelle Goldberg's statement was very good, Feral.

[Shirley]

Michelle Goldberg's statement was very good, Feral.

^^^

"...Every Democrat present backed the resolution, but 23 Republicans voted against it. It was a reminder that while Democrats sometimes fail to live up to the ideals of multiethnic democracy, Republicans don’t seem to recognize those ideas at all. Omar needs to do better, but right now there’s still only one political party in America that is a safe place for hate."

[Shirley]

Liz Cheney’s empty words

...Last fall, current House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) accused George Soros, Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg (all Jewish or of Jewish descent) of trying to “buy” the midterm elections, and Republicans including Sen. Charles E. Grassley (Iowa) have amplified conspiracy theories that Soros has paid leftist protesters. Charges such as these invoke old and ugly anti-Semitic tropes that suggest that Jews use money to secretly exert control over the political process. Meanwhile, the Republican president speculates about closing mosques to fight terrorism; Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) pals around with anti-Muslim nationalists in Europe; and Fox News hosts imply that Islam is a destructive force and that Omar’s decision to wear a hijab signals secret and sinister anti-constitutional views rather than a choice to exercise her constitutionally protected freedom of religion.

On Sunday, Cheney and Todd both referred to bringing up McCarthy and others as mere “whatboutism.” But they missed an important distinction. Democrats pointing to King, McCarthy and others as an excuse full stop would be whataboutism. But it’s perfectly legitimate to point to them as evidence that, just maybe, the GOP scramble to condemn Democrats this week isn’t really about principled opposition to anti-Semitism. Yes, Cheney has recently begun to criticize King, even suggesting he should resign. But she was nowhere to be found long after he had crossed the same lines before, such as when he tweeted that “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.” Nor has she criticized the legions of Iowa GOP leaders for supporting King’s reelection year after year.

Cheney’s stance is unsustainable, given her own record. Todd’s last question on the topic prompted a response from her that showed just how untenable her position is. “Do you feel comfortable that President Trump’s done enough to tamp down this right-wing fringe anti-Semitism that’s been rising up?” Todd asked.

Cheney refused to answer — even though the president responded to neo-Nazis chanting “Jews will not replace us” by saying there were "very fine people on both sides,” even though he repeatedly uses the term “globalist” despite its well-documented anti-Semitic associations, and even though he has fueled anti-Soros conspiracy theories. As long as Republicans duck criticism of the president’s words, their denunciations of others will always ring hollow.

[Shirley]

Someone who back in the day helped kill "some very fine people"?

[dolomite]

Someone who back in the day helped kill "some very fine people"?

Good for Freddie. Nazis could hardly be called "very fine people", scums all of'em.

[defixione]

Good for Freddie. Nazis could hardly be called "very fine people", scums all of'em.

That's not what your fearless leader thinks.

[DCHawk1]

Or your Congressional delegation.

[defixione]

Could you be a bit more specific?

[ousdahl]

DC be a bit more specific


lulz

[Deleted User 89]

Someone who back in the day helped kill "some very fine people"?

how is this not a movie yet?

[dolomite]

Would be a great movie! Quentin could probably do well with it.

[DCHawk1]

Could you be a bit more specific?

some of your Congressional Reps. share the Nazis' views on the Jooze.

Hypnotism and all that.

[Shirley]

Could you be a bit more specific?

some of your Congressional Reps. share the Nazis' views on the Jooze.

Hypnotism and all that.

sigh

"...while Democrats sometimes fail to live up to the ideals of multiethnic democracy, Republicans don’t seem to recognize those ideas at all. Omar needs to do better, but right now there’s still only one political party in America that is a safe place for hate."

[DCHawk1]

if you say so.

[Shirley]

if you say so.

You have a point, but it would be a better point if Democrats had waited until ~ 2034 to condemn Omar:

Why Republicans took so long to call out Steve King’s racism

After more than 15 years of espousing racist views in Congress, the representative from Iowa is finally seeing consequences...

[DCHawk1]

#WhATAbOuTisM!

[defixione]

Could you be a bit more specific?

some of your Congressional Reps. share the Nazis' views on the Jooze.

Hypnotism and all that.

My Congressional reps?

[Geezer]

Plural?
BTW it isn't a Nazi view to question political contributions and the relations with a foreign government.

[DCHawk1]

Plural?
BTW it isn't a Nazi view to question political contributions and the relations with a foreign government.

Yeah. But that's not what she did.