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Kevin Bowe's avatar

For some reason Charlie overlooks the power of the anti-Semitic leader Louis Farrakhan has had on the Democratic Party.

Oh wait, the Democratic Party drummed Farrakhan out of the party in 1992, around the time the GOP embraced insurgent and fellow anti-semite Pat Buchanan at the GOP convention. While I don't deny the existence of the illiberal left, particularly on the campuses, I'm not going to be lectured by Charlie who, until eight years ago, worked side-by-side with crazy people who "defended" Israeli so that it could be destroyed in the Second Coming. No, Charlie should be celebrating the Liberal Left for their strong opposition to and the condemnation of the Illiberal left. Just like it is wrong to judge a person by the mistakes they make, because it is how they react to their mistakes that is a true judgement on their character, Charlie should be judging the Democrats by how they are pushing back on the illiberal left.

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Charlie Hall's avatar

Note that the illiberal left members of the House of Representatives are 100% supporting pro-Israel Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker. The problem is that unless the Dems flip a LOT of seats in 2024, Cori Bush will be in the same position that Matt Gaetz is today.

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Colleen Kochivar-Baker's avatar

Unlike Matt Gaetz, Cori Bush's agenda is not about Cori Bush. She's compromised in the past in order to get at least some movement on her main issues. It's the same with the rest of the Squad, otherwise Pelosi would have had the same problems as McCarthy.

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