Poster linking Rep. Ilhan Omar to 9/11 sparks outrage, injuries in W.Va. state Capitol

[jpak]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/02/poster-linking-rep-ilhan-omar-sparks-outrage-injuries-wva-state-capitol/?utm_term=.8fea161661a0

Friday was a day meant to celebrate the Republican Party in the West Virginia Capitol. But a poster connecting a Muslim congresswoman to the 9/11 terrorist attacks led to heated emotions, caused the resignation of at least one staff member and left another reportedly injured when things got physical as the altercation spilled into the chamber of the West Virginia House of Delegates.

The poster, at a table in the Capitol’s rotunda, featured an image of freshmen Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) underneath one of the New York’s twin towers burning.

“'Never forget’ — You said,” read text placed over the photo of the World Trade Center.

“I am the proof you have forgotten,” read the caption over Omar’s image.

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[Dennis Donovan]

1. This picture speaks a thousand words:

Notice the proximity of the racist/xenophobic posters to Trump / Pence swag...

[exboyfil]

2. It's West Virginia

Kind of like the end of Chinatown.

Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown.

[underpants]

3. W.Va. House sergeant at arms resigns after delegate claims she made anti-Muslim remark

http://wjla.com/news/nation-world/wva-house-sergeant-at-arms-resigns-after-delegate-claims-she-made-anti-muslim-remark

[exboyfil]

4. No reporter is pushing on who actually put the poster out

The state GOP says it was unapproved, but the space was approved for someone to display. That organization is accountable, and, given its past, the state GOP who approved them for that space is also accountable.

Why can't reporters get this basic stuff straight?