Progressive Democrats took aim at former President Barack Obama after he argued that political candidates alienate voters when they use “snappy” slogans such as “defund the police.”
Obama made the comments during an interview with Peter Hamby on the Snapchat original political show “Good Luck America” that aired Wednesday morning.
“You lost a big audience the minute you say it, which makes it a lot less likely that you’re actually going to get the changes you want done,” Obama said. “The key is deciding, do you want to actually get something done, or do you want to feel good among the people you already agree with?”
is comments drew a sharp rebuke from several progressive Democrats such as anti-Semites Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.
“We lose people in the hands of police,” Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., shot back. “It’s not a slogan but a policy demand. And centering the demand for equitable investments and budgets for communities across the country gets us progress and safety.”
Other members of the so-called “Squad” joined Omar in pushing back against Obama’s comments.
“Rosa Parks was vilified & attacked for her civil disobedience. She was targeted. It’s hard seeing the same people who uplift her courage, attack the movement for Black lives that want us to prioritize health, funding of schools & ending poverty, rather than racist police systems,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., tweeted.
We lose people in the hands of police. It’s not a slogan but a policy demand. And centering the demand for equitable investments and budgets for communities across the country gets us progress and safety. https://t.co/Vu6inw4ms7
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) December 2, 2020
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Obama vs. squad. This is similar to war between Hamas and the PLO. I wish them both success.
If the so-called “Squad” didn’t get the memo from the Biden transition team, they are irrelevant and one really cares. Biden will govern from the center, and if they don’t like it, they are welcome to join the Trumpkopfs as part of the “loyal opposition” for the next 4 years..
For this mamzer the issue of defunding police is the problem only because it “Alienated Voters”, not because it is responsible and contributes to crime and chaos.
Gadolhadorah,
If the Dems can perform techiyas hameisim and all the cemetery dwellers in Georgia cast a vote in January, the squad agenda will likely be implemented.
So without “Defund the Police” Biden would have gotten 90 million?