Staff Reports
Tim Walz is getting quite the marketing push from his buddies in the media who are trying to sell him as the quintessential “everyman,” claiming he’s just like the average Joe down the street. They even go so far as to suggest he’s more relatable than Old Joe Biden, which is a tall order considering the current president has mastered the art of looking completely lost. The glossy images portray Walz, the high school teacher and football coach, as the moral icon of our times. But let’s just say the campaign leaves out a few key details about his associations that would make any sane person raise an eyebrow.
For starters, a recent exposé by the Washington Examiner revealed that Walz has had a rather cozy relationship with certain Muslim clerics not exactly known for their candlelit dinners with the local synagogue. In fact, the imam he’s been palling around with, Asad Zaman, seems to have a penchant for Hamas. That’s not the kind of BBQ sauce you want to hear dripping off your neighbor’s grill. Zaman openly stood in solidarity with Palestinians on October 7 last year—a date that won’t be won by popularity contests once the full story is told about what that day entailed. His Facebook page doesn’t do him any favors either, as he has shared Hamas press releases and even linked to a film glorifying Adolf Hitler. Maybe Walz just missed the memo about associating with folks who have such… unique tastes.
Tim Walz's administration has reportedly donated $100,000 to Asad Zaman, a Muslim cleric who praised terrorist group Hamas for attacking innocent Israelis on October 7. pic.twitter.com/GVYsAr28cW
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Walz’s record doesn’t stop at his questionable choice of friends. Just when you thought it couldn’t get more cringe-worthy, it turns out he also mingled with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) back in 2019. This is the same organization that has a history of anti-Semitic rhetoric and was promptly dropped from a White House task force on anti-Semitism. Their leader, Nihad Awad, apparently believes that Hamas’s violent actions are cause for celebration, a sentiment that most folks with a moral compass would find utterly distasteful. But not Walz. He didn’t seem to have any qualms sharing the stage with such characters.
Speaking of CAIR, it’s rich how Walz has chosen to ignore their problematic track record. The group has a notorious history of evading any outright denouncement of violent groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, and they have even faced scrutiny as unindicted co-conspirators in a Hamas terror funding case. It’s as if Walz is thumbing his nose at the very idea of accountability, opting instead to cozy up to those who have shown a blatant disregard for peace and decency.
Leftists may roll their eyes and brush this all off with a dismissive “so what?” but they seem to forget that most Americans have not bought into this idea that the threat of Islamic extremism is merely the product of a few bad apples. Many are starting to awake to the reality that the mainstream narrative has painted Islamic terrorism as an aberration rather than a larger problem, giving figures like Walz a veritable free pass to engage with extremists under the comfortable umbrella of “diversity.”
As Walz continues to navigate these murky waters, it’s hard not to wonder if he’ll regret rubbing elbows with those who have more in common with Hezbollah than their friendly neighborhood football team. With 9/11 fading into the background of collective memory, it’s increasingly evident that the hindrances of denial are turning a blind eye to rising threats and foolishly ignoring the implications of forging such dubious alliances. So as the marketing blitz tries to present Tim Walz as an ordinary guy, the truth remains glaringly obvious—his network of friends might just tell a story that none of them would like to see at the next town hall meeting.
