Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rants against ‘fake religion’ Kwanzaa as Black holiday begins

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rants against ‘fake religion’ Kwanzaa as Black holiday begins
By Dave Goldiner
New York Daily News |
Dec 27, 2021 at 10:24 AM

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene denounced Kwanzaa as a “fake religion” just as millions of Black people start to celebrate the weeklong holiday.

The far-right Georgia lawmaker berated the national College Republicans for “pandering and BS” after the GOP group tweeted a seemingly innocuous happy holiday message.

“Stop. It’s a fake religion created by a psychopath,” Greene said. “People are tired of pandering and BS.”

https://twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1475235145854734336



She was apparently deriding Kwanzaa founder Prof. Maulana Karenga, who was convicted of felony assault in the 1960s in what he says was a politically motivated prosecution spurred by his involvement in Black nationalist politics.

Greene suggested that the College Republicans should avoid political correctness if it wants to galvanize the conservative base of the GOP.

“You aren’t bringing in new voters, you are turning them away,” she added.

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[mountaineer]

Yes, Kwanzaa is nonsense, but this isn't the sort of thing on which a member of Congress should be wasting her time.

[libertybele]

She needs to learn when to keep her mouth shut and IMO this is one of those times.  I think she just shot herself in the foot for future elections.

[Kamaji]

She needs to learn when to keep her mouth shut and IMO this is one of those times.  I think she just shot herself in the foot for future elections.

Agreed.  There's no point in taking this little silliness on.

[libertybele]

Agreed.  There's no point in taking this little silliness on.

Stomping on a potential black vote is not the way to go, nor is it encouraging Blacks to vote for anyone in the GOP.  This was a stupid move on her part.

[Kamaji]

Stomping on a potential black vote is not the way to go, nor is it encouraging Blacks to vote for anyone in the GOP.  This was a stupid move on her part.

Agreed.  She needs to drop it and find other, positive, things to talk about.

[txradioguy]

Fake religion...no.

Fake holiday...most definitely.

The late great Tony Snow had a piece that debunked Kwanzaa.  I used to post it this time of year.  It's quite informative.

[DefiantMassRINO]

It is not my place to say that someone else's religion is "fake."

If it was, as a Catholic, I'd have to call out all the "fake" religions like Judiasm, Islam, Buddhism, Hinudism, Taoism, Protestantism, and Greek Orhtodoxy.

If it ain't run by the Pope, it's crap.

[libertybele]

It is not my place to say that someone else's religion is "fake."

If it was, as a Catholic, I'd have to call out all the "fake" religions like Judiasm, Islam, Buddhism, Hinudism, Taoism, Protestantism, and Greek Orhtodoxy.

If it ain't run by the Pope, it's crap.

I get your drift, however as a Catholic I'm leaning towards saying that this Pope is crap.

[Fishrrman]

You go, Marjorie.

Expose it for what it is.

Small truths can be as important as greater truths when too many small lies are permitted to aggregate without challenge.

I hope she keeps on a-rantin' ...

[Kamaji]

[Cyber Liberty]

It is not my place to say that someone else's religion is "fake."

If it was, as a Catholic, I'd have to call out all the "fake" religions like Judiasm, Islam, Buddhism, Hinudism, Taoism, Protestantism, and Greek Orhtodoxy.

If it ain't run by the Pope, it's crap.

Is that you, Jack Posobiec?

[dfwgator]

Yes, Kwanzaa is nonsense, but this isn't the sort of thing on which a member of Congress should be wasting her time.

Screw that, it's the truth, and too many are too afraid to speak the truth.

[dfwgator]

Stomping on a potential black vote is not the way to go, nor is it encouraging Blacks to vote for anyone in the GOP.  This was a stupid move on her part.

Got news for you. The vast majority of blacks don't give a rip about Kwanzaa, it's mostly white liberals that care about it.

[LegalAmerican]

You go, Marjorie.

Expose it for what it is.

Small truths can be as important as greater truths when too many small lies are permitted to aggregate without challenge.

I hope she keeps on a-rantin' ...

I agree.  This is a most evil concept.  Communism.  The man who created it, tortured women.  The idea is to remove CHRISTMAS. 

Look who created this!  PURE EVIL.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjBqq5SKpmc&t=141s

[LegalAmerican]

Screw that, it's the truth, and too many are too afraid to speak the truth.

Agree. 

[LegalAmerican]

Agreed.  She needs to drop it and find other, positive, things to talk about.

What is positive now, in our country?  She is doing the correct things.  It all ties.

[Kamaji]

What is positive now, in our country?  She is doing the correct things.  It all ties.

Not in this case, no, she isn't.  She's needlessly poking sticks in an anthill that isn't particularly disturbing, and needlessly antagonizing people she should be working to bring over to her side.

That's not smart; it's stupid.

[LegalAmerican]

Not in this case, no, she isn't.  She's needlessly poking sticks in an anthill that isn't particularly disturbing, and needlessly antagonizing people she should be working to bring over to her side.

That's not smart; it's stupid.

SAY....YOU!  Some of us disagree.  She is a smart and strong woman.  Wonder if that is the issue?  That is not why she is in congress.  No one can bring anyone 'over'.  That is not her job.  Look on here.  She is bringing....TRUTH.

[Hoodat]

Yes, Kwanzaa is nonsense, but this isn't the sort of thing on which a member of Congress should be wasting her time.

Maybe they should give her a committee seat.  Without a committee seat, not much one can do.

[LegalAmerican]

Maybe they should give her a committee seat.  Without a committee seat, not much one can do.

 

[mountaineer]

Good point, Hoodat.

[Hoodat]

Not in this case, no, she isn't.  She's needlessly poking sticks in an anthill that isn't particularly disturbing, and needlessly antagonizing people she should be working to bring over to her side.

That's not smart; it's stupid.

If the only thing MTG does in the next 60 days is to place a flaming bag of poop next to the Speaker's podium just to see Nancy Pelosi stomp it out, she will have earned my support for the next two decades.

Marjorie is hated by the GOPe just as much as she is by the Dems.  So I give her free rein to do whatever in the hell she wants.  And yes, I will be supporting her in November in whatever new district she decides to run.

[Kamaji]

If the only thing MTG does in the next 60 days is to place a flaming bag of poop next to the Speaker's podium just to see Nancy Pelosi stomp it out, she will have earned my support for the next two decades.

Marjorie is hated by the GOPe just as much as she is by the Dems.  So I give her free rein to do whatever in the hell she wants.  And yes, I will be supporting her in November in whatever new district she decides to run.

Except that with this comment she didn’t light a bag of poo on Pelosi’s doorstep, she put it on the doorsteps of many average Americans who might have been coming around to supporting her ideas, but whom can now be dog-whistled by the left to oppose her because she’s a demonstrated racist.

This was a particularly stupid idea.  If she wants to razz Pelosi, then razz Pelosi directly. 

[LMAO]

She needs to learn when to keep her mouth shut and IMO this is one of those times.  I think she just shot herself in the foot for future elections.

I don’t think it will hurt her reelection prospects.

Marjorie Taylor Greene had a big mouth but how many blacks in this country really celebrate Kwanzaa? I’ve known quite a few in my life and every single one of them celebrates Christmas

I worked with two CNA‘s once  that were immigrants from Africa and they were Christians and they celebrated Christmas