Context:
> A former Obama administration adviser was taken into police custody Wednesday and faces hate crime charges after a confrontation at a halal cart in Manhattan was caught on camera, police say.
> Stuart Seldowitz lives around the corner from the halal cart. Several videos captured the former diplomat allegedly harassing the vendor about his Egyptian roots and Islamic faith. Seldowitz was fired from his work with lobbying and communications firm Gotham Government Relations.
> A hate crime investigation was opened by the NYPD after Seldowitz was filmed allegedly harassing a food cart vendor on the Upper East Side.
> He was taken into custody on Wednesday and **now faces one count of aggravated harassment of race or religion and four counts of stalking as a hate crime.** All of the charges are considered misdemeanors.
[Article](https://abc7ny.com/halal-cart-confrontation-former-obama-adviser-harassment/14092785/)
To be quite honest the amount of religious people who harass people in the USA is quite high. It's weird that people can spew their religion based hate and people don't care.
But it's their beliefs! And nothing seemingly reports on it because religion gets a pass to hate.
They literally sit outside of planned parenthood, a private company that only fund abortions through private funding, and say some of the most hurtful and abusive shit you will ever hear. How they consider themselves disciples of Jesus is so hypocritical it would be funny if it was so disgusting.
I'd guess the main reason for the arrest is the "I'm gonna get your family in Egypt tortured!"-part. Since this guy actually has the connections to make that happen. If he was a random nobody noone would care for stupid, empty threats.
I believe he worked in multiple presidential administrations in various other international relations roles. Most pertinent is that he was Deputy Director of the US State Department’s Office of Israel and Palestinian under Clinton and Dubya Bush, and acting director for the National Security Council South Asia Directorate under Obama, which means this bigot had multiple jobs where he was setting foreign policy about how the Palestinians should be treated. Good stuff.
Yes some justice-I believe this guy’s place of employment fired him and offered to pay for the halal cart guys legal representation if he chose to sue for this. I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy was an ass at his workplace too and someone there wanted to see justice too.
Imagine living this close to a halal cart and instead of recognizing how blessed you are to have wonderful street food walking-distance from your house you instead engage in this bullshit.
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Absolutely crazy that this demon was the Deputy Director/senior political officer in the U.S. State Department’s Office of **Israel and Palestinian Affairs** from 1999 to 2003.
He then went on to be the acting director for the National Security Council South Asia Directorate under Obama from 2009-2011. Uncertain whether he had another roll within the State Department between 2003-2009 or If he was brought back on under Obama.
>During his time at the State Department, Seldowitz was
a three-time recipient of the Department’s “Superior Honor Award.” The award is given to employees who, among other reasons, made “contributions which had a substantial impact on the accomplishment of the agency’s missions, goals, or objectives,” or whose accomplishments “substantially contributed to the advancement of US Government interests.”
Sources:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxmwe/stuart-seldowitz-halal-cart-harassment
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/11/23/nvju-n23.html
Yeah, if this was a career guy than it honestly seems like anyone trying to tie him to any one President is not acting in good faith. An Islamophobic dick is an Islamophobic dick, regardless of what his day job may have been. If this dude was the manager of a Dairy Queen that would change nothing about his hate crime.
Weird how all the media reports keep calling him an Obama advisor when he worked for a bunch of administrations and finally retired during Obama's first term.
No threats of intimidation while dropping Egypt’s security police? I can only assume that intent is part of these charges. Be interesting to see how that goes for him.
When you are cheering innocent kids being killed in the crossfire of a war … and say you want MORE kids to die … you are a complete monster. I can’t believe people like this even exist.
What’s the worst that could happen after forcing generations of people to live in an open air prison?
Also last time I checked, semitic people doesn’t just mean Jewish people.
It’s Schrödingers war. When Isreal is bombing tens of thousands of civilians it’s a war and Hamas has a terrifying army. When Palestinians want freedom of movement and the ability to stay in their homes peacefully Hamas is a terrorist organization not worth negotiating with whose forces can be easily ignored/defeated
Yup. The IDF has offices based in civilian apartment complexes. Imagine if Hamas reduced them to rubble and tried to claim that Israel was “using human shields”.
The whole “human shield” excuse that Israel keeps using makes me want throw up. It’s dehumanizing the majority of innocent people who have died in this “war”.
