(08-07-2024 12:32 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  WATCH: Jake Tapper Squirms On-Air As His Co-Hosts Spew Antisemitism About Josh Shapiro

Quote:The national press is scrambling to provide alternative reasons why Kamala Harris passed over Josh Shapiro for Tim Walz as her running mate. Some are even blaming it on Donald Trump, claiming he was behind a whisper campaign to keep the Pennsylvania governor off the ticket.

Of course, we all know the real reason. You don't pass over a very popular, extremely well-spoken governor of a must-win swing state for an awkward radical from Minnesota because you genuinely think Walz is the better candidate. This was about one thing: Shapiro being Jewish.

When it became clear that Harris was favoring Shapiro (and I still think he was the pick at one point), a relentless campaign from the far left commenced. Echoed in the press, it suggested that he was simply unacceptable to the progressive wing of the party. That wasn't because he doesn't have a fairly left-wing record (he does). Rather, it was about appeasing Hamas supporters in the Democratic Party and concerns Shapiro would cost votes in Michigan and Wisconsin.

Some Democrats are smart enough to nibble at the edges. Others are just dumb enough to say the quiet part out loud. That happened on CNN, and it left Jake Tapper squirming as he desperately tried to redirect his co-hosts to no avail.

PHILLIPS: And I think ultimately, Shapiro, I think fit is important, but, you know, I also think when you look at the principle of "do no harm," maybe they did say in a state like Minnesota, do we want to, there were 100,000 uncommitted voters who came out about the Gaza war, do we want to antagonize those voters? Those are part of the question as well.

TAPPER: Can I just say...

CORNISH: Tim Walz also spoke conciliatory towards those people. He said, look, that uncommitted vote is significant, and those people should be heard. So having that kind of response, I think, is probably more of an open door to the parts of the party that have been very frustrated with the Democrats.

At that point in the segment, Tapper is scrambling to try to interject to stop Phillips and Cornish from saying what they are saying, which is essentially admitting that Shapiro was passed over because he didn't coddle radical antisemites in Minnesota. Eventually, he gets his chance.

TAPPER: So, but, just to, just to, one point on the Gaza war. Shapiro has the same position on Israel that Gov. Walz, that Sen. Kelly has. He's actually been more critical of Netanyahu than the other two, but, he is Jewish.

CORNISH: He's also the face of the crackdown on the protests, right? He spoke very vehemently about those protests as being antisemitic.

TAPPER: Not all of them. The ones that were antisemitic he criticized for being antisemitic.

CORNISH: Of course, but he was out front on the issue. So, I'm wondering if that's the kind of thing, again, for the activist wing of the party, was a slap in the face.

What's so great about that part of the exchange is that Tapper tees it up for Cornish. He gave her an out to clarify her point so it didn't sound so obvious that Shapiro was sidelined for being Jewish. Instead, she just doubled down by bringing up the campus protests, which were antisemitic. Tapper again jumps in to provide another yet another out, and Cornish again goes back to the well, admitting that the "activist wing" of the Democratic party are antisemites who can't abide anyone criticizing actual antisemitism.

It's as astonishing as it is pathetic. Watching Tapper wink and nod at his co-hosts, all but begging them to be just a little bit less antisemitic on-air is the current state of the press.

Hey, bro who treats women as objects.

Here’s the facts for you.

Senate Minority Leader
All 10 Jewish senators are dems
24 of 27 Jewish house members are dems
All four Jewish state governors are dems
Secretary of State, Treasury Secretary, AG, HLS Secretary, Second Gentlemen all Jewish and you guessed it, all dems.

(08-07-2024 12:29 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(08-07-2024 11:09 AM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  

(08-07-2024 10:56 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(08-07-2024 10:47 AM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  Weird that most on the left who are thrilled that Shapiro wasn't picked would also have been thrilled had Bernie Sanders somehow been the pick. Not sure what that tells me, other than all of you are retarded.

Shapiro could have also been an issue in Michigan as the Dearborn voters might not have been enthused to vote a ticket with him on it.

