Smears Debunked

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​Tulsi Gabbard
​Speaks Truth To Power
   
   
   
   


Smears Debunked
 

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Media


​Religion

There has been a LOT of "fake news" propaganda attempting to smear Tulsi Gabbard. If you would like to read ONE article that debunks all of them, read the article below...
https://medium.com/@na_rup/tulsi-gabbard-is-our-friend-2c46617c6ba3

Debunking claims of "Islamophobia":
Tulsi Gabbard on Islam vs. Islamism
​No, Tulsi Gabbard Is Not Islamophobic
Challenging the Religious Right in all its forms, Islam and Islamophobia
Tulsi Gabbard: Religious bigotry is un-American and must be condemned
Tulsi Gabbard's Unifying Keynote Address at Muslims for Peace Conference
Tulsi Gabbard at Reason Rally 2016
She risked her life and career to travel to Syria, specifically to speak with Muslims.
An islamaphobic person wouldn't do this in a million years.

Co-sponsored H.Con.Res.77 - Condemning fear-mongering, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and violence perpetrated by hate groups
Co-sponsored H.Res.569 - Condemning violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslims in the United States
Co-sponsored H.Res.257 - Condemning hate crime and any other form of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting a minority in the United States.
​Many thanks to Reddit user BopTheDrass for compiling the above information.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tulsi/comments/af3n6x/refuting_antitulsi_propaganda_information_database/


The Democratic National Committee
 
  
  
   
  
   


Syria

​Debunking claims of Tulsi being "pro-Assad"
End the War in Syria
Tulsi calls Assad a brutal dictator, and to get out of Syria + stop arming jihadist rebels, not to aid Assad. There is a difference. She saw what happened in Iraq Libya, Afghanistan and Iran. Toppling the strongmen in Iraq and Libya (Saddam and Gaddafi) gave us jihadist terror states after Wahhabi forces filled the power vacuum. In Afghanistan, arming and funding the jihadist Mujahideen eventually gave us the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Osama Bin Laden was once called a "freedom fighter". In Iran, the CIA overthrowing the (relatively) moderate Mohammad Mosaddegh for trying to nationalize oil gave us the repressive Shah regime, and subsequently the disastrous Islamic Revolution. Illegal interventions in the Middle East have done nothing good for the people there, and Tulsi understands this.
Tulsi Gabbard Hits Mainstream Media With Hard Facts on US Regime Change Policy
60 Percent Of Syrian Rebels Are Islamist Extremists, Think Tank Finds
"If President Assad is indeed guilty of this horrible chemical attack on innocent civilians, I will be the first to call for his prosecution and execution by the International Criminal Court.” - Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard Called Assad An "evil, evil dictator" in 2015
Anti-Iraq War activists in 2003 were called "Saddam apologists"
George Galloway of Britain's Labour Party was viciously smeared as a "Saddam sympathizer" for his journalism criticizing the WMD narrative in the early 2000s. They are doing the exact same thing to Tulsi.
Tulsi is attacked by the mainstream media as "pro-Assad" for meeting with him, yet they ignore that
Nancy Pelosi also met with him.
"Later tonight I'll welcome Syrian Kurdish leader, Ilham Ahmed, Co-President of the Syrian Democratic Council, as my guest to the State of the Union address. She has been a leader in the fight against ISIS in Syria, and a strong advocate for peace." - Tulsi
Many thanks to Reddit user BopTheDrass for compiling the above information.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tulsi/comments/af3n6x/refuting_antitulsi_propaganda_information_database/


​The Zionist Lobby


Howard Dean


Russia
 
  
  
   
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​https://theintercept.com/2019/02/03/nbc-news-to-claim-russia-supports-tulsi-gabbard-relies-on-firm-just-caught-fabricating-russia-data-for-the-democratic-party/


​India  / Hindu Nationalists
  
  

​Debunking "ties to Indian nationalists":
Tulsi Gabbard Seeks Non-Partisan Cooperation Between India & the U.S.
Tulsi is a Rising Star Despite Lies From Biased Media
OFMI Attacks Religious Minorities in America
SMEAR DEBUNKED: Does Tulsi Gabbard Support Far Right Hindu Nationalists?
Obama praising Modi with no backlash from mainstream media
Hindu American Foundation also endorsed Ro Khanna and Pramila Jayapal (two of the most progressive members of congress, and members of Justice Democrats) and nobody claims they have ties to Hindu nationalists. Khannaand Jayapal attended events with Modi, without any noticable backlash. That standard is only applied to Tulsi.
Many thanks to Reddit user BopTheDrass for compiling the above information.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tulsi/comments/af3n6x/refuting_antitulsi_propaganda_information_database/


LGBTQ
   
   

Debunking claims of "homophobia":
LGBTQ Statement by Tulsi Gabbard
Reflections on the Role of Government in Our Personal Lives - Tulsi Gabbard 
Describing how her experience in Iraq c.2004 led her to disavow formerly socially conservative views from her early 20s, that were instilled into her throughout her childhood by her ultra-conservative father's home-schooling. Just one trip off her island into the real world in Iraq and she was able to change her mindset completely. This is very different to someone like Hillary Clinton only supporting gay marriage in 2013 at age 66 after being in the public sphere for decades, just as polling showed it was unpopular to be homophobic.
Openly gay lawmaker defends Gabbard over past LGBT comments
"I want to apologize for statements that I have made in the past that have been very divisive and even disrespectful to those within the LGBT community," Gabbard said. "I know that those comments have been hurtful and I sincerely offer my apology to you and hope that you will accept it."- Tulsi Gabbard, 2012
"Thank you, Sean. I'm grateful for you & your friendship. Many years ago I said & believed things that were wrong & hurtful to the LGBT community. For that, I remain deeply sorry. My views have changed, & I'm committed to continuing to fight for LGBT equality." - Tulsi Gabbard, 2019
That ozy.com article claiming her personal views "haven't changed" is extremely suspicious for the following reasons:
1: The claim is second-hand, not Tulsi's own words: "She tells me her personal views haven't changed" Why not just write down the actual quote from Tulsi in this so-called interview then?
2: This is literally the only source claiming this
3: The author is a random op-ed writer with no history of credibility. Tulsi would not tell something so damning to this unknown person, and only her.
4: Ozy.com is a notoriously unreliable source, and hostile to the left. It is heavily neoliberal slanted, and run by Goldman Sachs and NBC lackeys. It's not in their interests to report on Tulsi accurately. It's like going to DailyKos or Breitbart for news on Bernie.
Co-sponsored H.R.5374 - Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
Co-sponsored H.Res.972 - Original LGBTQ Pride Month Resolution of 2018
Co-sponsored Equality Act
Co-sponsored H.Res.549 - Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as "LGBT Equality Day".
Co-sponsored H.Res.208 - Equality for All Resolution of 2015
Other pro-LGBT policy supported by Tulsi Gabbard
Those aren't "recent votes." That's her entire congressional voting record, which is 100% pro-LGBT. She was only elected in 2012 to congress, so there wouldn't be any votes at all before that year.
Many thanks to Reddit user BopTheDrass for compiling the above information.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tulsi/comments/af3n6x/refuting_antitulsi_propaganda_information_database/
   
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