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In a surprising turn within the MAGA faction, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly condemned far-right activist Laura Loomer for a tweet that featured racist stereotypes about Vice President Kamala Harris. Loomer, a known provocateur and failed congressional candidate, posted a remark on September 8 that targeted Harris's South Asian heritage, sparking outrage even within the typically aligned Republican ranks.

 

 

Responding to a post from Harris that included photos from her childhood visit to India, Loomer, who has previously declared herself a "proud Islamophobe," wrote, “If @KamalaHarris wins, the White House will smell like curry & White House speeches will be facilitated via a call center and the American people will only be able to convey their feedback through a customer satisfaction survey at the end of the call that nobody will understand.”

 

 

Greene swiftly rebuked the comment, taking to social media platform X to call it “appalling and extremely racist,” and distancing both the Republican Party and former President Donald Trump from Loomer’s sentiments. “It does not represent who we are as Republicans or MAGA. This does not represent President Trump. This type of behavior should not be tolerated ever,” Greene stated.

 

 

Loomer, unfazed by the criticism, retaliated by labeling Greene a “raging anti-semite” and downplayed her own tweet as a “funny joke about Kamala Harris,” claiming she was merely referencing Harris’s Indian heritage to avoid answering questions. The clash between these two controversial figures, both of whom have been criticized for promoting hate, highlights the ongoing tension within the far-right movement over the limits of acceptable discourse.

 

Loomer’s history of inflammatory remarks is well-documented. She has made derogatory comments about Representative Ilhan Omar, a Somali-born Muslim congresswoman, and once advocated for a ridesharing service that would exclude Muslims. Despite these views, Loomer has received praise from Trump, who has acknowledged her on multiple occasions. Loomer even accompanied Trump to the recent presidential debate and remained by his side the following day, underscoring her close ties to the former president.

 

Greene, for her part, is no stranger to controversy. Before her election to Congress, she propagated various conspiracy theories, including those related to 9/11, the Parkland school shooting, and even suggested that a prominent Jewish banking family had used a space laser to start wildfires in California. Greene has also targeted Muslim congresswomen, notably Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, questioning their legitimacy as members of Congress because they did not swear their oaths of office on a Bible. “I really want to go talk to these ladies and ask them what they are thinking, and why they are serving in our American government,” Greene once remarked. “They really should go back to the Middle East.”

 

Greene's close association with Trump has been evident throughout her political career. She is a frequent presence at his campaign rallies, including a notable event in June where she compared Trump to Jesus Christ. Trump himself has not shied away from making racially charged comments about Harris, often mispronouncing her name and questioning her identity as a Black woman, despite her heritage and significant connections to the Black community.

 

This recent exchange between Greene and Loomer highlights the complex dynamics within the far-right, as figures who are usually aligned on broader ideological grounds find themselves at odds over the boundaries of racial rhetoric.

 

Credit: The Independent 2024-09-13

 

 

 

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[shdmn]

Oh look, two MAGA trash wierdos with no class having a cat fight.   

 

 

Edited September 12 by shdmn

[G_Money]

Actually, she had a valid point depending on the audience Harris is blabbering her word salad to or who she is identifying with that day 

 

Curry or collard greens.

Edited September 12 by G_Money

[JonnyF]

A stupid thing to say. Just because she is of mainly Indian heritage doesn't mean her house will smell of curry. Ridiculous. 

 

Having said that, Harris herself is guilty of perpetuating stereotypes, in this case Jews.

 

 

 

[brewsterbudgen]

So, reading between the lines, does his closeness to Loomer and the conspicuous absence of Melania, mean anything? 🤭

[harryviking]

??? Now, that was a surprize from that crazy MAGA woman! I wonder what happened to her.....this is serious!🤣😆😫

[Chomper Higgot]

I don’t pay MTG much attention, I can’t stand the noise, but she’s right to call this out.

Racism is absolutely not a defining trait of rightwing politics, it is however far too common amongst some on the political right.

