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Ilhan Omar Backtracks ! stonecutter357 Mar 2019 #1
So that hopey-changey Obama was a child kidnapper and warmonger dalton99a Mar 2019 #2
Yes, and his "hope and change" was just a "mirage" according to her. George II Mar 2019 #9
Can you imagine the Backlash if this Cha Mar 2019 #24
Post removed Post removed Mar 2019 #100
More than that. She called him a murderer. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #50
Primary her. nycbos Mar 2019 #3
+10000 nt forklift Mar 2019 #101
Wow Me. Mar 2019 #4
Maybe one day there will be no need to "backtrack". George II Mar 2019 #5
How are her constituents in Minnesota responding? Is she likely to be re-elected? NurseJackie Mar 2019 #38
It's really hard to say, it's still very early. But it is way out of line bashing Obama for her... George II Mar 2019 #41
Over the years I've seen candidates who do that. They recite a laundry-list of problems... NurseJackie Mar 2019 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author forklift Mar 2019 #102
She Is Now On My Active Shit List! DoctorJoJo Mar 2019 #6
Let's hope there is someone to primary her this next election redstateblues Mar 2019 #7
i hiope so. like leave now lady. trueblue2007 Mar 2019 #20
Some morning music underpants Mar 2019 #52
There's a little hidden irony in "Shit list" and "heavy.....bricks." Chin music Mar 2019 #56
Rep Omar is not doing herself or Dems MontanaMama Mar 2019 #8
Lifelong Democrat seta1950 Mar 2019 #10
Whoa PatSeg Mar 2019 #11
She's about to lose any support radical noodle Mar 2019 #12
What a buffoon! curiouso Mar 2019 #13
This has to be the shortest political career I've ever witnessed. PSPS Mar 2019 #14
Ilhan, you lost me. Obama was not a murderer. He didn't put kids in cages. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #15
"I'm an Obama fan!" Cha Mar 2019 #25
She needed to say she didn't mean to imply Obama put kids in cages. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #26
Exactly.. Well Done! Cha Mar 2019 #27
Same here PatSeg Mar 2019 #39
Because those words would be meaningless. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #51
Words matter and she is certainly not choosing them well. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #77
She will be a one term Representative revmclaren Mar 2019 #16
She may have to leave sooner forklift Mar 2019 #103
All this 'stuff' Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2019 #17
And Omar should probably keep some of her thoughts to herself. nt KPN Mar 2019 #59
I cannot disagree! Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2019 #79
While I tend to agree with other commenters here, Stonepounder Mar 2019 #18
Your quote is inaccurate. You say '...a pretty face who got away with murder'. TeamPooka Mar 2019 #21
I think you are right about all of this. She didn't do herself any favors with this interview, KPN Mar 2019 #61
Im all for free speech MFM008 Mar 2019 #19
Everyone has free speech. christx30 Mar 2019 #57
She's getting flak DeminPennswoods Mar 2019 #22
Agree ananda Mar 2019 #29
i loved him. He made me feel safe and made me proud to be an american.... samnsara Mar 2019 #33
I agree DeminPennswoods Mar 2019 #37
Never liberal? mcar Mar 2019 #65
Yes, Good and Bad McKim Mar 2019 #30
A "smear job" on HER? SHE is the one who falsely said that Obama caged children, among other... George II Mar 2019 #44
She's getting flak for saying things that are not smart to say onenote Mar 2019 #35
I think Obama would have been a much more PatSeg Mar 2019 #40
I don't know. The ACA and the fact that he was the first black President will vastly overshadow any KPN Mar 2019 #62
Good analysis DeminPennswoods! Devil Child Mar 2019 #78
Omar is getting Major PUSHBACK because she Cha Mar 2019 #85
Noone is perfect quakerboy Mar 2019 #97
Bothsideism nt forklift Mar 2019 #104
Vanity Fair Framing Is Intended To Inflame And Be Sensational DallasNE Mar 2019 #23
Thank You, Dallas!!! McKim Mar 2019 #91
Same as it ever was Grokenstein Mar 2019 #28
Young lawmkers like Omar (and AOC to an extent) are showing why electing them could be a mistake, beachbum bob Mar 2019 #31
When Al Franken was a newbie in the senate, PatSeg Mar 2019 #43
This! mcar Mar 2019 #66
Thankfully the other 38 newly elected Democratic congresspeople are quietly going along... George II Mar 2019 #46
Thirty-seven murielm99 Mar 2019 #60
Double Standard DallasNE Mar 2019 #84
whataboutism nt forklift Mar 2019 #105
oh dear samnsara Mar 2019 #32
Has obama replied? Maxheader Mar 2019 #34
There's no reason for him to respond - he did NOT cage children and he did NOT get away with murder. George II Mar 2019 #47
Well there was some underpants Mar 2019 #54
What a contrast from DU of days of old when talking about drone warfare Blue_Adept Mar 2019 #36
as someone said above imavoter Mar 2019 #45
I wouldn't mind hearing what she Cha Mar 2019 #89
The detentions are NOT the same treestar Mar 2019 #94
That doesn't make it ok for Omar to make up crap.. Cha Mar 2019 #88
I'm afraid that she has lost me. jcmaine72 Mar 2019 #48
Its almost like this Rep is a Right Wing plant. Her actions are a GIFT to the Right oldsoftie Mar 2019 #49
If Omar would just shut up for 72 hours Loki Liesmith Mar 2019 #53
I agree. underpants Mar 2019 #55
Sometimes Our Party Will Send Fools To Congress Vogon_Glory Mar 2019 #58
She can definitely be replaced dalton99a Mar 2019 #63
On the plus side, not near as many fools being sent by the right. Let's not overinflate her KPN Mar 2019 #64
Quite so Vogon_Glory Mar 2019 #75
OK, it's official: I've had a bellyfull of Rep. Omar. Paladin Mar 2019 #67
Jill Stein-ish of her. LuvLoogie Mar 2019 #68
Well, when things swing too far to the right for too long things get nasty & we often see a yaesu Mar 2019 #69
Apparently, Omar never heard the old adage that says... ADX Mar 2019 #70
She should attack the enemy and refrain from bothsiderism dalton99a Mar 2019 #71
You would think that would go without saying... ADX Mar 2019 #73
Is she not attacking the obstacles to a peaceful KPN Mar 2019 #86
This may be the shortest political career on record. nt. BlueIdaho Mar 2019 #72
Omar is quite a troll. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2019 #74
And She's Been In Congress...What? Me. Mar 2019 #76
If Ilhan said those things i am disappointed onetexan Mar 2019 #80
I'm sure tRump fans and the media will put more attention on this than gtar100 Mar 2019 #81
I See Some East African Stuff Floating Around Vogon_Glory Mar 2019 #82
Try engaging the brain before popping the clutch on the mouth.... capechacon Mar 2019 #83
"giving conservatives enough ammo to build that message" Beartracks Mar 2019 #87
Four months and ten days. betsuni Mar 2019 #90
Never fear, the Repugnants have given their full consent that the next Democrat in office can ram cstanleytech Mar 2019 #95
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If you didn't listen to the entire Democracy NOW discussion, you really do not have enough allgood33 Mar 2019 #93
Omar was the one who made "nasty comments" Cha Mar 2019 #96
Someone should send her the book Calista241 Mar 2019 #98
Someone finally talked some sense into her... Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #99
This message was self-deleted by its author forklift Mar 2019 #106
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