Hakeem Jeffries fails to address the effect of genocide or the Zionist lobby on elections. He has taken $1,037,000 from AIPAC and other pro-Israeli PACs during the 2023-24 election cycle alone. Zionist organizations don’t care if Dems win or lose because they control both parties. Jeffries is the epitome of a Democratic sellout.
Yes, and we will see again shortly who are the traitorous sellouts who will vote for H.R. 9495:
Beth Miller, political director of Jewish Voice for Peace Action, said in a statement that "this bill should be a five-alarm fire for anyone who seeks to protect free speech, civil society, and democracy. This bill is part of a broader MAGA assault on the right to protest that begins with attacks on Palestinian rights groups, and is aimed at outlawing the social justice movements that fight for progressive change. This is part of a well-worn authoritarian playbook to dismantle fundamental freedoms."
Update: the bill failed!!! Luckily this needed 2/3 to pass and 144 Dems said no vs 69. A bit better than the number that walked out on Netanyahu.
Surprisingly Jeffries didn't cave on this one. Maybe this got so much attention that he didn't want to take the heat of another sellout vote this time.
Fortunately a broad spectrum of groups came out against this. I'm sure the spectre of Trump using it to his advantage played a major role.
You can see if your rep was one of the Zionist sellouts here (remember in November):
But as we have seen it by the Democratic corporation, they prefer to put the blame everyone else including the working class, the anti genocide group and the snow in the North Pole.
Hakeem Jeffries walked away from Democracy a long time ago when he took all that AIPAC money - that is how much he "believes" in Democracy. Thanks for a nothing interview. This shouldn't even be published on Zeteo for not even asking the question about AIPAC and his spectacularly hardline stance against the Palestinians. The MAJORITY of Americans do not believe our tax dollars should be funding this genocide. Ridiculous to entertain Jeffries like this. Jeffries says he is not okay with breaking up families at the border and putting children into cages, but he is okay with wholesale slaughter of children. Anymore articles like this and I will have to unsubscribe from Zeteo.
Wow. An interview reflecting on the Democratic loss and the question of 13 months of genocidal support and enabling is not put forth as a possible factor? What a joke John Harwood is and this reflects poorly on Zeteo for platforming this schill.
The problem is that in everyday terms the word democracy isn't much help, especially as it is bandied about these days. It is so generalized at this point that it has really lost it's meaning. Does the word "democracy" offer much help for a single parent with a couple of kids, with little chance of moving out of substandard housing who's working 2 or more jobs, with uncertain or unaffordable childcare, when she's sitting at the kitchen table looking at a bunch of bills that she has no real likelihood of paying?
I feel Harris deserved to lose because she failed to separate herself from Biden, and people wanted change: she didn't let the words embargo or genocide pass her lips, and kept saying she was working night and day for a ceasefire. She was working for personal power, and lacked decency in refusing to mention the Israeli war on Gaza. She betrayed her supporters by ignoring states with extensive Arab American communities. And she betrayed the young voters who were pro-Palestinian, and in a domestic context need help with paying for college.
I'm tired of the word democracy: I want practical policies that help those of us are on the low end in terms of finances.
Agreed! I’d also like to go further and say, as much as it is about economics, it’s also about how we feel. When you’re crushed by economic realities, when you’re screwing around at the library trying to resize a photo of an ID card you took so it fits with the terrible website Metro put up to offer reduced cost bus passes and the guy next to you smells terrible and just nodded out, sure - sure it’s about money. But it’s also about what is life for? Is life just for screwing around with apps, forms, bureaucracies focused on means-testing? Is life for making more money to escape such emptiness? I want life to be for making art and naming more than 2 constellations in the sky. I don’t want life to just be shoveling shit for tech companies because it’s supposed to be more “frictionless.” I truly think, as a self-appointed spokesperson for broke people, it ain’t about the $ costs exclusively. It’s about loading 16 tons and getting deeper in debt and not even having the leisure to wonder what it’s all for, anyhow.
This is a nothing article. No real substance in the responses or genuinely taking accountability - just more tired talking points. If the Democrats truly took accountability and reflected on their approach then maybe they would still be in power. This is just more politician speak and delusion.
What would accountability even look like, too? If all it takes is saying “we take accountability” then free everyone in prison who ever entered a guilty plea knamean
Not mentioned by interviewer or interviewee was Jeffries taking over from Steny Hoyer the AIPAC-facilitated junkets to Israel where Members learn how to mythologize the Arab-Israeli conflict such that Israelis are always the victims, and facts don’t matter.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is still clinging to the delusion that guardrails will hold? What? He needs to subscribe to The Guardian, Zeteo, and other truth telling journalists. Does he not even look past the Beltway? Pffft.
