They call this propaganda for the ruling class “journalism.”
“In Interview With Rep. Omar, CNN’s Jake Tapper Never Mentions Her Own Derogatory Comments,” by Susan Jones, CNS News, December 6, 2021:
(CNSNews.com) – CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday gave Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar a platform to condemn the “hateful, bigoted comments” made about her by Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert. But Tapper never mentioned the “hateful, bigoted comments” for which Omar was forced to apologize in February 2019.
“So, I want to obviously start with those comments, Boebert comparing you to a terrorist suicide bomber,” Tapper told Omar in an exclusive interview on “State of the Union.” “What is it like to hear that kind of blatant bigotry, blatant Islamophobia coming from a fellow elected member of the House of Representatives?”
“It’s shocking and unacceptable,” Omar responded. “And it’s very unbecoming of a congresswoman to use that kind of derogatory, dangerous, inciting language against a colleague. Many of us thought, post-9/11, that we were on the mend.
“When I first won, I remember getting phone calls from across the world from heads of states and prime ministers and foreign ministers congratulating me because they thought that America was past its sort of post 9/11- Islamophobia. And to see this happen right now in the halls of Congress really is damaging, not just to the Muslim community, to myself, but to the kind of country we want to be.”
Tapper steered the interview in a direction that allowed Omar to describe the House Republican leader as “a liar and a coward” and to paint all Republicans as Islamaphobes:
“This is who they are,” Omar said. “And we have to be able to stand up to them. And we have to push them to reckon with the fact that their party right now is normalizing anti-Muslim bigotry.”
What about Omar’s anti-Semitism?
At no time in Sunday’s interview did Tapper mention that Omar herself was forced to apologize for anti-Semitic remarks she made on social media.
On Feb. 10, Omar, a Somali-born American Muslim, tweeted about critics of her attacks on Israel, “It’s all about the Benjamins baby.” That same day, when asked who was “paying American politicians to be pro-Israel,” Omar tweeted, “AIPAC!” in reference to the American-Israeli Polical Action Committee.
In 2012, before she entered Congress, Omar had tweeted, “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.”
The furor over Omar’s “Benjamins” tweet prompted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other House Democrat leaders to issue a statement titled, “Democratic Leadership Statement on Anti-Semitic Comments of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.”
The Feb. 11, 2019 statement read:
Anti-Semitism must be called out, confronted and condemned whenever it is encountered, without exception.
We are and will always be strong supporters of Israel in Congress because we understand that our support is based on shared values and strategic interests. Legitimate criticism of Israel’s policies is protected by the values of free speech and democratic debate that the United States and Israel share. But Congresswoman Omar’s use of anti-Semitic tropes and prejudicial accusations about Israel’s supporters is deeply offensive. We condemn these remarks and we call upon Congresswoman Omar to immediately apologize for these hurtful comments.
As Democrats and as Americans, the entire Congress must be fully engaged in denouncing and rejecting all forms of hatred, racism, prejudice and discrimination wherever they are encountered.
In response to that letter, Rep. Omar tweeted on Feb. 11, 2019:
Anti-Semitism is real and I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of anti-Semitic tropes. My intention is never to offend my constituents of Jewish Americans as a whole. We have to always be willing to step back and think through criticism, just as I expect people to hear me when others attack me for my identity. This is why I unequivocally apologize.
At the same time, I reaffirm the problematic role of lobbyists in our politics, whether it be AIPAC, the NRA or the fossil fuel industry. It’s gone on too long and we must be willing to address it.
Again in June 2021, Omar was rebuked by some of her fellow Democrats for putting Israel and the United States in the same category as Hamas and the Taliban:
“We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity,” Omar tweeted. “We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban. I asked @SecBlinken where people are supposed to go for justice.”…
But none of that was mentioned by Tapper on Sunday, who helpfully asked Omar, “What do you think Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leaders should do, if anything, about this” (Boebert insult)?…
gravenimage says
Ilhan Omar goes on CNN to complain about Boebert’s joke, isn’t asked about her own incendiary comments
…………..
Given the general apologia for Islam from CNN, this scarcely surprises…
somehistory says
Eventually c n n…crooked not news…will be a thing of the past. They no longer can be trusted to actually tell the news and to be middle-of-the road impartial.
Didn’t the brother of the former gov of NY just get canned due to his involvement with his brother’s crimes? It took a long, long time for that to happen….even when chris would do an *interview* with gov, and show his complete bias, he kept his job.
