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Originally Posted by wdmso
Republicans being a bigots in their she's a bigot statement ...
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/07/polit...ion/index.html
Washington (CNN)
Democrats have had the majority in the House of Representatives for just two months, but they've already been sidetracked by an
ugly divide over anti-Semitism and other bigotry.
USA Today- Freshman Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar is once again facing criticism and
charges of anti-Semitism from her own party's leadership for comments about the political influence of Israel.
On Friday, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep.
Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., called on Omar to apologize for "a vile, anti-Semitic slur" she made at a town hall event in Washington, D.C.
Washington Post- House
Democratic leadership condemns her comments as 'anti-Semitic tropes'
Keep It Up, Ilhan Omar
not coincidentally, the Labour Party in Great Britain
Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey announced their resignations at a press conference.
Ms Berger said she had come to the "sickening conclusion" that the party had become institutionally anti-Semitic and that she was "embarrassed and ashamed" to stay. Ms Berger's supporters, including deputy leader Tom Watson, claims she has been "bullied out of her own party by racist thugs".
Two days later, Joan Ryan quit Labour and joined the new Independent Group of MPs, claiming the party has "become infected with the scourge of anti-Jewish racism".
Ian Austin also left the party, blaming Mr Corbyn for "creating a culture of extremism and intolerance".