{"id":389083,"date":"2021-04-05T13:28:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T17:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=389083"},"modified":"2021-04-05T13:28:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T17:28:33","slug":"ilhan-omar-blasts-stacey-abrams-for-opposing-georgia-boycotts-demands-support-for-civil-rights-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-blasts-stacey-abrams-for-opposing-georgia-boycotts-demands-support-for-civil-rights-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilhan Omar Blasts Stacey Abrams For Opposing Georgia Boycotts, Demands Support For \u2018Civil Rights\u2019 Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Filhan-omar-blasts-stacey-abrams-for-opposing-georgia-boycotts-demands-support-for-civil-rights-movement%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=389083&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-253.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) had harsh words for former Democratic gubernatorial candidate-turned-progressive activist Stacey Abrams in an interview with CNN late Sunday, blasting Abrams over an op-ed published late last week where Abrams called on Georgia companies not to boycott the state over its new election security bill.<\/p>\n<p>Abrams, spoke harshly of the legislation, which more clearly outlines Georgia election policy on absentee and early voting and places stricter limits on electioneering at polling places, until late last week when Major League Baseball decided to pull its All-Star Game from Atlanta over the bill. In her op-ed, Abrams pleaded with companies to keep their business in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[B]oycotts are complicated affairs that require a long-term commitment to action. I have no doubt that voters of color, particularly Black voters, are willing to endure the hardships of boycotts. But I don\u2019t think that\u2019s necessary \u2014 yet,\u201d Abrams wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Even President Joe Biden said he tacitly supported the MLB\u2019s decision, telling reporters last week that the bill is \u201cJim Crow on steroids\u201d and that \u201ctoday\u2019s professional athletes are acting incredibly responsibly\u201d in protesting the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, though, a number of Democrats recanted their earlier, strong statements, particularly after Republicans pointed out that many states, including New York, which is lobbying to host the relocated MLB All-Star Game, have more restrictive election laws than Georgia\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ilhan Omar is not one of those Democrats, and in an interview with CNN on Sunday, issued a stunning rebuke against Abrams, schooling the Georgia Democrat on how boycotts were instrumental in the fight for civil rights in the United States and against Apartheid in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that boycotts have allowed for justice to be delivered in many spaces. The civil rights movement was rooted in boycotts. We know that, you know, apartheid ended in South Africa because of boycotts,\u201d Omar told the network, blasting Abrams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo our hope is that, you know, this boycott will result in changes in the law because we understand that when you restrict people\u2019s ability to vote, you create a democracy that isn\u2019t fully functioning for all of us, and if we are to continue to be beacon of hope for all democracies around the world, we must stand our ground,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia\u2019s governor, Republican Brian Kemp, defended the law against \u201cliberal lies\u201d over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s the truth,\u201d Kemp said, in reference to the law. Instead, he added, it \u201cexpands access to voting, secures ballot drop boxes around the clock in every county, expands weekend voting, protects no-excuse absentee voting. It levels the playing field on voter I.D. requirements as well as streamlining election procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reaction to the law, Kemp said, particularly the MLB\u2019s decision to relocate the All-Star Game, is the result of \u201cfear and lies from liberal activists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cobb County, Georgia, which was set to host the game, also complained about the MLB\u2019s decision, telling media, in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/cobb-county\/cobb-county-says-loss-all-star-game-will-cost-tourism-industry-over-100-million\/6NPN3TIG6VHB7DZXFZDMNZG2YE\/\"> a statement over the weekend,<\/a> that the county stands to lose $100 million in revenue because of the league\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event would have directly impacted our county and the state, as visitors spend their dollars on local accommodations, transportation, entertainment and recreation, food and retail throughout the county,\u201d Cobb County Travel and Tourism said. \u201cThis would have been a big boost to Cobb businesses and help with recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The MLB has not announced a new location for the All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) had harsh words for former Democratic gubernatorial candidate-turned-progressive activist Stacey Abrams in an interview with CNN late Sunday, blasting Abrams over an op-ed published late last &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2311673,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-253.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Ilhan Omar Blasts Stacey Abrams For Opposing Georgia Boycotts, Demands Support For \u2018Civil Rights\u2019 Movement","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-389083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-253.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Ilhan Omar Blasts Stacey Abrams For Opposing Georgia Boycotts, Demands Support For \u2018Civil Rights\u2019 Movement","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389083","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=389083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2311673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}