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RandySF

(58,936 posts) Wed Aug 8, 2018, 01:45 AM Aug 2018

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MI-13: Rashida Tlaib becomes first Muslim woman sent to Congress.

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MI-13: Rashida Tlaib becomes first Muslim woman sent to Congress. (Original Post) RandySF Aug 2018 OP

Awesome BeyondGeography Aug 2018 #1

Yup she is a hell of a firebrand! SkyDancer Aug 2018 #2

Very excited about this!! GreenPartyVoter Aug 2018 #3

Joe Madison just mentioned this. BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #4

I'll have The Black Eagle on in about twenty minutes! Nt NCTraveler Aug 2018 #5

He was particularly following that race because he lived in Detroit for 20 years! BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #7

Loving the union calls. Nt NCTraveler Aug 2018 #8

Yup and that woman who was a Union steward was a riot!!!! BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #9

She wasn't messing around at work. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #10

Excellent! octoberlib Aug 2018 #6

BeyondGeography

(39,376 posts)

1. Awesome

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 01:54 AM

Aug 2018

I was hoping she’d win. Excellent choice.

SkyDancer

(561 posts)

2. Yup she is a hell of a firebrand!

Reply to BeyondGeography (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 05:29 AM

Aug 2018

GreenPartyVoter

(72,378 posts)

3. Very excited about this!!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 06:18 AM

Aug 2018

BumRushDaShow

(129,147 posts)

4. Joe Madison just mentioned this.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 06:20 AM

Aug 2018

Congrats to her!

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

5. I'll have The Black Eagle on in about twenty minutes! Nt

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 06:23 AM

Aug 2018

BumRushDaShow

(129,147 posts)

7. He was particularly following that race because he lived in Detroit for 20 years!

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #5)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 06:48 AM

Aug 2018

He has Tom Perez on right now.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

8. Loving the union calls. Nt

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #7)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 07:39 AM

Aug 2018

BumRushDaShow

(129,147 posts)

9. Yup and that woman who was a Union steward was a riot!!!!

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #8)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 07:45 AM

Aug 2018

I think she was calling from Washington state too - really early in the morning there.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

10. She wasn't messing around at work.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #9)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 07:50 AM

Aug 2018

She really put it bluntly and was spot on.

Power comes through unity and if you don’t want to unify don’t expect her to wield her power on your behalf.

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

6. Excellent!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 06:38 AM

Aug 2018

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