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leftynyc

(26,060 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2019, 11:26 AM Mar 2019

Jim Clyburn just made the entire situation worse

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/432968-new-cracks-emerge-in-dem-unity

Clyburn came to Omar’s defense Wednesday, lamenting that many of the media reports surrounding the recent controversy have omitted mentioning that Omar, who was born in Somalia, had to flee the country to escape violence and spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp before coming to the United States.

Her experience, Clyburn argued, is much more empirical — and powerful — than that of people who are generations removed from the Holocaust, Japanese internment camps during World War II and the other violent episodes that have marked history.

That was an INCREDIBLY stupid thing to say and only made the situation worse.

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Jim Clyburn just made the entire situation worse (Original Post) leftynyc Mar 2019 OP

rec'd for your comment saidsimplesimon Mar 2019 #1

Tangentially that's why I favor reparations for African and Native Americans. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #2

WTF dalton99a Mar 2019 #3

As long as some Dems leftynyc Mar 2019 #4

Hmmmm... should I give a fuck about this issue... harumph Mar 2019 #5

Ignore it at your own peril leftynyc Mar 2019 #7

You've got to be kidding me. This is horrible. octoberlib Mar 2019 #6

Clyburn really blew that one for sure. KPN Mar 2019 #8

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)

1. rec'd for your comment

Reply to leftynyc (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 11:39 AM

Mar 2019

This has nothing to do with Dem unity, or should not. I do not approve of Omar's comments that created the fru fru. Clyburn discounts the experience of individuals and their families who suffered or still suffer due to anti-semitic bias.

This stupid episode will allow rump and his pals to stay out of the news cycle while we shoot ourselves in the foot.

Enough all ready, let's stop being INCREDIBLY stupid. Move on, please.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

2. Tangentially that's why I favor reparations for African and Native Americans.

Reply to leftynyc (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 11:43 AM

Mar 2019

I don't believe in a hierarchy of pain.

dalton99a

(81,516 posts)

3. WTF

Reply to leftynyc (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 11:48 AM

Mar 2019

Everyone should let it die.

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)

4. As long as some Dems

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 12:02 PM

Mar 2019

insist on making this worse, you can count on the putrid cons to take advantage. Clyburn's statement was beyond dumb.

harumph

(1,902 posts)

5. Hmmmm... should I give a fuck about this issue...

Reply to leftynyc (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 12:06 PM

Mar 2019

Nope.

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)

7. Ignore it at your own peril

Reply to harumph (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 12:15 PM

Mar 2019

Because the right wing isn't going to ignore it at all and frankly, if the Dems can't seem to walk and chew gum at the same time, I wouldn't blame them for taking advantage.

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

6. You've got to be kidding me. This is horrible.

Reply to leftynyc (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 12:06 PM

Mar 2019

KPN

(15,646 posts)

8. Clyburn really blew that one for sure.

Reply to leftynyc (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 12:48 PM

Mar 2019

smh ... why say anything other than the media spun her statement to create and sell controversy. Geesh!

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