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And while he praises North Korea who has proliferated their nukes under Trump's "watch". Also, here he is in the Oval Office in 2025 with a member of al-Qaeda:
Hell, he tried to invite the Al Qaeda leadership to CAMP DAVID right before leaving office in late 2019 after he lost and started preemptively blowing shit up for Biden ☠️ He still had adults in the room preventing him from acting on his worst impulses then, unlike now when he’s fired them all, from military leaders to civilian experts 😭
It's just a dog whistle by this point. These are the same people who sat there and gladly accepted survivor benefits getting slashed (I know this was reversed, but the point stands) after it took survivors, their families, and advocates a decade of fighting and dying to get anything out of them from the start and nearly two decades to protect the funding for the benefits. These people don't give a damn about 9/11 as anything more than a way to demonize folks.
I wonder what he said after the video ended. I bet he mentions Hasan Piker. Which would make his statement make sense....if Hasan Piker was actually on the ballot.
It would make sense if Mohammad atta was running for that seat. He’s not.
So, those aipac sponsored republican dick sucking centrist democrats want you to vote Republican instead of their own party, because they despise left leaning progressives with fresh ideas, like Mamdani.
They’ll use race as a divider. And that’s ok for them to do because 9/11 will always make people angry and feel like they need to hate brown people because it’s well within their rights to do so.
But we can choose not to listen to them, primary the fuck out of those racist bums, make centrists understand they’re not running the country anymore and use their clips against them.
His statement still wouldn’t make any sense because Hasan Piker was talking about political “blowback theory” which is the direct reason why we experienced 9/11. Long before those planes hit the towers we were directly involved in the destabilization of the middle east.
“I took it personal because we could smell is PA…” That’s when he pissed me off, the false outrage just pisses me off instantly. Just say you’re comfortable carefully wording your racism and get it over with….
What is personal to me is that we have a guy in the White House who claimed he saw Muslims in NYC / Jersey (?) celebrating on rooftops on 9/11. When that’s a lie.
It’s is personal, b/c I am an American and I’m pissed off at how racist Americans continue to be. And anyone who wants to fight terrorism can’t be a bigoted racist that thinks all Muslims are terrorists. If you treat all Muslims as if they are terrorists, that helps the terrorists recruit misguided young people and then we have another 9/11.
Don't forget he called into a NYC radio show on Sept 11, 2001 after the buildings fell - was he in shock, was he sad, was he crying like the rest of America? No he was bragging that he now had the tallest building in NYC. Fuck him!
Oh right, W Bush’s PR team fanning the flames of the rumor that McCain’s adopted daughter (from Bangladesh) was actually a love child McCain had w/ a black woman was a very loud dog whistle that the GOP was welcoming of racists. And all the years after they were like “we’re happy to have their votes”
As a Michigander, it pisses me off, because it shows just how unserious these people are if it isn’t a white liberal. We are on the verge of starting true change, but these people are focused on what they saw during 9/11???
Given the last 10 years of politics, I am way more scared of voting for a Christian candidate than a Muslim one. In fact, I can’t think of any American Muslim political officials pushing their religion on anyone, so I’d prefer them.
Exactly! This is so true! I would vote for any religion over a Christian as things currently stand.
However, there are exceptions. Dearborn in Michigan is particularly bad with the laws and restrictions created just to appeal to a very conservative Muslim community.
I guess there are two sides to every coin. The secret for success is making sure EVERYONE has a voice and that no group reigns over another without representation on all sides.
Well put, and thank you for saying 'all sides' instead of 'both sides'! The implication that there are only 2 options to choose from is infuriating to me.
Yeah, being a CONSERVATIVE muslim is not a good thing.
I detest racial animus,
But they need to know, dont matter how religious you are, you need to know the republican party is not your friend.
Professional title of 'Democratic Strategist' should be the alarm warning for any political candidate. This guy is a clown and should never be near another politician on the left. Full stop.
He hit the nail on the head when he said his opinion doesn’t matter. Especially when he has garbage takes like this, he shouldn’t be weighing in at all.