So, the snake, i. elmi, is not likely ever to be asked questions by cnn…and on those occasions when others have asked her questions, her response is to put up her hand to hide her lying eyes and mouth and refuses to answer….or….she just spouts the “phobia” nonsense and still refuses to answer.
Slime. When we no longer have to see her ugly face, or hear her sleazy voice mispronouncing common English words, as she lies like a dirty cheap carpetbagger , and her name is not ever mentioned again….it will be a “wonderful day in the neighborhood.”
John says
I wish he would’ve asked her if she ever consummated the marriage to her brother.
tim gallagher says
That’d be a great question to ask just for shock value, John. Imagine the shock on her face if that had been asked. Talk about blind siding someone. The shock might even give her a heart attack. Of course, no one could ask such a question because they would never hear the end of it. Their career would be over in an instant.
PRCS says
“Of course, no one could ask such a question because they would never hear the end of it. Their career would be over in an instant.”
As he’s already mentioned the issue, I think Tucker Carlson might do that. One can only hope.
tim gallagher says
Being out here in Australia, PRCS, I didn’t know about Tucker Carson mentioning this woman’s having married her brother. I had read about her marrying her brother here at Jihad Watch and I figured that it was just a scam that had somehow helped her get into the USA, as gravenimage has mentioned here. I think it would be funny to watch her reaction if some journalist did suddenly, totally blind siding her, ask about her marriage to her brother. I imagine she would go berserk. As long as she didn’t have any weapons, say a knife, at hand, I guess the journalist would be safe. I think that she would react violently and completely lose control of her emotions.
gravenimage says
This incident was truly appalling, but I think Omar’s “marrying” her brother had more to do with immigration fraud than incest–not that this is much better.
somehistory says
There was a long account some years ago about her and her brother whom she married so he could get into the country….and he was admiring her …body…when her children were being born…
Not having things to say about the baby, but about **her** in an intimate way.
So, they most likely had some stuff going on while they were *married.*
mozlums don’t have any morals. They just pretend to.
Melc says
I don’t know but Muslims are allowed to marry their first cousins and other medieval stuff. It is a death cult with low morality as Md. demonstrated marrying a 6 year old and consummating the marriage when Aiysha was just 9. Pedophilia?????
john smith says
I wouldn’t be in the least surprised if something went on between them, perversion is the norm in islam. Everything is acceptable from paedophilia. beastiality, necrophilia, even cannibalism, it’s all there. Every evil perversion under the sun can be found in islam.
gravenimage says
There is no doubt that incest is rife in Islam, including many Muslims raping their own sisters. I just meant I think the main objective here was to bring him into the country.
Kenneth J Johnson says
Poor Baby. She also said once that she wears her Hijab to show she represents her community. The Hijab represents Negros, Jews, Whites, and others.’¿¿¿ In the next election her opponents should use this remark to defeat her as she only represents Muslems. KEN
Walter Sieruk says
Ilan Omar sure knows how to dish it out but she can’d take it ,at all. What a crybaby ! What a wimp !
Just to think about it Omar complains terribly about the comment the Rep,Lauren Boebert, justly, said about her
Omar really has lot of gall to complain about something said about her . Omar had it coming with her spite-full hateful and bigoted the Jewish people and the State of Israel as well as the many negative things she said even said about America.
Omar just can’t stand to hear the truth spoken out about her.
Omar is so terrible that even an American imams ,when interviewed , was honest enough to speak out about just how dangerous and subversive she actually is . This imam even went to so as to describe Omar A “ISIS with lipstick” [1] That shows in most probably have some inside information about her.
Anyway is Omar then going to also complain bitterly about him for what he said about her .
She will not she know not to push him too far ,he just might speak other things about her that she wouldn’t want the American public to discover or know.
[1] TRUMP CARD , a Dinesh D’ Souza video documentary
gravenimage says
She’s playing the victim as a strategy. So cynical.
Doomer says
Ilan Omar says, ““It’s shocking and unacceptable,”
and “derogatory, dangerous, inciting language”
But even worse are the Final,Final,Definitive Words of Allah in the Quran.
1.There are 114 suras or chapters in the Quran, and in 113 suras it begins with the Basmala:” In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate”.
Yet he is so merciful that he curses Christians of the future “until the Day of Resurrection”( sura 5:14)
and the same regarding the Jews ,”until the Day of Resurrection”(sura 5:64).
2.Substitute Christians with the word WOMEN and Jews with the word BLACKS and voila, it would apply 100% to Ilhan Omar. Allah is guilty of what Omar complains about.
a) In the Quran the Muslim believer is a SLAVE, but in the OT God himself calls Abraham His Friend (not Slave)
““You, O Israel, are my servant, you, O Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham MY FRIEND.” (Isaiah 41:8)
And in 2 Chronicles 20:7 , “Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham YOUR FRIEND?”
