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TOM BOGGIONI
03 JAN 2019 AT 15:29 ET
The decision by Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib to be sworn into the House using a Koran once owned by President Thomas Jefferson was met with fire and fury from internet racists who seem to believe she is an enemy of the state.
Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American women elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, requested the use of the 1734 translation of the holy book currently housed in the Library of Congress in lieu of a Bible.
The swearing-in conducted by Vice President Mike Pence, a devout Christian did not go over well on Twitter, with some right-wing commenters accusing her of treason and worse.
Or, as one commenter over-reacted: THIS IS BULL SH*T !!!! AMERICA IS VANISHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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https://support.twitter.com/articles/20175256
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https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/racists-explode-democratic-house-member-sworn-thomas-jeffersons-copy-koran/
The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)We just heard from McCarthy, I think it was, how Republicans love and want people to have personal freedom. And look how these people show their support for that notion. These same people worship Trump as nearly a deity. They need to read the constitution. I won't hold my breath, and besides, it's contents would scare the crap out of them.
underpants
(182,830 posts)I swear that one post said he spent 1 HOUR in Somalia - then I reread it
mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)LOL. I think we're onto something here. LOL
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)geardaddy
(24,931 posts)of the Quran.
Fucking knuckledraggers.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)johnp3907
(3,732 posts)Docreed2003
(16,864 posts)These ignorant, hateful, assholes are just incredible
NRaleighLiberal
(60,015 posts)spanone
(135,844 posts)FTR...FTA.
allgood33
(1,584 posts)oldlibdem
(330 posts)If you have family members like this, and you are a Democrat, but you continue to coddle them because they are family. You are part of the problem.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)The comment by the military person who believes he took part in a religious war
RobinA
(9,893 posts)was in France fighting Christianity along about 1942.
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)"Omg who ever voted for these people are not true Americans, when you know what they stand for & vote for them anyway & the rest of America has to pay UGH!!!!"
Applies perfectly to Mr. Trump.
onenote
(42,714 posts)Presumably posted by a white voter. Who proved his own point.
ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)They are the people shaming america with their cowardice!
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)dalton99a
(81,516 posts)Renew Deal
(81,861 posts)And the guy that says he went to Iraq should know that he wasnt sent to fight Islam. He should know that because the president at the time told him that.
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Ilhan Omar - and she also did her ceremonial swearing in on the Quran, all while wearing her hijab and holding prayer beads. Let the racists' heads explode!
Rep. Ilhan Omar (2nd-R), D-MN, with her hand on the Quran, participates in a ceremonial swearing-in with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd-L), D-CA. SAUL LOEB / AFP/GETTY IMAGES
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)I thought we were there to bring democracy.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)geardaddy
(24,931 posts)That dick got owned.
unblock
(52,253 posts)not that the bigots will care.
but really, calling it "un-american" to use one of thomas jefferson's books?
really?
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)there was no mention of the Bible, or any other book, token, or object with regard to the oath of office.
In fact, it would be illegal to force someone to perform their oath that way.
area51
(11,911 posts)he needs to worry about Kushner's and Trump's security clearances instead of members of congress.
Hav
(5,969 posts)they like to scream about? Secondly, do they not understand the purpose behind swearing on a particular book? As an atheist, I always thought you swear on the bible/holy book/etc. to give your oath more weight and credibility by tying it to your faith. What, in theory, binds a follower of one particular religion to an oath sworn on the book of another religion?
RockRaven
(14,974 posts)"we're going to impeach the motherfucker"
but the really, really important thing to these people is which magic book she used for a symbolic gesture. Okay.
Their bigotry is more important to them than Trump. Anyone who thinks Deplorables are going away when Trump goes away needs to take note.
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)Go to each Tweet and report them as racist. They will be removed and the racist users may have their accounts suspended. No place for this hate and racism.