As weeks go it has not been the best for the lightning-rod-of-Congress, Ilhan Omar. She fell for Trump’s provocation and got into a beef with Nancy Pelosi. She came off as ridiculous while sitting in with Rachael Maddow, has sounded childish in claims of racism, and her bid for impeaching the President has been one big fizzle. Then Trump dropped the soundbite about Omar’s possible extensive perjury issues. It has been a tough one for the Rep. from Minnesota — and it is still only Thursday.
Then in a bid to render herself even less consequential she goes ahead and posts a tweet that she felt was a real dig on the GOP. Only her choice of source material is — laughable, but in the way she intended.
"Republicans are not a political party, but a mental condition" Jesse Ventura
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) September 18, 2012
So your image has taken several severe hits, and your reputation is sliced to ribbons, and you think aligning yourself with the wrestler/politician of your state is a wise choice? Yea, this is going well…
"Whenever I want to seem sane, I quote a conspiracy theorist."
– No Serious Person Ever
— ? Trish ? (@wtffiles) July 17, 2019
Antisemitic congresswoman quotes 9/11 truther clown.
— Primeval Knievel (@Corduroyalism) July 17, 2019
??The same Jesse Ventura who lives off the grid in Mexico terrified about drone strikes taking him out? Yeah, he’s mentally stable.
— Jake (@TheSnake_28) July 17, 2019
But more than quoting a ridiculed loon, what of the message she sends here as a politician?
how does this jive with yesterdays tweet of working to love all people … ?
— Holly Coburn (@hollyoxcoburn) July 18, 2019
She's quoting Jesse Ventura. Well!! I'm impressed now.
Guess she has no intentions of serving or listening to her Republican constitutuents. They can go pound sand, one would presume.— Pobre Vieja (@Pobre_Vieja) July 17, 2019
Yep. That's definitely a good way to reach across the aisle and look like you're interested in progress and compromise.
— DannyJ?? (@GreyHouseDan) July 17, 2019
So, with that sentiment in mind, you plan to serve ALL your constituents in MN? Republican as well as Democrats? Methinks not so much.
— Sarah Johnson (@SarahJohnsonPR) July 18, 2019
A valid question, right? The party that loves to preach about tolerance also loves to display intolerance. But then this being Omar that is being redundant.
Lest we forget he's also crapped on the radical left.
But LOL @ anyone who takes most of what Ventura says, to heart.
Sincerely, a native Minnesotan
— Bobbi Jo Woöds (@beejereeno) July 17, 2019
From the guy who said Navy Seals deserve to be killed. And then sued a war hero's widow. It figures you'd align with him.
— Filthy Comfortable (@GOPcomedy) July 17, 2019
Congratulations on re-setting the bar for self-owns.
— F.U. Scott Fitzgerald! (@FuFitz) July 17, 2019
All Democrats have to do to win is not do or say anything stupid.
Ilhan Omar: Hold my Qahwe
— The Camo(papa) Who Laughs… (@camopapa0410) July 17, 2019
Ventura is probably not the guy you want to quote on mental instability.
— Michael Cordeiro (@methinksright) July 18, 2019
Yet she did exactly that. And it was amazing.
Well, that’s not going to help your favorable rating of 9%.
— Candy Lamb (@candylamb47) July 18, 2019
She appears intent on striving to take that number lower. We can only wish her luck in her efforts.
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