What a ridiculously biased article. What do you mean he “doubled” as a consultant for a non- profit healthcare company? Was there something duplicitous about this? Is this exposure what led him to understand the fraud and corruption in Medicare billing? That’s a problem? And the $82,000 he earned that you refer to as “close to 6 figures” makes it sound like he was doing something wrong. $82,000 is not that much money if it is YOUR JOB. Then you follow on with a nasty story about Palestinians as if that somehow further implicates El-Sayed. What a clumsy attempt to paint him in an unflattering light. Shame on you and your editorial staff.
The problem is one of judgment. He associated with someone who has had numerous inquiries into his shady business practices. It would be prudent for him now to distance himself from Karim, if that is possible -- as he has with Hasan Piker, another unfortunate lapse in judgment.
And yes, there may be some bias in the article in terms of which facts are presented (as there always is in news stories -- hello NYT), but these facts can be checked as solid (unlike the NYT author Kristoff's blunders). This is information I would want to know were I considering voting for someone, whether I was right, left, or center. The sort of people a candidate associates with is important.
Their next story, on Palestine, deserves mention, as it discusses the ongoing glee in Palestine over the October 7 deaths, and the grotesque use of Israeli death statistics to formulate math problems for children. This is not unfair to El-Sayed. As voters we should know about the culture which he so strongly supports.
I appreciate your measured perspective and there is much that I agree with. However I still feel that trying to associate El -Sayed with a grotesque story about Palestinians is not fair. One can support the Palestinian cause and people without agreeing with the behavior described in this story. Isn’t this just the flip side of antisemitism? Blaming all Jews for the behavior of some?
I would like to see El-Sayed call out the extreme behaviors on the Palestinian side, just as so many Jews have done publicly in speaking about the Israeli response to October 7. (And there are a couple of Muslim peace groups doing just that -- calling out extremism.)
He has not done so, and is not being called to do so by his constituency. I perceive a double standard at play in our culture right now.
El-Sayed has nothing to do with terrorism. He has good ideas and a lot of passion to help Michiganders get access to better healthcare. He’s against billionaires on the Right and the Left. You should read more about him. I like his ideas and find them pretty reasonable (I’m a centrist).
They all seem to have that same smug smile, both Sayed and Mamdani.
Same as the Obama. But it never is real. Look at the hate in the eyes.
What a ridiculously biased article. What do you mean he “doubled” as a consultant for a non- profit healthcare company? Was there something duplicitous about this? Is this exposure what led him to understand the fraud and corruption in Medicare billing? That’s a problem? And the $82,000 he earned that you refer to as “close to 6 figures” makes it sound like he was doing something wrong. $82,000 is not that much money if it is YOUR JOB. Then you follow on with a nasty story about Palestinians as if that somehow further implicates El-Sayed. What a clumsy attempt to paint him in an unflattering light. Shame on you and your editorial staff.
The problem is one of judgment. He associated with someone who has had numerous inquiries into his shady business practices. It would be prudent for him now to distance himself from Karim, if that is possible -- as he has with Hasan Piker, another unfortunate lapse in judgment.
And yes, there may be some bias in the article in terms of which facts are presented (as there always is in news stories -- hello NYT), but these facts can be checked as solid (unlike the NYT author Kristoff's blunders). This is information I would want to know were I considering voting for someone, whether I was right, left, or center. The sort of people a candidate associates with is important.
Their next story, on Palestine, deserves mention, as it discusses the ongoing glee in Palestine over the October 7 deaths, and the grotesque use of Israeli death statistics to formulate math problems for children. This is not unfair to El-Sayed. As voters we should know about the culture which he so strongly supports.
I appreciate your measured perspective and there is much that I agree with. However I still feel that trying to associate El -Sayed with a grotesque story about Palestinians is not fair. One can support the Palestinian cause and people without agreeing with the behavior described in this story. Isn’t this just the flip side of antisemitism? Blaming all Jews for the behavior of some?
I would like to see El-Sayed call out the extreme behaviors on the Palestinian side, just as so many Jews have done publicly in speaking about the Israeli response to October 7. (And there are a couple of Muslim peace groups doing just that -- calling out extremism.)
He has not done so, and is not being called to do so by his constituency. I perceive a double standard at play in our culture right now.
I think it would be wise for him to do that as well.
He should be painted in an unflattering light! He is a terrorist and he is here!
Come on Robert there is zero evidence for that. Your comment is racist.
You liberals made me this way!
El-Sayed has nothing to do with terrorism. He has good ideas and a lot of passion to help Michiganders get access to better healthcare. He’s against billionaires on the Right and the Left. You should read more about him. I like his ideas and find them pretty reasonable (I’m a centrist).