Maxine Waters calls Dershowitz "racist Trump fan"

[anatta]

Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz had some strong words for Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), who accused him of being a racist.

"Being black doesn't give you a license to call people racist any more than being Jewish gives you a license to call people anti-Semitic," the lifelong Democrat told host Abby Huntsman.

Last week, Special Counsel Robert Mueller impaneled a grand jury for the investigation into the Trump campaign's relationship with Russia.

Dershowitz noted that moving the grand jury from Virginia to District of Columbia was good for those who oppose the president.

"[Washington] has an ethnic and racial composition that would be somewhat less favorable to Donald Trump," Derhsowtiz said.

Congresswoman Waters attacked Dershowitz over his statement, calling it "absolutely racist."

"We will not stand for it," she said on MSNBC.

"Race matters," Dershowitz pushed back. "She ought to be ashamed of herself."

"Any experienced lawyer understands that both prosecutors and defense attorneys look at factors like ethnicity, race, political affiliation when they decide what venue is best for their case," he stated.

"Race and ethnicity is part of everyone's life experience, and Maxine Waters more than anyone ought to know that," he concluded.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/0...-people-racist

[anatta]

August 5, 2017 9:41 am

Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) on Friday accused Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz of being "racist" for saying that the Trump administration will be facing an "unfavorable" locality for a grand jury because it is "solidly Democratic" and has a "ethnic and racial composition" not favorable to Trump.

Dershowitz, who has donated thousands of dollars to Democrats, told WABC radio host Rita Cosby on Friday that the new D.C. grand jury orchestrated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller is unfair to Trump.

"It gives the prosecutor a tremendous tactical advantage… the case now can be brought not in Northern Virginia, which is a swing area, sometimes Democrat, sometimes Republican… but the District of Columbia, which is always solidly Democratic and has an ethnic and racial composition that might be very unfavorable to the Trump Administration," Dershowitz said.

Cosby asked Dershowitz whether he thought the geographic move will be a disadvantage for the president. He responded, "Yes, I do."

MSNBC host Chris Hayes played some of the audio from the interview during his show and asked Waters whether the comments were "unfair."

"Oh it's absolutely unfair," Waters said. "What he is saying is ‘all of those black people are there and they don't like Trump and so he's not going to get a fair trial and so they should take it out of that jurisdiction. It shouldn't be there to begin with.' I don't like that, and I'm surprised that Alan Dershowitz is talking like that."

"We will not stand for it. We will push back against that because that is absolutely racist," she said.

[Cypress]

"It gives the prosecutor a tremendous tactical advantage… the case now can be brought not in Northern Virginia, which is a swing area, sometimes Democrat, sometimes Republican… but the District of Columbia, which is always solidly Democratic and has an ethnic and racial composition that might be very unfavorable to the Trump Administration," Dershowitz said.

Outside of cable TV news, in the real world, most people I know are able to make reasoned judgements on the basis of the evidence they see. Independent of naked partisan politics. To assume blacks are unable to act as reasoned adults is racist. I agree with Maxine Waters. This is along the same lines of when Republicans say blacks only vote Democratic to "get free stuff". That basic premise here is that "blacks can't be trusted" to do the right thing.

Oh it's absolutely unfair," Waters said. "What he is saying is ‘all of those black people are there and they don't like Trump and so he's not going to get a fair trial and so they should take it out of that jurisdiction. It shouldn't be there to begin with.' I don't like that, and I'm surprised that Alan Dershowitz is talking like that."

"We will not stand for it. We will push back against that because that is absolutely racist," she said.

I think she is justified in saying this. I have to also presume you and Fox News are providing the full context of the interview, and not taking the snippets that are most tittilating to dim witted Trumptards.

[anatta]

Outside of cable TV news, in the real world, most people I know are able to make reasoned judgements on the basis of the evidence they see. Independent of naked partisan politics. To assume blacks are unable to act as reasoned adults is racist. I agree with Maxine Waters. This is along the same lines of when Republicans say blacks only vote Democratic to "get free stuff". That basic premise here is that "blacks can't be trusted" to do the right thing.




I think she is justified in saying this. I have to also presume you and Fox News are providing the full context of the interview, and not taking the snippets that are most tittilating to dim witted Trumptards.

