Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 22:51     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Was Jamie Raskin at the Capitol yesterday?


Yes, he tweeted that he was safe and sheltering in place.


Not only was he there, but he also had family with him in the chamber. Seriously, how much more can one family take?
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/news/montgomery-county-police-called-to-d-c-after-protest-mob-invades-capitol/


Why would you have your family there when everyone knew that Trump was planning protests?
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 22:41     Subject: Re:Congressman Raskin

I'm very sorry this bright and thoughtful young man faced such unhappiness and took his own life. I'm also sorry for the family and friends grieving him. Since the family chose to reference his conversation with D'Souza: Raskin's understanding of "illicit" was fine, but other than that, I don't see how he "destroyed" anything D'Souza said. Decide for yourself:
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 22:04     Subject: Congressman Raskin

I am an Indian-American who is liberal. I have never disliked and been more ashamed of another Indian-American more than Dinesh D'Souza. He is such a sewer rat.

Seema Verma and Ajith Pai are also the same kind of unctuous rodents. Shameful and corrupt.

The worst of every corner of the world is attracted to the GOP and Trump. What does that tell you about the moral decay of this party.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 21:55     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why berate dinesh D’Souza in an obituary ?


Tommy did us all a service by, in college, pointing out what a horrible person (boosted by rightwing billionaires) D’Souza is.

He should have been proud of that. Taking down the billionaire-funded right is an uphill struggle. Seems appropriate to mention here.


Good grief... we know the Raskins and they are very nice people, but the political indoctrination was strong in that piece. Leave Dinesh alone.



+1. It made a beautiful tribute political. They should remove it.


Nope.

Sorry you can't understand what it is to have such strong political feelings, like the Raskins and their son. He would have wanted it there and they were right to add it. Just because you don't think politics belong in an obituary doesn't mean everyone agrees with you.



Who are you to say what’s appropriate or not for their son’s obituary?? They were a political family. If you’re offended then you’re probably not the intended audience.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 21:52     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Anonymous wrote:Was Jamie Raskin at the Capitol yesterday?


Jamie Raskin Lost His Son. Then He Fled a Mob.
The day before the Capitol riot, a congressman buried his 25-year-old son, who had left a note for his family on New Year’s Eve.
https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/617609/
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2021 12:43     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Was Jamie Raskin at the Capitol yesterday?


Yes, he tweeted that he was safe and sheltering in place.


Not only was he there, but he also had family with him in the chamber. Seriously, how much more can one family take?
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/news/montgomery-county-police-called-to-d-c-after-protest-mob-invades-capitol/
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2021 12:40     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Anonymous wrote:Was Jamie Raskin at the Capitol yesterday?


Yes, he tweeted that he was safe and sheltering in place.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2021 12:40     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Anonymous wrote:Was Jamie Raskin at the Capitol yesterday?


Yes. He got a bipartisan standing ovation before everything started.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2021 12:39     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why berate dinesh D’Souza in an obituary ?


Tommy did us all a service by, in college, pointing out what a horrible person (boosted by rightwing billionaires) D’Souza is.

He should have been proud of that. Taking down the billionaire-funded right is an uphill struggle. Seems appropriate to mention here.


Good grief... we know the Raskins and they are very nice people, but the political indoctrination was strong in that piece. Leave Dinesh alone.


He is a federal felon and conspiracy theorist so no don’t leave him alone and it’s a proud moment when a child stands up to evil.


Maybe it was pertinent to their tribute in ways that are not fully evident to everyone.


Yes, it was political but so evidently was Tommy. Veganism, libertarianism, internships at think tanks and with elected officials. In celebrating their son, they also celebrated the parts of him that cared deeply about the political sphere.


OMGoodness, he was not a libertarian.


I mean, he interned at CATO. His parents also described him thusly, ".....but his irrepressible love of freedom and strong libertarian impulses made him a skeptic of all institutional bureaucracy and a daring outspoken defender of all outcasts and kids in trouble."

