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24. She not only compared Obama to Trump, as you finally admit, she said that Obama

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 04:20 AM

Mar 2019

"also had really bad policies. They just were more polished than he was."

So Obama had policies that were just as bad -- he was just more polished. This IS FALSE. Obama didn't have a family separation policy. A judge ordered that children could only be held in detention for 21 days, so Obama's decision was to release the families from detention -- together -- by the 21st day. The teens that were pictured in the pens had crossed the borders on their own. That is NOT comparable to Trump's family separation policy.

When the Trump administration trumpeted their new policy, they made it clear it was NEW. Obama was not stealing small children from their parents and shipping them all around the country. And Obama didn't lose thousands of children, as Trump has.

It is either dishonest or ignorant to suggest that the actions of Obama and Trump were comparable, except that Obama was more "polished." At this point, I will give Omar the benefit of the doubt and assume she is just ignorant about the differences. But she better bring herself up to speed quickly, if she doesn't want to be primaried in a year.

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I don't see were Omar mentioned Obama in the Newsweek article [View all] uponit7771 Mar 2019 OP

It's in the Politico article they are referencing. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #1

Hmmmmm, poltico isn't quoting her mention of Obama either ... uponit7771 Mar 2019 #2

"Omar says the "hope and change" offered by Barack Obama was a mirage." TwilightZone Mar 2019 #3

It's a long article, so easy to miss. kcr Mar 2019 #5

It's there: in quotation marks frazzled Mar 2019 #6

Actually Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #13

The reporter stated she was talking about Obama. n/t pnwmom Mar 2019 #14

So we take the reporter's word for it Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #15

Obama was the "hope and change" candidate, as you know. And that part was a direct quote. pnwmom Mar 2019 #16

Was it? Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #17

Because reporters paraphrase, in order to write more concisely. If you've ever read a newspaper, pnwmom Mar 2019 #18

I have read newspapers Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #19

They don't provide direct quotes of every word out of every person's mouth. They selectively pnwmom Mar 2019 #20

When it is the main thrust of your article Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #21

Many of us thought it was an attack. She was saying Obama followed bad policies but hid it pnwmom Mar 2019 #22

Tapes that she provided Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #23

She not only compared Obama to Trump, as you finally admit, she said that Obama pnwmom Mar 2019 #24

That is not what she said Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #25

It is EXACTLY what she said. pnwmom Mar 2019 #26

Thank You for trying to explain that to Cha Mar 2019 #28

So we are not allowed Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #31

It is FALSE to say that their policies were similar. Trump with great fanfare announced pnwmom Mar 2019 #33

We're Not saying he can't "be criticized".. but Cha Mar 2019 #27

Thanks for the link, Cha! We don't need Dems mindlessly repeating Trump talking points. n/t pnwmom Mar 2019 #30

You're Welcome, pnwmom.. Cha Mar 2019 #36

It depends on how you define constructive Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #40

No one is saying Obama can't be criticized. I am saying you shouldn't be saying false things pnwmom Mar 2019 #34

It was not false Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #39

It was FALSE to say those are children separated from their parents, like under Trump. pnwmom Mar 2019 #43

If you reread her comment Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #44

If you read her subject line, she said children were being separated at the border pnwmom Mar 2019 #45

You sure about that? Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #48

when Obama's Pentagon increased drones attack to target terrorists many here complained Demonaut Mar 2019 #37

I know Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #38

You keep putting up straw man arguments in order to defend Omar's falsehoods... LuvLoogie Mar 2019 #54

Not a strawman Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #57

No thats not true.. its easy to take things out of context. Be Careful. lancelyons Mar 2019 #55

How's Vanity Fair, uponit? Cha Mar 2019 #35

Correct me if I'm wrong but the drones kept falling and there were kids separated at the border Autumn Mar 2019 #4

So, you agree that Trump's policy on family separations and Obama's were similar? TwilightZone Mar 2019 #8

Wow. That's quite the twisting of what I said and completely wrong. Autumn Mar 2019 #11

Followed by an oft-debunked, right-wing talking point. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #56

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2019 #12

Why are you minimizing the differences between Trump's and Obama's policies? pnwmom Mar 2019 #32

Minimizing the differences? Was this sentence in my post invisible? Autumn Mar 2019 #41

You seem to have overlooked some of the other things you wrote. pnwmom Mar 2019 #42

What I posted are facts. Autumn Mar 2019 #46

And you chose to post facts (like separated children of a tiny fraction of refugee seekers) pnwmom Mar 2019 #47

And that is exactly what I posted. Autumn Mar 2019 #49

Is there a reason you haven't fixed your misleading subject line? n/t pnwmom Mar 2019 #50

I see no reason to change any of my posts. I think they are fine. Autumn Mar 2019 #58

HERE IS THE AUDIO. kstewart33 Mar 2019 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Mar 2019 #7

Imagine the response if Omar was referred to as "a pretty face and a smile." Hassler Mar 2019 #9

Wow.. I know right! Damn! WTH! Cha Mar 2019 #29

No kidding LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #52

She alluded to him. maxsolomon Mar 2019 #10

The congresswoman helpfully provided a recording of what she told the reporter. lapucelle Mar 2019 #53