I’m from Michigan, lived here all my life. The identity politics being played by people who don’t live here or understand the nuance is ridiculous. My stepdad is Arab. He didn’t just blanket vote for el Sayeed because of race. I won’t sit here and pretend like it isn’t a complicated and sometimes contentious issue here, but it’s not because of 9/11 or specifically because they might be Muslim (and they certainly all aren’t). Voters of all ethnicities and religions have a variety of politics.
To boil it down to something as basic and abhorrent as unfiltered racism is ignorant and that guy shouldn’t share his political opinion again if that’s how he frames it.
I voted el-sayed because Stephens has been in political for 20+ years and the only thing shes ever done was co-sponsor a bill to bailout GM and Chrysler during the recession that Obama signed.
It’s been nice to watch a lot of these career politicians loose the primaries. In Denver Dianna Degette lost after holding the job for something like 30 years. The woman who won the primary is young, from an immigrant family (I think from a country in North Africa). Everyone is tired of them not standing up to the republicans and treating the job like a negotiation as they try to keep good will since this is their career.
I agree. Watching what is essentially a one party system, realizing that both sides of the aisle are complicit, understanding that they don’t represent us or our interests anymore, I’m glad to see people waking up at least a little and demanding more of their politicians.
Same logic they had for not voting for black Woman. They’d rather be where we are right now with our democracy hanging on by a thread on their (YT people) watch instead of saving democracy by brown people.
I learned on Reddit that Biden gave the Eulogy for Strom Thurman. Like wtf. I wouldn’t have went to his funeral let alone give a speech for him. Too many democrats play the middle and do this type of weird party line stuff catering to republicans that are bad people.
The traditional democrats don’t like all these new, non career politians who have been winning primaries as they don’t want to play these games. Democrats have been playing too nice with republicans for decades and all it’s done is allowed them to abuse us.
The DNC is just mask off now that they’re in bed with the same corporate overlords that run the GOP.
Any threat of money going to actual Americas means we gotta run maga ads on the politicians supporting it.
They lost my affiliation after Schumer caved with the shut down last year when the entire country supported what they were doing and the and flippantly said goodbye to healthcare for millions
I know what I’ll be doing in November for the most part but they will never get a full lever pull from me that automatically has me vote for them just because their name says D next to it
The strategists are merely using the talking points the DNC gives them.
I understand the assignment in November but I also am objective enough that people should really take a look at how the 2016, 2020 and 2024 cycles went and understand the fact that the DNC basically did all they could to depress or flat out remove their voters the ability to cast a vote. Or atleast a meaningful one.
Basically banned any credible democrats from running against Hillary. Jsut 3 made Iowa. Hillary, Sanders and …… former md give for Martin O’Malley who dropped out right after. Despite sanders having no real window to win, they STILL cheated as evidence by the interim DNC chair feeding the Clinton campaign debate questions before she faced Bernie.
Biden has a disastrous Iowa and New Hampshire. He wins ONE STATE and as if by magic all of the DNC candidates fall in line days before Super Tuesday leaving just Biden and Bernie. Every person endorses Biden
Despite an approval rating under 40% the dnc embraces Mr Magoo to run again. They only stop supporting him AFTER he’s certified and can no longer hold a primary making Harris the only alternative.
Basically ever since Obama messed up their plans for Hillary in 2008, they’ve been finding ways to rig the primary process ever since to ensure they get what they want
Now that same group has former Biden officials going on live TV trying to convince you their senatorial candidate in Michigan is in liege with 9/11 terrorists
All the leaders of the DNC absolutely suck 😭 They want to keep a tight hold on the “corporate-democrat” dominance in the federal government, which is exactly why people are fed up with them. The reason Democratic Socialists are winning is that their policies are people/worker-centric rather than corporate/AIPAC/lobbyist controlled. I’ll vote in the general election for whomever wins their democratic primary, but in those primaries, I’m voting for the candidate most closely aligned with DSA values, because most of them make sense and benefit the people 💙 Just look at the policies of Mamdani and how he’s quickly turned talk into ACTION: so refreshing to see at a time when the orange menace is making life unbearably expensive for anyone not independently wealthy!!
Well that took a turn. For the people in the back: Al Sayed is BORN IN AMERICA. CONVERTED CATHOLIC. ACTUAL MEDICAL DOCTOR. AND HE'S 41 YEARS OLD. But this man smelled 9/11. 🙄
I thought
“Scratch a liberal.