This isn't a slur. It's a description his parents use three times in their beautiful statement of his values and complex belief system.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2021 12:36     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Was Jamie Raskin at the Capitol yesterday?
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2021 20:34     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why berate dinesh D’Souza in an obituary ?


Tommy did us all a service by, in college, pointing out what a horrible person (boosted by rightwing billionaires) D’Souza is.

He should have been proud of that. Taking down the billionaire-funded right is an uphill struggle. Seems appropriate to mention here.


Good grief... we know the Raskins and they are very nice people, but the political indoctrination was strong in that piece. Leave Dinesh alone.


He is a federal felon and conspiracy theorist so no don’t leave him alone and it’s a proud moment when a child stands up to evil.


Maybe it was pertinent to their tribute in ways that are not fully evident to everyone.


Yes, it was political but so evidently was Tommy. Veganism, libertarianism, internships at think tanks and with elected officials. In celebrating their son, they also celebrated the parts of him that cared deeply about the political sphere.


OMGoodness, he was not a libertarian.


A civil libertarian isn’t necessarily a Libertarian.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2021 20:20     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why berate dinesh D’Souza in an obituary ?


Tommy did us all a service by, in college, pointing out what a horrible person (boosted by rightwing billionaires) D’Souza is.

He should have been proud of that. Taking down the billionaire-funded right is an uphill struggle. Seems appropriate to mention here.


Good grief... we know the Raskins and they are very nice people, but the political indoctrination was strong in that piece. Leave Dinesh alone.


He is a federal felon and conspiracy theorist so no don’t leave him alone and it’s a proud moment when a child stands up to evil.


Maybe it was pertinent to their tribute in ways that are not fully evident to everyone.


Yes, it was political but so evidently was Tommy. Veganism, libertarianism, internships at think tanks and with elected officials. In celebrating their son, they also celebrated the parts of him that cared deeply about the political sphere.


OMGoodness, he was not a libertarian.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2021 19:51     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why berate dinesh D’Souza in an obituary ?


Tommy did us all a service by, in college, pointing out what a horrible person (boosted by rightwing billionaires) D’Souza is.

He should have been proud of that. Taking down the billionaire-funded right is an uphill struggle. Seems appropriate to mention here.


Good grief... we know the Raskins and they are very nice people, but the political indoctrination was strong in that piece. Leave Dinesh alone.



+1. It made a beautiful tribute political. They should remove it.


Nope.

Sorry you can't understand what it is to have such strong political feelings, like the Raskins and their son. He would have wanted it there and they were right to add it. Just because you don't think politics belong in an obituary doesn't mean everyone agrees with you.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2021 19:09     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why berate dinesh D’Souza in an obituary ?


Tommy did us all a service by, in college, pointing out what a horrible person (boosted by rightwing billionaires) D’Souza is.

He should have been proud of that. Taking down the billionaire-funded right is an uphill struggle. Seems appropriate to mention here.


Good grief... we know the Raskins and they are very nice people, but the political indoctrination was strong in that piece. Leave Dinesh alone.


He is a federal felon and conspiracy theorist so no don’t leave him alone and it’s a proud moment when a child stands up to evil.


Maybe it was pertinent to their tribute in ways that are not fully evident to everyone.


Yes, it was political but so evidently was Tommy. Veganism, libertarianism, internships at think tanks and with elected officials. In celebrating their son, they also celebrated the parts of him that cared deeply about the political sphere.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2021 19:01     Subject: Congressman Raskin

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why berate dinesh D’Souza in an obituary ?


Tommy did us all a service by, in college, pointing out what a horrible person (boosted by rightwing billionaires) D’Souza is.

He should have been proud of that. Taking down the billionaire-funded right is an uphill struggle. Seems appropriate to mention here.


Good grief... we know the Raskins and they are very nice people, but the political indoctrination was strong in that piece. Leave Dinesh alone.


He is a federal felon and conspiracy theorist so no don’t leave him alone and it’s a proud moment when a child stands up to evil.


Maybe it was pertinent to their tribute in ways that are not fully evident to everyone.