U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks as, from left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., listen during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks as, from left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., listen during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. / AP Photo

On this edition of Political Rewind, Sam Olens ran two successful statewide campaigns for attorney general and chose not to confront the anti-semitic slurs directed at him from some voters, a decision he now regrets.

He’s speaking out for the first time about what he experienced, saying he realizes it is never appropriate to stand silent in the face of bigotry. 

Also, the raging controversy over what many are calling President Donald Trump’s bigoted remarks about four Democratic congresswomen of color. Two Georgia congressmen were key players in the House of Representatives’ vote to condemn the remarks as racist.

 

Panelists:

Greg Bluestein -- Political reporter, The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Andra Gillespie -- Political Science Professor, Emory University

Tharon Johnson -- Democratic Strategist

Sam Olens -- Former Georgia Attorney General

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