Tuesday 25 June 2024

AOC & Jamaal Bowman: Squad Members Gone Wild


Bowman (left) greets Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, (center) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes (right) while campaigning in the Bronx borough of New York City on Sunday.

Bowman (left) greets Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, (center) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes (right) while campaigning in the Bronx borough of New York City on Sunday. 

Fellow 'Squad' member AOC also stumped for Bowman on Saturday

Fellow 'Squad' member AOC also stumped for Bowman on Saturday 

'Squad' member Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., was filmed screaming and swearing over the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee (AIPAC), who is backing his primary challenger George Latimer.

'We are going to show f---ing AIPAC, the power of the motherf---ing South Bronx!' Bowman yelled Saturday at a rally with fellow progressive 'Squad' member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

'People ask me why I got a foul mouth. What am I supposed to do? You're coming after me! You're coming after my family! You're coming after my children,' Bowman proclaimed. 'I'm not supposed to fight back?'

'We’re going to show them who the f–k we are!' Bowman added while jumping and waving his arms on stage. 

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., during a re-election rally in the Bronx with AOC and Bernie. He repeatedly cussed and slammed pro-Israel political group AIPAC

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., during a re-election rally in the Bronx with AOC and Bernie. He repeatedly cussed and slammed pro-Israel political group AIPAC

Supporters stand holding Palestinian flags at Jamaal Bowman's campaign rally

Hamas supporters stand holding Palestinian flags at Jamaal Bowman's campaign rally

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to the crowd at Bowman's campaign rally

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to the crowd at Bowman's campaign rally

Reacting to a clip of the f-bomb filled speech posted on X, Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., shamed the progressive: 'The level of profanity here is so shocking as to be unbecoming of a Member of Congress.' 

'There is nothing in Jamaal Bowman's unhinged tirade that remotely resembles the decency of the people I know and represent in the South Bronx,' Torres continued.

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-NY, a supported of Israel, attends The Jerusalem Post New York conference in early June. He and Bowman have squabbled over their opposing views of the Israel-Hamas war

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-NY, a supporter of Israel, attended The Jerusalem Post New York conference in early June.

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., (right) tours the site of the Nova festival massacre with a survivor of the attack

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., (right) tours the site of the Nova festival massacre with a survivor of the attack

Bowman has been very vocal about his distaste for Israel during their war with Hamas.

He has pushed for an immediate ceasefire in the war, alleged that Israel is guilty of genocide and war crimes and has demanded Joe Biden's White House stop sending all funds to the Jewish nation, not just those for its war. 

AIPAC has poured nearly $15 million into the campaign of Westchester County Executive George Latimer, Bowman's opponent. 

While Latimer (pictured) has defended Israel as the war provoked by Hamas's terrorism rages on, Bowman, 48, was quick to call Israel an 'apartheid state' in the weeks following the attack

Latimer has defended Israel 

So much money has poured in that the Democrat primary is now thought to be the most expensive in history. 

Bowman said 'We’re fighting back against AIPAC.'

AIPAC said: 'Rep. Bowman’s scurrilous and shameful attacks won’t hide his record of aligning with the extremist, anti-Israel fringe.'

'In contrast to his opponent, George Latimer is pro-Israel and stands with the Jewish state as it battles Iranian terrorist proxies.'

Shortly after the outbreak of the conflict on October 7, 2023, Bowman called Israel's claims that Hamas slaughtered babies and raped women 'propaganda.' 

'There was propaganda used at the beginning of the siege,' he can be heard claiming loudly as cars passed noisily behind him on a busy road. The video was reportedly shot over a month after the initial attack on November 17.  

'There's still no evidence of beheaded babies or raped women,' he continues, receiving affirmation from the crowd. 'But they've still been using that lie...propaganda.'

Rep. Jamaal Bowman called reports of Hamas' raping of Israeli women and beheading of Israeli babies 'propaganda' in a recently surfaced video that was shot weeks after the war started

Rep. Jamaal Bowman called reports of Hamas' raping of Israeli women and beheading of Israeli babies 'propaganda' 

Jamal Bowman, a Democrat representing Yonkers, has said that he believes a $14 trillion federal reparations payment is possible and necessary

Jamal Bowman said that a $14 trillion federal reparations payment is possible and necessary

Bowman, 47, is pictured in November 2021 calling for the reparations legislation to be passed

Bowman calling for the reparations legislation to be passed. Jamaal co-sponsored a bill to give all 42 million black Americans $333,000

Protesters calling for reparations are pictured in Newark, New Jersey in June

Protesters calling for reparations

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman has sparked more fury just two days after setting off a fire alarm during a crucial Congressional vote

