Liz Cheney accuses GOP House leadership of enabling white nationalism

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Source: raw story




May 16, 2022


On Monday morning, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) lashed out at the leadership of her own party for turning a blind eye to the overt racism being promoted by members of their own caucus.

Coming on the heels of the horrific mass shooting in Buffalo, New York where an 18-year-old man used a high-powered weapon to slaughter 10 people and wound three in a grocery store in a predominately Black neighborhood, Cheney appeared to call out House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for sitting idly by.

"The House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism. History has taught us that what begins with words ends in far worse," she wrote before adding, " @GOP leaders must renounce and reject these views and those who hold them."

Over the weekend, following the shooting, Rep Elise Stefanik (R-NY) was singled out for promoting the "great replacement theory" that was the central thesis of the shooter's manifesto in ads on Facebook..........................

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/gop-white-nationalism/

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Lots of blame NEEDS to be put on Stefanik. She is competing with the worst of them.

Link to tweet

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Photo by Mandel Ngan for AFP)

[Baitball Blogger]

1. kick

[Nullvalue]

2. Voters

How do we make sure this white nationalist GOP can't vote or get on TV, Democracy is gonna die if we don't figure this out

[Wednesdays]

6. I'm not sure what you're suggesting,

but in America we don't jail people merely for their political beliefs.

[Nullvalue]

8. Political

I've never seen white supremacy on the ballot, it always sneaks in with dog whistles and crypto nazis. Racial hatred isn't political and same with calling Democrats groomers, white supremacy sneaking in is eroding democracy, it only works if people aren't played fiddle by an anti-immigrant TV show host talking great replacement. They vote fascism or they don't vote, then they shouldn't

[KS Toronado]

20. Welcome to DU!

Only real weapon we have is the ballot box to get rid of them. My crystal ball sees a Big Blue Wave
coming in the midterms because of Jan 6th and R's attitude "nothing to see here"

[llashram]

37. true

[nycbos]

3. The fact that Darth Vader's daughter has become one of the only voices...

... integrity of the Republican Party show us how f***d up everything is.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Elise lines up with all the scum on TDFG's side

There are common threads if you look for them

[dalton99a]

10. The extremists have taken over

[rockfordfile]

36. Ugly Nazi pos. A loser that thinks by having guns everywhere means anything

The only thing it shows is she's a un-American pos crack-pot.

[Magoo48]

24. Most ReTrumplicans are afraid of tfg.

He is a coward’s idea of a strong man. Most ReTrumplicans are cowards.

[hlthe2b]

5. Damn, Liz. I hate your policies, I detest your Father, but damn if you don't show integrity

sufficient for me not to be able to write you off and to show you considerable begrudging respect. I definitely will give you that.

[BeyondGeography]

7. +1

[TeamProg]

12. +1

[Jerry2144]

15. I agree

I would never support her policies. But I respect her integrityand honor

[nevergiveup]

18. "considerable begrudging respect"? ......Yep, you nailed it.

I feel the exact same way and with her white nationalism comments she has now likely lost the last few remaining Republican votes she had in Wyoming.

[Dorn]

25. I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!

Integrity, a Chaney? I disagree -- the fact that someone treats dogs well does not make them a good person. And agreeing that the moon is not made of of cheese or that there are many bigots in the GOP is not extraordinary.

[hlthe2b]

26. You might at least spell the name correctly if you are going to be that adamant about anything.

It is Cheney, btw.

Oh, and if you are totally oblivious to any show of ethical behavior among your political opponents, however rare, then I hold little expectation that you recognize it in your friends.

[obamanut2012]

33. Cheney

[dalton99a]

9. A voice in the wilderness

[Eyeball_Kid]

28. How will the GOP "leadership" respond? With nothing.

They're all-in with Trump's base. If the base are fascist Nazis, then so are Kevin and Elise and Steve. They're leading from behind.

[dalton99a]

29. They are hoping the Trump trash will "take care" of her

for speaking out against the cult

[Walleye]

11. Thanks for calling that out, Liz. Get back to me when you vote for Democrats up and down the ballot

The only way this shit will stop is if all of these hand wringing pearl clutching Republicans actually vote for and campaigning for Democrats. Jesus Christ this isn’t that hard

[hibbing]

13. The old cliche, it's a feature, not a bug n/t

[Warpy]

14. I think Liz is getting ready to run as an indie

because white nationalist is what the GOP has been since Nixon handed the party to the Dixie bigots.

[AlexSFCA]

17. yes, but not in rhetoric. Today they say openly racist shit that leads to violence

[minstrel76]

16. Liz Cheney has my respect

I hate to say it, but the GOP needs many more people like her who, despite disagreements with Democrats regarding policy, are at least actually committed to the rule of law and defending the Constitution. Not trying to manipulate or game it just to gain or retain power at all costs, or to use, support, or condone violence for political ends, as the most of the GOP is doing. I lament the loss of The Lincoln Project, which, while still conservative, sought to inspire Republicans to give racism no purchase and look back to the triumphs of the party under Abraham Lincoln. This current GOP, however, has for a long time seemed more like a party hell bent on the restoration and expansion of Jefferson Davis' Confederacy.

[Stuart G]

19. Mine Too

[machoneman]

38. They used to have more like her, but those old white R men died off or retired long ago.

[Novara]

21. I suspect a lot of them don't go independent because of the GOP fundraising ability

I don't think there's anything comparable for independents. If the political infrastructure was there, I think we'd see a lot of them leaving the festering slime pit and switching to independent.

And I have a little less respect for those who talk the talk but don't walk the walk. Sure, they deserve kudos for speaking up, but words without action don't amount to a whole lot.

[mgardener]

22. Stefanik is my Rep

She is awful.

[vlyons]

23. Hey Liz, don't hold your breath waiting for GOPers to be good guys

We can't go back to the Eisenhower GOP. Nixon set the stage with his southern strategy to support segregationists. Then Reagan opened the barn doors and let all the corporate pigs out.

The best thing for you is to just walk away from the GOP. Become an Indy.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

27. No Trump kisses for you

[ananda]

30. And yet, she's still one of them.

Nuff said.

[JudyM]

31. We need to push her in front of cameras, get all the MSM coverage we can get her on this point.

[ificandream]

32. Someone please get her to change parties.

[Cha]

34. TY & Liz Cheney

💙💛

[rockfordfile]

35. That pos right-wing terrorist was wearing the same crap as proud boys and other Nazi groups