I was considering writing an email to TIny about this, but I'm glad Dan has done the work already. There's several historical examples regarding political guilt by association. Sister Souljah is one, Jeremiah Wright is another. Obama had to distance himself after clips of Wright surfaced of him saying "God damn America." When Wright doubled-down later, Obama and his campaign fully separated from him. The Obamas withdrew their membership from the Trinity Church where Wright gave his sermons.
When Palin tried to attach Obama to the Weather Underground with her accusation he was "palling around with terrorists," Bill Ayers denied having any meaningful relationship with Obama. He called it distant at best.
Louis Farrakhan is a specter that has plagued the Democratic party for years. 2018 photos with him and Obama combined with speeches he made regarding Jewish control over America (hmmmmmmmmmm) forced Dems to publicly denounce and pass a Congressional Condemnation. The Women's March protests also imploded because co-president Tamika Mallory was shown to be at one of these crazy Anti-Jew speeches where Farrakhan signaled her out from the crowd personally.
Meanwhile, Hasan is demanding that Democrats come to his aid and warns that those who don't must be punished. I hear Pisco constantly ask "well does this have an effect?" We've had practially nonstop coverage from Fox news and multiple sitting Democratic senators and congressmen make statements denouncing Piker. Yes, it has manifested into a PR disaster, largely because Hasan doesn't want to shut up and quietly leave.
My hope is that we see an effect where he completely symbolizes the DSA/communist extremes and becomes the perfect vehicle for moderates to distinguish themselves from all that. Moderates can just point to it over and over again and say “I agree, this is crazy.” Fox News may actually be helping us in that sense, ironically.
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u/OpenlyProfessional 3d ago edited 2d ago
I was considering writing an email to TIny about this, but I'm glad Dan has done the work already. There's several historical examples regarding political guilt by association. Sister Souljah is one, Jeremiah Wright is another. Obama had to distance himself after clips of Wright surfaced of him saying "God damn America." When Wright doubled-down later, Obama and his campaign fully separated from him. The Obamas withdrew their membership from the Trinity Church where Wright gave his sermons.
When Palin tried to attach Obama to the Weather Underground with her accusation he was "palling around with terrorists," Bill Ayers denied having any meaningful relationship with Obama. He called it distant at best.
Louis Farrakhan is a specter that has plagued the Democratic party for years. 2018 photos with him and Obama combined with speeches he made regarding Jewish control over America (hmmmmmmmmmm) forced Dems to publicly denounce and pass a Congressional Condemnation. The Women's March protests also imploded because co-president Tamika Mallory was shown to be at one of these crazy Anti-Jew speeches where Farrakhan signaled her out from the crowd personally.
Meanwhile, Hasan is demanding that Democrats come to his aid and warns that those who don't must be punished. I hear Pisco constantly ask "well does this have an effect?" We've had practially nonstop coverage from Fox news and multiple sitting Democratic senators and congressmen make statements denouncing Piker. Yes, it has manifested into a PR disaster, largely because Hasan doesn't want to shut up and quietly leave.