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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Rashida Tlaib Defends Explicit Verbal Attack on Trump: #UnapologeticallyMe
by Colby Hall | Jan 4th, 2019, 9:32 a.m.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib is defending her explicit verbal attack on the President of the United States on Friday morning.
On Thursday, the newly sworn-in member of United States Congress celebrated her official status as Congressperson at a party sponsored by progressive activist group MoveOn.org. At the party, she took the microphone and after decrying the plight of bullies (in the context of President Donald Trump) and proclaimed were going to impeach the motherf*cker!
This verbal attack was not just received with cheers and applause from the politically friendly crowd but was also very predictably captured on smartphones. The video of which has since gone viral and has become perfect cable news fodder.
Tlaib responded to the sudden attention with the following tweet:
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https://www.mediaite.com/online/rep-rashida-tlaib-defends-explicit-verbal-attack-on-trump-unapologeticallyme/
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Rep. Nadler: I Disagree With Rep. Tlaibs Use of Motherf**ker and Impeachment in Her Speech
by Julio Rosas | Jan 4th, 2019, 9:34 am
On Friday, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said he disagreed with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) telling her supporters they will impeach President Donald Trump, who instead used motherfucker, after she was sworn into the new Congress on Thursday.
No, I dont really like that kind of language, but more to the point I disagree with what she said, Nadler told CNN Friday morning. It is too early to talk about that intelligently. Nadler said more time is needed with Robert Muellers special counsel and the Congress own investigations so they can get more evidence of the Presidents wrongdoings.
We have to get the facts and well see where the facts lead, maybe that will lead to impeachment, maybe it wont. But its much too early and we dont have all of the facts and must have the facts. he continued.
more + video:
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/rep-nadler-i-disagree-with-rep-tlaibs-use-of-motherfker-and-impeachment-in-her-speech/
lark
(22,993 posts)She was just not PC in how she stated it. We will get the facts, then he will be impeached or we will degrade to a 3rd world dictatorship while Russia & China rule the world.
God knows I've called pumpkin head a lot worse, but I'm not a congresswoman. She needs to understand that everything she says and does from now on will have a microscope on it. So all I'm saying is be careful and cut out the language. But as a michigander, I'm glad she won. Not in my area so I couldn't vote for her, but I would have.
Nevilledog
(50,659 posts)Siwsan
(26,173 posts)They have cameras and a mission. So, my advice to the newbies is to keep that in mind, when they are surrounded by what may seem to be like minded people.
It's not that I disagree with what she said, but the descriptive terminology just feeds into the kind of coverage that attracts a certain demographic of people to Fox News.
marble falls
(56,353 posts)a good rule is: trial first and THEN the hanging, even when everybody knows he stole the horse.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)and she needs to realize she's going to be used as a symbol for ALL Democrats. NOBODY should be talking about impeachment until Mueller is finished. I don't care if I agree with her - she hurt the party.