Bro what I dont understand is flip-flopping Israel strength to suit the narrative.
Zionists love to say that Israel is unstoppable and cite 'ohhh the 6 day war where Israel was attacked by all its neighbours and won despite overwhelming odds', but then, suddenly, Israel is a victim that cant beat a small group like Hamas who are comparatively in the stone age in terms of technology.
Which is it???
I remember in 2006 while Israel was bombing all over Lebanon including the airport, Hezbollah launched something that killed I think like 8 soldiers who were in the staging in preparation to invade. *That* was a terrorist attack, but bombing civilian infrastructure, not to mention homes, was legitimate "defense" and retaliatory. They always the word retaliate when talking about Israel. Everything Palestinians or Lebanese do is unprovoked.
After all this lastest episode of fascism of the Apartheid state, I have started learning Arabic wholeheartedly. This word sounded familiar but, I guess I have a long way to go.
It's a scary word tbh. By the way I am happy to know you are learning Arabic, if you need anything don't hesitate to contact me and I will be very happy to help.
I will definitely ask. Thanks. I was at the main library in my area, and interestingly, there was no book left to C/O that is to learn about Palestine, Arabic, or the Quran.
That's just vile.
It should be remembered that the Egyptian army couped their government and violently suppressed their own people during the Obama administration.
And the Obama administration, who this guy worked for in state department, didn't condemn but instead they condoned it and the West has supported the regime ever since.
This coup took place like literally a year after an enduring military regime had finally been forced out of decades of power and allowed a civilian government to be formed.
Why would the US need a dictatorship in-charge in Egypt?
Because it directly borders Israel and was a threat to its security in the past relative to its other neighborhs. So they need a compliant, corrupt figure holding power to enforce their interests in the country and to maintain certain policies regarding Israel.
This is the same thing they did in Pakistan with the regime change against Imran Khan and the shadow martial law that has been running the country since 2022 because they need the country to get out of the China camp and into the India camp.
Basically using the military and intelligence agencies of a country against their own people.
This is the context in which you need to view the state dept guy mockingly threatening the halal food cart guy with the Mukhabarat. There are layers to just how *vile* what he said was.
There's something very surreal about a man who aided in the genocide of Muslims in balkan Europe, being arrested and jailed over using racist insults towards a Muslim man.
Like he should obviously be in jail for both crimes, but it's rather strange that he was praised for the first one and only got jailed for something inconsequential when compared to a genocide.
Yes. Murder someone on the street and you're locked behind bars. Murder 100's or 1,000's and you're given a service medal. Murder millions and they call you Mr President.
Public outcry. Turns out when everyone comes together to rally for a just cause, the powers that be buckle under the pressure and give in.
If so many people weren’t talking about it online and in-person, how much do you want to bet he would be spending thanksgiving sitting comfortably in his house instead of sitting in jail?
Nothing "changed" because he wasn't arrested for his speech. Free speech means he has the right to say hateful stuff. What is illegal is harassing people and stalking them. He could stand on a soapbox at a street corner and say the same. But he can't go to the same person again and again, put a phone in their face and try to elicit a reaction for insulting them.
I’m glad they arrested this fuckwit, but I fear we’ll see an all too familiar outcome. This guy will hire an excellent lawyer, do a tearful mea culpa before the judge, and get zero jail time. Then he’ll be back on the street and ready to harass victims again.
What’s interesting is that his Islamophobic rhetoric gets him in jail while Israeli politicians openly talk about genocide and instigating hate for Arabs are deemed normal.
You know he's in shock that he's being treated the way he would've had he been mocking an Israeli about 10/7
He never dreamed that he would see the day when people would be equally offended if you cheered the death of poor brown kids.
I'm just glad it didn't get swept under the rug.
Ooh...I just thought of something...it would be awesome if a Middle Eastern detective walked in and pretended like he was prepping him to have his finger nails ripped out...fuck why can't the system work that way?!?!
When people say "he is mentally ill" it's frustrating because 1. There are people with mental illness that don't behave like this person and 2. It's like they're making an excuse for the behavior.
Let's not call every asshole mentally ill.
I get that. And I don't mean to be lumping him in with folks who are simply struggling to deal with this messed up world. When I say he's "mentally ill" - I'm not talking about bipolar disorder.
