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In reply to the discussion: 'Victim of religious bigotry': Tulsi Gabbard, 1st Hindu-American to run for US president [View all]Cha
(297,154 posts)4. Why Is Tulsi Gabbard Attacking Mazie Hirono?
The U.S. senator has wrongly been accused by her colleague from Hawaii of fomenting religious bigotry.
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, Democrat of Hawaii, is under attack.
She stands for women, both as a champion of a womans right to choose and as a defender of those who have been sexually assaulted; she fought Trump and the Republicans in defense of the Affordable Care Act, against the Muslim ban and the Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination. She is being attacked because she has become one of the most eloquent and effective voices of the values Indivisible Hawaii cherishes.
The attack comes not only from rightwing ideologues, it now comes from Hawaiis own member of the House of Representatives, Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat who on Friday announced her candidacy for the presidency. Her article in The Hill accuses Democratic Party members of the Senate Judiciary Committee of fomenting religious bigotry and weaponizing religion during their questioning of nominee Brian Buescher to the U.S. District Court in Nebraska.
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Members of Indivisible Hawaii and other groups have visited Sen. Hironos offices, as well as those of the other members of Hawaiis Congressional delegation, dozens of times since President Donald Trumps Jan. 20, 2017, inauguration. We know firsthand that she has championed our beliefs because we have talked with her and her staff many times. We have followed her votes, watched her on television, read her Facebook Page and emails, and attended her town halls.
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We witnessed what Gabbard did at, during, and after the Democratic Party Convention in 2016 to attack not Trump or the Republicans, but former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party. Since Trumps election Gabbards silence in response to Trumps efforts to dismantle the institutions of our democracy has been deafening and stands in stark contrast to Sen. Hironos forthright, clear and courageous actions to fight the racist, misogynist, and authoritarian actions of Trump and the GOP. The Hill article mimics her past behavior why does she choose to do this again?
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/01/why-is-tulsi-gabbard-attacking-mazie-hirono/
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, Democrat of Hawaii, is under attack.
She stands for women, both as a champion of a womans right to choose and as a defender of those who have been sexually assaulted; she fought Trump and the Republicans in defense of the Affordable Care Act, against the Muslim ban and the Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination. She is being attacked because she has become one of the most eloquent and effective voices of the values Indivisible Hawaii cherishes.
The attack comes not only from rightwing ideologues, it now comes from Hawaiis own member of the House of Representatives, Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat who on Friday announced her candidacy for the presidency. Her article in The Hill accuses Democratic Party members of the Senate Judiciary Committee of fomenting religious bigotry and weaponizing religion during their questioning of nominee Brian Buescher to the U.S. District Court in Nebraska.
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Members of Indivisible Hawaii and other groups have visited Sen. Hironos offices, as well as those of the other members of Hawaiis Congressional delegation, dozens of times since President Donald Trumps Jan. 20, 2017, inauguration. We know firsthand that she has championed our beliefs because we have talked with her and her staff many times. We have followed her votes, watched her on television, read her Facebook Page and emails, and attended her town halls.
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We witnessed what Gabbard did at, during, and after the Democratic Party Convention in 2016 to attack not Trump or the Republicans, but former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party. Since Trumps election Gabbards silence in response to Trumps efforts to dismantle the institutions of our democracy has been deafening and stands in stark contrast to Sen. Hironos forthright, clear and courageous actions to fight the racist, misogynist, and authoritarian actions of Trump and the GOP. The Hill article mimics her past behavior why does she choose to do this again?
More..
https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/01/why-is-tulsi-gabbard-attacking-mazie-hirono/
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'Victim of religious bigotry': Tulsi Gabbard, 1st Hindu-American to run for US president [View all]
oberliner
Jan 2019
OP
Shes also (as far as I am aware) the only one who has heaped praise upon Narendra Modi
liberalnarb
Jan 2019
#130
Kamala Harris: "I welcome Indian PM @NarendraModi to the United States and reaffirm the unbreakable
oberliner
Jan 2019
#132
"(Modi) is a leader whose example and dedication to the people he serves should be an inspiration
liberalnarb
Jan 2019
#135
"I was proud to welcome you (Modi) to the White House last fall. Your reputation preceded you."
oberliner
Jan 2019
#136
Gabbard also opposed the Iran Deal, voted to ban Syrian refugees, and has an odd fixation on the
liberalnarb
Jan 2019
#137
I'd argue she's wrong. "Radical Islamic Terrorism" does cast a shadow on all Muslims as it
liberalnarb
Jan 2019
#140
Is "Michael Harriot someone whose garbage should be posted here"? Or not?
LanternWaste
Jan 2019
#141
She's also a victim of pandering to murderous dictators and siding with Trump over Democrats
jcgoldie
Jan 2019
#27
I've never seen any indication that she broke her ties with the cult known as the Science
pnwmom
Feb 2019
#155
But do you have any opinion about what US policy should be with respect to Syria?
oberliner
Jan 2019
#56
Why hijack your own thread? That person's opinion on Syria has no relevance to it.
brush
Jan 2019
#62
And once we did, we ought to have done more for the refugees we help create. nt
allgood33
Jan 2019
#116
Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard accuses fellow Democrats of 'religious bigotry' in questioning judicial..
Cha
Jan 2019
#19
It was quite clear who she was accusing of religious bigotry because she referred to
pnwmom
Feb 2019
#156
Someone responded to my comment in one of your other tulsi threads noting whom she did it to
themaguffin
Jan 2019
#46
Odd that. Only last week you stated emphatically there are too many candidates.
LanternWaste
Jan 2019
#25
She just lost a number of folks from her campaign which is going nowhere. As for your previous
Demsrule86
Jan 2019
#111
First I have heard of her religion - as a matter of fact I have no idea what religion
rurallib
Jan 2019
#39
There are other reasons why Tulsi is not being supported by mainstream Democrats
Gothmog
Jan 2019
#32
Tulsi Gabbard has a really tough life. She's the victim of just about everyone
ProudLib72
Jan 2019
#33
"my Republican opponent stated...that a Hindu should not be allowed to serve in the US Congress"
oberliner
Jan 2019
#71
"Tulsi Gabbard once touted working for anti-gay group that backed conversion therapy"
ehrnst
Jan 2019
#64
Busy, busy, busy, oberliner. Tulsi was raised in an American cult & is Hindu in name only.
Hekate
Jan 2019
#72
When someone says: "You don't belong in Congress because you are a Hindu" that's pretty oppressive
oberliner
Jan 2019
#81
"Tomorrow it will be Muslim or Jewish Americans....Hispanic or African Americans"
Caliman73
Jan 2019
#104
"my Republican opponent stated publicly that a Hindu should not be allowed to serve in Congress"
oberliner
Jan 2019
#120
Daily Beast, 01/15/19: "Why Conservative Media and the Far Right Love Tulsi Gabbard for President"
VOX
Jan 2019
#131
Thankfully, she has evolved on that issue and is now a champion of LGBT rights
oberliner
Jan 2019
#143