Rep. Ilhan Omar is fighting back against those who think her baseless conspiracy theory that Sen. Lindsey Graham is “compromised” is tied to his sexuality when what she really means is that it’s a baseless conspiracy theory on financial impropriety or something else and if you think she was talking about his sexuality, well then, it’s YOUR FAULT not hers:
Yes, because the Right thinks being homosexual is “compromising”.
Well I have news for them, being LGBTQ+ isn’t something we should be ashamed of!
Y’all know my tweet had nothing to do with his sexuality and everything to do with his blind cooperation w/ Trump.
Let’s focus! https://t.co/6FSvjnm8xi
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 17, 2019
This… is not a good defense:
It's not great that *the defense* of Omar and Ruhle is that maybe they were spreading some different baseless conspiracy theory
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) January 17, 2019
But this is really where she’s going with it:
I love how revealing the Right is in their assumptions of me.
Pro-tip- just because you are homophobic, doesn’t mean everyone else is.
Deal with your own bigotry and Islamophobic views of me, and stop with the hateful smears. pic.twitter.com/vWtEmI72n2
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 17, 2019
Here’s her response to S.E. Cupp that we told you about earlier:
You’re bias is showing, the only thing baseless here is your tweet.
Do better! https://t.co/brTKBXsewE
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 17, 2019
And Hillary super-fan Peter Daou is getting in on the action, too:
They are not at all offensive. It's common sense that something has happened with #LindseyGraham. My question is why Rep. Omar is being singled out, smeared, and lied about for something many people are saying about Graham's bizarre flip-flops. https://t.co/A4OEuzWR8G
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) January 17, 2019
*wink* *wink* it has “ABSOLUTELY NOTHING” to do with sexual orientation:
Are you really doubling on down on this false accusation? @IlhanMN said ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about #LindseyGraham's sexual orientation.
Many people have questioned whether he is compromised because of Russia ties or financial dealings, which is what she did. Why single her out?? https://t.co/I60H6znuUv
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) January 17, 2019
If this all sounds familiar, it should. It’s “quite Trumpian”:
Ironically, this attack on @GrahamBlog by @IlhanMN is quite Trumpian – & quite the approach that Democrats have taken issue w/ vis-a-vis Trump. => https://t.co/eYGenNk0WM
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) January 17, 2019
Daou and Omar know this but they just don’t care:
maybe it really was a sheriff's star https://t.co/kN4xSgWkRK
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) January 17, 2019
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Related:
Rep. Ilhan Omar doubles down on her Graham tweet, says he's made a '360 turnaround' (which is a circle and makes no sense) https://t.co/QWlyZJiYcF
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 17, 2019
‘Ignorant and homophobic!’ S.E. Cupp RIPS Rep. Ilhan Omar for doubling-down on claim Lindsey Graham has been compromised https://t.co/8v6YVAFa9a
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 17, 2019
‘Ignorant and homophobic!’ S.E. Cupp RIPS Rep. Ilhan Omar for doubling-down on claim Lindsey Graham has been compromised https://t.co/8v6YVAFa9a
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 17, 2019
WTF? Sneering Rep. Ilhan Omar dismisses concerns of 'Jewish Americans' — and CNN doesn't bat an eye https://t.co/61DpFvso6K
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 17, 2019
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