As those are the cards she always plays, they lose their force.
“Ilhan Omar says McCarthy leaving her off Africa subcommittee is ‘racist, xenophobic,'” by Lawrence Richard, Fox News, January 27, 2023:
In a new statement, Rep. Ilhan Omar is now accusing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of being “racist” and “xenophobic” for removing her from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Omar, a member of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights, defended her position in a tweet saying she is “the only African-born” member.
“As the only African born, not being on the Africa subcommittee is not just an elimination of a unique voice but an elimination of all the voices that have never been heard on a committee on the continent,” Omar wrote.
She added: “It’s racist, xenophobic and discriminatory.”
Omar echoed these remarks during an appearance Sunday on MSNBC’s “Yasmin Vossoughian Reports.”
“I think it would be hypocritic [sic] for him to remove, you know, the first African born on subcommittee on Africa on the Foreign Affairs Committee, where I’ve had the opportunity to not only represent my constituents but the voice of so many people who have never had a voice on the Foreign Affairs Committee,” Omar said.
Omar has previously described McCarthy’s decision as a political stunt, a blow to the integrity of the democratic institution and a threat to national security.
HOUSE DEM LEADER PREDICTS ‘BIPARTISAN’ SUPPORT TO KEEP ILHAN OMAR ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
McCarthy has said he is removing Omar from the position as she has upset many of her colleagues in the past with controversial anti-Israel statements that highlighted antisemitic tropes.
She once said, “It’s all about the Benjamins, baby” to explain why McCarthy criticized her for opposing the Jewish country. She also sparked backlash for a remark comparing the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban.
McCarthy, as Speaker, has the authority to approve committee appointments offered by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Republican members could offer a vote to keep Omar on the committee, and at least two Republicans have expressed support to keep her position.
Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., and Nancy Mace, R-SC., said they oppose removing her from the committee….
tim gallagher says
Well of course that must be the reason. Always the victim, this piece of Muslim crap. Maybe they have woken up the fact that she is braindead and a treacherous scumbag who is always out to try to destroy the USA and advance evil, barbaric islam.
James Lincoln says
tim gallagher says,
“Well of course that must be the reason. Always the victim, this piece of Muslim crap.”
An accurate description.
Just another member of Congress whose chief goal is to destroy the United States.
tim gallagher says
She certainly seems to be all about destroying the United States, James. But, of course, since barbaric islam is opposed to pretty well all the values that underpin our western, civilised societies, she, as a Muslim, with a totally incompatible view of what life is all about, is bound to be a destroyer of the American way of life. You would know more about the other treacherous scum in Congress who are out to destroy the United States than I do, but I have no doubt that there are plenty of them around. Same in Australia, lots of scum who would love to destroy our way of life out here. No doubt it is similar in all western countries. A lot of people don’t seem to see what a great way of life western countries have created and just want to tear things apart. What they would come up with would be a thousand times worse.
milo minderbinder says
Ilhan Omar has been groomed by the best. She is affiliated with both the Muslim Brotherhood and Marxist groups. These people know how to play the game, they are masters of deception. She, and those like her, aren’t going away. They are relentless and will continue their efforts to take this country down.
https://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individuals/ilhan-omar/
tim gallagher says
Thanks for the information, milo. She definitely seems to be an enemy of the country she now is living in and should piss off back to the Muslim country she crawled out of. It just came to me that, in the claims of victimhood that she is making, well, of course it is bound to be “racist” (it is always racist according to people like her) but where she claims that it is xenophobic, that is a hatred of foreigners and since she is, I presume, an American citizen these days, it is a claim that makes no sense. She is not a foreigner, but, hey, any bullshit whingeing and whining claim is always the go with maggots like her. She is the enemy withing American society.
somehistory says
America…the “land of opportunity.” does not mean the “opportunity” for a foreigner….from her own lips…to make decisions based on biased thinking…always in favor of her birth place and those who have not yet made it to the shores of the U.S. (many have…legal; and illegal as she and her family did, faking the name of “omar” on their papers). votes she makes; resolutions and bills she proposes are always favoring mozlums…so very recently the “islam o phobia’ rep who will make sure no one tells the Truth anywhere about islam if she and the rep have anything to say about it.
i elmi, criminally alias, i. omar, deserves to be on a committee as much as piranha deserve to be in a little kids pet fish bowl. She deserves to be on a committee as much as a rattlesnake deserves to sleep with baby bunnies. In fact, she is deserving of deportation for fraud and lying to Congress.
dazzleme says
Exactly somehistory, thing of it is she was NEVER held accountable for marrying her brother to get into the country. This wench has the audacity to think she can make decisions for our country, not! She didn’t put her hand on the Bible when sworn in. She should have never been allowed to be on these committees to begin with. She should have been voted out, actually should have never been allowed to run. She is NOT AMERICAN!
wpm says
Maybe they can make a job just for her to investigate problems of incest in new illegal aliens entering the country under false names and reason for being here what is their goals do the love America, do they accept the culture and laws of America? Do they married their brother,s do they hate western society ,do they take big money from Soros ?? I would give her plenty of time and money to come up with answers !.
James Lincoln says
wpm says,
“I would give her plenty of time and money to come up with answers !”
She already has all of the answers, something like:
None of that is true – just a smear campaign from MAGA Republicans.
Let’s just focus on the Jews, BDS, etc…
tgusa says
White guys are being called racists by so many democrats it is impossible to keep up. Racists! Yeah yeah yeah yawn. I have a one finger salute for all of them.
James Lincoln says
tgusa,
I would never condone this but:
Some of bashed white guys may figure that they may as well become actual racists – as long as they are already being referred to in that way.
tgusa says
I know you wouldn’t James.That goes without saying. Of course, not out of the realm of possibilities. But, if an adversary is so terrible that it provokes you to go to war with them. Never adopt the policies of the terrible enemy you were forced to fight.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
She has proven to be both Judeophobic and Hinduophobic while on that committee, so Kevin McCarthy did the right thing shutting her out. I’m starting to regain some respect for McCarthy, even though I supported the revolt against him by Biggs, Rosenthal, Gaetz and Boebert
James Lincoln says
Infidel,
The revolt is having the effect of holding McCarthy’s feet to the fire.
Scotsman48 says
But,but,but, I thought she wanted to be treated equally just like everybody else…
Well suck it up sunshine this is what equal treatment looks like.
dazzleme says
Love your response!
OLD GUY says
It’s not racist honey it’s because you are dumb a lier and a cheat.