Not surprisingly, the mainstream media got it wrong, as it
typically does when a public figure backtracks and is credited with having
issued an "apology." Time's
Sylvia Mansoor wrote
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U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib apologized Saturday for booing
Hillary Clinton on Friday night at a campaign event in support of Sen. Bernie
Sanders’ presidential bid. Tlaib has been a key surrogate for the Vermont
senator as he remains in Washington for President Donald Trump’s impeachment
trial, and the event came after recent comments by Clinton made dismissing
Sanders and his campaign.
During a panel discussion at the event in Iowa that included
Tlaib and her fellow U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Pramila Jayapal, the moderator
began alluding to Clinton’s comments about how “nobody likes” Sanders. The
moderator said, “Last week when someone by the name of Hillary Clinton said
that nobody—” before responding to someone in the crowd saying, “We’re not
gonna boo, we’re not gonna boo, we’re classy here.”
“No, no, I’ll boo.” Tlaib said, prompting some cheers from
the crowd. “You all know I can’t be quiet. No. We’re gonna boo. That’s alright
the haters will shut up on Monday when we win.”
The following day, Tlaib issued a series of tweets which
constitutes what Mansoor classified as an "apology."
My statement regarding last night:
“I am so incredibly in love with the movement that our campaign of #NotMeUs has created. This makes me protective over it and frustrated by attempts to dismiss the strength and diversity of our movement. (1/4)
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“However, I know what is at stake if we don't unify over one candidate to beat Trump and I intend to do everything possible to ensure that Trump does not win in 2020. (2/4)
“In this instance, I allowed my disappointment with Secretary Clinton's latest comments about Senator Sanders and his supporters get the best of me. You all, my sisters-in-service on stage, and our movement deserve better. (3/4)
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Oh dear, get a room. She does not love that movement, whatever it is- she's in love with it. Moreover, an apology does not consist of criticizing your opponent
("my disappointment with Secretary Clinton's latest comments"). That
is not apologizing; it is rationalizing. Can it get worse? It's Rashida Tlaib,
so it's almost inevitable that she completes her thought with
I will continue to strive to come from a place of love and
not react in the same way of those who are against what we are building in this
country. This is about building a just and equitable future for my two boys,
children across the country, and future generations.
Well, no. Notwithstanding the second tweet, it's not about
building "a just and equitable future" but about splitting the
Democratic Party. And "a place of love" is not the most accurate
characterization of “No, no, I’ll boo.
You all know I can’t be quiet. No. We’re gonna boo. That’s alright the haters
will shut up on Monday when we win.” Rashida Tlaib talking about "haters" is as apt as Donald Trump slamming egotists.
Clinton's remarks also were unhelpful- but stated in an
interview held for a documentary which was produced prior to the current
campaign. When the story hit, the former Senator pledged loyalty to the
eventual nominee, much as Tlaib did in her one decent tweet.
Unfortunately, no one has yet either refuted or confirmed Clinton's view that "nobody wants to work with" Senator Sanders and
that "he got nothing done,"
accusations of no little import.
Ironically, Clinton's remark that "people got sucked into it"
referred to Sanders '16 while it more accurately applies to Sanders '20.
Admittedly, when a campaign emphasizes "not me,
us," surrogates can get sucked into believing the movement is about themselves,
not the candidate. But rest assured- or uneasily- that if no Democratic
campaign confronts Senator Sanders about some of the people his crusade has
attracted, Donald Trump will not be so deferential during a general election
campaign.
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