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RandySF

(58,755 posts)
Mon May 25, 2020, 12:11 AM May 2020

Ilhan Omar throws Joe Biden under the bus and and runs him over, herself.


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Ben Jacobs
@Bencjacobs
Ilhan Omar tells
@joshglancy
“I do believe [Tara] Reade. Justice can be delayed, but should never be denied.” She adds that if it was up to her, Biden wouldn’t be the candidate.

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Ilhan Omar throws Joe Biden under the bus and and runs him over, herself. (Original Post) RandySF May 2020 OP
Post removed Post removed May 2020 #1
Bitch? tonedevil May 2020 #39
I understand you're angry at Rep Omar, but.. . jcmaine72 May 2020 #56
She believes Tara Reid about what ? And this should actually help Biden JI7 May 2020 #2
Good thing it isn't up to her. GemDigger May 2020 #3
She Won the Caucus and so the endorsment going into the primary. judeling May 2020 #54
She is likely to lose this primary as she has not tended to her district. Demsrule86 May 2020 #62
That NOT-standard would allow any able man to be arrested Hortensis May 2020 #71
No, that's not what the MeToo movement is about. That's just the same dualistic veiw ehrnst May 2020 #74
Ahhhh, so innocent until proven guilty by a perponderence of the evidence dware May 2020 #75
You would, really? 60 years in the public and not ONE accusation of any kind Eliot Rosewater May 2020 #80
Let me be clear judeling May 2020 #82
She has been proven to be false marlakay May 2020 #4
She was. And she lamented the switch from caucuses to primaries question everything May 2020 #45
I am a progressive but one that is smart marlakay May 2020 #81
Keep talking. dalton99a May 2020 #5
She was just endorsed by the party for the primary. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #6
+++ still_one May 2020 #11
The problem is there are several challengers dflprincess May 2020 #43
I'm done with her. Nt jaysunb May 2020 #7
I'm done with her. LenaBaby61 May 2020 #20
I have been done with her. SlogginThroughIt May 2020 #24
I've tried to give her the benefit of the doubt when she has said or done Marie Marie May 2020 #25
Carville wouldl tell her to shit or get off the pot demtenjeep May 2020 #8
She has no allegiance to Democrats DenverJared May 2020 #9
All of the above posts for me. UTUSN May 2020 #10
She'll apologize later uponit7771 May 2020 #12
HERE IS THE EMAIL ADDRESS OF THE MINNESOTA DEM PARTY CHAIR. EMAIL HIM! THEY HAD ENDORSED HER. R02091201 May 2020 #13
Thank you. I'll be emailing him too. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #16
You may also want to contact the chair of the 5th district dflprincess May 2020 #46
This Is Enough For Me To Wash My Hands Of Her, Ma'am The Magistrate May 2020 #72
thank you.. chillfactor May 2020 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author still_one May 2020 #14
I wonder where's a transcript. 2naSalit May 2020 #15
Has Omar committed to voting for Biden? N/T lapucelle May 2020 #17
Oh please, just stop. sheshe2 May 2020 #18
Something to ignore, I don't believe Reade. Brainfodder May 2020 #19
I don't believe that Ben tweet either without video with audio of such nonsense? Brainfodder May 2020 #40
Well, she just garaunteed a primary challenger. The Speaker will be calling her in... brush May 2020 #22
Yup! Reade is a non-credible proven liar and manipulator. She is POISON. R02091201 May 2020 #28
There are already four announced challengers: The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #79
trump says HE is america's hope. hmm nt msongs May 2020 #23
America's hope for what? betsuni May 2020 #26
HERE ARE ALSO EMAIL ADDRESSES TO THE MN DEM PARTY VICE CHAIR AND EXEC. DIRECTOR. R02091201 May 2020 #27
Too bad awesomerwb1 May 2020 #29
Another turd to flush. Grokenstein May 2020 #30
"Table-Flipping Rainbow-Chaser"! Well-Said! Will borrow that one for future use. :-) R02091201 May 2020 #35
Why are you believing a proven Pathological LIAR, Omar? You know what.. ? Cha May 2020 #31
YUP! Reade is a proven PATHOLOGICAL liar! She is pure poison and nothing else. R02091201 May 2020 #32
It's like Omar hasn't done any investigating. Just blindly Cha May 2020 #34
Pathological because of so many provable falsehoods, story changes, manipulations, ... Unreal. R02091201 May 2020 #36
Omar just destroyed HER own credibility. She either needs to clean this up quick or the party needs R02091201 May 2020 #33
Exactly. We have EVIL INCARNATE in the WH & Omar is Cha May 2020 #37
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2020 #47
Mahalo, RO!! Cha May 2020 #51
So she is a duplicitous. Not news question everything May 2020 #38
You're right but it may be news to Cha May 2020 #44
I'm over her. I am no longer giving her the benefit of the doubt. smirkymonkey May 2020 #41
Wasn't she aligned with AOC? And isn't AOC on a Biden group? nolabear May 2020 #42
She gets along with Erdogan. That's all I need to know. BlueLucy May 2020 #48
It's a shame. Biden came to her defense quite strongly when Trump went after her. Drunken Irishman May 2020 #49
That's right.. Thank you for the reminder, DI Cha May 2020 #52
If you don't back Joe, you gotta go. oasis May 2020 #50
This rufus dog May 2020 #53
Never liked her. Tipperary May 2020 #55
She needs a good primary MFM008 May 2020 #57
Unfortunately, she has several primary challengers. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #60
Cue the circular firing squad. Straw Man May 2020 #58
What do you mean? To be circular, everyone has to be on the same side. betsuni May 2020 #61
There are no sides on a circle Kaleva May 2020 #65
Why do airplanes stay up in the air? betsuni May 2020 #67
This group is going to find themselves locked out looking in Historic NY May 2020 #59
DONE with her, add her to only other Dem incumbent I support being primaried, Cuellar (both are safe Celerity May 2020 #63
I pay little attention to what extremist say on either side as the opinions just don't matter beachbumbob May 2020 #64
Is there a reason why anyone thinks Ilhan Omar is relevant, worth listening to? Kaleva May 2020 #66
I don't see how anyone can believe Tara Reade given the back story. Vinca May 2020 #68
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2020 #78
Who's her strongest primary challenger? Friday the 14th May 2020 #69
"Ilhan Omar stole my husband......" R B Garr May 2020 #70
Tara Reade's "claims" have been completely debunked mcar May 2020 #73
She could be doing that to help Biden. Her endorsement would have hurt him. gulliver May 2020 #76
Remember when BGBD May 2020 #77
This is really simple peggysue2 May 2020 #83
whelp, she just ended her career. Takket May 2020 #84
Who is her chief Democratic opponent? nsd May 2020 #85
Oh MY...Oh MY....She is just like DONDAL TRUMP IN ONE HIDIOUS WAY...OH MY OH MY... Stuart G May 2020 #86