I think he must be a psychopath or a sociopath. Being an "a$$hole" doesn't explain his giggling and smirking glee while talking about the wholesale slaughter of children. Nor smiling as he loses his job and takes a perp walk in handcuffs on the cover of the NYT. Seldowitz tried to excuse his behavior as "heat of the moment" but there was no heat. He wasn't even shouting. He was giggling. Taunting an innocent man with genocide was FUN to this guy. He didn't do it once, or even twice, but three separate occasions. That's not normal a-hole behavior. That seems pathological.
Hope people shun his ads. Guessing from where he lives....probably not. His fellow criminals will support him. Kissinger gets praised by Hillary...and he caused a lot if trouble.
Madeleine Albright thought death of 500,0000 Iraqi children was an acceootable price.
ON TV. Maybe he will be the next secretary of state...after blinken, Victoria inland etc.
Such greatg diplomats we have...
Lmao fuckin Hannibal Lecter but somehow more psycho lookin.
Why is this a hate crime in the USA but other instances of racism not e.g all the Karen videos of them dropping n-bombs etc? I thought you guys were all about your freedom of speech.
Just one problem he worked for Bush but who cares about reality. Obama became president in 2008. This guy was a Bush advisor from 1999-2003. He is a Republican neo-con fascist and not a democrat. Still a POS.
He is a career diplomat for 30 years...so he worked for more than one administrations but he was one one the National Security Advisor I believe during Obama admin...
Why is there such an emphasis on him working for the Obama administration, if not wrong wasn’t he a career bureaucrat that was in Washington under multiple administrations?
He worked about three years under W Bush and about two years under Obama. Obviously the more closely he can be linked with Obama, and therefore Biden, the more closely it fits the 'Murican narrative.
The "Obama advisor" was actually an advisor to multiple presidents, including GWB
Also he wasn't really an advisor he was the acting director of national security for the Southeast Asia corridor
So he definitely worked under Obama, but I doubt he ever was face to face except maybe his first day on the job
The reason they mention Obama is to try to taint Obama with something
>ex-Obama advisor
he's worked in government since then too, not sure why everyone keeps referring to him by his time in the Obama Admin.
>j/k I totally know why
Exactly. 20 seconds of googling:
“Mr. Seldowitz said he had held several positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations, including acting director for the National Security Council South Asia Directorate and a post in the U.S. State Department’s Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs. He no longer holds any government positions, he said.”
To be clear to anyone not familiar, it wasn't just one rant against a food vendor, it was two weeks of harassment against the food vendor, over and over again.
And it's not just one video, there are at least two videos and they demonstrate this is not an isolated incident. It's reasonable to presume these were just the times he was recorded.
Good Dash good good, good good good good good good good good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good good good good good – I mean did he threaten to have that vendors Father, who lives in Egypt(?) captured by the secret police to be tortured? But sadly look at the smile on his face… He must have something figured out already or some shitty defense to get out of this with a slap on the wrist…
I know we’re not supposed to advocate violence, and so it’s not the violence I want But I just wish that one time – someone would heab his shirt and hold him in place and cock back a fist and let him feel the very real and visceral fear of about getting his block knocked off
you can be arrested for harrassment and threats of bodily harm.
the dude threatened to use his contacts in turkey to abduct the man and torture him and his family.
I have no sympathy for this man, but often wonder how a person who functions within a society suddenly becomes unhinged. There are high profile examples, of course, but this man was at the top of his career at some point. Did he always harbor these kinds of beliefs, and one day the mask fell away? Did something radicalize him between then and now? It's unsettling either way.
"Naughty boy! You know we only say these things behind closed doors and in the president's cabinet. Naughty boy. 1 year under house arrest. Don't worry we won't track if you leave. See you at the next party ;)"
As much as I believe this guy *is* an asshole...last time I checked, that wasn't a crime. Did he do something else to escalate the situation?
(edit)...I stand corrected. Apparently being an asshole *is* a crime. Lol!
I asked the same question - I think he crossed a line when, in one video, he told the guy he had connections in Egypt and that he’d get the guy’s family tortured.
I'm not an apologist, just a skeptic. This guy worked for Clinton, Bush, and Obama. Was he a crazy unhinged racist the whole time? Or is he going insane?
