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« on: August 12, 2017, 09:58:04 AM »

Wasserman Schultz is again on defense after steadfastly refusing to explain why she continued to employ Imran Awan, an IT staffer who was under a federal investigation for an alleged equipment and data scam in the U.S. House since February. She finally fired him on July 25, one day after authorities arrested him on a seemingly unrelated mortgage fraud charge. He was at the airport leaving for Pakistan, after wiring $283,000 there.

The firing came a full six months after about two dozen House Democrats dismissed four of Awan’s relatives and a friend, all of whom were under investigation with him. Wasserman Schultz broke her public silence on Awan last week, portraying herself as the victim of "right wing media" attacks rooted in anti-Muslim bigotry aimed at Awan and the IT group. But fellow Democrats are as confounded and disbelieving as ever by her penchant for making puzzling and stubborn political missteps.

“We wish she would go away and stop being so public by doubling down on negative stories,” said Nikki Barnes, a progressive DNC member from Florida, who believes Wasserman Schultz left the national party “in shambles” while chair, culminating with the hack of DNC servers and the release of embarrassing internal emails by WikiLeaks in the 2016 campaign. As for Wasserman Schultz's defense, Barnes said “none of this makes sense. It doesn't sound like racial profiling … there must have been something for her.”

Barnes said she couldn’t understand why Wasserman Schultz made herself a target of attention by becoming the lone Democrat to employ Awan. Wasserman Schultz then drew even more negative attention to herself by publicly threatening the U.S. Capitol Police chief with “consequences” in a dispute over an office laptop under examination from investigators.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/10/debbie-wasserman-schultz-scandal-241466
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« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2017, 10:07:56 AM »

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« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2017, 12:03:05 AM »

I hate her so much, I would rather have Joe Kaufman or literally almost any other Republican than her.
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« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2017, 12:08:06 AM »

So... We should fire everyone under FBI investigation??
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« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2017, 12:17:43 AM »

Congress should vote to expel her for "general annoyance".
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« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2017, 12:22:36 AM »

She needs to either resign or face a serious primary challenger.  And I don't mean the same idiot who ran against her last year.
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« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2017, 09:30:09 AM »

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« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2017, 09:31:34 AM »

If it weren't conspiracy theorist wackjob Tim Canova running against her I'd want somebody from the left to challenge her.
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« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2017, 12:19:13 AM »

She needs to either resign or face a serious primary challenger.  And I don't mean the same idiot who ran against her last year.
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« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2017, 09:47:17 AM »

She needs to either resign or face a serious primary challenger.  And I don't mean the same idiot who ran against her last year.
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« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2017, 10:03:39 AM »

She needs to either resign or face a serious primary challenger.  And I don't mean the same idiot who ran against her last year.
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« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2017, 12:36:46 PM »

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« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2017, 11:39:12 PM »

I hate her so much, I would rather have Joe Kaufman or literally almost any other Republican than her.

Holy crap, I agree with a staunch blue-dog on intra-party politics, for once. You know you've messed up when both a blue dog and a progressive want you to GTFO.
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« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2017, 09:54:28 PM »

I hate her so much, I would rather have Joe Kaufman or literally almost any other Republican than her.

Holy crap, I agree with a staunch blue-dog on intra-party politics, for once. You know you've messed up when both a blue dog and a progressive want you to GTFO.

Lol, true dat bro.
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