Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Controversial Harris County Republican Chair Unexpectedly Resigns (Original Post) Shell_Seas Nov 2020 OP
Texas GOP county chairman resigns after Facebook post implying MLK was a monkey Gothmog Nov 2020 #1

Gothmog

(144,919 posts)
1. Texas GOP county chairman resigns after Facebook post implying MLK was a monkey
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 04:13 PM
Nov 2020

This asshole ia major league racist https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/texas-gop-county-chairman-resigns-after-facebook-post-implying-mlk-was-a-monkey/

The chairman of the Republican Party in Texas’s Harris County has resigned after months of controversy for his racist Facebook post in which he implied that Martin Luther King, Jr. was a monkey.

The Houston Chronicle reports that Nielsen stepped down after having been “dogged by his social media post that displayed a Martin Luther King Jr. quote next to a banana.”

Nielsen was heavily criticized by fellow Republicans for the post, which came in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police officers, and he initially said that he would not take over as Harris County GOP chairman before reversing himself shortly afterward.
Latest Discussions»Region Forums»Texas»Controversial Harris Coun...