Tuesday Night Open Thread: Those Hateful Omaricans

Posted by Oppo on 15 June 2021, 9:00 pm

You’ve got to be kidding me.

It’s a perennially funny bit: having the more detestable side of a comparison get indignant at the comparison. But when it happens for real, it’s about as funny as that Bagdhad Bob skit that turned out to be real. And, for some reason, reminds me of Obama, as well.

Hamas unloads on Ilhan Omar — for comparing terror group to the US
NY Post | June 12, 2021 | Mary Kay Linge
Rep. Ilhan Omar is taking flak from all sides: now she’s even offended Hamas.
The terror group on Saturday condemned the Minnesota Democrat’s explosive tweet that compared the US and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban — drawing the ire of both Democrats and Republicans this week.
Omar “equated between the victim and the executioner,” Basem Naim of Hamas’ International Relations Office complained in a statement that took issue with her Monday post on Twitter.
“it is unacceptable to make such an unfair comparison, which contradicts with basic norms of justice and international law,” Naim continued in a missive first reported by the Jerusalem Post.
But Naim also took pains to praise Omar, saying that “Hamas highly appreciates” her “support of … the just rights of the Palestinian people.”
Omar on Monday pointed to “unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban” in a tweet that denounced them all equally for “crimes against humanity.”
The comment set off an internal war among Democrats. A dozen Jewish House members blasted Omar on Wednesday, saying that comparing the US and Israel to terror groups was “as offensive as it is misguided.”
Omar hit back in an incendiary Twitter tirade Thursday that accused her fellow Dems of “harassment” and of being “Islamophobic.” Her allies, including fellow members of “The Squad,” leaped to her defense.

She’s perfectly free to make the comparison. . . . but Hamas is more than perfectly dumb to resent being compared to the U.S.

And why does Omar claim that ALL criticism of her is “harassment” and “Islamophobic” — except when Hamas criticizes her?

Last question: is she the one who married her brother?

Do you have something you’d like to share? A link? A joke? Some words of wisdom? A topic to discuss? It’s our nightly Open Thread, and you have the floor.

Swiped Off the Internet: No, Seriously! What’s Up With This Guy?

Posted by Oppo on 15 June 2021, 8:00 pm

I’ve never seen anything like it. Not in real life; not in the movies. He’s a weird unto himself.

Fun fact: Oppo and the creator of this meme did not commit suicide.

Listin’ and Learn

Posted by Oppo on 15 June 2021, 6:00 pm

Submitted by Slapout:

No Time To Explain

Posted by Oppo on 15 June 2021, 4:00 pm

Created by Comrade Chairman Obama:

IMAO: Your Gateway To New Trends

Posted by Oppo on 15 June 2021, 2:00 pm

If only this had come out during the Trump administration.

A Shop That Only Sells Orange Wine Just Opened in NYC
Food and Wine | June 11, 2021 | Mike Pomranz
In recent years, orange wine — wine made with white grapes that have contact with their skins during production — has emerged as a trendy alternative to the usual red versus white debate in a similar vein to rosé.
And whether you’re personally turned onto orange wine or not, here’s a sign that at least one wine professional thinks the trend has staying power: A permanent store dedicated exclusively to orange wine is opening in Manhattan.
Beyond her credentials as an orange wine expert and natural wine sommelier who’s worked at places like the Michelin-starred restaurants Aska and Aldea, Doreen Winkler has also proven that orange wine in itself can be a viable business venture.
In 2019, she launched Orange Glou — billed as “the world’s first orange wine club.”

For those who like Glou – billism.

(… And don’t talk about orange wine club.)

The new Orange Glou store takes that general concept — a curated selection of the best orange wines from around the world — and simply puts it into a brick-and-mortar location where people can make purchases as their leisure.