Opuscula Some Dems object To anti-Semitec words; Others are silent

THERE WAS AN INTERESTIING ARTICLE headlined Rep. Ilhan Omar apologizes for controversial tweets on Israel lobby after backlash from Democratic leaders .¹

The headline writer made it sound as if the Democrats were embarrassed by Omar’s continuing anti-Semitic slurs.

Apparently only a few Democrats were bothered by the woman’s remarks.

INTERESTINGLY, one of the representative’s fellow representaives — a Jew — apparently does not find her words offensive.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (right), disgraced and fired as DNC chair, was NOT among the Democrats listed as chastising Ms. Omar.

Wasserman-Schultz was elected to represent a heavily Jewish district that, while having a large observant (read “Orthodox”) population, is mostly leftist Reform and Conservative.

Perhaps Rep. Wasserman-Schultz agrees with Ms. Omar.

Rep. Alcee Hastings (right), a congressional neighbor of Wasserman-Schultz, name also was absent from the list of Democrats suggesting that Ms. Omar was out of line.

Rep. Ted Deutch (right) from a neighboring congressional district agreed with the “Democratic leaders” that Ms. Omar needs to curb her tongue.

Although neither a Democrat or representative, Sen. Marco (I’m always running for president) Rubio DID agree with the leaders.

Dade County (FL) representatives also were noticeably absent. Between Dade and Broward counties, only New York has a greater concentration of Jews — observant and otherwise.

The silence was — is — deafening.

 

They’re undecided now, so what are they gon’na do?²

Rep. Omar and her ilk know they can (and they do) say anything, no matter who is offended.

They know that the day after, they can say “Sorry ‘bout that” or “I was misquoted” and the fools they insulted yesterday will accept their crocodile tears today.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

Certainly Ms. Omar has freedom of speech, here if not in her native Somalia.

But with that freedom goes responsibility, especially from an elected official. Ms. Omar & Friends have exercised the first part — freedom of speech — but seem to ignore the responsibility part.

The nation already is politically polarized; the words of the far left Democrats only serve to widen the chasm.

The nation never has been of one mind, but I don’t recall the nation ever being so divided since the War for Southern Independence, a/k/a the American Civil War. I suppose, seeing all the demonstrations against anything and everything “Confederate,” the war continues to this day; never mind the totality of history.

Oh well, America had a good run. It once was a respected power.

Now we, Americans, are tearing it apart.

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Sources

1. https://tinyurl.com/y3wkgls9

2. https://tinyurl.com/y2r39ovy

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