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How can Blinken suppress her first amendment right to speak? SouthernCal_Dem Nov 2020 #1
"Strange" response indeed for a Sec of State. nt Hortensis Nov 2020 #59
And what makes her think he would attempt to stop her first amendment rights. because he is Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #67
We can only guess... but that certainly sounds like a reasonable and likely guess to me. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #76
Ask her new colleague, viciously antisemitic Marjorie Taylor Greene? Hortensis Nov 2020 #78
Politics making for strange bedfellows...and all of that. tritsofme Nov 2020 #98
God, I can't believe Marjorie got elected. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #125
Neither can our friends in that district. A new low and god knows... Hortensis Nov 2020 #133
Yeah, I lived in Georgia for over 10 years...missed the Marietta miracle Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #137
The Cherokee area's lovely, love to be up there. Hortensis Nov 2020 #138
Gwinnett is nice too...many from GM lived there when we were there. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #148
I'm sure bdamomma Nov 2020 #142
This message was self-deleted by its author blogslut Nov 2020 #2
Not helpful. What made her think she had to say such a thing? catbyte Nov 2020 #3
All of the "Squad" Need to Learn Sometimes it's Best to Just STFU. Indykatie Nov 2020 #4
Don't include Pressley in that. She's wiser and more mature than the others. brush Nov 2020 #11
I've also rarely, if ever, heard her say something dumb BGBD Nov 2020 #24
I really don't care for the term squad. That term is used to imply they all walk with the same still_one Nov 2020 #46
Yes. Pressley distanced herself long ago, for good reason. Hortensis Nov 2020 #61
She should distance herself from the squad. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #68
For the most part. sheshe2 Nov 2020 #151
All of the "Squad" Need to Learn Sometimes it's Best to Just STFU. LenaBaby61 Nov 2020 #45
Don't forget, she booed Hillary Clinton and laughed about it, and also refused to endorse Biden. George II Nov 2020 #145
I speak out on my hatred of Naziyahoo, but nobody's ever tried to suppress me. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2020 #5
That was the first thing that came to her mind? That he's Jewish? And would oppress her? Hekate Nov 2020 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author LizBeth Nov 2020 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author Mariana Nov 2020 #34
And one self-proven appropriate. For shame, MI-13! Hortensis Nov 2020 #62
She is a Democrat so I won't go there either but I agree. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #70
Wait a second here! Mossfern Nov 2020 #91
Blinken's step father was a survivor of both Auschwitz and Dachau. Disgusting comments by her. George II Nov 2020 #146
After she booed Hillary and bragged about it, I hoped someone would pull... brush Nov 2020 #7
Booed Hillary? BainsBane Nov 2020 #14
Oh, you don't know about that? See the video below. brush Nov 2020 #16
I can't say what I think about that BainsBane Nov 2020 #19
I get what you mean. brush Nov 2020 #21
I have..it didn't go well Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #48
That was sick AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #53
1000% BainsBane Nov 2020 #118
She also refused to endorse Biden for President. George II Nov 2020 #147
Shameful and disgusting. tritsofme Nov 2020 #8
Yup. Behind the Aegis Nov 2020 #39
Yes... and yes. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #79
+1 grantcart Nov 2020 #93
Unfucking real BainsBane Nov 2020 #9
There's a policy difference behind this jcgoldie Nov 2020 #17
Well, then her problem is with Biden BainsBane Nov 2020 #18
Obviously she has a difference of opinion with Biden over this... jcgoldie Nov 2020 #23
None of that dispels my original comment BainsBane Nov 2020 #28
What "people here think" is of her long history of this stuff, Hortensis Nov 2020 #64
Yes, our party should never have a problem like the UK's Labour party Metatron Nov 2020 #112
I'm not supporting it jcgoldie Nov 2020 #120
Good people tend to believe others are like them. nt Hortensis Nov 2020 #131
What does a policy difference have to do with her ridiculous accusation tinged with anti-Semitism? tritsofme Nov 2020 #25
I didnt say it wasnt ridiculous jcgoldie Nov 2020 #29
