...Somali-AmericanDem representative from Minnesota. She was apparently married to her brother and may be her own grandmaw on her mother's side...
is taking heat for tweeting about how "narratives" change based on a suspect’s "race or ethnicity" in wake of the Colorado massacre.
"The shooter’s race or ethnicity seems front and center when they aren’t white," Omar wrote Tuesday. "Otherwise, it’s just a mentally ill young man having a bad day.
"Narratives drive our responses to awful crimes committed against innocent people, pay attention to these responses and who is targeted," the tweet said.
The Minnesota congresswoman was referring to Boulder suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa — the Syrian-born alleged gunman who opened fire inside a King Soopers grocery store on Monday, killing 10 people.
Her post also took a swipe at the treatment of Robert Aaron Long, the white man charged with gunning down eight people — including six Asian women — at spas and massage parlors in the Atlanta area. Police later described Long as having a "really bad day" — stoking rage from critics.
Washington Free Beacon executive editor Brent Scher was quick to point out that many misidentified Alissa as being white before more details about his background emerged.
Syrian ain't white? They only look white?