I dunno, maybe maybe not. All I know is there was absolutely no group who actually had any negative feelings about Walz. Pelosi likes him, Bernie likes him, Manchin likes him. There's no part of the coalition the Dems need that have any negative feelings towards Walz. Shapiro on the other hand had labor unions coming out against him, the left coming out against him, and 2 controversies surrounding him that would have been massive problems. The his office covering up sexual abuse allegations among his staff and the one that would have been a disaster the homicide/suicide case that's at the PA SC right now and him having taken a donation from the spouse. I think there's a very good chance what comes out of that case is going to sink his entire political future, and it ain't like it's a secret this board had a thread about it, it would have been a moronic risk to pick him with that right out there in the open.

I live less than hour from Dearborn and a friend lives even closer. He has a good pulse on the community there, and they were very afraid of Shapiro. Michigan could come down to a few thousand votes.

You could be right, I have no idea. Either way there were a lot of real negatives with Shapiro, and as I mentioned the worst ones have nothing to do with his thoughts on Israel. That suicide/homicide case/cover up is a train coming straight for him that everyone can see coming, to willingly sign up for that would have been idiocy of the highest order.

As much as I am a fan of Walz and he was the guy I was hoping for if I were making the pick I'd have gone with the Kentucky governor. Labor leaders like him just as much as Walz, he's been an extremely popular governor, and while I'm happy to have the fight about calling the instituting free school meals, paid family leave, a child tax credit, etc as "socialism" I'm surprised they'd want that.

Democrats had to appease the Hamas wing of the party.

(08-07-2024 10:14 AM)warhawk09 Wrote:  Holy crap you objectifier of women; do you ever have a thought of your own?

Here’s the facts for you.

Senate Minority Leader
All 10 Jewish senators are dems
24 of 27 Jewish house members are dems
All four Jewish state governors are dems
Secretary of State, Treasury Secretary, AG, HLS Secretary, Second Gentlemen all Jewish and you guessed it, all dems.

That's not the flex you think it is.

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(08-07-2024 01:11 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  Democrats had to appease the Hamas wing of the party.

They could have appeased them even more and picked Bernie Sanders.

(08-07-2024 01:14 PM)b2b Wrote:  

(08-07-2024 10:14 AM)warhawk09 Wrote:  Holy crap you objectifier of women; do you ever have a thought of your own?

Here’s the facts for you.

Senate Minority Leader
All 10 Jewish senators are dems
24 of 27 Jewish house members are dems
All four Jewish state governors are dems
Secretary of State, Treasury Secretary, AG, HLS Secretary, Second Gentlemen all Jewish and you guessed it, all dems.

That's not the flex you think it is.

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

It’s not that hard to follow along.

(08-07-2024 03:04 PM)warhawk09 Wrote:  

(08-07-2024 01:14 PM)b2b Wrote:  

(08-07-2024 10:14 AM)warhawk09 Wrote:  Holy crap you objectifier of women; do you ever have a thought of your own?

Here’s the facts for you.

Senate Minority Leader
All 10 Jewish senators are dems
24 of 27 Jewish house members are dems
All four Jewish state governors are dems
Secretary of State, Treasury Secretary, AG, HLS Secretary, Second Gentlemen all Jewish and you guessed it, all dems.

That's not the flex you think it is.

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

It’s not that hard to follow along.

Well.....

(08-07-2024 03:08 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(08-07-2024 03:04 PM)warhawk09 Wrote:  

(08-07-2024 01:14 PM)b2b Wrote:  

(08-07-2024 10:14 AM)warhawk09 Wrote:  Holy crap you objectifier of women; do you ever have a thought of your own?

Here’s the facts for you.

Senate Minority Leader
All 10 Jewish senators are dems
24 of 27 Jewish house members are dems
All four Jewish state governors are dems
Secretary of State, Treasury Secretary, AG, HLS Secretary, Second Gentlemen all Jewish and you guessed it, all dems.

That's not the flex you think it is.

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

It’s not that hard to follow along.

Well.....

True, true.