It is far more fantastical to pretend it is just a strange coincidence. tritsofme Nov 2020 #31
+1 LizBeth Nov 2020 #33
There are no coincidences. This was intentional. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #80
Absolutely. She has been told how it appears, and has not changed or clarified her statement. (nt) ehrnst Nov 2020 #100
Based on that, we can conclude a few different things... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #104
the tie-in to her comments is due to BDS. Blinken and Biden are very much anti-BDS, and Tlaib Celerity Nov 2020 #50
Nope...won't make excuses for her words. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #73
It was deliberate and completely ridiculous. And so clumsy with its lack of ambiguity... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #81
You are absolutely correct Jackie. I am disgusted honestly. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #85
You said it. I wanted to and deleted, but yes plain and simple, LizBeth Nov 2020 #27
Yes, the outrageous thing is that he would somehow suppress her first amendment rights, implying still_one Nov 2020 #42
I'd expect our elected representatives to have a better understanding of things like that. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #83
One sure would expect that Jackie still_one Nov 2020 #86
Not good. LizBeth Nov 2020 #10
That's a really ... ummm ... not smart thing to say ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #13
+1000 smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #35
The SecState has no capacity to infringe upon 1st Am rights. This sort of statement is RockRaven Nov 2020 #15
It shows BainsBane Nov 2020 #22
+++ still_one Nov 2020 #44
She's so annoying Rice4VP Nov 2020 #20
Oy. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #26
Criticizing Netanyahu's government BGBD Nov 2020 #30
Nothing You Said Is Wrong nt sfstaxprep Nov 2020 #36
You are 100% not wrong kcr Nov 2020 #57
+1 uponit7771 Nov 2020 #136
Has she endorsed Biden/Harris yet? Tech Nov 2020 #32
I don't think she ever did... she needs to run again in two years and should consider that fact. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #74
I knew it was tardy, but I thought that surely this had already happened. Well, now... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #84
Yeah, Democrats need to support the the president and his Vice President ...no exceptions. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #89
Disgusting comment. Apparently she doesn't know the difference EllieBC Nov 2020 #37
It also appears that she thinks the SOS ha the power to suppress her first amendment rights still_one Nov 2020 #43
does she know the difference between jewish and israeli? nt msongs Nov 2020 #38
💥 NurseJackie Nov 2020 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #40
Sounds like Rep Tiaib has a "Jewish" problem. Why would she even suggest this unhinged still_one Nov 2020 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #49
She is a member of Congress and intelligent people are often bigoted. And anti semitism has already JI7 Nov 2020 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #58
Who gives a shit about Romney . I don't feel any compassion for HIndu Nationalists . JI7 Nov 2020 #60
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #95
People are complicated? Do you give a pass to other bigots? EllieBC Nov 2020 #77
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #92
White supremacists, Hindu nationalists, anti semites are worse than Romney JI7 Nov 2020 #157
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #159
Romney didn't support Trump. And voted to Remove him. He benefited from Trump's economic bs JI7 Nov 2020 #160
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #161
The Response to fucked up Bigotry is to condemn it . Not treat them like victims or deserving JI7 Nov 2020 #163
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #164
The fact is she is bringing up a possible infringement of her first amendment rights by the new SoS still_one Nov 2020 #63
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #90
I understand. What I am saying is her comment wasn't a very smart thing to do, not only still_one Nov 2020 #97
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #99
Also, I wish Democrats, left, middle, or right would wait until after The Georgia runoffs before still_one Nov 2020 #105
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #106
