By Jacob Richards
Senator John Hickenlooper probably thought he was just grabbing a beer with the party regulars on Friday in Grand Junction, Colorado.
But the question and answer portion of the event, billed as “Happy Hour with Hickenlooper,” was anything but happy for the former governor and first-term senator.
According to those in attendance, it was a bizarre display of fence dancing, but one in which Hickenlooper might have said the quiet part out loud.
“It is a genocide,” Hickenlooper said in response to repeated questions about his continued support of military aid to Israel.
Despite acknowledging that Israel was violating numerous international laws, and that it was in fact a genocide, Hickenlooper said that he would not oppose funding until he “found a bipartisan solution that could get the votes.”
“He admitted it is a genocide, he admitted Israel was in violation of international law, and then infuriatingly said basically ‘there is really nothing he could do to stop them,’” said Shelly Grossman.
The first four questions the Senator fielded were about his ongoing support of the genocide in Gaza.
Grossman was one of the people in attendance that had hard questions to ask.
Grossman didn’t let Hickenlooper off the hook, though he wriggled.
When he called it a “war,” Grossman interrupted.
“THIS IS A GENOCIDE!”
Maybe it was the late summer mugginess, the happy hour brews at Gemini Brewing, or the tightly packed intimate setting, but Hickenlooper acknowledged her and said, “It is a genocide.”
He then tried his standard ”October-7th!-Israel-has-a-right-to-defend itself’ routine, but Grossman interrupted again, reminding the Senator that under international law, the occupier of a land does not have the right to defend itself. The occupied do. Afterward, Hickenlooper admitted that Israel is in violation of international law.
But Hicklooper soldiered forward with some cold-war bizzaro logic by blaming China for “dividing us on this issue.”
But the American people are not divided on this issue. Recent polling by Gallup found just 32% approval for Israel’s actions in Gaza. Just 8% of Democrats approved and 25% of independents.
In truth, Hickenlooper has been divided from both the people and reality by AIPAC money.
Hickenlooper has taken $272,445 directly from the Israeli lobby according to FEC filings via opensecrets.org.
Hicklooper is not alone; far too many American politicians pay their campaign bills with AIPAC money.
But the first rule is ”don’t call it a genocide,” and it appears Hickenlooper has broken this unwritten commandment.
One audience member said after the event that Hickenlooper “looked pretty shook.”
“Poor fucker thought he was just getting a beer with the townies,” said another participant.
Hickenlooper’s office has not yet responded to our multiple requests for comment.
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Thank you, Jacob Richards, for sharing with The Revolutionist readers the important facts Shelly Grossman brought to everyone’s attention.. Especially, how she exposed the biggest LIE that every AIPAC Zionist Whore refuses to stop selling, e.g., “Israel has a right to defend itself.” If only millions of their constituents would stop failing to counter their lies with the truth. Bravo to Shelly Grossman for having the courage to tell a Zionist Whore to his face that Zionist Occupiers do not have the right to defend themselves, etc. The only rights war criminals have are karmic rights to reap the consequences for the abominations they have sown. Until they do … the world needs millions of courageous constituents like Shelly Grossman … to demand #CitizensArrest for every war criminal in DC for refusing to stop violating International Laws.
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According to the UN rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, “Israel does not meet the conditions of self-defense in its military operation in Gaza” (www.analystnews.org). So everytime a politician mouths the phrase “Israel has the right to self-defense” say:”as an occupying power of a territory that is not a state, they do not!”
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Reading this gives me both hope and pain. Hope, because finally someone in power admitted the truth: this is genocide. Pain, because here in Gaza, we live it every day — the children, families, homes destroyed, lives shattered. 💔The world sees, yet so many leaders stay silent or are bought by money and influence. But moments like this remind us that the truth cannot be hidden forever. Justice may be delayed, but the reality of our suffering is undeniable.From Gaza, we continue to endure, to survive, and to hope that the world will act before more lives are lost 🕊️🇵🇸.
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