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Omar introduces resolution defending boycott of Israel, likens it to boycotts of Nazi Germany, Soviet Union
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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar proposed a resolution this week supporting the right to boycott Israel, likening the boycott of the Jewish state to boycotts of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Omar’s resolution seeks to push back against U.S. laws banning the boycott of Israel and affirms the right of...
The four noisy horseladies of the Apocalypse -ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 64 Comments • 4 Likes • 5 years ago • LOCKED
Any man who makes it to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is a smart guy, by definition. Climbing a greasy pole is impossible, as anyone who has tried it will tell you, and the presidency is the greasiest pole anywhere. So how could a man smart enough to do the impossible forget the first rule of...
Calling 'the squad' to account -ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 101 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago • LOCKED
A very educational series of events occurred in the last couple of weeks illustrating the nature of political maneuvering at the national level. In this case, the Democrats are on the losing end, having been played expertly by President Donald Trump. After months of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Support for U.S. President Donald Trump increased slightly among Republicans after he lashed out on Twitter over the weekend in a racially charged attack on four minority Democratic congresswomen, a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll shows. The national survey, conducted on Monday and Tuesday...
Pelosi’s Sharp Message for Democrats Finds Receptive Audience
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 5 years ago
“Many lawmakers say they welcome House speaker’s efforts to tamp down infighting in her caucus”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has spent the better part of the week sending sharp messages to her liberal critics on and off Capitol Hill. So far, it appears most House Democrats—including many freshmen—are taking her side. House Democrats have been in an uproar since they left town last month...
Pelosi's isolation gambit leaves four liberals struggling
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 5 years ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi admonished Democrats for personally attacking one another, warning in a closed-door meeting Wednesday that the party's fracturing was jeopardizing its majority. Without naming names, her target was clear: the four liberal freshmen known as "the Squad." "You got a...
Now AOC gets sued for blocking people on Twitter
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 18 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
On Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled President Trump is not allowed to block people on his Twitter account, because the social-media page was used for “official purposes” and such a move would violate the First Amendment. Within hours, one of the far-left newcomers to...
AOC: PELOSI SADDLING ME WITH WORK TO KEEP ME OUT OF SPOTLIGHT
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 5 years ago
“‘Sometimes I wonder if they’re trying to keep me busy’”
The civil war between the Democratic Party’s left flank and extreme left flank is heating up. Days after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi mocked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and trio of her freshmen colleagues — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Rep. Ayanna...
Pelosi warns Democrats slamming colleagues: 'Do not tweet' your complaints!
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 13 Comments • 3 Likes • 5 years ago
“The House speaker made the closed-door comments amid party divisions that came into sharp relief over the border bill vote.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Wednesday appeared to issue a warning to Democrats during a closed-door caucus meeting for attacking their colleagues publicly rather than raising concerns privately during the recent fight over legislation addressing the border crisis. “You got a...
AOC Photographer Demands Removal of Images Showing Congresswoman Crying Over Nothing
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“Legal threat came after stunt was condemned as a misleading photo-op.”
The photographer who took the photos of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appearing to cry at a protest outside a “tent city” in Tornillo, Texas demanded the removal of the images after it was revealed that AOC was actually crying over little more than a few police officers and an empty parking lot as...