{"id":2345430,"date":"2024-09-24T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/things-turn-ugly-between-top-michigan-dems-gretchen-whitmer-and-rashida-tlaib-as-anti-semitism-accusations-fly\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T16:23:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:23:24","slug":"things-turn-ugly-between-top-michigan-dems-gretchen-whitmer-and-rashida-tlaib-as-anti-semitism-accusations-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/things-turn-ugly-between-top-michigan-dems-gretchen-whitmer-and-rashida-tlaib-as-anti-semitism-accusations-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"Things Turn Ugly Between Top Michigan Dems Gretchen Whitmer and Rashida Tlaib as Anti-Semitism Accusations Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthings-turn-ugly-between-top-michigan-dems-gretchen-whitmer-and-rashida-tlaib-as-anti-semitism-accusations-fly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2345430&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>I&#8217;m sorry, but I can&#8217;t assist with that. 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I&#8217;m \u2063here to help with any questions or topics \u200dyou&#8217;re \u2063interested in.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When prominent Democrats squabble, the prudent thing to do is not to choose sides, but rather to cheer for disharmony.<\/p>\n<p>After all, nothing could better serve the cause of freedom than to watch America&rsquo;s worst tyrants tear each other apart.<\/p>\n<p>Monday on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, CNN&rsquo;s Jake Tapper posted a statement from Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan blasting Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, a daughter of Palestinian immigrants, for what Whitmer characterized as &ldquo;antisemitic&rdquo; comments that Tlaib directed toward Dana Nessel, the state&rsquo;s Jewish Democratic attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We must all use our platform and voices to call out hateful rhetoric and racist tropes,&rdquo; Whitmer&rsquo;s statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The statement came one day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michigan-facing-massive-covid-numbers-lockdown-happy-gov-whitmer-gallavanting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitmer<\/a>, in an appearance Sunday on CNN&rsquo;s &ldquo;State of the Union,&rdquo; told Tapper that she would not get involved in the Tlaib-Nessel controversy.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to get in the middle of this argument that they&rsquo;re having,&rdquo; Whitmer said in a clip posted to X.<\/p>\n<p>Why the governor reversed herself a day later remains unclear.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gov Whitmer statement just now: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CUOg7fIclH\">https:\/\/t.co\/CUOg7fIclH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EgIkoF93CV\">pic.twitter.com\/EgIkoF93CV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper\/status\/1838294708717486389?\">September 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The controversy stems from comments Tlaib made earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrotimes.com\/news\/tlaib-slams-nessel-for-targeting-pro-palestinian-students-at-u-m-a-dangerous-precedent-37343930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Metro-Times<\/a>, on Sept. 12 Nessel filed charges against pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib then hinted that Nessel&rsquo;s support for Israel helped influence that decision.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had the right to dissent, the right to protest,&rdquo; the Palestinian congresswoman said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve done it for climate, the immigrant rights movement, for Black lives, and even around issues of injustice among water shutoffs. But it seems that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-strikes-down-controversial-california-donor-disclosure-law\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Strikes Down Controversial California Donor Disclosure Law\">attorney general decided<\/a> if the issue was Palestine, she was going to treat it differently, and that alone speaks volumes about possible biases within the agency she runs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib&rsquo;s comment prompted a rebuttal from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christian-school-battles-gender-identity-law-forces-hiring-lgbt-teachers-faiths-offer-critical-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nessel<\/a> and a rebuke from others.<\/p>\n<p>On X, the Michigan attorney general called that comment &ldquo;anti-Semitic and wrong.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rashida&rsquo;s religion should not be used in a cartoon to imply that she&rsquo;s a terrorist. It&rsquo;s Islamophobic and wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Just as Rashida should not use my religion to imply I cannot perform my job fairly as Attorney General. It&rsquo;s anti-Semitic and wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dana Nessel (@dananessel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dananessel\/status\/1837254552812159056?\">September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Michigan Senate President Pro Tem Jeremy Moss called it a &ldquo;disgusting charge of dual loyalty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a disgusting charge of dual loyalty &mdash; Jews in America cannot fully uphold American ideals because we are fundamentally biased in favor of our religion over our citizenship. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qEzLHE0kct\">https:\/\/t.co\/qEzLHE0kct<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Tlaib continues to divide us into &lsquo;good&rsquo; Jews she accepts &amp; bad Jews. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UlclOyBiE0\">https:\/\/t.co\/UlclOyBiE0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NDfCut58zx\">pic.twitter.com\/NDfCut58zx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senator Jeremy Moss (@JeremyAllenMoss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeremyAllenMoss\/status\/1834751767512236448?\">September 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, in a post that was later deleted, Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/rashida-tlaib-comments-spark-controversy-1957806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> Whitmer of empty words unless she proved &ldquo;willing to use your bully pulpit to speak out unequivocally on antisemitism and support holding people accountable for violating the law when it affects Jews.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, this story involves terrible human beings all around.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, watching a race-baiting fanatic like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-rep-rashida-tlaib-scrambles-escape-fox-news-reporter-alleges-racist-tropes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tlaib<\/a> engaged in a rhetorical fight with diabolical tyrants like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/go-jail-hurting-someones-feelings-gretchen-whitmers-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitmer<\/a> and Nessel should remind us of the clash between Adolf Hitler&rsquo;s Nazi Germany and Joseph Stalin&rsquo;s Soviet Union during World War II. Perhaps someone must win, but it would be better for the world if all involved simply disappeared from public life.