On the heels of Bernie Sanders’ announcement about his bid for the Dem nomination in the 2020 presidential race, he has hired “veteran Democratic operative Faiz Shakir,” a man deemed to be a “Progressive Superstar”.
A bit about this “superstar’s” background:
Shakir has served as national political director to the American Civil Liberties Union since early 2017. Prior to that, “he was a senior adviser to then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and before that he worked with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). He first made a name for himself as an editor at the website ThinkProgress.”
But then there is another important part of Shakir’s background, adding to the already existing Islamic supremacist/anti-Semitic problem in the Democrat camp. Daniel Greenfield states:
During his time at ThinkProgress, Faiz Shakir had repeatedly attacked the Jewish State, endorsing the Hamas aid flotilla to Gaza and attacking Israel’s attempts to defend itself against terrorists”…While the Harvard Islamic Society’s affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood’s MSA is somewhat vague….HIS was co-founded by Yusuf Ibish, the father of Hussein Ibish, who is a veteran pro-terrorist and anti-Israel activist, and Syed Hossein Nasr, an Islamic philosopher and opponent of the United States and Israel, who claims to be able to trace his ancestry back to Mohammed. During Faiz Shakir’s time there, HIS was presided over by Zayed Yasin, who became infamous for his “My American Jihad” speech….In 2000, The Harvard Islamic Society held an Islamic Awareness Week and Faiz Shakir served as the co-chair for the week’s events. One of those events included a fundraiser for the Holy Land Foundation, a group which acted as the fundraising arm for Hamas in the United States…. Zayed Yasin’s defense of the Holy Land Foundation made it quite clear that he was familiar with its true mission.
Shakir also co-authored the “Fear Inc.” report, “which implicitly claimed that Islamophobia was the product of a Jewish conspiracy, and wrote positively about the Tunisian Islamist Al-Nahda Party and its genocidal head, Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi, who has engaged in blatant anti-Semitism, and has said, ‘There are no civilians in Israel. The population—males, females and children—are the army reserve soldiers, and thus can be killed.'”
It’s no surprise that after Sanders’ announcement about hiring the so-called “superstar” Shakir to manage his campaign, the infamous Linda Sarsour tweeted:
Bernie Sanders hires campaign manager – civil rights advocate and FIRST EVER Muslim American to run a presidential campaign – none other than Faiz Shakir. I am crying. #FeelTheBern https://t.co/7KSvNzASlr
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) February 19, 2019
Bernie Sanders took no offense to the grossly anti-Semitic comments made by Ilhan Omar, and in fact stated that “we will stand by our Muslim brothers and sisters.” He is certainly doing that, and he isn’t only only standing by “his” Muslim brothers and sisters no matter what, he’s complicit in advancing the anti-Semitism of the Muslim anti-Semites in Congress. The Democrat camp is becoming like the UK’s Labour Party in institutionalizing anti-Semitism — a phenomenon fueled in the UK by Islamic groups with links to jihad terror.
“Sanders hires veteran progressive operative to manage 2020 bid,” by Max Greenwood, The Hill, February 19, 2019:
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has hired veteran Democratic operative Faiz Shakir to manage his 2020 presidential campaign, a spokesperson for the Vermont senator confirmed Tuesday.
The news of Shakir’s hiring came hours after Sanders became the latest candidate to throw his name into the running for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The Daily Beast first reported the hire on Tuesday.
Shakir is well-connected in liberal circles. He’s a former vice president for communications at the Center for American Progress and previously worked as an adviser to former Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
He joins Sanders’s campaign from the American Civil Liberties Union, where he most recently served as the group’s national political director…..
Jayme says
This is very risky by Bernie if he attracts hard core muslims not only will he not win but it could ruin his career.
Terry Gain says
A Marxist has a career in America? Good grief. But anything is possible after 44. I am hoping that the insane Democrats choose Sanders. The thought that they will has me crying tears of joy. Leftists and Islam – the unholy alliance.
J D.S says
From all I can find out about this guy he will probably be the torpedo that sinks Bernie’s boat…On the other side of the coin though….he might just draw Jew haters as well as the other Jew haters.. muslims
LB says
And that’s a bad thing because….? But I guess that if he does retire he won’t be able to recruit any more people for the right-wing cause. After all, the biggest red-pillers are members of the mentally ill hard left-wing establishment.
Martin says
Please read the book: Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left.
David Horowitz puts into crystal, clear perspective how and why Sanders aligns himself with the most anti-American powers on earth.
livingengine says
Wajahat Ali’s Muslim Cosby Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KODJETZvK5U
FYI says
“There are no jokes in islam.there is no humor in islam.there is no fun in islam”
Ayatollah Khomeni
[islamic curmudgeon}
It is a little known fact but no sooner had he said that,than he sat down on a mischievously placed Whoopi cushion which made a loud fart-like noise,which in normal circumstances would have brought the house down,but this was in iran where shite comedy is deplored,so nobody laughed{except one feeble minded cleaner guy … but he was beheaded afterwards}
As the jihadist punchline went..”And that was the end of that chapter.Boom-boom.Good night to you”{Ka KABOOM}
islam is no joke and there is no humor in it.But islam being called “THE religion of peace” is quite funny
And there is no love,no peace,no tolerance either in islam..no beer,no pork sandwiches..
Terry Gain says
But there are child brides, polygamy and a carnal paradise.
mortimer says
A gay man asks the Muslims to denounce anti-gay persecution, but they just pretend he didn’t say anything. The socialist at the table says, ‘We have to diversify the narrative.’ In other words, these ideological fanatics DON’T GIVE A HOOT about facts.