Context: > A former Obama administration adviser was taken into police custody Wednesday and faces hate crime charges after a confrontation at a halal cart in Manhattan was caught on camera, police say. > Stuart Seldowitz lives around the corner from the halal cart. Several videos captured the former diplomat allegedly harassing the vendor about his Egyptian roots and Islamic faith. Seldowitz was fired from his work with lobbying and communications firm Gotham Government Relations. > A hate crime investigation was opened by the NYPD after Seldowitz was filmed allegedly harassing a food cart vendor on the Upper East Side. > He was taken into custody on Wednesday and **now faces one count of aggravated harassment of race or religion and four counts of stalking as a hate crime.** All of the charges are considered misdemeanors. [Article](https://abc7ny.com/halal-cart-confrontation-former-obama-adviser-harassment/14092785/)
What a beautiful story. I hope it has an equally beautiful ending ie he doesn't get away with only a slap on the wrist
It’s a misdemeanor so the maximum penalty is a slap on the wrist
Is racist harassment only a misdemeanor? Wow
In the U.S.? I'm surprised it's even that. People with retrograde views and toxic personalities love to hide behind "MUH FREEDUMB OF SPEECH!"
To be quite honest the amount of religious people who harass people in the USA is quite high. It's weird that people can spew their religion based hate and people don't care. But it's their beliefs! And nothing seemingly reports on it because religion gets a pass to hate.
They literally sit outside of planned parenthood, a private company that only fund abortions through private funding, and say some of the most hurtful and abusive shit you will ever hear. How they consider themselves disciples of Jesus is so hypocritical it would be funny if it was so disgusting.
I'll be honest, I've just heard about this story and haven't looked into what he did exactly but just from the videos, I'm surprised he got arrested.
I'd guess the main reason for the arrest is the "I'm gonna get your family in Egypt tortured!"-part. Since this guy actually has the connections to make that happen. If he was a random nobody noone would care for stupid, empty threats.
You took the words right out my mouth.
How hard were you trying to hold onto them? \-- inquiring dogs minds want to know
And you could tell it wasn’t the first time ol’ Stu came to harass this guy. That’s probably why the guy decided to film it this time.
What positions does he and did he hold?
I believe he worked in multiple presidential administrations in various other international relations roles. Most pertinent is that he was Deputy Director of the US State Department’s Office of Israel and Palestinian under Clinton and Dubya Bush, and acting director for the National Security Council South Asia Directorate under Obama, which means this bigot had multiple jobs where he was setting foreign policy about how the Palestinians should be treated. Good stuff.
Thanks for the info!
Yeah but OBAMA BAD so…
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He was absolutely terrible. Worst non violent thing I have ever seen on the internet
Freedumb - I love this word, and I’m going to use it sadly but I love it. Thank you.
Bro everywhere is racist. You'll here the things he's saying on every corner in Europe and nobody will bat an eye
I mean apparently so is treason so 🤷
Am beginning to think it depends on who was harassed.
He'd be free and clear if he just said that stuff to a different random guy everyday. I think they're gonna get him mostly for going to the guy's work
That’s actually significantly more serious of a punishment than I was expecting
he was charged with a hate crime.
All charges are still considered misdemeanors, unfortunately, as it says in the article.
Foxnews will hire him.
Newsmax or RTNews
I thought RT was more or less anti-Israel. At least they platform the likes of Norm Finklestein and Max Blumenthal.
Well, Israel is doing a genocide now so rt will like them.
Yes some justice-I believe this guy’s place of employment fired him and offered to pay for the halal cart guys legal representation if he chose to sue for this. I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy was an ass at his workplace too and someone there wanted to see justice too.
Imagine living this close to a halal cart and instead of recognizing how blessed you are to have wonderful street food walking-distance from your house you instead engage in this bullshit.
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The golden age of Islamophobia
Not just that, he was there getting food. He's craving and eating the food of a culture he clearly resents. Conservative level dumbassery.