 

Once again MTG is right to call this out.

[animalmagic]

7 hours ago, G_Money said:

Actually, she had a valid point depending on the audience Harris is blabbering her word salad to or who she is identifying with that day 

 

Curry or collard greens.

There was no single valid point in what she said.  Yet you seem threatened by the fact that Harris has the ability to identify with many different people and cultures on the basis of lived experiences.  Then you try to insult two very large cultural groups by quoting two popular food types as if that is all they eat.  I think you missed out accusing her of eating cats and dogs!

[gargamon]

Why would anyone care what the “Jewish space lasers“ fool says?

[spidermike007]

When MTG is defending the party and the dignity of what it stands for, you know that the Republican party has slipped new lows.

 

This is an astonishing development, who would have expected this from this absolute creep? 

[Lacessit]

MTG taking Laura Loomer to task for racism is a bit hard for me to process.

 

It's like watching Trump praise Obama for his healthcare reforms, or Vance calling for the restoration of Roe vs Wade.

[Irish star]

10 hours ago, G_Money said:

Actually, she had a valid point depending on the audience Harris is blabbering her word salad to or who she is identifying with that day 

 

Curry or collard greens.

She’s a woman of color , that’s final word , really , I was traveling India when Obama got in , my back was sore from all the claps in the back about a man with color being President, Great Day in Mumbai 

[JCauto]

3 hours ago, gargamon said:

Why would anyone care what the “Jewish space lasers“ fool says?

 

I think it's because it draws a pretty interesting contrast between the rabidly crazy and racist loonytunes wing of the Republican Party and the current close advisor to the former President. Who is even CRAZIER and MORE RACIST! The GOP is about to get trounced in a general election and they're responding by shifting further away from the Center. Good move! 

 

This is turning into a Liberal wet dream!

[Irish star]

48 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

MTG taking Laura Loomer to task for racism is a bit hard for me to process.

 

It's like watching Trump praise Obama for his healthcare reforms, or Vance calling for the restoration of Roe vs Wade.

I think she’s the one with a pipe bomb , FBI has been investigating from Jan 6 it’s supposed to come out soon , trying for a deal , who knows 

[Irish star]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

When MTG is defending the party and the dignity of what it stands for, you know that the Republican party has slipped new lows.

 

This is an astonishing development, who would have expected this from this absolute creep? 

She’s the pipe bomber from Jan 6 , maybe trying to make a deal or cushion the landing 

[mushroomdave]

[G_Money]

9 hours ago, animalmagic said:

There was no single valid point in what she said.  Yet you seem threatened by the fact that Harris has the ability to identify with many different people and cultures on the basis of lived experiences.  Then you try to insult two very large cultural groups by quoting two popular food types as if that is all they eat.  I think you missed out accusing her of eating cats and dogs!

Depending on the day and who she’s talking to determines how Indian or Black she is.  Fact

 

Hillary tried by changing accents such as  jive or ghetto when speaking to a black audience but couldn’t quite pull it off due to her lilly white skin.

 

Harris can pull it off.

 

Both Fake as Fu—.

[candide]

Is MTG jaleous?

[bendejo]

Actually MTG has been relatively quiet since Jasmine Crockett slapped her down.  Watch the responses on Raskin's  face.

 

 

Say what now?

For those who don't get it, oversized fake eyelashes are all the rage with the young ladies in the U.S. these days.

You might think MTG would get along with Boebert, but no, they fight like dogs.  They were competing for whom gets to file impeachment against Biden, what happened there, girls?

 

 

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[G_Money]

Why do women on the right look so much more attractive than the homely purple haired dyke types on the left?

Has anyone else noticed this?

 

[bradiston]

4 hours ago, G_Money said:

Depending on the day and who she’s talking to determines how Indian or Black she is.  Fact

 

Hillary tried by changing accents such as  jive or ghetto when speaking to a black audience but couldn’t quite pull it off due to her lilly white skin.

 

Harris can pull it off.

 

Both Fake as Fu—.

