Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s guest for the State of the Union address was removed from the chamber during President Trump’s speech and later arrested.
“My guest, Aliya Rahman, stood up silently in the gallery during the president’s speech for a short period of time, part of which other guests were also standing. For that, she was forcibly removed, despite warning officers about her injured shoulders and ultimately charged with ‘Unlawful Conduct,’" Omar said in a statement.
Rahman, a Bangladeshi American, was dragged out of her vehicle by federal agents in Minneapolis last month on the way to a medical appointment. Rahman testified at a Congressional forum that she was dragged through the street and suffered severe injuries to her shoulders, leaving her unable to lift her arms normally.
Omar claims Rahman was treated aggressively again last night.
“Reports indicate she was aggressively handled until someone intervened to secure medical attention. She was taken to George Washington University Hospital for treatment and later booked at the United States Capitol Police headquarters,” Omar said. "The heavy-handed response to a peaceful guest sends a chilling message about the state of our democracy. I am calling for a full explanation of why this arrest occurred.”
Is that why pretty much every Western country but France went virtually all-in on investing in our armament without developing their own? Sounds like Trump 4D Chess to me.
Mocking hindsight. You say that because the dream turned out to be a fiction. If it had done better, you’d never have said this.
TL;DR: “I knew those were going to be the winning lottery numbers. Ignore that I bought another ticket number entirely.”
No? Again, AfD, FdI, The Tories in the UK, etc. etc. are all gaining on rational, liberal democratic forms of government. They haven’t won yet, but they’re closing alarmingly fast.
TL;DR: You’re in a house with a fire in the kitchen laughing at your neighbor for being so utterly stupid to let their entire house catch on fire. Give it ten minutes and we’ll be in the same situation.
The irony, of course, is that you mock the American Exceptionalism that led to our imminent demise while implying we are unique in our failure, which makes you especially vulnerable to the same arrogant fall that we’re undergoing. As is the case in scams, the best marks are the ones that think they’re above getting taken advantage of.
No one is laughing.
Edit: Your country is no longer a joke, its a tragedy.
Okay, if you can’t handle that part of the metaphor, I’ll fix it for you:
You’re in a house with a fire in the kitchen
laughingturning your nose up at your neighbor for being so utterly stupid to let their entire house catch on fire.That better? Please don’t say your country is not technically on fire. I’m not tailoring the metaphor for you again.
You didn’t read or understand anything I said. Every country is well fucking aware of the risks. It’s always been on the public debate record. My point is that only the US has terms like “American Exceptionalism.” Methinks thou dost protest too much.
My point is that we’re not so different.
Your point is that (Americans all think) we’re so different, despite me saying we aren’t and showing we aren’t.
Your version of the truth is much more convenient for you because it means you have nothing to worry about in your own back yard, so we’re not likely to see eye to eye on this any time soon.
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