{"id":248792,"date":"2020-02-10T10:46:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T05:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=248792"},"modified":"2020-02-10T11:42:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T06:42:22","slug":"this-pakistani-muslim-is-in-charge-of-bernie-sanders-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/this-pakistani-muslim-is-in-charge-of-bernie-sanders-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"This Pakistani Muslim is in Charge of Bernie Sanders&#8217; Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bernie Sanders&#8217; campaign manager is a Pakistani Muslim. But sure, people still want to call Sanders as a &#8216;Jewish socialist&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Back in early 2019, word came out that Faiz Shakir was designated as the first Muslim campaign manager to lead a presidential election campaign in US history. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders was the first Jewish presidential candidate in US history. Sounds pretty odd right? But apparently its true.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-el7fadjfbs4\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-el7fadjfbs4\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/EL7FAdJfBs4?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/EL7FAdJfBs4?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now we&#8217;re being reminded by Bernie Sanders again that Faiz Shakir is a Pakistani-American Muslim. To his credit, the Democratic presidential candidate doesn&#8217;t think that hiring a Pakistani Muslim Shakir might hurt his chances to become the President of the United States of America. In fact, he got candid about the people of color and women of color on his team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Bernie tere jaan nisar <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BernieSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BernieSanders<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cUToqVS2WZ\">pic.twitter.com\/cUToqVS2WZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chair-man (@godfatheriv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/godfatheriv\/status\/1225838191388831744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I mean we don&#8217;t hire people because they&#8217;re Pakistani or because they come &#8211; We have some wonderful woman from Saudi Arabia.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/elizabeth-warren-got-proposed-to-in-the-weirdest-way-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elizabeth Warren Got Proposed To In The Weirdest Way [Video]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Bernie is trying to keep it as inclusive as possible by hiring a number of Jewish, African American and Latino employees.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We hire people because they can do the job &#8211; because they are smart, and they are hardworking and they can do their job,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He even says that &#8216;I don&#8217;t care what people think&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h3>Hasan Minhaj pokes some fun at Sanders<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, Indian-American Muslim comedian Hasan Minhaj tried to explain that while Bernie is Jewish, he&#8217;s also pretty &#8216;Muslim-ish&#8217;. There&#8217;s no<em> Yahoodi sazish (Jewish conspiracy <\/em>here right?<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><em>Patriot Act<\/em><\/strong> host even laid down the points of how Bernie Sanders is &#8216;Muslim-ish&#8217;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wants to demilitarize the United States<\/li>\n<li>Doesn&#8217;t want to drone strike every brown country in the Stone Ages<\/li>\n<li>Speaks at Muslim conferences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bernie had a diplomatic answer for this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We are a big country with a whole lot of folks from different backgrounds. I&#8217;m running for president, and I think if I&#8217;m invited, I should speak to as many of those groups as I can,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But of course, people are people. This still didn&#8217;t stop the conspiracies that this was a ploy to destroy Bernie&#8217;s political career.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LawrenceSellin\/status\/1168171554116722689<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/lol-hasan-minhaj-still-honored-at-howdy-modi-event-he-was-denied-entry-to-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LOL: Hasan Minhaj Still Honored At &#8216;Howdy Modi&#8217; Event He Was Denied Entry To [Video]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>As if being a socialist wasn&#8217;t enough<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buttigieg sleeper agent  Minhaj sabotaging Bernie in brilliant move by calling him Muslim.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Empire Slayer (@Cereal_Twit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cereal_Twit\/status\/1225845708470857728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bt people like Bernie wont become president&#8230; coz we dont want a peaceful World<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mian Ahmed\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@whityemotions) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whityemotions\/status\/1226113155329384448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This tweet further makes the point that progressives would have\/will vote for Sanders.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">H. Minhaj: \u201cYou are a Jewish Democratic Socialist, whose campaign manager is a Pakistani Muslim dude Faiz.. think of that image when it goes to the White House.People are going to lose their minds\u201c<br \/>Bernie Sanders: \u201cWe hire people because they can do the job \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BernieSanders2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BernieSanders2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/keSIRixdR4\">https:\/\/t.co\/keSIRixdR4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faeza Dawood (@FaezaDawood) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaezaDawood\/status\/1226040497799606272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Should probably note that almost all of Bernie Sanders campaign chairs &amp; secretaries are people of colour: his campaign manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fshakir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fshakir<\/a> is the first Muslim-American to hold such a position, Nina Turner, Ro Khanna, press sec Briahna Joy Gray, &amp; many others. The most diverse.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darc Xo\u1e63ew\u00eest \u235f (@darcgr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/darcgr\/status\/1225534776716746753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some people made light of the situation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a brilliant clip from Hasan Minhaj&#39;s interview with Bernie Sanders. Hasan asks Bernie about why he as a &#39;Jewish Democratic Socialist&#39; has a Muslim campaign manager and whether it&#39;s too much &#39;Big Brown Energy&#39; for the American people to take.\ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dIokl9FqAX\">pic.twitter.com\/dIokl9FqAX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kick Israel Out of Football (@TheBirmingham6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBirmingham6\/status\/1224681169658183680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Samad Bond hi akhri hal ha<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Immi Bro (@ImmiBro804) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImmiBro804\/status\/1225875771551604737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full episode of Hasan questioning Bernie. Its worth a watch!<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-iaqcwyzpukg\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-iaqcwyzpukg\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/iaqcwyZPuKg?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/iaqcwyZPuKg?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernie Sanders&#8217; campaign manager is a Pakistani Muslim. But sure, people still want to call Sanders as a &#8216;Jewish socialist&#8217;. Back in early 2019, word came out that Faiz Shakir was designated as the first Muslim campaign manager to lead a presidential election campaign in US history. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders was the first Jewish presidential candidate in US history. 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