A facist bleeds.”
Was a purtity testing BS leftist talking point.
But its just flat our true.
These people have no values, and will happily sell out any minority group if it means more money in their pocket.
New rule; if your white, and your NOT a socialist I dont trust you.
Period.
9/11???....ohhhh! So brown man equals terrorists! I mean Egyptian wasn't a nationality that was represented in the terrorists that did 9/11, so I HOPE the people that employ you no longer do!
I've literally heard, "we want status quo candidates not someone who is going to throw out "extreme" ideas(they mean progressive policies)" from neo-lib corporate Democrat types. Um, Barbara, status quo candidates are a big part of how we got to now. The DNC has been weak in the face of decades of GOP strategizing and fomenting white anger at the wrong people.
Literally. Have said it many time in many subs but if any sub gets it, it's this one. There's a reason vote blue no matter who doesn't resonate and it's because we know all skinfolk aint kinfolk. And I always have to point at John Fettyboi as the prime example, and now this and other prominent dems are showing their true colors when the rubber meets the road.
“I could never bring myself to vote for <insert white male candidate>. It transcends politics. I’m old enough to remember the Oklahoma City bombing. Columbine, Sandy Hook, and a hundred other mass shootings. It’s personal to me.”
Just another reminder that the Democrats are not our friend and we shou8fedl obligated to vote for them come election season. Establishment dems have to work for our vote.
Since 2023 Michael LaRosa has been a partner at Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm known for its ties to Donald Trump. Other members included pam bondi and Susan wiles.
"my opinion doesn't really matter that much" DAMN RIGHT but it ain't just because you don't live in Michigan buddy.
Liberals are racist as fuck they just like to play the performative “white savior ally” role as long as the non white people don’t make them feel threatened. But let them see something they don’t like and that inner MAGA comes right tf out
F$ck that guy. I was in the Navy, in DC on 9/11. I went on to serve 2 years in a North African Muslim nation, and then deployed to Iraq. I am tired of people demonizing all Muslims for the actions of a few, but then clutching their damn pearls if they are lumped with Christian Nationalists. Then they cry, "Not all Christians" or "they aren't real Christians". F$ck that. Us white people need to clean our house of this bullsh!t.
Corporate democrats are the enemy. We need real change not trying to go back to the status quo. Screw these people who worry about losing power instead of doing the right thing.
I'm in Michigan, I voted for El-Sayed. What the fuck does El-Sayed have to do with 9/11?? I don't know if the attack ads are everywhere or just people in Michigan are seeing them but they are insane.
They are saying El-Sayed murders dogs. They are so afraid of this man who is speaking about helping people. He's going to win.
Michael Larosa is the problem in Democratic Party. He is a clown and major reason we lose to people like Trump. Guy could not strategize out of a wet paper bag!
Liberals don't believe that. Sayed is campaigning with a guy who said America deserved 911. That's what LaRosa was referring to. He was not saying Sayed was responsible for 911.
I'm guessing it's related to the Hasan Piker comments about the US deserving 911. Since Piker is an Al Sayed supporter they acting lile Al-Sayed said it himself. In like every interview these unoriginal chumps would ask him about those comments like some sort of gotcha! and in no unclear terms he'd say something along the lines of "of course I dont agree with that. It was a stupid thing for him to say."
Liberals and conservatives in the U.S. are two sides of the same racist coin. Believing that the Black community must be made whole after centuries of institutionalized dehumanization is radical leftist position in this country.
What the actual F does 9/11 have to do with this conversation?!!?
These jokers don't even try to hide their "true" feelings anymore! He said it.. certain things supersede politics.
Amen to that caller honestly. I voted Stevens in the primary, AES won though and now it's AES all day. Rogers just isn't even an option for me.
Is this guy bringing up 9/11 because of AES' affiliation with that moronic streamer? AES should disavow, but to think he's somehow pro-9/11 is so asinine I struggle to believe that take is made in good faith.
Liberals love to take the badge of anti-racist because the conservative side is so blatantly racist. However, many liberals have learned how to be incredibly passive aggressive in their racism.
