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Congress now doxxing Trump supporters???

Joaquin Castro, taking a leaf from the book of Anti-fa, has on his Facebook page, published a list of all people who have donated money to the Trump campaign in San Antonio, [b]INCLUDING THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF 5 OF THE DONORS, WHICH IS[u] NOT[[/u] PUBLIC INFORMATION!!!![/b] Most likely in hopes that they will be targeted by the way far out left.


"President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has taken issue with a Facebook post from Texas congressman Joaquin Castro that lists the names and employers of Trump donors in San Antonio and accuses the private citizens of "contributing to harmful rhetoric that targets the Hispanic community and so many others."

Castro, twin brother of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, posted late Monday night on Facebook that he was "sad to see so many San Antonians on this list of maximum donors to Donald Trump." He specifically called out two companies, including a popular BBQ restaurant, and posted a list of 44 donors, with their full names and employers.

Trump campaign official Tim Murtaugh highlighted the post on Tuesday, calling it a "target list."

"This is Joaquin Castro, Congressman & chair of his brother's campaign," Murtaugh wrote. "Naming private citizens & their employers, targeting them for political views and exercising 1st Amendment rights."

"At the very least [Castro] is inviting harassment of these private citizens," he said. "At worst, he's encouraging violence."

"Should delete & apologize," Murtaugh added. "Castro campaign should disavow."

A request for comment to Julian Castro's presidential campaign was not immediately returned.

The decision by Joaquin Castro comes days after two deadly shootings in the United States, with information indicating that both murderers held radical political beliefs.

Just a few hours before his Facebook post, the congressman appeared on MSNBC to blame Trump for the actions of the man who killed more than 20 in El Paso.

"A lot of the language that the shooter used is eerily similar to language that the president has used to dehumanize and demonize Hispanic immigrants in this country." he said during an interview with Chris Matthews. "So the president has created this deadly climate where people are acting upon the kind of words and language that he has inspired in them."

His Facebook post quickly succeeded, if his goal was to create animosity within the San Antonio community. Many immediately pledged to no longer give business to companies owned by donors to Trump.

"Time to start buying bbq and gas somewhere else!!" wrote one Facebook user. "Boycott all their businesses, hit them where it hurts, their pockets," wrote another.

Campaigns are required to publicly disclose the names and employers of all their donors, which can be found in filings to the Federal Election Commission. It is highly unusual for politicians to use their public platforms, however, to highlight the names of political donors of their opponents."

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3769712/posts
curiosi · 61-69, F Best Comment
The left is completely off the rails. It may not be evident in the short term but in the long run it will come back to bite them. People tire of this stuff and want congress to do their jobs not just create hatred everywhere.
Zonuss · 41-45, M
@curiosi Both parties are not liked by the general public. I wish people would be adults in politics for a change and not act like kids about this or take sides...

BlueVeins · 22-25
It's not really much of a doxxing, considering that donors to politial campaigns are public record. While it's hardly fair to accuse him of hoping for the far left to physically(?) attack the donors, he is kinda punching down in an un-classy way.
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Sicarium · 46-50, M
@BlueVeins You're too disingenuous for any rational thoughts. Try reading comprehension. You support doxxing people. You support harassment campaigns. You support these things because you think they'll help your side in the short term. In reality, you are weaponizing harassment. And the other side will respond in kind. You are normalizing this bullshit for no other reason than political hackery.
BlueVeins · 22-25
@Sicarium I can't imagine anything more lacking in self awareness than flagrantly accusing me of supporting something I clearly oppose, accusing me of strawmanning [i]you[/i], and THEN insisting that I'm the one being hypocritical, all in one comment. It's a wonder your mind doesn't outright collapse from the contradictions. 🍿
TexChik · F
Can they possibly do more to make America hate them?
Zonuss · 41-45, M
@TexChik Yeah sure. Whatever you say Texas. 🙄
4meAndyou · F
@Zonuss I can't even believe you just said that. My opinion of your intelligence just plummeted.
Zonuss · 41-45, M
@4meAndyou Good. Im sure reality will hit you sooner rather than later. Its gonna get worse. Remember I told you so. 🙂
Targeted by the far out left, huh?

Thank heavens for Citizens United, PACs, and other money laundering outfits, like the NRA.
@4meAndyou yeah, I was struggling, but the analogy isn't bad, even if it's not perfect.

I could play devil's advocate on this one, but I'm not really in the mood and I'm sure there are plenty of others who will.

The thing about this is kind of thing is, like a trade war, it's nasty, and the consequences can be really ugly.

It's pretty foreseeable that we've come to this point, but I don't know where it's going to lead,other than the fact that there will be a lot of casualties, on both sides, as well as "civilians".

Intellectually, it's a bit more interesting than even yard signs or the like, because you might not think about the risk of being judged for "private" donations. Between that and the whole internet thing, this ought to be pretty juicy.
4meAndyou · F
@MistyCee You will find this one interesting, too, since you mentioned McCarthyism. A while back I searched the origins of the phrase, "America, love it or leave it."

The phrase was a catch phrase coined in 1942 by Walter Winchell, a famous radio show host. He was, quite coincidentally, Jewish, an ardent supporter of FDR and a tremendous opponent of Hitler.

He also supported Joseph McCarthy's quest to find communists in the entertainment industry, but it was that very association that ruined Winchell's career when McCarthy was taken down.

It's interesting stuff, but historically points out that witch hunts are a very, very bad thing.
@4meAndyou On that we agree. I still remember Winchell's voice on the Untouchables, TBH.
raysam363 · 31-35, F
To be fair, Castro has no chance of getting the nomination at this point. He's a joke. This was a last gasp to get some attention.
4meAndyou · F
@raysam363 He's got MY attention. Now the closest thing to a criminal in Congress.
raysam363 · 31-35, F
@4meAndyou His little desperation move probably got him a point or two in the polls when all is said or done, now he'll have to live with burning bridges in congress.
Sicarium · 46-50, M
Just remember, "invasion" is unacceptable political rhetoric, but chanting death threats to McConnell and doxxing Trump supporters is just fine.
MarineBob · 56-60, M
But they will go to great lengths to keep theirs from becoming public knowledge
xRedx · M
Is this just ridiculous
xRedx · M
@4meAndyou I'm telling you, these people will be responsible for the next civil war.
4meAndyou · F
@xRedx And then they will blame it on Trump...because it wasn't THEM screaming themselves hoarse from the rooftops that Trump was a racist and against ALL immigrants because of their skin color, (not just the illegal ones, as is the real case), and set off a backlash...triggered by the massive inaccuracy and the massive injustice of the far left.

"No", says the far left, " ...(as they wash their hands publicly)...it wasn't US...we are the virtuous ones...because we loudly SIGNAL our virtue...and paint our opponents with tar."
xRedx · M
@4meAndyou all these libtards here can deny and deny, but the truth is that the left and Democrats want to divide americans by all means necessary.
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