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Home Front: Politix
Rep. Gutierrez to skip inauguration to protest Trump
2017-01-11
[WASHINGTONTIMES] Congress’s top immigrant-rights immigrant entitlements advocate said Tuesday that he’ll skip next week’s inauguration, saying he can’t stomach seeing President-elect Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
 take the oath of office.

Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, an Illinois Democrat who for years has led the push to legalize illegal immigrants colonists, said Mr. Trump’s past remarks about racial and religious minorities -- and particularly women -- are ’something I can never un-hear."

"Sorry. That is never OK," Mr. Gutierrez said in a speech on the House floor.

Instead, he said, he’ll participate in a women’s march a day later.

He said he went to both inaugurations for former President George W. Bush, and it’s not partisanship that’s driving him away. Instead, he said, Mr. Trump is an exceptional case.
Posted by:Fred

#8  Bobby, if I understand it, yes this is virtue signaling.

If it's not, then I don't know what it is either.

Though, since it is a leftard invention, not understanding it is probably a positive.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-01-11 16:40  

#7  I'm still trying to figure out this "virtue signaling" thing. Is this an example?
Posted by: Bobby   2017-01-11 13:21  

#6  And if nobody pays attention to him will he go topless on a streetcorner screaming "Look At MEEEE!"?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2017-01-11 09:59  

#5  "Citizen of the world"

Rejecting the oath of office he took.

Which means he's not of my tribe.

It is an oath not to an Arc of History, the Planet or some progressive vision of the future. It's not an oath to Mexico or Europe or the Liberal world order. The text of the oath is a declaration of allegiance to permanent interests of the United States and the people who live in it, as determined by the Constitution and the laws of the land -- or it is nothing. - Richard Fernandez
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-01-11 09:47  

#4  immigrant-rights advocate
should be
Immigrant entitlement advocate

Good catch. It's a collaborative effort. We've corrected.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2017-01-11 09:14  

#3  symbolically fill the vacant chair

Hey, I'm available!
Posted by: Joe Arpaio   2017-01-11 02:10  

#2   he’ll skip next week’s inauguration, saying he can’t stomach seeing President-elect Donald Trump take the oath of office.

I predict the next four years are going to be really hard on you, Luis.
As for "he’ll participate in a women’s march a day later", the thing speaks for itself.
Posted by: SteveS   2017-01-11 00:46  

#1  Every public "skip" should be met with a low key announcement by the Trump team that a real patriot of whatever background (whether a celebrity, or a serviceman, or whatever background) has been invited to symbolically fill the vacant chair.
Posted by: Crusader   2017-01-11 00:16  

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