Rep. Barbara Lee was scheduled to campaign with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi down in South Florida’s 27th congressional district for fellow Dem Donna Shalala on Wednesday. That would be the same Rep. Barbara Lee who gleefully met with Cuba’s Fidel Castro in 2009 and praised the Obama administration’s easing of sanctions against the island dictatorship in 2011:
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, who met w Fidel Castro in 2009, praises Obama move to ease restrictions on US travel and $ remittance to Cuba.
— Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) January 15, 2011
And this would be the same Rep. Barbara Lee that praised Fidel after his death:
Missed this over the weekend: Rep. Barbara Lee said folks should "stop, pause and mourn" Castro's death. https://t.co/ovKWQ5A78O
— Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) November 28, 2016
Big mistake, Dems. Protesters were on hand to greet Rep. Lee and tell her what that thought of her pro-Castro views. Bonus? Rep. Lee didn’t even show and the entire visit with Pelosi ended in chaos:
Miami Republicans got heated when Pelosi visited Shalala’s campaign office. The proximate target of their ire, Castro-sympathizing Rep Barbara Lee, didn’t show https://t.co/ThB0cWdHG2
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) October 17, 2018
From the Miami Herald’s Jimena Tavel, who covered the day:
I’m in Coral Gables working with @martindvassolo. @NancyPelosi and @RepBarbaraLee were scheduled to campaign for @DonnaShalala and @DebbieforFL here today. About 25 protesters are standing outside, holding signs supporting Republicans and accusing Democrats of being communists. pic.twitter.com/4aStMkFwnx
— Jimena Tavel (@taveljimena) October 17, 2018
We believe it was, oh, yesterday, when Dems totally encouraged this type of behavior:
The crowd has grown. They’re striking the door to the building where the event will take place. They’re also screaming “commie” and calling the Democrats “witches.” pic.twitter.com/08ZafRtxwp
— Jimena Tavel (@taveljimena) October 17, 2018
No professionally done signs in this group:
Frank de Varona is a veteran part of Brigade 2506 in the Bay of Pigs invasion. He said he’s insulted Democrats invited @RepBarbaraLee, who showed sympathy toward the Castros when Fidel died. “I’m angry,” he said. pic.twitter.com/RVSpL9r5Al
— Jimena Tavel (@taveljimena) October 17, 2018
Rep. Lee is a uniter, guys:
Nelson Diaz, the chairman of the Republican Party, said protesters belong to several groups but are all united against Democrats. “There is nothing worse in this country than @RepBarbaraLee,” he said. “We’re here to say socialism kills.”
— Jimena Tavel (@taveljimena) October 17, 2018
Police and Secret Service eventually locked the doors to keep out the protesters:
Here’s a picture of the protesters outside. Police and Secret Service locked the doors right now and aren’t letting anyone in anymore. pic.twitter.com/WNLtirergC
— Jimena Tavel (@taveljimena) October 17, 2018
And because the doors are locked, non-protesters were kept out. Like Democratic fundraiser Katy Sorenson:
About 10 people are standing outside the back entrance unable to go in. Former Miami Dade county commissioner Katy Sorenson is here. She said she thinks it’s because of the protest that they can’t go in. pic.twitter.com/rhvzpuGlAy
— Jimena Tavel (@taveljimena) October 17, 2018
Sorenson told him she had a fundraiser for Democrat candidates at her house yesterday and was invited. Man said it was a safety issue for @NancyPelosi.
— Jimena Tavel (@taveljimena) October 17, 2018
What did Dems think would happen when they cheered on the mob chasing Republicans out of restaurants?
“It’s unfortunate that a group of peaceful citizens can’t engage with the candidates they support,” Sonrenson said, “while the protesters get to do whatever they want.”
— Jimena Tavel (@taveljimena) October 17, 2018
And we’re seeing some anger from team Shalala at Nancy Pelosi for how things went down:
It’s a classic tale of how elites in, say, San Francisco & DC don’t see the world the way folks in Miami do. And it shows just how much of a bullet Dems will take to take out of fear of offending Pelosi pic.twitter.com/WWpTrMOkhz
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) October 18, 2018
Pelosi also won’t explain what Rep. Lee was invited in the first place:
Pelosi wouldn’t give details on how her friend & fellow Calif. Dem, Rep. Barbara Lee, was invited to the Shalala event.
Her explanation, when you listen to folks who know & just look at what happened, makes little sense. People don’t just show up on campaign event announcements pic.twitter.com/pXSzXC4dvp
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) October 18, 2018
A total fail by Dems:
Pelosi also wouldn’t say if she agreed or disagreed with Rep. Lee’s 2016 statement that “We need to stop and pause and mourn [Fidel Castro’s] loss.”
Pelosi: “never interpret, question the motivation, or speak for my colleagues. That’s why I’m the leader.”
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) October 18, 2018
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