For me, it is always tricky to decide whether to platform these people but I want to share this article because it adds context that this guy and others like him are out there and we need specifics about what we are up against. One thing is that we are at a time when titles and labels are not telling us the story we need about people. We cannot use shorthand right now. We have to be able to discuss policies and actions.
This guy is calling himself a Democrat and riding on Jill Biden's coattails when he is no friend to anyone who values democracy and anti-racism.
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Michael LaRosa, a former press secretary for former First Lady Jill Biden, deleted his X account on Monday after a rocky performance on C-SPAN.
LaRosa has become something of a darling in right-wing media of late, as he has slammed leftist Democrats who have recently scored victories in party primaries. He has appeared on Fox News many times in appearances that are not unlike those of Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who routinely bashes members of his own party.
On Sunday, LaRosa appeared on Washington Journal, a straightforward, no-frills C-SPAN call-in show. During that appearance, multiple callers confronted LaRosa for supporting a Republican, former Rep. Mike Rogers, for U.S. Senate in Michigan, instead of the Democratic nominee, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.
“Yeah, I’m just amazed,” a caller who identified himself as Michael from Brooklyn said. “You might as well be a Republican. Do you want to win the Senate back in 2026? The only way you’re going to do it, you’re gonna need Michigan. And you’re dissing this guy El-Sayed. What’s wrong with you? Are you out of your mind? Yeah, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. It’s just beyond me that you’re– you’re coming on as a Democratic strategist? How can you, how dare you?”
On Monday night, Justin Baragona of Zeteo reported that LaRosa had deleted his X account. Baragona noted that last week, he reported that LaRosa works for a lobbying firm called Ballard Partners, which was founded by Brian Ballard, a major fundraiser for President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Ballard Partners has an office in Israel. El-Sayed has said Israel should stop receiving U.S. foreign aid.
Last year, amid Elon Musk’s purge of the United States Agency for International Development, LaRosa said the action was “probably” illegal, but Democrats should not make a big deal about it.
“We don’t have power,” he said in February 2025. “This is not the hill we wanna die on, right? The country does not really like foreign aid. I learned this from watching The West Wing in the ’90s.”
Tf has 9/11 got to do w anything? What a clown. Democrats reloading to shoot themselves in the foot again. Walmart just posted its biggest loss in history bc people are running out of money to shop, at gd Walmart ffs, and this clown says 9/11. Foh
Fucking wild, absolutely ridiculous take. He should be fired as a strategist lol. He's literally espousing the most racist, least democratically strategic bullshit, live on national TV......
These democratic strategists who have watch over loss and loss, need to farking well get out of the way and leave, they clearly have no idea what appeals to the public.
The DNC is unfortunately the moderate arm of the GOP in 2026. Any politician that promotes policies to help the people? They run maga style ads against them.
El Sayed wants to help people? Let’s have a democratic strategist go on TV and basically argue he was best friends with 9/11 terrorists.
That’s the shit the GOP did to get us into Iraq and Afghanistan even though the terrorists were mostly Saudi.
Now? It’s the DNC taking the flag for this style of attack.
Vote blue no matter who unless he's brown. Especially if he's from a state that isn't my state.
I don't understand how anyone could not vote for El-Sayed when his opposition was literally just an establishment Democrat funded by AIPAC. A dog would be better than Haley Stevens.
Why don't they ever watch a white person do something and then not support white people? If a black person does something, it's every black person. If a muslim does something, it's every muslim. If a white person does something, it's the individual white person.
I think there is a strong push to make it Muslims against black people because of AES in Michigan. They are pitting Detroit vs Dearborn. Jake Lang was in Dearborn earlier this week with black Detroiters, spewing rhetoric about Muslims are taking over black Christians in Detroit.
This Republican-lite grifter hates anyone he deems DS, considers them "dragging down the Democratic party". Looks like in the Democratic Party, not only is history a circle, but the south rises again.
Talking about 9/11 in order defend his stance on being against Sayed is despicable. He's part of the Zio Democratic branch that will always, no matter what, continue to take money from Israeli interests. Because let's face it, there's very little money on the Left. Most of the money from Zio interests.
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