Sanders seizes pro-Omar lane in 2020

[David__77]

When the latest controversy erupted over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments about Israel, only one 2020 presidential candidate rushed to her defense: Bernie Sanders.

The Vermont senator, the only Jewish candidate in the Democratic primary, embraced the African-American, Muslim congresswoman and called out House Democrats for “stifling” debate about Israel while also warning against equating “anti-Semitism with legitimate criticism of the right-wing, Netanyahu government in Israel.”

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“It is significant that Senator Sanders mentioned Netanyahu by name and referenced Palestinians in his statement. Senator Warren also referenced them in her statement. Senators Harris and Gillibrand did not,” said Yonah Lieberman, founding member of IfNotNow, a movement of young American Jews urging the end of Israel’s ‘occupation‘ of Palestine.

Many on the left, however, believe that the party base is more dovish and pro-Palestinian than the Democratic establishment thinks.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/07/bernie-sanders-pro-omar-2020-1212356

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread David.

[TexasTowelie]

2. I expect this to be forgotten very quickly.

I doubt that anyone will be examining when the candidates punched the clock to support Rep. Omar when we get closer to the primary. It isn't a race to see which candidates stake a position on the issues. If it should become a race, then we will be reminded of the times that Bernie lagged behind his competitors.

[Persondem]

3. This is looking like a bad move now with Omar's comments about

President Obama coming out today. Doesn't matter if they are on different topics.

[Nanjeanne]

4. Many of us can love Pres. Obama and still recognize things we were very unhappy he embraced.

[crazytown]

5. Obama did not embrace jailing kids.

That is a RW lie.

[Cha]

7. Yeah, and Omar got this Wrong.. shame on her trying

to smear President Obama with the maniac trump and his caging of babies and kids.

Link to tweet

"They only seperated families when it was determined that the children would be in danger in prison, and the parent couldn't be released due to criminal charges. They always placed children either with relatives or sponsors who were thouroughly vetted."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11901011

Link to tweet

What "media" does she consume?

[Cha]

9. Yes, Be Careful what you "seize".

[BannonsLiver]

11. I don't think Bernie likes Obama much

He wanted him primaried in 2012 and praises him only grudgingly. I think it’s pretty clear how Omar feels about Obama after today. So in that sense they are in sync.

[CrossingTheRubicon]

6. Indeed. We should officially/unofficially re-name this lane

The Ilhan Omar lane.

[Cha]

8. The BS-Omar lane.

[CrossingTheRubicon]

10. For some reason I have an AC/DC song stuck in my head.