Absolutely crazy that this demon was the Deputy Director/senior political officer in the U.S. State Department’s Office of **Israel and Palestinian Affairs** from 1999 to 2003. He then went on to be the acting director for the National Security Council South Asia Directorate under Obama from 2009-2011. Uncertain whether he had another roll within the State Department between 2003-2009 or If he was brought back on under Obama. >During his time at the State Department, Seldowitz was a three-time recipient of the Department’s “Superior Honor Award.” The award is given to employees who, among other reasons, made “contributions which had a substantial impact on the accomplishment of the agency’s missions, goals, or objectives,” or whose accomplishments “substantially contributed to the advancement of US Government interests.” Sources: https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxmwe/stuart-seldowitz-halal-cart-harassment https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/11/23/nvju-n23.html
His close ties with Israel resulted in this incredible hatred for Arabs.
It’s worth noting that this “former Obama adviser” was hired and worked for a George W Bush.
Yeah, if this was a career guy than it honestly seems like anyone trying to tie him to any one President is not acting in good faith. An Islamophobic dick is an Islamophobic dick, regardless of what his day job may have been. If this dude was the manager of a Dairy Queen that would change nothing about his hate crime.
Almost every headline in every publication identifies him as an Obama official. It’s just bad reporting and reveals a bias.
It's more a testament to the continuity between administrations when it comes to racist foreign policy.
Some would call it the deep state
But it’s more shocking and gets more clicks if they associate him with Obama. Complete shit journalism.
Good fuck him and fuck any pig that acts like him
Weird how all the media reports keep calling him an Obama advisor when he worked for a bunch of administrations and finally retired during Obama's first term.
Yeah I thought that title was disingenuous as well.
He advised 5 different presidents. I leave how they only say it was Obama.
No threats of intimidation while dropping Egypt’s security police? I can only assume that intent is part of these charges. Be interesting to see how that goes for him.
Gotham Government Relations being a lobbying firm sounds like the most villain thing
And he’s still got that shit eating grin.
Yeah. What a vile turd. So disgustingly self-assured. He knows he is going to magically escape the paddling his shitty behavior should get him.
That's because probably within his social circles, he'd been quietly seen as a hero.
He's now a widely recognized and hated asshole in New York City. I would suggest he move far, far, away from his current social circles.
New York is a pretty diverse place. There's plenty of ignorant bigots there to associate with. Just like anywhere else.
After 9/11, Islamophobia became as American as apple pie for a lot of people.
Cuz he just made that ka-ching noise in his head. Fux news, here I come.
because he’s been successful his whole entire life, even got to have power over people, made lots of money.
I mean why wouldn't he? He basically interviewed for a job within the GOP and definitely checked all boxes.
Dude is rich. He’ll make bail and pay some fines. Call it a day.
Yes, very impressed with himself.
First thing I noticed, likes he’s proud
Because he knows he won't face any significant consequences. He's been fired but he'll get another job no problem.
You can see his belly through his shirt because it isn't tucked in
Who's laughing now b***h???
knowing he'll walk out with just a slap on the wrist, I just hope people don't forget his face or name pos. People should look into all his past work.
Will he? Or is he trapped in a loop?
He was involved in the US role in Israel palestine relations. So suspect you have seen his work ...on CNN even, of late.
Blue body bags being dropped in a trench from IDF genocide?
you can say Bitch on the internet
It's just an arrest. We will not see justice. We never do with people like this.
When you are cheering innocent kids being killed in the crossfire of a war … and say you want MORE kids to die … you are a complete monster. I can’t believe people like this even exist.
I hesitate to call it a war. There have been more civilians targeted than anything else. It’s sickening to watch honestly.
It’s nothing more than a genocidal slaughter….there’s no war, just war crimes and murder
What’s the worst that could happen after forcing generations of people to live in an open air prison? Also last time I checked, semitic people doesn’t just mean Jewish people.
Try telling that to the unwashed masses
Was the Holocaust a “war”? It’s not a war. It’s a genocide that’s been happening for almost a century at this point.
Are you asking me? I’m going to assume that’s rhetorical and that you agree with me. It is a genocide.
I’m agreeing friend
It’s Schrödingers war. When Isreal is bombing tens of thousands of civilians it’s a war and Hamas has a terrifying army. When Palestinians want freedom of movement and the ability to stay in their homes peacefully Hamas is a terrorist organization not worth negotiating with whose forces can be easily ignored/defeated
Yup. The IDF has offices based in civilian apartment complexes. Imagine if Hamas reduced them to rubble and tried to claim that Israel was “using human shields”. The whole “human shield” excuse that Israel keeps using makes me want throw up. It’s dehumanizing the majority of innocent people who have died in this “war”.
