Rashida Tlaib calls on Michigan's Muslim-Americans to back 'Ammu Bernie'

[Uncle Joe]

(snip)

"I sincerely have never seen someone talk about human rights for all, talk about peace and the importance of ending endless wars like he has," Tlaib tells Middle East Eye.

"And he's been consistent about it. It's not rhetoric for him. It's part of who he is and his values."

(snip)

"He doesn't just see me as a Palestinian or Muslim, he sees me as someone who's also against corporate greed. He sees me as an equal," Tlaib said of Sanders.

(snip)

"Even when people are running away, he's completely unafraid to hug our children, to welcome us," the congresswoman told MEE.

(snip)


https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/muslim-voters-can-deliver-michigan-bernie-sanders-rashida-tlaib-says

[NCProgressive]

1. This will turn off more voters than excite

Rashida Tlaib is not well liked in most of Michigan

[yaesu]

8. By "most of Michigan" you must mean the fascists repukes who wouldn't vote Dem anyway. nt

[George II]

10. She won her primary by only 900 votes in 2018, and that was before she pulled all her stunts....

..."we're going to impeach the m-f*er", booed Hillary Clinton, voted against the majority Democratic position a number of times, etc.

She'll have a lot to answer to in the August primary.

[NCProgressive]

12. Exactly

[hlthe2b]

2. Why would they not support the VP

of the Nation's first Muslim President?

I k'eed, I k'eed.... But really such suggestions really ought to swing both ways.

[RandySF]

3. Arab Americans are not necessarily 'revolutionaries'

The Detroit Arab American community has a long tradition of entrepreneurship and, until the past decade, largely voted Republican.

[George II]

7. That is correct, they're mostly republican. The Detroit Muslim/Arab community is the largest....

....in the country.

[tritsofme]

4. The booing incident with Hillary Clinton told us all we need to know about her character.

[Me.]

5. I Have To Agree

[dalton99a]

16. +1

[George II]

6. Did she boo Hillary Clinton again?

[Turin_C3PO]

9. She lost me when she booed Hillary Clinton.

I like her progressive record and the fact that she’s making Arab-American issues more visible but booing Clinton was just over-the-top ridiculous.

[Sloumeau]

11. 65 Million voters, mostly Dems, voted for Hillary Clinton...

then she boo'ed her. That was not a good look.

[Proud Veteran]

13. Rashida Tlaib is my Congresswoman and I like many of her progressive ideas.

Have personally met and have had discussions with Ms. Tlaib. Also e-mail her frequently.
Also I have Arab family/ friends that I haven't really surveyed as to their candidate preference.
Having said that in my last e-mail I informed her that I would continue to support her but not Bernie. Many people don't understand that MFA is a non-starter. It's disingenuous to sell this concept when it has ZERO chance to get to the 60 vote threshold needed in the Senate.
That is why preference has been and is Joe Biden.

[Uncle Joe]

14. If you don't mind me asking,

have you ever bought or sold a home before?

[Proud Veteran]

15. Don't mind at all

Yes many times and I try to avoid unscrupulous pie in the sky
sales people

[Blue_true]

17. What is your point Uncle Joe? I am running on the dense side today. nt

[Uncle Joe]

18. The incongruity

of post#13's self stated interests and a counter argument in regards to the laws of agency, real estate sales, politics and resultant policy.