Son of 9/11 victim addresses Ilhan Omar during memorial: 'Show respect in honoring them, please'
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During Wednesday's 9/11 Memorial and Museum ceremony in New York to honor the lives lost 18 years ago, one victim's family member had a message for freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
Nicholas Haros Jr., whose mother Frances Haros was killed in the World Trade Center at age 76, wore a black T-shirt with the words "Some people did something" as he read a list of victims' names, including his mother's.
"Today I am here to respond to you exactly who did what to whom. Madam, objectively speaking, we know who and what was done," Haros Jr. said on Wednesday. "There is no uncertainty about that. Why your confusion?"
Haros Jr.'s comments are a reference to a controversial statement made by the Minnesota representative, who said while speaking about the Muslim community's resilience in the face of discrimination that "[Council of American-Islamic Relations] was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties."
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Well said sir!
I wonder if this guy is aware that trump sold Saudi Arabia 1.7 billion dollars worth of weapons. 14 of the 9/11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia. But he is worried about Omar, "saying something disrespectful"? Wow.
Great point. The fact that Saudi Arabia bought weapons makes it completely appropriate for a Ohmer to minimize 9/11.
so go ahead, mock or minimize 9/11 all you want because, Trump!
Thanks I am glad you agree that selling the people responsible for 9/11 1.7 billion dollars in weapons is probably a lot more offensive than anything Omar could possibly say.
The people responsible for 9/11 are all dead-- they died on those planes. And to my knowlege we sold the weapons to the Saudi government, not to the hijackers.
I've read a lot about whether or not the actual Saudi government was behind the hijacking (those are the people we sell the weapons to-- not the hijackers).
Was the government responsible for the attack? There's a lot of "evidence" arguing they were-- and also they weren't. So fat I haven't seen any irrefutable evidence the government was behind the hijacking (although its possible they were). Its a controversial topic-- and there are a lot of people who have a vested interest in proving they were-- also a lot who have an interest in proving they weren't!!!
Its possible we'll never know.
Credit where credit is due. You are the king of the logical fallacy and whataboutism..
Those who planned 9/11 were not necessarily on those planes.
Of course you do, I'm Just trying to figure out what Trump has to do with 9/11 or Omars disgusting comments.
the photo isnt any funnier than the last time you posted it
When all they have is a moronic meme, what else can you expect? Perhaps it's the lead in the water in Flint that makes them forget they already posted it ten times this week...
Wow making a mockery of the people of Flint who have suffered from Democratic leadership.
How Liberal of you.
FYI just because I have Michigan in my name doesn't mean I'm from Flint, Again what a disgusting comment belittling those who have suffered from tainted city water..
"Former Republican Governor Rick Snyder and his administration were widely blamed for the mistakes that led to the crisis, with numerous people calling for his resignation."
It was Flint's officials decisions that led to the contamination. To save funds they decided not to treat the water properly. Last night there was a program about this on Frontline. You should try and watch it, you may learn something and read your own link too.
Those of us who live in Michigan have been following and reading about it for years.
Of course those who are really to blame want to point fingers elsewhere.
Many people have suffered and children will have lifetime medical problems because of it. It isn't something to joke about.
WIKI
What does that got to do with you belittling those that suffered in Flint trying to get a failed dig at me? Absolutely nothing.
Democrats have robbed the city of Flint blind and continue to do so.
And what Sunshine said, it was City officals that decided to save a few hundred bucks and not treat the water.
But enough about Flint, It has nothing to do with your disgusting comments belittling the victims of the DEMORATS leadership.
Not necessarily true Mary..........................
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Two months after the Flint River switch, Flint Mayor Dayne Walling declared to MLive.com that ‘it’s a quality, safe product. … I think people are wasting their precious money buying bottled water.’ "
Local offices in Flint are officially nonpartisan, but Walling was a Democrat. So too was Andy Dillon, the state treasurer who signed off on the water changes (and who was a cross-party appointee of Snyder).
Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency -- during the administration of President Barack Obama -- has come in for criticism as well. A July 2015 email by a regional EPA administrator apologized for the warnings by the EPA’s own employee, Del Toral, and called them an "unvetted draft." Despite senior EPA officials’ delays in taking Del Toral’s warnings seriously, they were ultimately determined to have been accurate.
Prove it.
Quite a bit off topic, doncha think????
With all the Michiganders here, maybe you should try doing some research. We had to live it, and live with the costs.
Maybe you should ask Detroit- another bastion of Democratic stupidity and corruption why they decided to cut Flint off from their water supply; after Flint decided to join KWA. It wasn't like Detroit wasn't exceedingly desperate for money and facing their own bankruptcy. Oh, and the city council members voted for switching the over their water to the Flint River every step of the way. Also, all of the Emergency Managers appointed by Snyder to Flint were Democrats.
Don't want your city run by an affiliation you are against, then quit voting them in.
What? Flint is not the topic and I'm done with talking about it, If you want to discuss Flint and their 50 years of leadership please start a seed and I'll be more than happy to comment on it.
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You mean the last 50 times.
Your kidding me right? Did you even read what you posted Mr But Trump?
You are the one who mentioned Flint in #5.4.7. I don't plan on any other comments regarding it.
" I wonder if this guy is aware that trump sold Saudi Arabia 1.7 billion dollars worth of weapons."
" U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration has offered Saudi Arabia more than $115 billion in weapons, other military equipment and training, the most of any U.S. administration in the 71-year U.S.-Saudi alliance, a report seen by Reuters has found."
Obama sold Saudi Arabia weapons as well, as did Bush Jr.
So why wouldn't Trump do so as well?
If you want to having a pissing contest Obama is is several times worse than either Bush Jr or Trump.
Funny, the left was damn silent for Obama's blockbuster deal.
So what you are saying that trump is as bad as Obama? Or as good? What's your point?
That's not a question of fact-- its a question of opinion! (Whether a person thinks selling weapons to SA was a good thing to do-- or a bad thing).
Thank you.
That is the point exactly.
By any chance are you aware that Obama did as well?
Just curious-- why do people judge whether weapon sales are right or wrong based on which American political party is in power? (Isn't that a rather hypocritical double standard? Or...if I'm missing something something here I'd like to know what it is???)
The long history of U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia
News of the disappearance of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul last week has prompted numerous lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to urge the Trump administration to halt U.S.-Saudi arm sales and reevaluate a decades-long alliance that has enabled the Gulf nation’s bad behavior.
President Donald Trump, however, shot down the possibility Thursday, telling reporters he is unwilling to give up the billions of dollars in funding from the U.S.-Saudi arms deal reached in May 2017.
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But there's also this:
Obama’s administration oversaw the largest U.S.-Saudi arms deals in American history.
WTF???
Yes I am fucking aware, thanks. Guess that makes it all ok for Trump to do it and invite his taliban buddies here to celebrate 9/11.
Yes.
Thanks for the information. (But I posted it before I saw someone else did previously.).
No one is saying that.
I don't know if she has apologized for the comment, but she should.
Whether she intended it or not, her words had the effect of seeming to minimize the tragedy and heartbreak suffered by the victims and survivors of 9/11. And "survivors" includes all of us. I really can't remember anything in my lifetime that struck at the heart of this country the way the 9/11 attacks did. While I was concerned about civil liberties as the Patriot Act was crafted, you can't just blithely dismiss the pain of 9/11 the way her comment seemed to.
If she does acknowledge this and apologize, I think people could and should move on.
Just saw where the backlash must have gotten to her. She has changed her point to "It affected all of us". Now, with the comments ^^^^^^^^^^^^ up there, I wonder if she was talking us as in nation or all of us Muslims? Context that.............................
Oh look! ANOTHER special kind of person that doesn't have to follow the rules either. LOL! /S