I gave you the link.

"Race matters," Dershowitz pushed back. "She ought to be ashamed of herself."

"Any experienced lawyer understands that both prosecutors and defense attorneys look at factors like ethnicity, race, political affiliation when they decide what venue is best for their case,"

^obvious. DC is far different then Virginia or southern Maryland.
Empanelling a jury there as opposed to the others might not change the outcome, but ensures the outcome.

It's not racist to point out that prosecutorial decision.

The rest of your screed "assume blacks are unable to act as reasoned adults" is too stupid for me to even reply to.

[Cypress]

"Screed"? For real?


You're a white guy who is all too ready to dismiss the justifiable concerns of people of color.

Instead of lecturing people of color what they should think, once in a while try listening.

Self-introspection is a strength, not a weakness.

[Darth Omar]

Just about everything to do with this madness is 'unfavorable to Trump' lol.

[TheDonald]

Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz had some strong words for Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), who accused him of being a racist.

"Being black doesn't give you a license to call people racist any more than being Jewish gives you a license to call people anti-Semitic," the lifelong Democrat told host Abby Huntsman.

Last week, Special Counsel Robert Mueller impaneled a grand jury for the investigation into the Trump campaign's relationship with Russia.

Dershowitz noted that moving the grand jury from Virginia to District of Columbia was good for those who oppose the president.

"[Washington] has an ethnic and racial composition that would be somewhat less favorable to Donald Trump," Derhsowtiz said.

Congresswoman Waters attacked Dershowitz over his statement, calling it "absolutely racist."

"We will not stand for it," she said on MSNBC.

"Race matters," Dershowitz pushed back. "She ought to be ashamed of herself."

"Any experienced lawyer understands that both prosecutors and defense attorneys look at factors like ethnicity, race, political affiliation when they decide what venue is best for their case," he stated.

"Race and ethnicity is part of everyone's life experience, and Maxine Waters more than anyone ought to know that," he concluded.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/0...-people-racist

Well I guess Waters does not like Jews either....................

[PostmodernProphet]

Maxine makes even Cypress look smart......

[Nomad]

Maxine makes even Cypress look smart......

You make this guy look smart....

[TheDonald]

Maxine makes even Cypress look smart......

Lets not overdo it now

[PostmodernProphet]

Lets not overdo it now

I tried to keep it low key....after all, I didn't say she made Nomad look smart......

[Amadeus]

Derowshitz is a piece of shit. The guy supports Netanyahu, the most corrupt PM in Israeli history, and supports the perpetual occupation of the Palestinians. He's also an accused pedophile. While a settlement was reached in that case, I'm suspicious of his friendly relationship with known pedophile Epstein (beyond being his lawyer). Epstein is also linked to Trump (Epstein and Trump were accused of raping a teen together). In fact, Trump, Epstein, and Dershowitz have a VERY incestuous relationship. Something fishy.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/0...ficking-237983

[TheDonald]

Derowshitz is a piece of shit. The guy supports Netanyahu, the most corrupt PM in Israeli history, and supports the perpetual occupation of the Palestinians. He's also an accused pedophile. While a settlement was reached in that case, I'm suspicious of his friendly relationship with known pedophile Epstein (beyond being his lawyer). Epstein is also linked to Trump (Epstein and Trump were accused of raping a teen together). In fact, Trump, Epstein, and Dershowitz have a VERY incestuous relationship. Something fishy.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/0...ficking-237983

Have you always been a racist anti Semitic ignoramus?????????????????

[Amadeus]

Have you always been a racist anti Semitic ignoramus?????????????????

Where does antisemitism come into play with what I said?

[BRUTALITOPS]

Outside of cable TV news, in the real world, most people I know are able to make reasoned judgements on the basis of the evidence they see. Independent of naked partisan politics. To assume blacks are unable to act as reasoned adults is racist. I agree with Maxine Waters. This is along the same lines of when Republicans say blacks only vote Democratic to "get free stuff". That basic premise here is that "blacks can't be trusted" to do the right thing.




I think she is justified in saying this. I have to also presume you and Fox News are providing the full context of the interview, and not taking the snippets that are most tittilating to dim witted Trumptards.

so you've never complained about an all white jury in a race based case?

gotta call bullshit on that one