terrible statement, but not surprising at all... Meowmee Nov 2020 #47
Neither mature nor nuanced nor diplomatic. AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #52
When people do things like this, they alienate their natural allies... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #75
Ugh, not helpful MoonRiver Nov 2020 #54
I lose more respect for her every day Demonaut Nov 2020 #55
Ugh kcr Nov 2020 #56
I think this is in response to Pompeo's BDS decision JonLP24 Nov 2020 #65
She is a Democrat and I support all Democrats, but I don't like her. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #66
Because of Pompeo and BDS JonLP24 Nov 2020 #72
Why couldn't she say that instead? AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #102
That's an excellent question. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #108
Even Pompeo didn't violate her 1st Amendment rights ripcord Nov 2020 #156
Oh good grief! What a ridiculous thing to say! How, exactly, could he suppress anyone's 1A rights? NurseJackie Nov 2020 #69
How could he suppress her rights in any way? MineralMan Nov 2020 #71
Her position is no different than white leftists on this radius777 Nov 2020 #82
Thank you for the explanation JonLP24 Nov 2020 #88
Since you agree with the poster BainsBane Nov 2020 #110
She is a member of Congress. And White leftists are called out like Jeremy Corbyn JI7 Nov 2020 #94
About Jeremy Corbyn JonLP24 Nov 2020 #96
Corbyn came out and basically DENIED the findings of EHRC report Metatron Nov 2020 #114
...a logical fallacy that tries to discredit opposition by claiming they're entitled to their opinion... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #101
that is a mis-framing of what the poster said Celerity Nov 2020 #115
If that's what she mean, then why didn't she say it? Or clarify 12+ hours later? NurseJackie Nov 2020 #122
I was referring to the poster mostly, but let me say this about Celerity Nov 2020 #126
Okay. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #127
She is a one issue politician - palestine. AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #103
Congresspeople speak about all types of issues radius777 Nov 2020 #111
Most leftists BainsBane Nov 2020 #107
Reread my post and Celerity's post#50 above. radius777 Nov 2020 #109
You'll need to explain that to me BainsBane Nov 2020 #116
Read this Wikipedia page radius777 Nov 2020 #119
Criticism is not a violation of 1A BainsBane Nov 2020 #121
The anti-BDS people seek laws to punish BDS. radius777 Nov 2020 #123
Are you saying Biden will impose these laws? BainsBane Nov 2020 #134
I broached this subject up above, as well Celerity Nov 2020 #117
Then why bring it up? NurseJackie Nov 2020 #124
Because it is annoying to see a name misspelt in an OP, when the person is one of the two main Celerity Nov 2020 #128
I fight the impulse too. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #129
I normally just PM the person. I should have done so here, or simply not brought it up at all. Celerity Nov 2020 #130
Back off, Rep. Tlaib. Paladin Nov 2020 #113
Tlaib's stance on BDS is well known, and irrelevant to the issue of antisemitism, Hortensis Nov 2020 #132
Well said. The far right in Israel are controlling things now... brush Nov 2020 #153
Some are getting frustrated that the looney BDS movement is not going anywhere AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #135
But she endorsed Bernie Sanders back in Oct 2019 ecstatic Nov 2020 #139
Why would you speculate it's about Cha Nov 2020 #143
I don't think I speculated. I'm just saying that he was ecstatic Nov 2020 #149
I think she's speculating.. Cha Nov 2020 #150
I see it is time to bash the squad again. aidbo Nov 2020 #140
Pffft. As someone upthread already said, I want to like The Squad. But a comment like this... Hekate Nov 2020 #152
Nancy will probably have a little talk with her soon. Anyway here's a recent article about her tweet mtnsnake Nov 2020 #141
He's not only Jewish, but his stepfather was a survivor of both Auschwitz and Dachau.... George II Nov 2020 #144
Having read thru the whole thread by now, it looks like the apologists are outnumbered... Hekate Nov 2020 #155
Here's a little something about that stepfather... Hekate Nov 2020 #158
Gee... could that be anti-Semitic ?? Rustyeye77 Nov 2020 #154
To dispel any doubt about Blinken's ability to handle the issue DFW Nov 2020 #162
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