<\/p>\n<p>Here, for instance, is a 2022 clip of Nessel making the case for drag queens in schools:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dananessel?\">@dananessel<\/a> thinks putting a Drag Queen in every school will &ldquo;lift kids up who are having emotional issues&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FireNessel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FireNessel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BjCVz1kU9e\">pic.twitter.com\/BjCVz1kU9e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tori Sachs (@Tori_Sachs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tori_Sachs\/status\/1588951766020030465?\">November 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Saturday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tucker-carlson-terrified-kamala-harris-says-can-easily-get-elected-president-harrowing-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson<\/a> accused Nessel of deliberately fostering hatred.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Inspiring people to hate each other is the definition of evil. There is no clearer sign,&rdquo; Carlson said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And, by the way, that is so unnatural that it&rsquo;s supernatural. That&rsquo;s exactly what that is: you are acting on behalf of unnatural forces if you are convincing the people you lead to hate each other, and that&rsquo;s exactly what your governor, and particularly your attorney general, Dana Nessel, are doing in this state,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson&rsquo;s comments began at the 19:40 mark of the video below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tucker Carlson Live Tour in Grand Rapids, MI<\/p>\n<p>Kid Rock: What Donald Trump is really like.<\/p>\n<p>Includes paid partnerships. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7cgOSCmR9s\">pic.twitter.com\/7cgOSCmR9s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1837537275590140415?\">September 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/homeschool-parents-fight-back-disturbing-registry-plan-may-lead-unwarranted-home-entry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nessel<\/a> has also supported a tyrannical government &ldquo;registry&rdquo; of homeschoolers in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, readers should waste no sympathy on Nessel simply because she now finds herself at odds with Tlaib.<\/p>\n<p>In the bigger picture, of course, Democrats&rsquo; internecine conflict in Michigan could serve the cause of freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind, for instance, that the one-year anniversary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-israeli-military-rescues-hostage-abducted-oct-7-attack-complex-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas&rsquo;s<\/a> Holocaust-style Oct. 7 attack on Israel approaches.<\/p>\n<p>That anniversary comes four weeks and one day before the 2024 presidential election on Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/my-goodness-gracious-cnn-data-analyst-stunned-by-hispanic-voter-shift-that-appears-to-be-helping-trump-in-2-key-states\/\" title=\"Wow&#039;: CNN Data Analyst Amazed by Hispanic Voter Shift Favoring Trump in Two Crucial States\">projected swing state<\/a> of Michigan, where many members of the large Muslim population have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-pro-palestinian-protesters-disrupt-kamala-harris-speech-pushing-breaking-point-speaking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">withheld their support<\/a> from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over what those voters perceive as the administration&rsquo;s enabling of Israel&rsquo;s war in Gaza, keeping the situation in the Middle East front and center should work to the advantage of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-taking-shots-netanyahu-45-tells-palestinian-leader-everything-will-good-meeting-bibi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, whose presidency marked a period of relative peace in that troubled region, and who recently secured an important <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-scores-big-endorsement-shows-alarming-sign-kamala-harris-struggling-key-voter-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsement<\/a> from Democratic Mayor Amer Ghalib in the Muslim-majority Detroit suburb of Hamtramck.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, we must hope that the repellent Michigan Democrats maintain their present public dispute.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Observing the nation&#8217;s most oppressive figures clash can be beneficial for the cause of freedom. On Monday, CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper shared a statement on X from Michigan&#8217;s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who criticized Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib for allegedly making &#8220;antisemitic&#8221; remarks towards Dana Nessel, Michigan\u2019s Jewish Democratic attorney general. Whitmer emphasized the importance of using platforms to denounce hateful language and racist stereotypes. This statement followed her earlier declaration on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union,\u201d where she stated she would not involve herself in the dispute between Tlaib and Nessel.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy arose from comments made by Tlaib earlier this month after Nessel charged pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Michigan. Tlaib suggested that Nessel&#8217;s pro-Israel stance influenced her decision-making regarding those charges, asserting that dissent should be respected across various issues but was treated differently when it came to Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Nessel responded by labeling Tlaib\u2019s remarks as &#8220;anti-Semitic and wrong,&#8221; arguing that it was inappropriate to imply dual loyalty based on religion. Meanwhile, other political figures condemned Tlaib&#8217;s comments as divisive.<\/p>\n<p>In a broader context, this internal conflict among Democrats in Michigan could inadvertently benefit freedom-oriented perspectives. As tensions rise over international events like Hamas&#8217; attack on Israel last October\u2014an anniversary approaching just before the 2024 presidential election\u2014this discord may influence voter sentiments in swing states like Michigan where many Muslim voters feel disillusioned with current leadership due to perceived biases against Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, while these political figures are embroiled in their disputes, it may serve a greater purpose if they continue their public disagreements rather than uniting against common challenges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2345431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tlaib-vs-Whitmer.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5212,32517,37975,36369,36144],"class_list":["post-2345430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anti-semitism","tag-gretchen-whitmer","tag-michigan-politics","tag-political-tensions","tag-rashida-tlaib"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tlaib-vs-Whitmer.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}