Response to RandySF (Original post)

jcmaine72

(1,773 posts)
56. I understand you're angry at Rep Omar, but.. .
Mon May 25, 2020, 03:16 AM
May 2020

That word is unacceptable, especially here.

Please consider editing your comment.

Thank you

judeling

(1,086 posts)
54. She Won the Caucus and so the endorsment going into the primary.
Mon May 25, 2020, 03:05 AM
May 2020

But the primary is August 11th and she isn't on the ballot for the general yet.

But I'm not going to get to upset unless she starts pushing this. Answering that question honestly is not a sin. Quite frankly if I was a young woman coming out of the Somali refugee community I would believe that of a powerful man until proven otherwise and it would take some proof.

Demsrule86

(68,543 posts)
62. She is likely to lose this primary as she has not tended to her district.
Mon May 25, 2020, 06:53 AM
May 2020

I don't care for her and think if she is the candidate we may lose the seat.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
71. That NOT-standard would allow any able man to be arrested
Mon May 25, 2020, 09:44 AM
May 2020

and jailed simply on the say-so of a malicious or mentally disordered woman. You probably haven't thought it through.

Because that position is one of depraved indifference to both justice and to the safety of every man in the nation. After all, all but the most stupid liars could fashion stories that made sure there could be no definitive proof that something did not happen. Omar and her staff know this, you can be sure, and this is how she's using it. Despicable.

As for this accusation, it would now take at least a couple hours to examine all the documentation investigative journalists have turned up about Reade/McCabe's patterns of many different types of dishonesty over the years, court records of accusations against others, accusations of others against her (link to a collection in Politico below), general whackjobbery as in her adoration of that wonderful, sweet man Putin, easily identified inaccuracies and highly questionable points in her stories, like discrepancies in her description of the hall where she claimed it happened, etc.