Jean Terry says
Very shocking. I think Sanders may be Jewish. Not sure. If the left gets control of this country it will be unrecognizable. David Horowitz book sounds worth reading. It also makes sense as we see more and more Muslim Democrats being elected to congress.
gravenimage says
Yes, Sanders is Jewish–but mostly, he’s a Socialist. He appears to understand nothing about the threat of Jihad.
James Lincoln says
Jean Terry,
You stated correctly: “If the left gets control of this country it will be unrecognizable”.
The Democrats sharp turn to the left is accelerating exponentially by the day.
The United States, yes the United States, could rather quickly become unrecognizable if taken over by “Socialist Democrats” – a very far cry from the party of JFK, etc.
President Donald Trump is still the best hope that the country has – and he needs to secure a second term in 2020.
Terry Gain says
Sanders is ethnically Insane.
Roland says
Bernie is a JINO. He has, in fact, become the pied piper of anti-semitism in the Democratic Party. He has no shame.
gravenimage says
Bernie is more and more a useful idiot. And there is nothing “progressive” about Muslims seeking to murder Jews.
mortimer says
+ 1 … progress towards the graveyard … totally secular Jews like Bernie think the crocodile will eat him last.
gravenimage says
Not all secular Jews are like Bernie Sanders–but certainly some of them are.
Wellington says
Bernie Sanders is a disgusting excuse for an American. Many times over. This article only further confirms how wretched this man is.
I am sick of Bernie Sanders. He is a hypocrite (owns three homes but wants socialism for others), is effusive in praise of the current Pope who has called for taking in millions of Muslims into Europe—believers in a religion that has nothing but contempt for non-believers and who adhere to the only major religion that calls for war to be made upon the unbeliever “until all religion is with Allah” {Sura 8:39} and which religion actually condones the rape of non-Muslim women (examples to be found right in the Koran, Suras 4, 23, 33 and 70}, does not recognize at all that capitalism is the only economic system that produces wealth, a man who does not comprehend that Israel is the only free country in the Middle East (even though Sanders is Jewish), who wants to gut our military, who wants to make a distinction between free speech and hate speech as Hillary Clinton did, and which would lead to the ending of free speech as it has in Britain, and who would easily be seen by authoritarians of the world such as Putin, the dictator of North Korea and Xi as a total weakling.
Anyone thinking highly of Bernie is, at best, a fool. At worst, truly inimical to the preservation of America. Yes, Bernie is this awful and one knows this or should know it. Excuses for this man ran out long ago. Appalling excuse for a US Senator and thus I would ask what the hell has happened to Vermont?
No more. I can’t go on anymore about this man who is a travesty of the first degree. From the Founding Fathers to Bernie Sanders is a very steep descent. An almost incalculable descent. As a patriotic American he repulses me.
mortimer says
Bernie’s communist ideas are cracked and debunked by the very history of communism. Bernie’s idea about Israel is also CRACKED, because he believes he can make a two-state solution with people who for more than 70 years have consistently said they don’t want a two-state solution.
Bernie lives in a world filled with angry, communist delusions, but he acts like a capitalist.
Martin says
Thank you Wellington for your comments, I totally agree with you and your passion. It’s vitally important to expose the Communist and Islamic enemies of our nation, whether foreign or domestic.
It saddens me to see the ignorant, the fake news masses, the young voters follow such a charlatan who promises everything but can provide nothing. They follow him blindly because they have no desire to learn (stupidity), no desire to strengthen our Republic, and no desire to serve our country. They are expecting the maximum “give me” for the minimum effort which they envision as Socialism. The young voters of today are one of the greatest threats to the survival of our Republic. Because of their numbers, their ignorance, and their apathy and broken moral compasses, this trend of the ignorant will grow and we may well see this “incalculable descent” of which you forewarn.
But my goal is to strengthen our country and to build on the successes which we have had these last two years. However, this is only a start. I have given up trying to inform my family, friend and neighbors. It seems as though I am alone on this island called freedom and liberty. These words, these notions of our founding, fall on deaf ears of those around me. Their hatred of all things Trump blinds their logic and objectivity, and to me, they are lost causes.
So now is the time to unite our efforts, our beliefs, and the necessity to save our Republic. I will not try to change any more minds, argue on social media, or be swayed by false information and the ignorant around me. I will strengthen my bonds with like thinkers and those who can mobilize, enlarge our base, and seek another victory in 2020.
Wellington says
Thank you, Martin, for your reply. I know the feeling of trying to convince others of just how much of a menace Islam is to liberty—and other good things. So many just don’t want to listen or even tell you to not bring the matter up again, though I must say I have also had many successes over the years in alerting people to the many dangers of Islam.
And I too am worried about the youth of America. This time they really do appear clueless, speaking in the aggregate of course. They spend too much time on their dumb-phones and, not their fault here, are presented with a stupid, pc/mc curriculum in most schools.
Respecting the hatred of Trump, yeah, it’s off the charts. Ironically, Trump, whatever his faults, is the greatest and strongest force for freedom in all the world. Dodged a bullet when that wretched woman, Hillary Clinton, was not elected POTUS but I don’t know how much longer America can dodge bullets, especially considering that one of the two major parties in America, the Democratic Party, is proceeding further and further left with each passing year. But, no use giving up. Better dead than live in a world controlled by Muslims and leftists. Might as well fight the good fight rather than acquiesce to totalitarian thought, be it religious or secular.
FYI says
No surprise:it is the RED-GREEN axis.
The Leftists and the muslims……again…
mortimer says
VOTE BERNIE … he makes America safe for anti-Semitism … just ask his FRIENDS and SUPPORTERS in HAMAS!
Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are.