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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGov. McMaster's office says 'hunt them with dogs' comment was 'joke.' SC Dems want apology.
The Anderson County Democratic Party issued a statement Sunday, May 21, following Gov. Henry McMaster's comments during Saturday's South Carolina Republican Party Convention.
According to The State reporter Joseph Bustos, McMaster said: "I look forward to the day that democrats are so rare, we have to hunt them with dogs."
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Chris Salley, chair of the Anderson County Democratic Party, said in a statement:
"Yesterday, Governor Henry McMaster threatened me, my family, and thousands of other Anderson County residents who are Democrats when he said he looks forward to the day he can "hunt us with dogs."
If the Governor is not willing to apologize and retract this racially-tinged dog whistle, Anderson County Democrats join the Charleston County Democratic Party in asking the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to open an investigation into this threat and incitement of political violence.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sc-democrats-demand-apology-gov-174148238.html
It's always just a joke when they get called out on stupid shit.
Docreed2003
(16,863 posts)"They're a basket of deplorables".....oh the outrage, how dare she, we must play this non-stop over and over again to show how Democrats hate us...
The hypocrisy is stunning.
BOSSHOG
(37,062 posts)The deplorables proved Hillary correct. The Hillary who has never been convicted or indicted despite millions of tax dollars spent by the deplorables.
Slave owners hunted humans with dogs. Yeah, thats fuckin hilarious. Statement made, retraction ignored by audience.
malaise
(269,054 posts)This madness has to be stopped
WarGamer
(12,449 posts)WarGamer
(12,449 posts)Sometimes I'm shocked by how "off" the sense of humor can be for many GOP'ers.
It's like they live in such a small group of like minded people that they have no idea that regular people can find their "jokes" highly offensive.
It's kinda like the jokes I'd hear as a child by my grandfathers friends at the VFW... only funny to a tiny subset of people.
DBoon
(22,367 posts)Those regimes have not generally fared well.
In some cases their leaders were hanged for war crimes.
1WorldHope
(686 posts)DBoon
(22,367 posts)Last edited Sun May 21, 2023, 11:50 PM - Edit history (1)
Their leaders could have been hanged for treason but weren't
The Nazis committed similar crimes in the 20th century. They were the ones who were hanged.
Without the acceptance of the atrocities of slavery, Hitler would not have gained the power he did.
1WorldHope
(686 posts)Government to wipe away the knowledge of past atrocities while preventing them from exercising their rights as full citizens. Right now it doesn't feel like they learned a thing and are definitely not sorry for the past.
DBoon
(22,367 posts)1WorldHope
(686 posts)But, I do share the gut wrenching, base need to hurt them.
Joinfortmill
(14,429 posts)Walleye
(31,028 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,131 posts)And that the victim is too stupid to get the joke or has no sense of humor.
When people are not laughing at a so called joke but instead are crying or horrified, IT IS NOT A JOKE.
ZonkerHarris
(24,229 posts)Yellowdog-1966
(34 posts)70sEraVet
(3,504 posts)Hate-humor is 'in' these days, for that crowd.
Initech
(100,080 posts)Where on earth is that shit funny? It's abusive.
LudwigPastorius
(9,155 posts)I look forward to the day when pols who violate campaign finance laws go to jail, instead of saying "Sorry" and getting a slap on the wrist.
Initech
(100,080 posts)Conjuay
(1,392 posts)keep_left
(1,783 posts)They have a name for this kind of crap. It's called "eliminationism", and it never ends well. ( Or as Richard Pryor said, "follow the logical conclusion of the logic" ).
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)It's all your fault for not taking the "joke" seriously. And no, there's not going to be any apology. Because he meant what he said.
malaise
(269,054 posts)He would welcome it
albacore
(2,399 posts)...what's funny is me coming over to your house to fuck your sister.
See... that's hilarious.