MN-05: Not a topic about Israel, thank you very much

[wjx987]

The comments are definitely awkward and are in bad taste, but as a Jewish guy myself, I'm not that worried or upset by them.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

That tweet is pretty bad, but its from 2012. She wasn't even a State House member then. Possibly has changed since just as Ellison isn't the same person he was back when he was a Farrakhan follower. Still an example of why I'm not voting for her in the primary.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

That tweet is pretty bad, but its from 2012. She wasn't even a State House member then. Possibly has changed since just as Ellison isn't the same person he was back when he was a Farrakhan follower. Still an example of why I'm not voting for her in the primary.

Yeah, they're from a while back, but they should absolutely be brought up now. If she offers a full apology and repudiation of her past views, she can be considered as a legit candidate, although I won't fault anyone who won't give her a pass. Until then...

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

That tweet is pretty bad, but its from 2012. She wasn't even a State House member then. Possibly has changed since just as Ellison isn't the same person he was back when he was a Farrakhan follower. Still an example of why I'm not voting for her in the primary.

Trouble is she doubled down on her tweet recently:

https://mobile.twitter.com/ilhanmn/status/1002295140172664832

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

That tweet is pretty bad, but its from 2012. She wasn't even a State House member then. Possibly has changed since just as Ellison isn't the same person he was back when he was a Farrakhan follower. Still an example of why I'm not voting for her in the primary.

Trouble is she doubled down on her tweet recently:

https://mobile.twitter.com/ilhanmn/status/1002295140172664832

Well, there you go. Fairly unambiguous. Time for the national party to step in and say they won't endorse or support her if she makes it through the primary. 

[libertpaulian]

That tweet is pretty bad, but its from 2012. She wasn't even a State House member then. Possibly has changed since just as Ellison isn't the same person he was back when he was a Farrakhan follower. Still an example of why I'm not voting for her in the primary.

Trouble is she doubled down on her tweet recently:

https://mobile.twitter.com/ilhanmn/status/1002295140172664832

Well, there you go. Fairly unambiguous. Time for the national party to step in and say they won't endorse or support her if she makes it through the primary. 

...and people wonder why American society views Muslims with suspicion at best and outright hostility at worst.

[SATW]

I'm not going to respond to all of the far-leftists defending a blatant antisemite. It doesn't surprise me anymore. The far-left and far-right are made for each other.

Not surpised, either, that Ellison is possibly going to be replaced by someone even worse. Dayton should be ashamed of himself for endorsing this trash

[TheSaint250]

I'm not going to respond to all of the far-leftists defending a blatant antisemite. It doesn't surprise me anymore. The far-left and far-right are made for each other.

Not surpised, either, that Ellison is possibly going to be replaced by someone even worse. Dayton should be ashamed of himself for endorsing this trash

According to some people, anti-Semitism is only a right-wing phenomenon.

It’s a shame that she’ll win if she receives the nomination. As you said, truly a bad person.

[Chief Justice Keef]

"That's my 3rd monocle this week, I simply must stop being so horrified."

[scutosaurus]

So it looks like Omar is blatantly anti-Semitic. She's hardly even being subtle about it. Is Kelliher the candidate with the best chance of winning the primary?

[Minnesota Mike]

So it looks like Omar is blatantly anti-Semitic. She's hardly even being subtle about it. Is Kelliher the candidate with the best chance of winning the primary?

Omar is probably the favorite to win the primary, followed by Kelliher. These are Minneapolis liberals, voting for a Muslim immigrant woman will be to hard to pass up for the SJW types. 

[henster]

She also voted against a bill banning female genital mutilation, there needs to be a concerted effort to defeat her.

http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-bill-against-female-mutilation-raises-opposition/423070383/

[Rookie Yinzer]

what a nothingburger.

[henster]

I'm not going to respond to all of the far-leftists defending a blatant antisemite. It doesn't surprise me anymore. The far-left and far-right are made for each other.

Not surpised, either, that Ellison is possibly going to be replaced by someone even worse. Dayton should be ashamed of himself for endorsing this trash

Dayton seems to be off the rails lately endorsing Murphy, Ellison and now her. I've never seen a leader back such a poor slate of candidates.

[Chief Justice Keef]

what a nothingburger.

[Horus]

She also voted against a bill banning female genital mutilation, there needs to be a concerted effort to defeat her.

http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-bill-against-female-mutilation-raises-opposition/423070383/

Now that's a good reason to oppose her, not the israel tweets.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

She also voted against a bill banning female genital mutilation, there needs to be a concerted effort to defeat her.

http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-bill-against-female-mutilation-raises-opposition/423070383/

Now that's a good reason to oppose her, not the israel tweets.

Both her unapologetic anti-semitism and her lack of regard for women's bodily autonomy are excellent reasons to oppose her. I hope they both get a lot of attention prior to the primary.

[Sadader]

That tweet is pretty bad, but its from 2012. She wasn't even a State House member then. Possibly has changed since just as Ellison isn't the same person he was back when he was a Farrakhan follower. Still an example of why I'm not voting for her in the primary.

Trouble is she doubled down on her tweet recently:

https://mobile.twitter.com/ilhanmn/status/1002295140172664832

Well, there you go. Fairly unambiguous. Time for the national party to step in and say they won't endorse or support her if she makes it through the primary. 

...and people wonder why American society views Muslims with suspicion at best and outright hostility at worst.

holy sh*t are you legitimately using an example of racism to justify further intense racism???

jesus christ america

[America Needs R'hllor]

I'm not going to respond to all of the far-leftists defending a blatant antisemite. It doesn't surprise me anymore. The far-left and far-right are made for each other.

Not surpised, either, that Ellison is possibly going to be replaced by someone even worse. Dayton should be ashamed of himself for endorsing this trash

This. Leftists wouldn't be defending it if a Christian called for a crusade against Muslims.

[user12345]

She also voted against a bill banning female genital mutilation, there needs to be a concerted effort to defeat her.

http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-bill-against-female-mutilation-raises-opposition/423070383/

I hope literally anyone but her wins the primary then. If she wins the primary and the Republican running against her isn't fully insane, I may have to give them a donation.

[ON Progressive]

She also voted against a bill banning female genital mutilation, there needs to be a concerted effort to defeat her.

http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-bill-against-female-mutilation-raises-opposition/423070383/

Hopefully she gets demolished in the primary.

[Dr. MB]

Go Bobby Champion.

[Badger]

So Omar is apparently an anti-Semite

https://mobile.twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/269488770066313216

I don't know if I'd call that anti-Semitic. It's okay to be mad at Israel in this day and age.

“Israel has hypnotized the world.  May Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.” 

That tweet reeks of anti-Semitism.  “They’re just criticizing Israel” has become to anti-Semitism what “we’re just honoring our [Confederate] heritage” is to racism.

Word. Speaking as someone who loathes Likud and fully supports ending the settlements and reversion to 1967 borders (Jerusalem can be divided or, better yet, internationalized) this $hit is unacceptable.

[gerritcole]

When did it become acceptable for dog whistle anti semitism to be a political stance? if this was a jewish candidate tweeting about Palestine, posters here wouldn't be calling it a 'nothingburger'

[heatcharger]

How has the genital mutilation vote not gotten more buzz on social media? Omar is one of the worst Democratic candidates in many years and needs to be thoroughly defeated.