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In reply to the discussion: I find is very interesting that the same privileged young white men [View all]Rob H.
(5,739 posts)98. Harris was asked point-blank if she could think of anything she would have done differently than Biden
and she said no. Given that at that point Biden had for months been working assiduously (to the point of doing end runs around Congress) to bury Israel in funding and military equipment which was then used on Gaza, it's absolute lunacy to have expected any Palestinian or Muslim to endorse her.
Here's the speech that the DNC refused to allow Georgia state Representative Ruwa Romman to give:
My name is Ruwa Romman, and Im honored to be the first Palestinian elected to public office in the great state of Georgia and the first Palestinian to ever speak at the Democratic National Convention. My story begins in a small village near Jerusalem, called Suba, where my dads family is from. My moms roots trace back to Al Khalil, or Hebron. My parents, born in Jordan, brought us to Georgia when I was eight, where I now live with my wonderful husband and our sweet pets.
Growing up, my grandfather and I shared a special bond. He was my partner in mischiefwhether it was sneaking me sweets from the bodega or slipping a $20 into my pocket with that familiar wink and smile. He was my rock, but he passed away a few years ago, never seeing Suba or any part of Palestine again. Not a day goes by that I dont miss him.
This past year has been especially hard. As weve been moral witnesses to the massacres in Gaza, Ive thought of him, wondering if this was the pain he knew too well. When we watched Palestinians displaced from one end of the Gaza Strip to the other I wanted to ask him how he found the strength to walk all those miles decades ago and leave everything behind.
But in this pain, Ive also witnessed something profounda beautiful, multifaith, multiracial, and multigenerational coalition rising from despair within our Democratic Party. For 320 days, weve stood together, demanding to enforce our laws on friend and foe alike to reach a ceasefire, end the killing of Palestinians, free all the Israeli and Palestinian hostages, and to begin the difficult work of building a path to collective peace and safety. Thats why we are heremembers of this Democratic Party committed to equal rights and dignity for all. What we do here echoes around the world.
Theyll say this is how its always been, that nothing can change. But remember Fannie Lou Hamershunned for her courage, yet she paved the way for an integrated Democratic Party. Her legacy lives on, and its her example we follow.
But we cant do it alone. This historic moment is full of promise, but only if we stand together. Our partys greatest strength has always been our ability to unite. Some see that as a weakness, but its time we flex that strength.
Lets commit to each other, to electing Vice President Harris and defeating Donald Trump who uses my identity as a Palestinian as a slur. Lets fight for the policies long overduefrom restoring access to abortions to ensuring a living wage, to demanding an end to reckless war and a ceasefire in Gaza. To those who doubt us, to the cynics and the naysayers, I say, yes we canyes we can be a Democratic Party that prioritizes funding our schools and hospitals, not for endless wars. That fights for an America that belongs to all of usBlack, brown, and white, Jews and Palestinians, all of us, like my grandfather taught me, together.
Growing up, my grandfather and I shared a special bond. He was my partner in mischiefwhether it was sneaking me sweets from the bodega or slipping a $20 into my pocket with that familiar wink and smile. He was my rock, but he passed away a few years ago, never seeing Suba or any part of Palestine again. Not a day goes by that I dont miss him.
This past year has been especially hard. As weve been moral witnesses to the massacres in Gaza, Ive thought of him, wondering if this was the pain he knew too well. When we watched Palestinians displaced from one end of the Gaza Strip to the other I wanted to ask him how he found the strength to walk all those miles decades ago and leave everything behind.
But in this pain, Ive also witnessed something profounda beautiful, multifaith, multiracial, and multigenerational coalition rising from despair within our Democratic Party. For 320 days, weve stood together, demanding to enforce our laws on friend and foe alike to reach a ceasefire, end the killing of Palestinians, free all the Israeli and Palestinian hostages, and to begin the difficult work of building a path to collective peace and safety. Thats why we are heremembers of this Democratic Party committed to equal rights and dignity for all. What we do here echoes around the world.
Theyll say this is how its always been, that nothing can change. But remember Fannie Lou Hamershunned for her courage, yet she paved the way for an integrated Democratic Party. Her legacy lives on, and its her example we follow.
But we cant do it alone. This historic moment is full of promise, but only if we stand together. Our partys greatest strength has always been our ability to unite. Some see that as a weakness, but its time we flex that strength.
Lets commit to each other, to electing Vice President Harris and defeating Donald Trump who uses my identity as a Palestinian as a slur. Lets fight for the policies long overduefrom restoring access to abortions to ensuring a living wage, to demanding an end to reckless war and a ceasefire in Gaza. To those who doubt us, to the cynics and the naysayers, I say, yes we canyes we can be a Democratic Party that prioritizes funding our schools and hospitals, not for endless wars. That fights for an America that belongs to all of usBlack, brown, and white, Jews and Palestinians, all of us, like my grandfather taught me, together.
The DNC let former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, an anti-choice Republican speak, but not Romman. Think about that.
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I find is very interesting that the same privileged young white men [View all]
SocialDemocrat61
Thursday
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He says he had military and secret service checks before and they didn't bring it up as a flag
uponit7771
Thursday
#72
Asking for receipts is hardly the same as me calling you a liar. As for your Threads link, who's that rando replying to?
Celerity
Thursday
#40
I only asked for some examples backing up your specific claim. I already (before this colloquy with you) stated my
Celerity
Thursday
#46
I always reserve the right here, as a DU poster, to ask for reciepts when a claim is made. It's the way a discussion
Celerity
Thursday
#50
I already stated (and absolutely stand by it) that asking for receipts does not equate to calling someone a liar. That's
Celerity
Thursday
#52
They'll really turn on him when he's Mayor, a politician doing the job instead of their projected fantasy.
betsuni
Thursday
#38
Mills will be 85yo at the end of her first term. If she wins she'll be the oldest elected freshman Senator in US history
Celerity
Thursday
#68
There's a lot of odd support for a person with a Nazi tattoo who engages in homophobic slurs.
Patton French
Thursday
#55
Harris was asked point-blank if she could think of anything she would have done differently than Biden
Rob H.
Friday
#98
Yeah, I have to know how other stances... If he has a decent history of being progressive I'd give him a chance
uponit7771
Thursday
#91
Haven't read the replies yet but WOW! I bet this one cut close to the bone!
Maru Kitteh
Thursday
#97