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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWho is this obnoxious Repug Matt Gaetz from FL on All In?
Saying Haiti is disgusting and deplorable and when he was there all he saw was sheet metal and garbage.
This guy got elected???
Phoenix61
(16,993 posts)That's where Twitler held his pro-Moore rally. Need I say more?
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)Every time I think it's the last straw, these jerks pull another one.
Phoenix61
(16,993 posts)I wonder why I stay here but I refuse to give up. This is a beautiful part of the country and I have faith we will take it back. We got Alabama. We can get the Florida panhandle.
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)There are plenty of fine people in Florida. I went to U of M back when their football team sucked!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,589 posts)And he missed the point entirely. It's true that Haiti is in tough shape, but the reason Trump doesn't want Haitians (besides the obvious reason that they're black) is because they come from a poor country and therefore are undesirable - not understanding that almost all of our ancestors, regardless of country of origin - came to the US because they were trying to get away from bad conditions and find a better life.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)Frankly, I'd be willing to be he's saying what a very large number of his constituents think and they have no problem with it. I am sure there are actually fine people in AL who are appalled though.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2018/01/04/mad-dog-pac-matt-gaetz-billboard-pensacola/1003261001/
JI7
(89,240 posts)spiderpig
(10,419 posts)Now I need some brain bleach to get his smug image out of my head.