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Republicans fire their own who dare tell the truth and burst their bubble
Meet Regina Roundtree, a former aide to Connecticut State Rep. and Lt. Gov. candidate Penny Bacchiochi. Why is she "former"?
... Roundtree, who is black, wrote a controversial Facebook post about "white privilege" that mentioned Bacchiochi's Republican-primary opponent Heather Bond Somers. The news site reports that Somers called on Bacchiochi to reject the "defamatory comments" that included "outrageous assertions about Heather Somers and her campaign."
According to the Courant, Roundtree wrote the following in the post, which has since been removed:
According to the Courant, Roundtree wrote the following in the post, which has since been removed:
People think what they think, but help the party out and don't plaster your complete sense of privilege. This is an example of what is sometimes phrased as 'white privilege.' The way Heather talks. The arrogance and belittlement of Penny's and her family's feelings or any other person who has experienced racism. Our feelings or the fact that we may say something is an embarrassment to the party.
TheRoot.com cited this Hartford Courant report.
