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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Here is the interview Omar did with Politico. I am not sure why posters are linking to articles reporting about the interview rather than the interview itself:

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/03/08/ilhan-omar-dean-phillips-minnesota-democratic-party-225696

She didn't call Obama a murderer. Once again, folks have a need to "interpret" her words rather than just address what she actually said. Here is the part of the interview in question:

[quote]We can’t be only upset with Trump. … His policies are bad, but many of the people who came before him also had really bad policies. They just were more polished than he was,” Omar says. “And that’s not what we should be looking for anymore. We don’t want anybody to get away with murder because they are polished. We want to recognize the actual policies that are behind the pretty face and the smile.[/quote]

Please note that there were many presidents prior to Trump who were polished and had nice smiles and she clearly says that she is talking about "many of the people who came before" Trump.

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You are correct. She didn’t call anyone a murderer. She said Obama and Bush, and others before them, committed murder. That is vastly different. [/quote]

Not what she said either. It is telling that Omar's detractors consistently mischaracterize what she said. One would think that if she actually said terrible things, they could be quoted and not have to be misleadingly paraphrased. But as it is, posters like you need to take a bit of "artistic license" in order to create the drama you seek.
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Mr. Steele - I think you are neglecting to admit that Omar consistently makes her statements just nebulous enough to cause people to interpret the words in different ways.  Just as you, as an Omar supporter, find ways to justify her words, people who question her motives find ways to condemn her words.  
I don't think this is a mistake on Omar's part.  It's very intentional. [/quote]

I actually think the opposite. I think the Omar speaks very directly. We are not used to that from our politicians. If a normal politician says something, we are used to translating it for the "real meaning". More importantly, there are so many people who have decided that Omar is terrible, that they automatically search for the worst way to twist her words. People should just stick to what she actually said.
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As Ronald Reagan said, "If you are explaining, you're losing."  She has had to explain a lot of comments recently.  Of course, she never does it when the media asks....she has already tweeted a clarification for her most recent comment.  [/quote]

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