As a woman of color, the hijab-wearing representative Omar has pointed out that AIPAC, the Jewish political lobby, has participated financially in the political process.

Of course, this could ignite an entire debate over the Citizens United case.

But when the firestorm of controversy broke out, some defended Omar.

HBO's Bill Maher said, "I don't know why this has to be seen as anti-Semitic," referring to Omar's comments.

Of course, consider that this is the same Bill Maher who has called himself a "house ni**er" and has insulted a "black CIA vet by suggesting he picked up tips 'behind the Popeye's Chicken.'"

Given the current hypersensitive environment surrounding such racist remarks, why is this buffoon still on cable TV anyway? Hypocrisy.

Anyway, can't you just hear Omar's own reflections on Maher's "defense" of her? "Uhh, yeah Bill, thanks but no thanks."

Others excoriated the representative from Minnesota.

The Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-NY, labelled Omar's comments as "deeply disappointing and disturbing . . . traffic[king] in old anti-Semitic tropes about Jews and money."

Eliot Engel, the Democratic Rep. and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, also from New York, said it was "shocking to hear a Member of Congress invoke the anti-Semitic trope of 'Jewish money.'"

A trope? Really?

Almost reminds one of Jussie Smollett.

Omar reported on political donations. So what. So does the FEC.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency responsible for the enforcement of US campaign finance laws in federal elections. As such, it routinely publishes political donations to various candidates -- including Hillary Clinton.

The FEC published the top 20 donors to the Clinton super PAC, most of whom are Jewish. These 20 comprised around 80% of the PAC's total.

Employing the logic of Nadler and Engel, we are to regard these FEC data as simply another "trope"; something figurative or metaphorical.

According to the Nadlers and Engels of the world, the FEC's actions must necessarily too be anti-Semitic -- by definition.

More recently, some have associated Omar with a certain 9-11 poster. Whether it's legitimate or photoshopped is an open question.