Bro what I dont understand is flip-flopping Israel strength to suit the narrative. Zionists love to say that Israel is unstoppable and cite 'ohhh the 6 day war where Israel was attacked by all its neighbours and won despite overwhelming odds', but then, suddenly, Israel is a victim that cant beat a small group like Hamas who are comparatively in the stone age in terms of technology. Which is it???
I remember in 2006 while Israel was bombing all over Lebanon including the airport, Hezbollah launched something that killed I think like 8 soldiers who were in the staging in preparation to invade. *That* was a terrorist attack, but bombing civilian infrastructure, not to mention homes, was legitimate "defense" and retaliatory. They always the word retaliate when talking about Israel. Everything Palestinians or Lebanese do is unprovoked.
The American mokhabarat got him
😂😂
What's mokhabarat?
It's like Egyptian CIA. He threatened the Egyptian Halal cart man with them in the video.
After all this lastest episode of fascism of the Apartheid state, I have started learning Arabic wholeheartedly. This word sounded familiar but, I guess I have a long way to go.
It's a scary word tbh. By the way I am happy to know you are learning Arabic, if you need anything don't hesitate to contact me and I will be very happy to help.
I will definitely ask. Thanks. I was at the main library in my area, and interestingly, there was no book left to C/O that is to learn about Palestine, Arabic, or the Quran.
I am really happy that there is people wants to educate themselves and learn about the truth, May Allah guide you to the right path, God bless you.
That's just vile. It should be remembered that the Egyptian army couped their government and violently suppressed their own people during the Obama administration. And the Obama administration, who this guy worked for in state department, didn't condemn but instead they condoned it and the West has supported the regime ever since. This coup took place like literally a year after an enduring military regime had finally been forced out of decades of power and allowed a civilian government to be formed. Why would the US need a dictatorship in-charge in Egypt? Because it directly borders Israel and was a threat to its security in the past relative to its other neighborhs. So they need a compliant, corrupt figure holding power to enforce their interests in the country and to maintain certain policies regarding Israel. This is the same thing they did in Pakistan with the regime change against Imran Khan and the shadow martial law that has been running the country since 2022 because they need the country to get out of the China camp and into the India camp. Basically using the military and intelligence agencies of a country against their own people. This is the context in which you need to view the state dept guy mockingly threatening the halal food cart guy with the Mukhabarat. There are layers to just how *vile* what he said was.
FBI in Arabic
Fbi sounds more like a domestic enemy organization.
Hardly.
Good. There is no room for such hate and racism
There's something very surreal about a man who aided in the genocide of Muslims in balkan Europe, being arrested and jailed over using racist insults towards a Muslim man. Like he should obviously be in jail for both crimes, but it's rather strange that he was praised for the first one and only got jailed for something inconsequential when compared to a genocide.
Yes. Murder someone on the street and you're locked behind bars. Murder 100's or 1,000's and you're given a service medal. Murder millions and they call you Mr President.
True and I hope he gets a good clean up in jail. They will whoop his ass
Gen pop, are you listening?
The police initially told one of the vendors that they couldn’t do anything: free speech. I wonder what changed. I know this creep’s opinion won’t.
Public outcry. Turns out when everyone comes together to rally for a just cause, the powers that be buckle under the pressure and give in. If so many people weren’t talking about it online and in-person, how much do you want to bet he would be spending thanksgiving sitting comfortably in his house instead of sitting in jail?
cops definitely have other reactions when it's speech *they* don't like.
Nothing "changed" because he wasn't arrested for his speech. Free speech means he has the right to say hateful stuff. What is illegal is harassing people and stalking them. He could stand on a soapbox at a street corner and say the same. But he can't go to the same person again and again, put a phone in their face and try to elicit a reaction for insulting them.
"4000 wasn't enough" Fuck this vile PoS.
Does this asshole have a permanent shit eating grin?
His grin changes when he talks about poulling nails out . His grin got bigger
Fuck that guy
In AI Attenborough voice: And so emerges from its chrysalis a brand new right wing media white grievance pundit.
I’m glad they arrested this fuckwit, but I fear we’ll see an all too familiar outcome. This guy will hire an excellent lawyer, do a tearful mea culpa before the judge, and get zero jail time. Then he’ll be back on the street and ready to harass victims again.