And the orange tan is what, for real?

[G_Money]

8 minutes ago, bradiston said:

And the orange tan is what, for real?

I believe Harris is brownish orange.  Not an orange tan.

[Walker88]

Just as racism and misogyny are now hallmarks and planks of the Party formerly known as “Republican”, so, too, is it at the core of supporters of the debate loser here. Apparently it is allowed.

 

Not so veiled racist and misogynist comments pepper this thread. Of course most come from a short  little guy, someone who seems to have suffered laughter from women he paid for carnal activity, when they saw he was---like his terribly flawed hero---perhaps “not quite freakishly small, but well below average” (Stormy’s famous quip after her silly tryst and spank job with Tighty Whitey Mushroom Boy).

 

Incels. QAnons, racists, misogynists, bitter old loser white guys, traitors to US principles, the poorly educated, the unsuccessful…that’s the core support of the debate loser and convicted felon, a fool now responsible for bomb threats against an entire city and people of color who have made that city their home.

 

The cesspool is deep, and it’s full of MAGA losers, gurgling in the filth.

[bradiston]

6 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

Just as racism and misogyny are now hallmarks and planks of the Party formerly known as “Republican”, so, too, is it at the core of supporters of the debate loser here. Apparently it is allowed.

 

Not so veiled racist and misogynist comments pepper this thread. Of course most come from a short  little guy, someone who seems to have suffered laughter from women he paid for carnal activity, when they saw he was---like his terribly flawed hero---perhaps “not quite freakishly small, but well below average” (Stormy’s famous quip after her silly tryst and spank job with Tighty Whitey Mushroom Boy).

 

Incels. QAnons, racists, misogynists, bitter old loser white guys, traitors to US principles, the poorly educated, the unsuccessful…that’s the core support of the debate loser and convicted felon, a fool now responsible for bomb threats against an entire city and people of color who have made that city their home.

 

The cesspool is deep, and it’s full of MAGA losers, gurgling in the filth.

It's depressing, but this is the new norm, it seems. On the Bangkok Post forum it's the same.

[Thailand]

Trump is currently likely giving Loomer one, can you imagine! Two paper bag job there.

 

Loomer is trashing a woman of partial Indian descent.

 

Vance is married to a woman of Indian descent and is saying nothing, apart from trying to destroy the community of Springfiled!

[bradiston]

4 hours ago, G_Money said:

I believe Harris is brownish orange.  Not an orange tan.

Trump has an orange tan. And a sphincter for a mouth. Maybe he was created in a lab out of other people's body parts. His movements, his body language, his whiny voice, his badly programmed adolescent utterances all suggest the early results of a create a human txrd development program. I guess that's his appeal. His supporters love that he represents a low water mark below which life doesn't exist. It's the Trump feel up factor.

[bradiston]

17 minutes ago, Thailand said:

Trump is currently likely giving Loomer one, can you imagine! Two paper bag job there.

 

Loomer is trashing a woman of partial Indian descent.

 

Vance is married to a woman of Indian descent and is saying nothing, apart from trying to destroy the community of Springfiled!

Yes, and an extremely highly qualified woman at that. A Democrat until she met and married Vance, she switched sides thereafter. Seems the Dems lost out. I wonder how she rationalizes the tide of filth that accompanies, propels even, Trump's candidacy.

[Seth1a2a]

 

 

3 hours ago, G_Money said:

And your evidence of racism and misogyny of the Republican Party is?

 

Marjorie Taylor Greene Criticizes Laura Loomer for Racist Comments About Kamala Harris

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1337979-marjorie-taylor-greene-criticizes-laura-loomer-for-racist-comments-about-kamala-harris/

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited September 14 by Seth1a2a

[cdnvic]

Removed a personal attack.

[EVENKEEL]

On 9/13/2024 at 5:27 AM, G_Money said:

Actually, she had a valid point depending on the audience Harris is blabbering her word salad to or who she is identifying with that day 

 

Curry or collard greens.

That's just funny.