I used to support Jeffries fully--but HE & the other Dems that invited Netanyahu to Congress/applauded that genocidal monster NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for their unacceptable behavior! He should have either protested like Rep Rashida Tlaib or Sen Bernie Sanders & others.
Jeffries is well known for hating the Justice Democrats and any semblance of moving to the left , which is generally the reason Pelosi hand picked him. What's made worse is putting your worst contributor on the interview with him (one who continually throughout the election wrote articles about how people needed to vote for the lesser evil no matter the positions she defended) , and who really failed to ask the questions that needed to be asked. It was softball after softball, and it leads to him talking about how great the party is, and the only problem was messaging.
Reading this, it seems like the Democratic party leadership has learned nothing, and nobody in journalism will ask the people in charge the tough questions. We need better, and quickly, as, if I'm correct, wouldn't Jeffries be the one leading the charge for HR 9495, the upcoming bill that would make it easier to punish pro-Palestine groups?
Do we even need republicans if Democrats are like this?
Looking at the breakdown of who voted for Trump makes it clear that racism and hate was the driver of this election. Most in this country has always wanted status quo . Its all too familiar. So now we need to fight for what should be our rights once again. Welcome to survival mode. I'm sure brave justice seekers will step up. Unfortunately Palestinians will not even be considered as we fight to keep our heads above water. Same shit different day
Yeah. Not sure why this clown was interviewed. Why didn’t Zeteo ask him if him being a top Dem and his support of a genocide hurt the election outcome? 🤔
I have never been impressed by Jeffries. If he has any intellectual breadth, he doesn't show it. Are the Democrats afraid to speak in more than platitudes?
Hakeem Jeffries sold his soul to AIPAC etc long ago. His steadfast refusal to top the genocide leave him no moral standing...why give this traitor a platform????
Money in politics, full stop. The people who voted for Trump were deluged by advertising and misinformation… as were Dems as a matter of fact. Fabricated reality.
lobbyists like AIPAC define the narrative… meanwhile loneliness, depression, suicide, addictionssss, pornography, gun violence, discrimination run rampant.
Democrats, listen up: get money out of politics before it all goes to hell.
Hakeem Jeffries fails to address the effect of genocide or the Zionist lobby on elections. He has taken $1,037,000 from AIPAC and other pro-Israeli PACs during the 2023-24 election cycle alone. Zionist organizations don’t care if Dems win or lose because they control both parties. Jeffries is the epitome of a Democratic sellout.
Yes, and we will see again shortly who are the traitorous sellouts who will vote for H.R. 9495:
Beth Miller, political director of Jewish Voice for Peace Action, said in a statement that "this bill should be a five-alarm fire for anyone who seeks to protect free speech, civil society, and democracy. This bill is part of a broader MAGA assault on the right to protest that begins with attacks on Palestinian rights groups, and is aimed at outlawing the social justice movements that fight for progressive change. This is part of a well-worn authoritarian playbook to dismantle fundamental freedoms."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/501c3-nonprofit
Why wasn't Jeffries grilled about this bill?
Update: the bill failed!!! Luckily this needed 2/3 to pass and 144 Dems said no vs 69. A bit better than the number that walked out on Netanyahu.
Surprisingly Jeffries didn't cave on this one. Maybe this got so much attention that he didn't want to take the heat of another sellout vote this time.
Fortunately a broad spectrum of groups came out against this. I'm sure the spectre of Trump using it to his advantage played a major role.
You can see if your rep was one of the Zionist sellouts here (remember in November):
https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024458?RollCallNum=458&BillNum=H.R.9495
Well said!
THIS!!!
“We fell short”
No sh!t sherlock!
But as we have seen it by the Democratic corporation, they prefer to put the blame everyone else including the working class, the anti genocide group and the snow in the North Pole.
This was certainly weak. Came away with little to no faith in Jeffries' ability to see clearly or interpret deeply.
Hakeem Jeffries walked away from Democracy a long time ago when he took all that AIPAC money - that is how much he "believes" in Democracy. Thanks for a nothing interview. This shouldn't even be published on Zeteo for not even asking the question about AIPAC and his spectacularly hardline stance against the Palestinians. The MAJORITY of Americans do not believe our tax dollars should be funding this genocide. Ridiculous to entertain Jeffries like this. Jeffries says he is not okay with breaking up families at the border and putting children into cages, but he is okay with wholesale slaughter of children. Anymore articles like this and I will have to unsubscribe from Zeteo.
Wow. An interview reflecting on the Democratic loss and the question of 13 months of genocidal support and enabling is not put forth as a possible factor? What a joke John Harwood is and this reflects poorly on Zeteo for platforming this schill.