Also btw, among the things that have been uncovered is that at least 3 times (found so far) within the past couple of years she's cited under oath in court working in Biden's office as a credential and spoke of his support of protections against women.

Her testimony probably amounts to perjury, not because Biden wasn't a protector of women in the senate but because she lied about her credentials in abuse counseling. She also always lied about the position she held in Biden's offices. She worked for 8-9 months as an entry-level clerk sorting constituent mail to direct it up to the people assigned to answer it, and she was reportedly fired for throwing away file copies of their documentation of how they handled it.

Politico: ‘Manipulative, deceitful, user’: Tara Reade left a trail of aggrieved acquaintances: A number of those who crossed paths with Biden’s accuser say they remember two things: She spoke favorably about her time working for Biden, and she left them feeling duped.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/15/tara-reade-left-trail-of-aggrieved-acquaintances-260771
 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
74. No, that's not what the MeToo movement is about. That's just the same dualistic veiw
Mon May 25, 2020, 10:34 AM
May 2020

applied in reverse.

She is not newly out of the refugee community. She is a representative who should be expected to have a more expansive view of the politics that are involved than a new refugee.

dware

(12,363 posts)
75. Ahhhh, so innocent until proven guilty by a perponderence of the evidence
Mon May 25, 2020, 10:51 AM
May 2020

isn't in your vocabulary?

How nice, but that's not how we roll in the US.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
80. You would, really? 60 years in the public and not ONE accusation of any kind
Mon May 25, 2020, 12:20 PM
May 2020

unlike rump with 20 credible obviously true accusations.

The woman who claimed Al Franken stuck his tongue down her throat was lying and so is this woman.

It is so obvious.

judeling

(1,086 posts)
82. Let me be clear
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:31 PM
May 2020

She is my representative. I don't support her. But I understand where she is and is coming from.

From my family fostering a couple of the young women from the region while in high school (from the more privileged sector) to my outreach to the community with the nonprofit since I've retired, what I will say is any young woman from that background should immediately believe the accusation based on their own experience. I know I certainly would.

marlakay

(11,448 posts)
4. She has been proven to be false
Mon May 25, 2020, 12:19 AM
May 2020

By a lot of people, why is she taking this stand? Was she a Bernie supporter? Wow if they cause us to have Trump again I am going to be as mad at them as republicans.

question everything

(47,468 posts)
45. She was. And she lamented the switch from caucuses to primaries
Mon May 25, 2020, 02:01 AM
May 2020

Since caucuses with fewer voters may have gone for Sanders.

One point that her challenger is raising: that she wishes for a low voter turnout.

marlakay

(11,448 posts)
81. I am a progressive but one that is smart
Mon May 25, 2020, 12:26 PM
May 2020

Enough to know we all have to work together and glean different parts of our big tent. She should know her part isn’t enough to win alone but neither are any of the other parts so we all have to cooperate together.

Canada had a conservative for years because the other two parties wouldn’t agree, we can’t let that happen!

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,669 posts)
6. She was just endorsed by the party for the primary.
Mon May 25, 2020, 12:27 AM
May 2020

If she just made that statement they should re-think that endorsement. I will definitely be supporting her challenger.

LenaBaby61

(6,974 posts)
20. I'm done with her.
Mon May 25, 2020, 12:50 AM
May 2020

IF this is her quote, then it confirms all I've ever felt about her. She would believe a pathological liar like Reade, because her life has almost been just as messy, disastrous and entangled as Reade's life has been.

Lord have mercy @ some of those squad members

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
25. I've tried to give her the benefit of the doubt when she has said or done
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:06 AM
May 2020

things that made me cringe. No more.

 

DenverJared

(457 posts)
9. She has no allegiance to Democrats
Mon May 25, 2020, 12:28 AM
May 2020

She has been propped up by fundamentalists, many of whom don't like the United States.

 

R02091201

(95 posts)
13. HERE IS THE EMAIL ADDRESS OF THE MINNESOTA DEM PARTY CHAIR. EMAIL HIM! THEY HAD ENDORSED HER.
Mon May 25, 2020, 12:38 AM
May 2020

He is Ken Martin. His email address is chair@dfl.org

I am emailing him. She should not be endorsed by the state party. This is BS! Reade is a confirmed pathological liar.

dflprincess

(28,075 posts)
46. You may also want to contact the chair of the 5th district
Mon May 25, 2020, 02:02 AM
May 2020

As that is where the endorsement happened. I believe the Congressional District central committee could take another look. That info should be available at dfl.org

The Magistrate

(95,244 posts)
72. This Is Enough For Me To Wash My Hands Of Her, Ma'am
Mon May 25, 2020, 10:01 AM
May 2020

A shame, and I would prefer not to have to, but this is irretrievable.

