Re: the wording of her critique, I agree. The problem is, after she made that initial benjamins remark, the wording of the rest of her remarks doesn’t matter anymore. The damage was done and anything she said after that was going to be suspect. At this point, if they want anyone to consider the points she was trying…

It’s not spineless, it’s pragmatism and thinking in terms of what is most beneficial to the party. They have more to gain taking the position Pelosi did, than alienating voters by standing up for Omar.

It’s not about cowardice, it’s political math and doing what’s best for the Democratic party as a whole. It’s that, at the end of the day, the Democrats have more to lose by pissing off the pro-Israel lobby and more importantly, the pro-Israel electorate, than what they stand to gain by going to bat for Omar. Once she…

Defending Omar isn’t popular either, at least not with anyone except a small group of progressives who feel strongly about the US’ support of Israel. 

Except it’s not about the alliance per se, but about weighing the pros and the cons of doing away with it, and what that would cost the Democratic Party politically. It’s political math. 

They’re not throwing her under the bus because they don’t have a spine, they’re just not ready to give up the strides the Dems made in the midterms, and Dems’ chances in the 2020 elections, over Omar’s comments. They’re also not willing to risk alienating the very powerful pro-Israel lobby which would be a damaging…

I think it’s possible - even likely - that the parents are assholes who don’t necessarily have the girls’ best interests at heart. It would also go a long way in explaining how these young women ended up in R. Kelly’s grip in the first place. It’s a lot harder to enslave and brainwash someone who is well adjusted and…

Yeah, I feel like she was a singular and important artist, and it’s important to study her work but at the same time, I can’t say I exactly enjoy it. There’s something almost quaint about how earnest and in your face it is. 

No. Unless you mean a grand jury, to decide whether or not to file charges in the first place.

Age of consent is 17. Young woman or teen would probably be more accurate but it’s not like she was a child either. And describing her as a woman or young woman doesn’t diminish what happened to her or make her any less of a victim.

And I don’t think khloe was going to let that stop her because she was desperate for someone to knock her up and probably thought getting pregnant would make him cheat a little less.

This is a very Jezebellian take. I thought they were the designated uptight joke-police of GMG?

I am now wondering if his shitbag lawyer is actually blowing the whole thing on purpose by letting him pull stunts like this so he can get convicted more easily.

Totally agree.

From what I’ve read in the last few days, it seems like alleging that Jews are not loyal the US, or have split allegiances, is an old anti-Semitic dog whistle. I wasn’t aware of that, and when I first read her statement it seemed fine to me.

Thank you!

I actually can’t stand Bibi or the Likud so I really don’t understand the point of your tantrum, or your assumption that based on what I write, I’m accusing anyone who disagrees with Bibi of anti-semitism. Maybe if you bothered actually reading what people write instead of going into hysterics about imaginary false…

Yeah, that was my impression too. I think I said this to another commenter on Kinja just the other day - Kate Middleton is the most boringly elegant woman under 40 in the whole world. And yet people talk about her being a fashion icon. She’s not. She’s super prim and boring and has absolutely no sense of style.

Co-signed, a liberal. 

No, but bringing up dog whistle antisemitic tropes is, like her remark about the benjamins.