Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar hasn’t exactly been subtle when it comes to her anti-Semitism, but it seems like with each passing day, she’s less and less concerned about how horrible it makes her look.
As Twitchy told you yesterday, Omar pretty brazenly suggested that the GOP is being paid off and controlled by Israel:
It's all about the Benjamins baby ? https://t.co/KatcXJnZLV
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 10, 2019
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what she was getting at. Which is why it should come as no surprise that HuffPost senior reporter Ashley Feinberg, who has a long history of garbage takes, has Omar’s back. When good-egg journalist Yashar Ali pointed out the blatantly anti-Semitic nature of Omar’s comment:
Congresswoman, do you not realize what you’re saying here or do you not care? https://t.co/fh8a1OWhhz https://t.co/jcCvQuWXdC
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) February 11, 2019
This was Feinberg’s response:
so are we just not allowed to talk about how israeli lobbyists have a hold on the gop https://t.co/tjhlmjLUqM
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) February 11, 2019
Feinberg really went above and beyond when it came to excusing anti-Semitism:
Omar ignites new anti-Semitism controversy with comments on AIPAC via @BresPolitico https://t.co/2QgtDotN06
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 11, 2019
accurately describing how the Israel lobby works is not anti-semitism https://t.co/30M6rVmeJb
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) February 11, 2019
Except that’s not what Omar was doing, was it, Ashley?
it's very obvious what she's talking about! people are always going to twist her words looking for bad-faith explanations—we don't have to help them
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) February 11, 2019
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She had plenty of characters left to explain her position. She’s a member of Congress.
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) February 11, 2019
She’s an openly anti-Semitic member of Congress.
Oy. pic.twitter.com/HSqMSZo7z9
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) February 11, 2019
that's….not what she's doing.
— TBashII (@RukhnamaLives) February 11, 2019
No, by all means keep feeding the tropes and stereotypes.
— Jonathan Salama (@JSalama5) February 11, 2019
If Ashley wants to keep talking, we won’t stand in her way.
You’re allowed to talk about how Jews control your political opponents if you want. Pretty storied history of folks doing that, actually pic.twitter.com/zXBzkOv6eP
— Logan Dobson (@LoganDobson) February 11, 2019
You're allowed to talk about whatever you want, Ashley. Please keep talking.
— Currently between fraudulent suspensions (@jtLOL) February 11, 2019
Same goes for Rep. Omar. The more she talks, the more she exposes her true, bigoted self. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and Ilhan Omar is as dirty as they come.
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