Later in the NT we have,James 2:23 ,”And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was
called God’s friend.”
b) It happens that Abraham met God in the flesh,in the form of a man, as Jesus,
and the encountered inspired him to ask that Sodom and Gomora be spared if 50 just men were found,then 40,then 30,etc, till he got to 10 just men. ( Genesis 18:22-33)
c) Later Jesus,in the Gospels, calls God Father and 3 times the original Aramaic word appears “Abba ( Dad, Daddy )”. One might say only Jesus had the right to call God “Dad” but Paul
also tells us to call God “Abba,Daddy” in
Galatians 4:6: “And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”” ( Notice a Christian is NOT a slave of God)
Romans 8:15: “For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship,
by who WE CRY, “Abba! Father!””
d) Later God decided to kill all the Jews,utterly,except for Moses, because they had built a calf of gold,and were worshipping it. And God would chose another people to be the Chosen People.
But Moses interceded and convinced God to not do it: in Islam a Muslim is a slave,
and a slave only OBEYS ,no questions asked.
e) Why all the details? In Islam the slaves of Allah can NEVER convince Allah to change his curse on Christians and Jews, his final message appeared.
But to those who say the God of the Bible is evil because it says one day an army of 200 million will Kill 33% of Humanity, and he is No Better than Allah,
it turns out that THAT prophecy, in theory, can be OVERTURNED, if people ask God to Not Do it, just like Abraham and Moses did. The Antichrist does Not have to come,if people ask God to make it not happen.
gravenimage says
Interesting points, Doomer. The Islamic deity is a cold and distant as well as violent figure.
Melc says
The Islamic deity ‘Allah’ was a plagerised and adopted ‘MOON’ god that Md. cunningly and selfishly used for his messenger prophet image.
That is why Islam means ‘submission’. When few did in Mecca Md. fled to Medina where all that changed after he picked up a sword!!!!!!
Doomer says
Yes,we must never forget in the Quran a believer is just a slave,has to obey right away. Even Muslim names say it:
Abdullah means “slave of Allah”
Abderahman means “slave of the merciful”
I forgot to add that in 2 Kings 20:1-6 king Hezekiah is told he will die soon,and in Islam a Muslim would just obey,but Hekekiah asks God to spare him,
and God says he will live for 15 years more.
Plus, in Islam the concept of “natural law” (laws or rules that are obtained ONLY by reason, no divine revelation)
does not exist,only divine law. However, “natural rights =human rights” can only exist if one accepts the existence of natural law.
Here in this Cambrige University journal it says:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-law-and-religion/article/abs/natural-law-and-natural-rights-in-islamic-law/26A89F299CB8F0817096CA3F5FBD482B
“To even begin suggesting that a natural law tradition exists in Islamic law, one has to overcome the hurdles set by those who avowedly deny that such a tradition exists.
Respected Islamicists such as Patricia Crone and the late George Makdisi have stated in NO UNCERTAIN terms that there is NO natural law tradition in Islam.”
Thomas Aquinas stated his “theory of natural rights” and here it says
https://www.123helpme.com/essay/Thomas-Aquinass-Theory-Of-Human-Rights-PJCXJPGD2R#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20fundamental%20human%20rights%20enshrined%20in,from%20natural%20law%20theory%20propounded%20by%20Thomas%20Aquinas.
“One of the fundamental human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, under “Article 3” states “Everyone has a right to life, liberty and security”.
This right is clearly drawn from natural law theory propounded by Thomas Aquinas.”
And,”He mentions that robbery, the killing of innocent human beings and theft is contrary to natural law.”
And Paul also talked about it , calling it a law of “Nature” and “of the Heart”, in Romans 2:14-15
“Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law,
do by nature
things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are
written on their hearts”
By Law in the Christian sense he means “Love your neighbor like yourself”(Golden Rule) and here he refers to the STOICS, who said
1.All men are equal
2. Do not do to others what you don’t want others to do to you(Golden Rule)
Stoicism was created around 300 BC by a Phoenician called ZENO,who was well-off. He was born in a Greek city beat Lebanon,and being of a merchant family almost certainly spoke Phoenician in addition to Greek.
For commercial reasons and family reasons.
The Phoenicians spoke the CANANITE language who is very similar to Hebrew. Zeno was a pantheist, after death there is nothing,there is No Personal God.
Their God was impersonal(like the God of Aristotle),and it was Zeus,who was a divine fire. Zeus =the laws of nature.
