Tulsi Gabbard officially in Pander Bear territory

First, a reminder that I'm not a duopolist.

Second, a reminder that I've known about Tulsi the Islamophobic Hindutva-fascist for almost 5 years now.

Third, a reminder that I've warned about her Kool-Aid in general for almost a year, which includes her speaking at a John Hagee conference and otherwise palling up to neocons.

So, in light of two and three, I can call out her worries about the First Amendment before the Supreme Court's totally wrong Nov. 30 ruling against Gov. Cuomo as bullshit.

There you are.

I strongly support this Supreme Court ruling defending our First Amendment/freedom of religion. While COVID may temporarily require certain public health restrictions, houses of worship MUST be treated same as secular institutions—not more harshly/strictly.https://t.co/PD2ztczYrD

— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) November 30, 2020

And, I can also specifically tell her and her Twerkers HOW it's bullshit:

Given that people don't stand around singing for 60 minutes in liquor stores, unlike churches, this bit by Tulsi is strawmanning or gaslighting, take your pick. https://t.co/qFGke3jWPy

— Your Glenn Greenwald pouty tomato face 🚩🌻 (@AFCC_Esq) December 4, 2020

There you are.

Meanwhile, her defenders include one of Max Blumenthal's allegedly outside the box stenos at Grayzone.

Weird how Tulsi's campaign was torpedoed by an immediate barrage of smears from the left relating to Modi as soon as she announced her candidacy yet Ilhan Omar has gotten a free pass at every turn despite her cozy relationship with Erdogan

— Alex Rubinstein (@RealAlexRubi) November 28, 2020

There you are.

And I can respond:

Does any of what you say negate that Tulsi IS an Islamophobic Hindutva-fascist, as I already knew 4, almost 5, years ago? No. https://t.co/1XOryraDC9

— Your Glenn Greenwald pouty tomato face 🚩🌻 (@AFCC_Esq) December 4, 2020

There you are. (That said, Omar does appear to have a cozy relationship, and it is questionable. But, this ain't a zero-sum game, Alex. Nice try but a big old fail.)

The reality is, as the late Robert Fisk cogently observed, linked in this blog post about her, Tulsi, like The Donald, appears to love authoritarians in general. And, by her own Congressional votes, she actually loves Moar Nukes and other warmongering.

Final blow(s), or confirmation of her being a Pander Bear?

First, her telling Trump to veto the NDAA unless it kills Second 230 of the 1990s telecommunications bill.

.@realDonaldTrump I fully support you on this. Please don’t back down. The freedom and future of our country is at stake. https://t.co/A5EPgvAuqX

— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) December 3, 2020

Second? This:

I’m excited to welcome @TulsiGabbard to #Parler!https://t.co/WhyCNR6XVj

— Remso W. Martinez (Parler: @remso) (@HeyRemso) December 1, 2020

What more is there to say.

What I really don't get is why many left liberals, and some leftists, think she's so picked on. I can accept that many think she's attacked for the wrong reasons. But, that's because establishment Dems have already drunk her Kool-Aid and think she's not on the reservation.

Final issue is that for the left-libs, this a twosiderism issue, especially when used to attack the people who attacked Sheepdog Sanders from within the Democratic Party establishment. For people like Alex Rubenstein and other stenos, it's just waters-muddying whataboutism.

As for alleged Dems on Twitter looping in Dan "Bong Man" Bongino to talk about her as the best hope of Dems in 2024? I wouldn't be totally surprised to see her launch a GOP presidential run in 2028, or maybe even four years earlier.