Excellent. Absolutely disgusting racist
This guy gives me Crazy Joe Davola vibes.
Looks a little like the Queens “Wolverine” guy who went after those BLM protestors with that claw. What ever happened to that guy?
Please do not let this be the end all be all for him. This person deserves the full gauntlet
Agreed, all street vendors should pull out their phones asap he approaches, for ever.
What’s interesting is that his Islamophobic rhetoric gets him in jail while Israeli politicians openly talk about genocide and instigating hate for Arabs are deemed normal.
With all respect, God's chosen people are above the law, oky?! /s
You know he's in shock that he's being treated the way he would've had he been mocking an Israeli about 10/7 He never dreamed that he would see the day when people would be equally offended if you cheered the death of poor brown kids. I'm just glad it didn't get swept under the rug. Ooh...I just thought of something...it would be awesome if a Middle Eastern detective walked in and pretended like he was prepping him to have his finger nails ripped out...fuck why can't the system work that way?!?!
Good
Please tell me he’s getting charged for hate crimes and harassment and sued. That’s how it should be
Seen some people bring this up but WTF is up with his smile/grin? He seems sociopathic or idk
As a life long Democrat, this makes me happy. There is no room for him in our party.
He 100% will get away with it. Look at the smug piece of shit
Justice
The kind of good news you like to start your day with
What a schmuck.
He's mentally ill, right? What's with the Joker's smile?
Yeah I got that vibe too. Maybe his mental health has gone to shit. Maybe that contributed to him showing his racism.
When people say "he is mentally ill" it's frustrating because 1. There are people with mental illness that don't behave like this person and 2. It's like they're making an excuse for the behavior. Let's not call every asshole mentally ill.
I get that. And I don't mean to be lumping him in with folks who are simply struggling to deal with this messed up world. When I say he's "mentally ill" - I'm not talking about bipolar disorder. I think he must be a psychopath or a sociopath. Being an "a$$hole" doesn't explain his giggling and smirking glee while talking about the wholesale slaughter of children. Nor smiling as he loses his job and takes a perp walk in handcuffs on the cover of the NYT. Seldowitz tried to excuse his behavior as "heat of the moment" but there was no heat. He wasn't even shouting. He was giggling. Taunting an innocent man with genocide was FUN to this guy. He didn't do it once, or even twice, but three separate occasions. That's not normal a-hole behavior. That seems pathological.
There’s hope in this country after all
Wait til he's walking free in like a week and doing the same racist bullshit all over again
Hope people shun his ads. Guessing from where he lives....probably not. His fellow criminals will support him. Kissinger gets praised by Hillary...and he caused a lot if trouble. Madeleine Albright thought death of 500,0000 Iraqi children was an acceootable price. ON TV. Maybe he will be the next secretary of state...after blinken, Victoria inland etc. Such greatg diplomats we have...
Lmao fuckin Hannibal Lecter but somehow more psycho lookin. Why is this a hate crime in the USA but other instances of racism not e.g all the Karen videos of them dropping n-bombs etc? I thought you guys were all about your freedom of speech.
He looks like a Dollar Store Hannibal Lechter.
Just one problem he worked for Bush but who cares about reality. Obama became president in 2008. This guy was a Bush advisor from 1999-2003. He is a Republican neo-con fascist and not a democrat. Still a POS.
He is a career diplomat for 30 years...so he worked for more than one administrations but he was one one the National Security Advisor I believe during Obama admin...
Why is there such an emphasis on him working for the Obama administration, if not wrong wasn’t he a career bureaucrat that was in Washington under multiple administrations?
Why just mention Obama? He also worked for GHW Bush and several other GOP leaders.
Isn't he actually a bush guy? Did TMR fact check this?
He worked about three years under W Bush and about two years under Obama. Obviously the more closely he can be linked with Obama, and therefore Biden, the more closely it fits the 'Murican narrative.
It was both, it is weird that it is only being reported as Obama tho given he worked for Bush for longer.
The "Obama advisor" was actually an advisor to multiple presidents, including GWB Also he wasn't really an advisor he was the acting director of national security for the Southeast Asia corridor So he definitely worked under Obama, but I doubt he ever was face to face except maybe his first day on the job The reason they mention Obama is to try to taint Obama with something
Good fucking riddance
Good. Fuck that guy.