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman setting off a fire alarm during a crucial Congressional vote

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said her colleague had a 'moment of panic'

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended Jamaal

AOC called the series of events a 'misunderstanding' that Bowman is working with House administration and US Capitol Police to clear up

AOC trying to con the public

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for an 'immediate ceasefire and de-escalation' after Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for an 'immediate ceasefire and de-escalation' after Hamas attacked Israel

She joined her fellow squad Democrats in the hours following the attack in calling for 'de-escalation and ceasefire' and has repeated those claims , slamming both Israel and Hamas and has described the IDF's military campaign as committing 'war crimes'

She joined her fellow squad Democrats in the hours following the attack in calling for 'de-escalation and ceasefire' and has repeated those claims , slamming Israel and described the IDF's military campaign as committing 'war crimes'

The New York City Democratic Socialists of America had previously described Ocasio-Cortez as their 'socialist superstar'

The New York City Democratic Socialists of America described Ocasio-Cortez as their 'socialist superstar'

Ocasio-Cortez was even slammed for her Christmas post that called Israel a violent occupying force and likened Jesus to the Palestinians

Ocasio-Cortez was slammed for her Christmas post that called Israel a violent occupying force and likened Jesus to the Palestinians

'Calling in police enforcement on nonviolent demonstrations of young students on campus is an escalatory, reckless, and dangerous act,' AOC wrote on X Monday evening

Backing pro-Hamas rioters, AOC wrote: 'Calling in police enforcement on demonstrations of young students on campus is an escalatory, reckless, and dangerous act.' 

Jewish Columbia University Professor Shai Davidai was barred from campus for leading a pro-Israel counter demonstration and said Rep. AOC stands for 'agent of chaos' after backing pro-Palestinian protesters

Jewish Columbia University Professor Shai Davidai said AOC stands for 'Agent Of Chaos' for backing pro-Palestinian protesters

One of the hundreds of placard-clad demonstrators was seen on the front line holding up a swastika

Pro-Hamas demonstrator holding up a swastika

Rep. Ilhan Omar said 'violence will only repeat the back and forth' and called for Israel to stand down

Rep. Ilhan Omar called for Israel to stand down

Squad' Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's daughter Isra Hirsi(pictured), 21, was part of a now days-long protest on the campus of Columbia University in support of Palestine

Squad' Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's daughter Isra Hirsi, 21, was part of a protest on the campus of Columbia University in support of Palestine

Another 'Squad' member, House Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the first woman of Palestinian origin to be elected to Congress, has also drawn fire from Republicans for her sharply critical comments about Israel. Tlaib is seen above during a pro-Palestinian protest in Dearborn, Michigan on May 16

Another 'Squad' member, House Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the first woman of Palestinian origin to be elected to Congress, during a pro-Palestinian protest in Dearborn, Michigan

First-term House Rep. Cori Bush (seen above on May 6), a Democrat from Missouri, was also slammed by Republicans for referring to Israel as 'an apartheid state'

First-term House Rep. Cori Bush, a Democrat from Missouri, referred to Israel as 'an apartheid state'

Members of The Squad, a group of progressive Democratic Party lawmakers, are seen above from left to right on January 3: Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman, Ocasio-Cortez, Bush, and Ayanna Pressley. Republicans have suggested that their criticisms of Israel have fueled anti-Semitic attacks against Jews perpetrated by supporters of Palestine

Members of The Squad, from left to right: Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman, Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, and Ayanna Pressley. Their criticisms of Israel have fueled anti-Semitic attacks against Jews perpetrated by supporters of Palestine

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman is fighting for his political survival as voters head to the polls in New York for the Democratic primary. He campaigned with fellow Squad members Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ayanna Pressley in Mount Vernon on Monday

Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman campaigns with fellow Squad members Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ayanna Pressley in Mount Vernon on Monday 

'This Nazi thinking veiled as political banter can no longer go unrecognized,' Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., told reporters ahead of a vote on his resolution to condemn Great Replacement Theory as as a 'White supremacist conspiracy theory' and reaffirming the House's commitment to 'combating White supremacy, hatred, and racial injustice'

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., denied the Great Replacement Theory, which administration officials caught on video have admitted is their policy.

A new poll shows that 73 percent of Trump voters believe that Democrats are trying to replace white Americans with immigrants and people of color to shore up more votes

73 percent of Trump voters believe that Democrats are trying to replace white Americans with immigrants and people of color to shore up more votes

Bowman is the first 'Squad' member to be unseated, putting the future of the hardcore progressive faction on shaky ground

UPDATE: Bowman lost, the first 'Squad' member to be unseated, putting the future of the hardcore progressive faction on shaky ground


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