Response to RandySF (Original post)

2naSalit

(86,533 posts)
15. I wonder where's a transcript.
Mon May 25, 2020, 12:38 AM
May 2020

This just this guy saying she said these things. His other twits are suspect.

sheshe2

(83,731 posts)
18. Oh please, just stop.
Mon May 25, 2020, 12:40 AM
May 2020
" She adds that if it was up to her, Biden wouldn’t be the candidate."

We already knew that dear.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
40. I don't believe that Ben tweet either without video with audio of such nonsense?
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:55 AM
May 2020

AOC has already supported Biden, if reporting is accurate, what idiot then starts to throw stones?

Are we sure twitter isn't 99% trolls/bots, same for Suckbook?

brush

(53,764 posts)
22. Well, she just garaunteed a primary challenger. The Speaker will be calling her in...
Mon May 25, 2020, 12:55 AM
May 2020

just as she did when AOC said Reade needed to be heard. AOC soon changed her story but this one doesn't seem worth saving, especially after all the changes in Reade's story and the revelations of her long string of lies and shady doings.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,669 posts)
79. There are already four announced challengers:
Mon May 25, 2020, 11:34 AM
May 2020

Attorney Antone Melton-Meaux, diversity and inclusion advocate John Mason, Uber driver and former Minnesota Department of Revenue employee Haji Yussuf, and underinsured health care community clinic co-founder Leila Shukri Adan. https://editions.lib.umn.edu/smartpolitics/2020/05/06/ilhan-omars-unusually-large-pool-of-primary-challengers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ilhan-omars-unusually-large-pool-of-primary-challengers

 

R02091201

(95 posts)
27. HERE ARE ALSO EMAIL ADDRESSES TO THE MN DEM PARTY VICE CHAIR AND EXEC. DIRECTOR.
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:08 AM
May 2020

Above I posted the email address of the MN Dem Party Chair. (He is male.)

Here are the email addresses of the Vice Chair and Exec. Director who are women, just so you know.

I sent my letter to all three.

Thanks!

vicechair@dfl.org

smiller@dfl.org

More info: https://www.dfl.org/about/staff/

awesomerwb1

(4,267 posts)
29. Too bad
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:19 AM
May 2020

There was always something about her and about three other newbies that always made me feel uneasy.

With friends like that.....

Grokenstein

(5,722 posts)
30. Another turd to flush.
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:22 AM
May 2020

I was excited about her an eternity ago. Now she stands revealed as just another table-flipping rainbow-chaser and very single one of them can go straight to hell, braying about their non-existent "conscience" all the way down.

Cha

(297,137 posts)
31. Why are you believing a proven Pathological LIAR, Omar? You know what.. ?
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:22 AM
May 2020

That's right.. it isn't up to you.. it's up to the Democratic Voters who have chosen Joe Biden as their candidate.

Who are you going to vote for, Omar?

ETA~ Pathological

 

R02091201

(95 posts)
32. YUP! Reade is a proven PATHOLOGICAL liar! She is pure poison and nothing else.
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:42 AM
May 2020

She has lied again and again, taken advantage of people, changed her story time and again, and on and on and on it goes. Little wonder her attorney dropped her like a bad habit. He could see she was a freakin' trainwreck.

Cha

(297,137 posts)
34. It's like Omar hasn't done any investigating. Just blindly
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:48 AM
May 2020

following those who are pushing Reade's accusations because she doesn't like Joe Biden.

"Pathological" liar is right.. I'm going to edit my previous post to add that. Thank You!

Yeah one of her attorney's dropped her.. I think the one who gave so much $$$$ to trump. I forget what his excuse was.

 

R02091201

(95 posts)
33. Omar just destroyed HER own credibility. She either needs to clean this up quick or the party needs
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:45 AM
May 2020

to withdraw the endorsement of her in a big way and fast. And Pelosi needs to call her in on the carpet immediately.

We have EVIL INCARNATE in the White House, and Omar is buying in to this proven pathological liar Reade? Shameful!

Cha

(297,137 posts)
37. Exactly. We have EVIL INCARNATE in the WH & Omar is
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:53 AM
May 2020

out Bashing our Democratic Candidate.

