Today after numerous
delays, the House of Representatives voted on a resolution intended to condemn
anti-Semitism that morphed into a rebuke of other forms of bigotry.
Eliot Engel (D-NY), who
chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee on which anti-Semite Rep. Ilhan Omar
(D-MN) sits, questioned why a move to condemn her hateful remarks had devolved
into little more than an obvious statement that hatred in all its forms is
unacceptable.
Engel went on to say, “This
resolution is a fine resolution and I will support it, but I am very
disappointed that we weren’t able to have a separate resolution to specifically
condemn anti-Semitism and what our colleague said that really was a very
hateful term.”
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
complained of a double standard. “Let’s
all be honest with each other, we are here today, right now, because of
anti-Semitic rhetoric from one member of this chamber said again and again and
again we would not be on this floor otherwise to discuss this topic. If that
member were a Republican that member’s name would be in this resolution and
this resolution would be all about condemning anti-Semitism and it would be
done so forcefully.”
Tiana Lowe at The
Washington Examiner noted,
The final “iteration” of the Resolution passed today begins with a condemnation
of both anti-Semitism and "anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry."
The preamble name-drops an assortment of genuine horribles—the alt-Right
marchers of Charlottesville, the Charleston church shooter,
"anti-Muslim" bigotry, and mosque bombing—but in context, this does
little but clutter the Resolution sufficiently that one might not realize this
is all about Omar's anti-Semitism. She is the sole reason this resolution is being proposed and voted on in the
first place, yet her anti-Semitism now appears to play a secondary role in it.
Democrats have done
nothing right since taking over the House last November. Since that time they voted against
guaranteeing medical care to babies actually born alive, backed the $93
trillion Green New Deal and Medicare for All in toto and now refuse to condemn
the unrepentant and relentless anti-Semitism of Rep. Omar.
They spent the bulk of
the day flailing to add as many aggrieved groups to their factitious anti-hate
resolution as possible. It began as a resolution to repudiate Omar's
anti-Semitism, but by the end it was so watered down it will inevitably embolden
further anti-Semitic bilge in the future. Pelosi isn’t in charge anymore.
The economically
illiterate “pompous little twit” and the anti-Semite tail is wagging the dog.
Don’t believe me? Then read this:
Our nation is having a difficult conversation, but we believe this is great progress. pic.twitter.com/gSua9a8mki— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) March 7, 2019
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