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turbinetree

(24,703 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2019, 02:46 PM Dec 2019

GOP candidate sends email saying Democratic congresswoman should be hanged

By
Josh Israel -
December 4, 2019 1:40 PM

A message sent by Florida Republican George Buck's campaign calls for Rep. Ilhan Omar and other Democrats to be executed for treason.

Florida GOP congressional candidate George Buck's campaign sent a fundraising email late last month that baselessly accused Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) of secretly working for Qatar and suggested she and other Democrats were traitors who should be executed.

Buck is hoping to take on Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) once more, after losing to him by more than 15 points last year.

According to the Tampa Bay Times, in a Nov. 26 fundraising email with his signature at the bottom, Buck's campaign accused Omar — a Somali-born naturalized American citizen and one of just two Muslim American women in Congress — of treason.

"We should hang these traitors where they stand," the email read.

https://americanindependent.com/george-buck-florida-gop-candidate-ilhan-omar-treason-charlie-crist-republicans/

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GOP candidate sends email saying Democratic congresswoman should be hanged (Original Post) turbinetree Dec 2019 OP

"We need a reign of terror! And I wannabe Robespierre!" struggle4progress Dec 2019 #1

He'd be lucky to be cast as Pepe Le Pew ChubbyStar Dec 2019 #8

The GOP told him to take a hike... Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 #2

But you KNOW they still agree with it durablend Dec 2019 #3

Yeah... Newest Reality Dec 2019 #10

Yeah--they're not supposed to say the quiet part out loud. nt tblue37 Dec 2019 #11

Color me mildly surprised gratuitous Dec 2019 #9

But they are in lock-step with the actual traitor Trump. fleur-de-lisa Dec 2019 #4

He's a right wing Republican so obviously too stupid to understand... Locutusofborg Dec 2019 #5

I hope there is some rule in Congress that makes this shit illegal lunatica Dec 2019 #6

If it's a secret, how come he knows about it? Aristus Dec 2019 #7

So I'm confused. Incitement to violence is still Maru Kitteh Dec 2019 #12

The GOP brass want nothing to do with this newest dung pile. Scurrilous Dec 2019 #13

Great way to win the women vote back Sopio Dec 2019 #14

Daniella Stella agrees with him dustyscamp Dec 2019 #15

And on DU she gets accused of anti-semitism. Good thing she doesn't give in to the haters. Garrett78 Dec 2019 #16

struggle4progress

(118,290 posts)

1. "We need a reign of terror! And I wannabe Robespierre!"

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 02:50 PM

Dec 2019

ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts)

8. He'd be lucky to be cast as Pepe Le Pew

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 03:02 PM

Dec 2019

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

2. The GOP told him to take a hike...

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 02:51 PM

Dec 2019

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/04/george-buck-gop-candidate-called-ilhan-omars-hanging/2607111001/

GOP cuts ties with congressional candidate who called for Ilhan Omar, Democrats to be hanged
Nicholas Wu
USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – National and local Republicans moved to distance themselves from Florida congressional candidate George Buck after he called for Rep. Ilhan Omar,

D-Minn., and other Democrats to be hanged for treason in a fundraising email.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), House Republicans' campaign arm, removed Buck from their "Young Guns" program, the Republican program to recruit and fundraise for candidates in competitive races.

"[House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy] made the decision to remove him from the program," NRCC spokesman Bob Salera told USA TODAY, adding that Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who leads the NRCC, agrees.

"There's no place for inciting violence in politics," said House Minority Whip Steve Scalise in a statement. "Instead of doubling down on these disgraceful comments, the candidate ought to apologize unequivocally and denounce these unacceptable statements."

Todd Jennings, the chair of the Pinellas County Republican Party, the local Republican Party chapter, wrote on Facebook, "There is no room for this kind of inflammatory rhetoric in either political party. No one should ever condone a candidate's call for violence."

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durablend

(7,460 posts)

3. But you KNOW they still agree with it

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 02:54 PM

Dec 2019

They just don't wanna be associated with it...

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

10. Yeah...

Reply to durablend (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 03:03 PM

Dec 2019

I doubt if they will revoke his GOP card and take away his secret decoder ring and red undies.

tblue37

(65,391 posts)

11. Yeah--they're not supposed to say the quiet part out loud. nt

Reply to durablend (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 03:21 PM

Dec 2019

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

9. Color me mildly surprised

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 03:02 PM

Dec 2019

Unless, of course, Republicans are just embarrassed that Buck said the quiet part out loud. Naturally, any Democrat who objects to Buck's wild ranting will be accused of being divisive and intolerant, and isn't that the real problem here?

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

4. But they are in lock-step with the actual traitor Trump.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 02:57 PM

Dec 2019

Locutusofborg

(525 posts)

5. He's a right wing Republican so obviously too stupid to understand...

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 02:59 PM

Dec 2019

What the TRUMP administration State Department says about Qatar:
"U.S.-QATAR RELATIONS

The United States established diplomatic relations with Qatar in 1972 following its independence from the United Kingdom in 1971. Bilateral relations are strong, with the United States and Qatar coordinating closely on a wide range of regional and global issues. Qatar has played a constructive financial, political, and military role in addressing regional turmoil, and in partnership with the United States, has contributed to progress, stability, and prosperity in the region. The United States and Qatar also cooperate on security in the Persian Gulf region, notably via hosting the Al-Udeid Air Force Base and CENTCOM Forward Headquarters, and Qatar’s support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization and U.S. military operations in the region. Qatar is a major staging ground for air operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The United States welcomes thousands of Qataris students to study in the United States every year, and six major U.S. universities have branch campuses in Qatar."
https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-qatar/

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

6. I hope there is some rule in Congress that makes this shit illegal

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 03:00 PM

Dec 2019

This is a clear threat and a call to action.

This white male shit against women, and especially women of color makes me want to throw up in anger.

Aristus

(66,380 posts)

7. If it's a secret, how come he knows about it?

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 03:00 PM

Dec 2019

I'm sure his rabid base is loving it...

Maru Kitteh

(28,340 posts)

12. So I'm confused. Incitement to violence is still

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 03:29 PM

Dec 2019

a crime, right?

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

13. The GOP brass want nothing to do with this newest dung pile.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 04:03 PM

Dec 2019

I wonder why...

Ilhan Omar and Jared Kushner’s Latest Accuser Has Shady Saudi Ties

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"A Canadian businessman who has become a useful agent for powerful royal families on the Arabian Peninsula has levied a slew of allegations against U.S. politicians, from Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar to Republican President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. While his claims remain unverified, they are rapidly spreading through Middle Eastern media and have become prominent on right-wing American sites.

Alan Bender, a Kuwait-born Canadian businessman, reportedly testified to a Florida court, via video feed from Toronto, that Qatar had successfully recruited an array of American assets to advance its interests in the West.

According to Bender, everyone from the star progressive congresswoman to Ivanka Trump’s husband was complicit in taking money and direction from Doha, on top of various newspaper reporters and politicians. The deposition was originally reported by the state-controlled Saudi news channel Al Arabiya, but it quickly spread through media outlets in the Middle East, as well as through right-wing U.S. blogs and news sites."

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/27/qatar-mbs-alan-bender-ilhan-omar-and-jared-kushners-latest-accuser-has-shady-saudi-ties/