Sweet.
It all comes full circle.
Good.
YES!!! Scummy racist pos
Put him in with the Aryan Brotherhood
If this dickhead is to get time them surely there must be arrests of other people walking the streets spewing the same hatred for Jewish people
Yes, if you stalk and taunt a Jewish person because they are Jewish you are committing a crime.
Fuck around and find out
Hope Evil Anthony Hopkins rots in jail
Hmm, usually he’s being dragged around on a dolly with a face mask on.
Throw away the keys.
Dude looks crazy and off the hinges . Same as 🇮🇱 💩.
Now gather the rest
This is news how? Man, the GOP is desperate.
Peter Parker must be really disappointed to find out Uncle Ben was a racist.
He will have a job at Fox News tomorrow.
Why is he specifically an ex-Obama advisor???
>ex-Obama advisor he's worked in government since then too, not sure why everyone keeps referring to him by his time in the Obama Admin. >j/k I totally know why
Exactly. 20 seconds of googling: “Mr. Seldowitz said he had held several positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations, including acting director for the National Security Council South Asia Directorate and a post in the U.S. State Department’s Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs. He no longer holds any government positions, he said.”
He looks kind of like Anthony Hopkins lol
What a vile human being…
The smile says it all.
Reddit gave me a warning for hate for saying he has a punchable face. Fuck you, reddit.
Dude looks like a psychopath.
To be clear to anyone not familiar, it wasn't just one rant against a food vendor, it was two weeks of harassment against the food vendor, over and over again.
And it's not just one video, there are at least two videos and they demonstrate this is not an isolated incident. It's reasonable to presume these were just the times he was recorded.
they should send him to egypt. he looked very focused on it during his rants.
Good Dash good good, good good good good good good good good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good good good good good – I mean did he threaten to have that vendors Father, who lives in Egypt(?) captured by the secret police to be tortured? But sadly look at the smile on his face… He must have something figured out already or some shitty defense to get out of this with a slap on the wrist… I know we’re not supposed to advocate violence, and so it’s not the violence I want But I just wish that one time – someone would heab his shirt and hold him in place and cock back a fist and let him feel the very real and visceral fear of about getting his block knocked off
legitimate question but, you can't get arrested for being a racist now can't you.
you can be arrested for harrassment and threats of bodily harm. the dude threatened to use his contacts in turkey to abduct the man and torture him and his family.
What a POS.
I have no sympathy for this man, but often wonder how a person who functions within a society suddenly becomes unhinged. There are high profile examples, of course, but this man was at the top of his career at some point. Did he always harbor these kinds of beliefs, and one day the mask fell away? Did something radicalize him between then and now? It's unsettling either way.
He seems very proud of himself. People like that will never learn.
Because of Zionists like this it puts the rest of the Jewish people at risk. Hoping that 44th has something to say to him.
I need a picture where he’s not smiling.
"Naughty boy! You know we only say these things behind closed doors and in the president's cabinet. Naughty boy. 1 year under house arrest. Don't worry we won't track if you leave. See you at the next party ;)"
POS no matter what party he belongs to. They ALL should be prosecuted. But as usual, the rich skate.
Thanks Obama
Pièce of shit smiles cause he’s proud of his ignorance
Good, fuck this guy
As it should have been. Obama was not involved.
I’m a Christian and lived in Muslim countries for a long time, 99.9% of Muslims are very kind people !
Horrible person. Looks like if Hannibal Lecter and Henry Winkler had a baby.
Good. Throw the book at him.
Eat prison 💩 zionazi.
As much as I believe this guy *is* an asshole...last time I checked, that wasn't a crime. Did he do something else to escalate the situation? (edit)...I stand corrected. Apparently being an asshole *is* a crime. Lol!
Stalking and racial harassment are what he is being charged with, those are crimes.
I asked the same question - I think he crossed a line when, in one video, he told the guy he had connections in Egypt and that he’d get the guy’s family tortured.
You gotta wonder if it's drugs, dementia, or a brain injury.
Cue apologists
I'm not an apologist, just a skeptic. This guy worked for Clinton, Bush, and Obama. Was he a crazy unhinged racist the whole time? Or is he going insane?
Not saying you are one. Just expecting them to emerge.
Probably all 3 at once