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kpete

(72,013 posts) Thu Aug 7, 2014, 10:34 AM Aug 2014

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Kansas GOP official: ‘Offending Muslims is the duty of any civilized person. Especially with a .45.’

Kansas GOP official Gavin Ellzey said last month that "offending Muslims is the duty of any civilized person," the Kansas City Star reports.

He added: "Especially with a .45."

http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article1160420.html

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Kansas GOP official: ‘Offending Muslims is the duty of any civilized person. Especially with a .45.’ (Original Post) kpete Aug 2014 OP

I... have no words. DeadLetterOffice Aug 2014 #1

It's sport-punking. Bullyism dominates the GOPer. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #6

His later remarks: "I'm not trying to offend anybody. . . ." Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #2

Another embarrassing incident for the Party of Embarrassing Incidents. MineralMan Aug 2014 #3

Now all he has to do is figure out which of us are Muslims... derby378 Aug 2014 #4

Advice to butt-talker Ellzey: 2A includes Muslims. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #5

DeadLetterOffice

(1,352 posts)

1. I... have no words.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 10:37 AM

Aug 2014

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)

6. It's sport-punking. Bullyism dominates the GOPer.

Reply to DeadLetterOffice (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 11:26 AM

Aug 2014

They pass that wind, then get real coy about, but hope someone else will stink up the joint. In a bar, he would be a fuck-up.

Arkansas Granny

(31,526 posts)

2. His later remarks: "I'm not trying to offend anybody. . . ."

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 10:47 AM

Aug 2014

He doesn't have to try. It apparently just comes naturally to him.

MineralMan

(146,325 posts)

3. Another embarrassing incident for the Party of Embarrassing Incidents.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 10:49 AM

Aug 2014

The GOP: Gross Old Party.

derby378

(30,252 posts)

4. Now all he has to do is figure out which of us are Muslims...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 10:50 AM

Aug 2014

...and I think he's probably going to use skin color as a major factor.

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)

5. Advice to butt-talker Ellzey: 2A includes Muslims.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 11:20 AM

Aug 2014

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