Ilhan Omar's Opponent Wants Her Hung

[Craig4]

https://www.rollingstone.com/politi...ella-ilhan-omar-threat-banned-twitter-919956/

One of Ilhan Omar's potential 2020 GOP opponents wants the Congresswoman hung. Danielle Stella, currently running for her party's nomination to unseat Omar stated that she should be tried for treason and hung. The Republican apparently believes a conspiracy theory that Omar is an agent of Qatar and is passing information on behalf of that country to Iran. It goes without saying that there is no evidence for Omar working for Qatar.

As any committed Trump supporters should, she also has issues with criminality, a common trait for their kind.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...ublican-ilhan-omar-charged-felony-qanon-trump

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

3 years ago UK politician Jo Cox was shot twice in the head, once in the chest, and stabbed 15 times by a Brexiteer extremist. This was brought up in Parliament recently in the context of the rhetoric being used by Brexiteer politicians fuelling hate and potentially encouraging another murderer. This has not caused a softening of rhetoric.

I imagine it's only a matter of time before a US politician is murdered by someone who buys in to rhetoric by the woman in the OP. I don't imagine it will change much.

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[lobosrul5]

Hanged not hung.

 

[shemp]

Sounds like she's a criminal and a lunatic. Fits right in with the Republiscum Party.

 

[Craig4]

Hanged not hung.

I was quoting her but I stand corrected.

 

[newyorkguy]

I saw this on a news report last night. From the linked Rolling Stone article:

On Tuesday, Republican candidate, Danielle Stella spread a false story about the freshman congresswoman’s involvement in passing along classified information regarding Iran. One of Stella’s completely false tweets read: “If it is proven @IlhanMN passed sensitive info to Iran, she should be tried for #treason and hanged.” According to the Washington Post, the candidate also shared a tweet that linked to a depiction of a hanging stick figure. Twitter confirmed the suspension to the paper earlier this week.

Danielle Stella has been permanently suspended from Twitter and she responded by accusing Twitter of always protecting "terrorists, traitors, pedophiles and rapists.” I guess it should be noted that Stella has registered to run as a Republican but without much support except on the far right.

She made news earlier this year when it was reported she had been arrested twice for shoplifting from stores in a Minneapolis suburb. Honestly sounds to me like she has some mental health issues.

 

[shemp]

From The Guardian link above:

The report said Stella was arrested for alleged misdemeanour theft for taking “cat merchandise” and cat food valued at $40.46. She was issued with a citation and given a date to appear in court. It was not clear whether authorities would pursue the contempt of court allegation.

Crazy cat lady alert!

 

[Craig4]

Honestly sounds to me like she has some mental health issues.

Well, she is a Trump supporter.

 

[Craig4]

From The Guardian link above:



Crazy cat lady alert!

I wonder if the cat told her to do it.

 

[Craig4]

https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article237294774.html

A tendency towards political violence is a defining feature of Trumptrash. Their kind lack the ability of forming logical arguments so they have to resort to violence. Stella certainly isn't unique among the anti America crowd who support Trump.

 

[theprestige]

Obviously she shouldn't be executed unless she's actually proven guilty of treason. That said, I'd have no problem if Ms Omar were, so to speak,... hung.

 

[Stacyhs]

Obviously she shouldn't be executed unless she's actually proven guilty of treason. That said, I'd have no problem if Ms Omar were, so to speak,... hung.

Rather than acknowledging that Stella obviously has mental problems and that her fantasies of Omar's 'treason' are a result of those problems, you imply there is some basis to them. Unless she's "actually proven guilty of treason"?

Do you think using "so to speak" absolves you from not so subtly promoting this conspiracy theory?

 

[Stacyhs]

Hanged not hung.

Thank you! Pictures are hung, people are hanged.

 

[TragicMonkey]

Thank you! Pictures are hung, people are hanged.

Speak for yourself!

 

[Stacyhs]

Speak for yourself!

That obvious retort is not up to your usual caliber, TM. It's too predictable. I've come to expect far better wit from you.
Besides, being female, I can't really apply it to myself.

 

[Garrison]

Rather than acknowledging that Stella obviously has mental problems and that her fantasies of Omar's 'treason' are a result of those problems, you imply there is some basis to them. Unless she's "actually proven guilty of treason"?

Do you think using "so to speak" absolves you from not so subtly promoting this conspiracy theory?

Well it illustrates the methodology of the Republicans, let some nutcase they can disown put the theory out there so they can then discuss it with the whole 'I'm not saying its true' angle.

 

[lobosrul5]

Speak for yourself!

Yes, some people are indeed hung, but that's very different than the current subject.

 

[shemp]

Speak for yourself!

Please do not provide us with evidence.

 

[mgidm86]

Yes, some people are indeed hung, but that's very different than the current subject.

And the ones that are never have to mention it themselves.

 

[Silly Green Monkey]

3 years ago UK politician Jo Cox was shot twice in the head, once in the chest, and stabbed 15 times by a Brexiteer extremist. This was brought up in Parliament recently in the context of the rhetoric being used by Brexiteer politicians fuelling hate and potentially encouraging another murderer. This has not caused a softening of rhetoric.

I imagine it's only a matter of time before a US politician is murdered by someone who buys in to rhetoric by the woman in the OP. I don't imagine it will change much.

Incidentally, while you're only posting on a public internet forum rather than as a politician yourself, Craig, I don't think the rhetoric that you frequently employ is any better. To me it seems much the same, just with a smaller platform.

Gabrielle Giffords already happened. I think she's fine now, but the shooter who hit her also hit a few other people who weren't so lucky.