Led by a Racist-In-Chief, the GOP of 2018 seems to have no limits. The "I am a Racist" category seems to be a competitive one for the GOP these days. Here are 5 instances I stumbled upon this morning.
1. Local GOP Official Wants to Send Native American House Candidate 'Back to the Reservation.
Here is the whole article from New York mag, October 9, 2018.
Normally the social media ravings of local party activists don't merit any serious attention; these are the ground troops of American politics, who often get carried away. But occasionally you run across such a classic of evil invective that it just has to be shared. It comes from Kansas, where Republicans are used to being embarrassed by extremists like their gubernatorial nominee Kris Kobach. And the target is Democratic congressional candidate Sharice Davids, who is in a close race with incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder. The Kansas City Star has the story:
A local Kansas GOP official lashed out at Democratic congressional candidate Sharice Davids on social media earlier this week, saying "your radical socialist kick boxing lesbian will be sent back packing to the reservation."
The Facebook message was written by Republican precinct committeeman Michael Kalny of Shawnee and sent to Anne Pritchett, president of the Johnson County Democratic Women's north chapter.
Davids is indeed a lesbian, and a former professional mixed-martial-arts fighter. She's also Native American. She is not, however, any sort of "radical socialist"; in the Democratic primary for this House race, she defeated the self-identified progressive backed by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. And she grew up in the suburban 3rd congressional district of Kansas, not "the reservation." But Kalny was clearly on a roll and wasn't going to let facts get in his way:
"Little Ms. Pritchett- you and your comrades stealth attack on Yoder is going to blow up in your leftist face," Kalny wrote. "The REAL REPUBLICANS will remember what the scum DEMONRATS tried to do to Kavanaugh in November….
Roughly 50 exclamation points followed the end of the message.
Kalny's prophecy of what will happen on November 6 is not looking terribly prescient, either. A couple of weeks ago the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee cancelled a million bucks in planned advertising on Yoder's behalf. It wasn't because they thought he was a lock; The Cook Political Reportrates the race as "Lean D." You know, D as in "
2. Republican Gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis defends slavery.
https://shareblue.com/florida-republican-ron-desan...
3. When a Hispanic Heritage Month mural was defaced, Duke University students responded with a message of hope: "They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds."
Students Fight Back After Hispanic Heritage Month Mural Is Vandalized.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/duke-universi...
4. Georgia's Secretary of State Brian Kemp (now running for Gov) has purged voter rolls & is now freezing tens thousands of voter registration forms through "exact match" tests. 70% of the frozen registrations are from black applicants, the AP reports. 10/9/2018
https://www.wabe.org/voting-rights-become-a-flashpoint-in-georgia-governors-race/
5. This was what they unleash and embrace.
Fliers blaming Jews for Kavanaugh assault allegations target Iowa organizations | Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
https://www.jta.org/2018/10/11/news-opinion/iowa-o...
The amount of Racism by Republicans is plentiful and appalling.
Check these out and Throw them out ..of the Congress, Senate and State Houses.
Sharice Davids is going to Congress, not "the Reservation.” Andrew Gillum will be FL Gov, and yes, Stacey Abrams will be Gov of GA. Do all you can. Get out the Vote
#Midterms2018
October 11, 2018