Wondering what Nancy thinks of this.. and the Minnesota Dem Party?

Response to Cha (Reply #37)

question everything

(47,468 posts)
38. So she is a duplicitous. Not news
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:53 AM
May 2020

many have know this since she won the primaries in 2018.

I have been donating to individual candidates but not a penny to the party as long as it supported her. As long as she is on the foreign affairs committee.

Perhaps now I will tell them the reason.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
41. I'm over her. I am no longer giving her the benefit of the doubt.
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:56 AM
May 2020

She has really been her own worst enemy.

 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
53. This
Mon May 25, 2020, 02:53 AM
May 2020

Acceptable comment IF the nomination process wasn't complete AND Reade's story had any hint of truth. When both are already decided then she has HUGE issues.

1. She doesn't support the nominee
2. She is, either through ignorance or duplicity, willing to back person who is lying. Neither is acceptable.

She should be stripped of all assignments and endorsements/money should be transferred to one of her competitors.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,338 posts)
60. Unfortunately, she has several primary challengers.
Mon May 25, 2020, 05:26 AM
May 2020

So the anti-Omar vote will be split, and she'll waltz through to the general.

Kaleva

(36,294 posts)
65. There are no sides on a circle
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:14 AM
May 2020

"Based on the geometric definition of a polygon, a circle has no sides or infinite sides. According to the definition, a circle cannot have sides because it isn't made up of line segments that are connected by shared endpoints that form interior angles."

https://www.reference.com/world-view/many-sides-circle-a9188ad96242526d

Celerity

(43,299 posts)
63. DONE with her, add her to only other Dem incumbent I support being primaried, Cuellar (both are safe
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:00 AM
May 2020

Blue districts, and Cuellar won his primary this go-round, we need to run a better, more moderate Dem next time against him in 2022)

Rep. Ilhan Omar's Democratic Primary Challenger Antone Melton-Meaux Calls for Explanation on Continued Payments to Her Chief Fundraiser and Now Husband

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rep-ilhan-omars-democratic-primary-challenger-antone-melton-meaux-calls-for-explanation-on-continued-payments-to-her-chief-fundraiser-and-now-husband-301042739.html



Kaleva

(36,294 posts)
66. Is there a reason why anyone thinks Ilhan Omar is relevant, worth listening to?
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:17 AM
May 2020

She is incapable of throwing anyone under the bus.

Vinca

(50,261 posts)
68. I don't see how anyone can believe Tara Reade given the back story.
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:44 AM
May 2020

If Omar is one of the "believe every woman completely no questions asked" kind of person, she's not being honest. The woman just doesn't like Biden and it seems she'll work against electing him. This is my fear: Democrats who throw hissy fits because their candidate isn't the last one standing. They won't vote or they'll vote third party or they'll even vote for Trump to "show them." Makes me sick.

Response to Vinca (Reply #68)

R B Garr

(16,950 posts)
70. "Ilhan Omar stole my husband......"
Mon May 25, 2020, 08:36 AM
May 2020

That’s a headline from another woman about Omar. This sounds like a cruel thing for her to do to another woman.

mcar

(42,300 posts)
73. Tara Reade's "claims" have been completely debunked
Mon May 25, 2020, 10:03 AM
May 2020

Omar is getting on the wrong bandwagon - and very late.

 

BGBD

(3,282 posts)
77. Remember when
Mon May 25, 2020, 11:11 AM
May 2020

a bunch of republicans congressmen that nobody liked said they'd never support Trump? It didn't hurt him at all and all of them now follow him in complete lockstep or have otherwise left congress.

Nobody outside of the Roses likes Omar. Her words won't hurt Biden at all and I doubt he'd want her endorsement any considering how badly she's likely to play with Jewish voters in Florida (and other places).

peggysue2

(10,828 posts)
83. This is really simple
Mon May 25, 2020, 01:37 PM
May 2020

If Omar cannot get on board with our Democratic nominee then she deserves to be thrown under the bus.

This is not the season for purity performance art. There is one goal and one goal only:

Crush Donald Trump and his odious enablers in November.

Everything else is noise.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
86. Oh MY...Oh MY....She is just like DONDAL TRUMP IN ONE HIDIOUS WAY...OH MY OH MY...
Mon May 25, 2020, 06:47 PM
May 2020
Ilhan Omar...doesn't know when to shut the fuck up..!!!! not smart,,,actually very, very dumb..



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