Yet he gives as his reason for saying all men are equal that one of the laws of nature is that they all have a “divine spark”.
I suspect Zeno,whose native language was very similar to Hebrew, heard of the Jewish Bible stating
male and female=image of God,
and from there created his “divine spark” reason as to WHY all men are born and are equal.
Not equal by beauty,intelligence,wealth but because they are all born with a “divine spark”.
Doomer says
In Stoicism the “divine spark” possessed by men (the reason why all are born equal ) is different from the soul of humans in Islam.
Because in Islam the human soul is in NO way “divine”.
That is blasphemy, idolatry.
While in Christianity the soul is in the Image of God ( the reason why all are born equal ) ,so it partakes of the divine,of the God-like.
Wellington says
The Jake Tappers out there are actually a bigger problem than the Ilhan Omars. A media which had a ruthless pursuit of the truth, which is the way the media should operate optimally, would reduce the deceitful and self-pitying Ilhan Omars to a marginal influence if even that. Arguably the weakest link in a (still?) free society is a press which is suffused with an agenda rather than with a quest for the truth.
James Lincoln says
Wellington,
100% agree.
The Leftist mainstream media continues to carry water for their fellow Leftists – as well as for muslims.
Honest journalism can still be found but it is in very short supply.
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
The American Politburo comes through again.
CONTROL-ALT-DELETE
CONTROL- THE NARRATIVE
ALTER- PERCEPTIONS
DELETE- ANY CONFLICTING AND CONTRADICTORY FACTS
Poor Ilhan. What’s a gentle llamb like
her doing representing and promoting
a proto-nazi ideaology?
Westman says
Wellington: “..a press which is suffused with an agenda rather than with a quest for the truth.” How true, Wellington.
Now that the corporate advertising model has been demolished by the internet, yellow journalism(its all about the Benjamins) has moved to the forefront and CNN is looking for eyes and clicks. Controversey sells advertiser-supported time better than truth since it can be extended and rehashed every time it is rebutted. Choosing and championing politicians pays off.
Infidel says
John Malone needs to follow up on the firing of Chris Cuomo and start taking out others, such as Jake Tapper, Don Lemon and others, if he wants to fulfill his goal of making CNN a news organization again
Frances Weingarten says
Ilhan Omar is a bigot and an anti-semite! She complains about what she considers has been done to her but when it comes to her speaking about anyone else, it’s free speech and anti-semitic BS! She can’t have it both ways and Jake Tapper should know better that to allow Ilhan Omar to speak against whomever she chooses while putting down all those against whom she speaks !
Melc says
How was she elected? People must have voted for her or the election was rigged. Does she represent an Islamic ghetto? We had that in London in one ward, Tower Hamlets. Lutfer Rahman was guilty of corrupt and illegal electoral practises and is being investigated. Omar married her brother for immigration purposes. Isn’t that a reason for her to resign?
somehistory says
Marrying her brother is reason for her to be locked up. Incest is still against the law. She committed fraud so he could come here and go to school. Immigration fraud is a crime.
When members of Congress asked her about him, she lied and said she didn’t know where he was, hadn’t seen him in years…although there are photos of the two of them with other family members taken during the time about which Congress was inquiring. Lying to Congress is a crime, so she should be locked up.
And she got “elected” by the fruits of other mozlum’s labors going house to house in mozlum *immigrant* hoods and buying their signatures on paper ballots.
She would never resign, but she could be kicked out.
gravenimage says
There were also clueless Infidels who voted ro Omar. There are no places in the US–not yet, anyway–where any candidate could win solely on the basis of Muslim votes; not even Omar’s district.
somehistory says
Yes, she bought votes with money and got other votes by people believing that they should vote in a *minority* candidate.
Some people, many in fact, can be incredibly stupid about things when otherwise, they can hold a job, raise a family, etc.
gravenimage says
Many idiots believe that she and the rest of the Squad are “progressive”. Never mind that there is *nothing* progressive about Islam.
Melc says
How was she elected? People must have voted for her or the election was rigged. Does she represent an Islamic ghetto? We had that in London in one ward, Tower Hamlets. Lutfer Rahman was guilty of corrupt and illegal electoral practises and is being investigated. Omar married her brother for immigration purposes. Isn’t that a reason for her to resign?
OLD GUY says
Oh Me “Omar” I’m a victim because I’m black and muslim. According to Omar’s plan, freedom of speech is only when she speaks about others not when it is aimed at her. If you can”t take the heat get out of the kitchen please and go home to your beloved islamic country.