Tulsi's Interview w/ Van Jones

Softball interview for Tulsi to state her case for a 2020 presidential run.

0:40 - Border wall/immigration 2:30 - Trump/partisan politics 3:20 - Tulsi talked to Assad? 5:00 - Tulsi supports Assad? 6:35 - War on terror vs regime change wars 8:55 - Tusli's youth/personal beliefs 9:40 - Tusli's military service 10:30 - Younger congress 11:50 - Why run in 2020? 13:55 - Campaign strategy 14:55 - Why she endorsed Bernie? 16:40 - Identity politics 18:00 - How to defeat Trump's populism

My 2c

I don't like her support for the War on Terror(TM) or that she co-sponsored a pro-Israel bill but her general anti-war stance backed up by her military service should do well in a country so fatigued by forever war. She'll contribute well to the debates so I hope she gives it a good nudge.

A number of smears have already surfaced, a lot of them are debunked here.

Her pro-Israel stance is dissected here

- received only $22k from the Zionist lobby in the past 2 years

- endorses the "special relationship" the US has with Israel

- pretends an ethno-state can be a democracy

- supports a 2-state solution but only if the Palestinians are defenseless

The best endorsement for Tulsi so far:

Everyone in the pro-Israel lobby (myself included) is already talking about how to make sure that Tulsi Gabbard's campaign is over before it even gets off the ground — If you're going to bet on a Dem candidate, look elsewhere

— Jacob Wohl (@JacobAWohl) January 12, 2019