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zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Before viral Islamophobic rant, ex-Obama official harassed women, Russian diplomat’s dog - The Grayzone

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Before viral Islamophobic rant, ex-Obama official harassed women, Russian diplomat’s dog - The Grayzone

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Prior to going viral after footage emerged showing ex-State Department official Stuart Seldowitz spewing Islamophobic slurs at a Halal food cart operator, he spent his spare time harassing female Russian diplomats and an ambassador’s pet dog, the Grayzone has learned. The viral footage of Stuart Seldowitz berating a Halal food cart operator with Islamophobic diatribes and calls for the death of more Palestinian children has laid bare the link between extremism and American foreign policy.  Seldowitz, a former national security […]
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    ex-us official under many presidencies

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      Yeah but no one clicks that bait.

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    Gotta love the ‘ex-Obama’ tagged on as a clickbait trigger.

    He’s worked under many presidents, but who gets the mention?

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      Also is this supposed to get liberals to defend him, so the right can go both sides???

      I’m a Obama supporter. And if his dude did asshole things go after him. You’ll get zero pushback from me. Hell, if Obama did illegal things go after him I don’t give a shit. He’s an employee not a messiah.

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    community i can excuse racism meme

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    Lead poisoning is strong in that generation.

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    Was he making dogphobic slurs?

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      That mangy, mongrel, cur. How dare he use dogphobic slurs, what a bitch

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        deleted by creator

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    If anyone knows what they’re talking about it’s this guy. He’s been an expert in the field for decades.

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      You mean Max Blumenthal, regular contributor to Russian state-owned propaganda channels Sputnik and RT?

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        No, I mean our boy stewy from the article. Smart chap it seems. Good pedigree in the field.

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