whatever happened to objectivity? pro-democracy, capitalism, peace, human rights; interested in international affairs / middle east
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e_michael ๐ต๐จ๐ฟ retweeted
Rabbi David Ingber @romemu @92ndStreetY has a message for Brad Lander
e_michael ๐ต๐จ๐ฟ retweeted
Abdul El-Sayed literally just repeated the gist of the claim that got him in hot water this week:
โIt shouldn't be this hard to pay taxes and know that that money's gonna be spent on you and your kids, instead of dropping bombs on somebody else and their kids.โ
That is the essence of the highly controversial ad that caused Haley Stevens to break with him and sparked condemnation from Jewish leaders across America.
e_michael ๐ต๐จ๐ฟ retweeted
This is actually kind of hilarious. @RoKhanna says he doesn't accept money from lobbyists or PACs.
Well, he just solicited my PAC for a contribution, and I'm a lobbyist.
Awkward.
e_michael ๐ต๐จ๐ฟ retweeted
โโEl-Sayed refused to condemn Iranโs IRGC, saying, โIt is the responsibility of the people of Iran to decide what their leadership should look like.โโฆ
โIt was obsessive, obsessive, obsessive,โ Stevens, 43, said of El-Sayedโs fixation on Israel. She called some of his positions โanti-Americanโ and added that Iran is the โopposite of our friend.โโ
thefp.com/p/exclusive-haley-โฆ
e_michael ๐ต๐จ๐ฟ retweeted
Over the past months, a single Wikipedia editor has been quietly shaping @AbdulElSayed's entry.
The editing has been intensive and highly directed. For example:
+ Hasan Piker controversy got cut down.
+ Syed's antisemitism problem โ deleted.
+ Harris and Obama endorsements went in.
+ A line saying AIPACโs brand is โtoxicโ included.
Is it an op?
Well, two weeks ago the same editor had this to say in an edit summary on the El-Sayed page:
โanother half month of this shit.โ
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e_michael ๐ต๐จ๐ฟ retweeted
Saying that opposition to El-Sayed is based on his criticism of Israel is like saying opposition to David Duke when he ran for governor of Louisiana in 1990 was because he was against affirmative action. 1/
The โDNC Jewish American Councilโ issues a statement supporting Mehdi Hasanโs guy El-Sayed, and still Mehdi finds a way to condemn the Joos.
e_michael ๐ต๐จ๐ฟ retweeted
This post from @wildforcongress sums up the lunatic left maybe better than anything Iโve ever read in my life. In a nutshell she says
โI know @HaleyforMI better than anybody else and sheโs is an awesome, caring, smart, thoughtful person who has worked her ass off for Michigan. However she is now the devil for 1 reason and 1 reason only. She wonโt ignore her moral compass and blindly vote for Abdul Sayed despite his glaring and well documented red flagsโ
Susan Wild and her ilk are too demented to realize this post says alot more about her lack of courage, ethics and morals than it does Stevens. Basically what Wild is saying is that it doesnt matter if the Dems put a Nazi on the ballot (they did in Maine) a communist, a socialist or a terrorist sympathizer she wont ask questions and will blindly follow the herd. That would have been the easy thing for Stevens to do but she is not gutless and a coward like Susan Wild. With friends like @wildforcongress who needs enemies
I know @HaleyforMI way better than most people on X. She and I came into Congress together in 2018. She was co-Prez of our freshman class. She was incredibly kind to me when my late partner died; she organized a big group of our class to come to the House floor to support me when I spoke about his suicide. We were roommates in 2023, after my wonderful first roomie lost her election; both my adult kids know Haley well and are on a texting basis with her. Weโve socialized and we have good friends in common. While she and I differ on one impt issue, specifically Israel and AIPAC support, Iโve never publicly challenged her on those things, because I felt that her good points outweighed the issues I disagreed with her on. Today, that changes. ๐
Haleyโs endorsement of Rogers in the MI senate race is appalling. Not because heโs a Republican, but because what he stands for is what she, and I, and our caucus has fought so hard against. Rogers is a 100% anti-choice politician. He is a Trump loyalist. Heโs shown his Islamophobia in his many remarks against @AbdulElSayed, and with this endorsement, Haley has shown that she agrees with his positions. Iโm shocked by Haleyโs endorsement. Iโm terribly sad and disappointed. Iโm furious and will be more so if we lose the MI senate race. So many people in the Democratic Party have shown so much support to Haley over the years, and she has betrayed them all. If this is because of her new relationship (about which many of us were so happy for her after she lost the primary), all I can say is that any woman who abandons her friends when a new guy comes along is no friend at all. The fallout for Haley wonโt just be in Dem politics; she will be a pariah among her friends in the Democratic caucus in Congress. Only she will be able to decide whether it was worth it.
Ross Douthat: โDoes Palestine have a right to exist?โ
Abdul El-Sayed: โyes!โ
RD: โDoes Israel?โ
AES: โuhhhhhhโฆ well, uh, with a shared understanding.โ
RD: โwait a secondโฆwhat?โ
Sorry, this whole thing is making the Dem Party leaders look like pathetic and selective bullies. Did they do this to Rashida Tlaib when she said she would not endorse Kamala Harris 3 days before the election?
e_michael ๐ต๐จ๐ฟ retweeted
For no reason, I found myself reflecting today on the 1991 Louisiana governor race. A first round eliminated Republican incumbent Buddy Roemer, and the Republican who went on to the runoff was David Duke. He faced off against the famously corrupt Democrat Edwin Edwards.
1/5
Three days before the 2024 election, Rashida Tlaib announced she would not support the Democratic Party nominee, Kamala Harris. She was not kicked out of the party, had her access to databases shut off, or her profile removed. Funny that.
e_michael ๐ต๐จ๐ฟ retweeted
Haley Stevens voted with Democrats 100% of the time in Congress.
She asked Abdul to condemn bigotry and now the Democrats have permanently banished her from their party.
I guess their โbig tentโ doesnโt cover those who want to condemn bigotry. Crazy!
Wut
Asked about the indictment, @AbdulElSayed defended the perpetrators: โIt's a lot more about what you're advocating for that gets you indicted or not indicted, rather than what you did.โ
Sure.
When asked about the one who worked for him, the campaign story/dates changed 3 times.
e_michael ๐ต๐จ๐ฟ retweeted
Mark Ruffalo, Iโm in SAG-AFTRA just like you. Our union dues are capped at the first $1 million in covered earnings. That means high earners like yourself donโt pay work dues on earnings above that amount.
Why not voluntarily contribute more to help fellow actors who are struggling to afford healthcare and make ends meet?
Youโre criticizing Elon Musk over wealth, taxes and accountability. Maybe start by looking at the system you benefit from. Sound familiar?
Elon, you goofy. ๐คชCrashing out, because you donโt want to pay taxes. Donโt want some oversight into all the government money and contracts you made off with. Donโt want anyone looking into exactly what the F you did with DOGE.ย ย And whining about loosing an election. ๐คชThatโs part of democracy, bro. Welcome to America. This isnโt some South Africa back in the day ๐ฉ. You will get use to it. Sometimes you lose. Believe me. Thatโs what politics is. Oh. And. Watch the Elon Musk doc. Itโs wild.
theguardian.com/us-news/ng-iโฆ
e_michael ๐ต๐จ๐ฟ retweeted
El-Sayed DOES support the ad.
He SAID the ad.
OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER!
Wajahat Ali making ominous threats against liberal and centrist Dems, regardless of the outcome of the MI senate race. This is genuinely concerning @fbi @DHSgov