The problem is that in everyday terms the word democracy isn't much help, especially as it is bandied about these days. It is so generalized at this point that it has really lost it's meaning. Does the word "democracy" offer much help for a single parent with a couple of kids, with little chance of moving out of substandard housing who's working 2 or more jobs, with uncertain or unaffordable childcare, when she's sitting at the kitchen table looking at a bunch of bills that she has no real likelihood of paying?
I feel Harris deserved to lose because she failed to separate herself from Biden, and people wanted change: she didn't let the words embargo or genocide pass her lips, and kept saying she was working night and day for a ceasefire. She was working for personal power, and lacked decency in refusing to mention the Israeli war on Gaza. She betrayed her supporters by ignoring states with extensive Arab American communities. And she betrayed the young voters who were pro-Palestinian, and in a domestic context need help with paying for college.
I'm tired of the word democracy: I want practical policies that help those of us are on the low end in terms of finances.
Agreed! I’d also like to go further and say, as much as it is about economics, it’s also about how we feel. When you’re crushed by economic realities, when you’re screwing around at the library trying to resize a photo of an ID card you took so it fits with the terrible website Metro put up to offer reduced cost bus passes and the guy next to you smells terrible and just nodded out, sure - sure it’s about money. But it’s also about what is life for? Is life just for screwing around with apps, forms, bureaucracies focused on means-testing? Is life for making more money to escape such emptiness? I want life to be for making art and naming more than 2 constellations in the sky. I don’t want life to just be shoveling shit for tech companies because it’s supposed to be more “frictionless.” I truly think, as a self-appointed spokesperson for broke people, it ain’t about the $ costs exclusively. It’s about loading 16 tons and getting deeper in debt and not even having the leisure to wonder what it’s all for, anyhow.
This is a nothing article. No real substance in the responses or genuinely taking accountability - just more tired talking points. If the Democrats truly took accountability and reflected on their approach then maybe they would still be in power. This is just more politician speak and delusion.
What would accountability even look like, too? If all it takes is saying “we take accountability” then free everyone in prison who ever entered a guilty plea knamean
Not mentioned by interviewer or interviewee was Jeffries taking over from Steny Hoyer the AIPAC-facilitated junkets to Israel where Members learn how to mythologize the Arab-Israeli conflict such that Israelis are always the victims, and facts don’t matter.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is still clinging to the delusion that guardrails will hold? What? He needs to subscribe to The Guardian, Zeteo, and other truth telling journalists. Does he not even look past the Beltway? Pffft.
I used to support Jeffries fully--but HE & the other Dems that invited Netanyahu to Congress/applauded that genocidal monster NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for their unacceptable behavior! He should have either protested like Rep Rashida Tlaib or Sen Bernie Sanders & others.
Jeffries is well known for hating the Justice Democrats and any semblance of moving to the left , which is generally the reason Pelosi hand picked him. What's made worse is putting your worst contributor on the interview with him (one who continually throughout the election wrote articles about how people needed to vote for the lesser evil no matter the positions she defended) , and who really failed to ask the questions that needed to be asked. It was softball after softball, and it leads to him talking about how great the party is, and the only problem was messaging.
Reading this, it seems like the Democratic party leadership has learned nothing, and nobody in journalism will ask the people in charge the tough questions. We need better, and quickly, as, if I'm correct, wouldn't Jeffries be the one leading the charge for HR 9495, the upcoming bill that would make it easier to punish pro-Palestine groups?
Do we even need republicans if Democrats are like this?
Looking at the breakdown of who voted for Trump makes it clear that racism and hate was the driver of this election. Most in this country has always wanted status quo . Its all too familiar. So now we need to fight for what should be our rights once again. Welcome to survival mode. I'm sure brave justice seekers will step up. Unfortunately Palestinians will not even be considered as we fight to keep our heads above water. Same shit different day
Yeah. Not sure why this clown was interviewed. Why didn’t Zeteo ask him if him being a top Dem and his support of a genocide hurt the election outcome? 🤔
I have never been impressed by Jeffries. If he has any intellectual breadth, he doesn't show it. Are the Democrats afraid to speak in more than platitudes?
Mehdi would not let have let Jeffries get away with such bland meaningless responses.
Hakeem Jeffries sold his soul to AIPAC etc long ago. His steadfast refusal to top the genocide leave him no moral standing...why give this traitor a platform????
Money in politics, full stop. The people who voted for Trump were deluged by advertising and misinformation… as were Dems as a matter of fact. Fabricated reality.
lobbyists like AIPAC define the narrative… meanwhile loneliness, depression, suicide, addictionssss, pornography, gun violence, discrimination run rampant.
Democrats, listen up: get money out of politics before it all goes to hell.