Fri Oct 28, 2016, 04:05 PM
PatrickforO (9,673 posts)
GOP Senator Makes Distasteful Remark About His War-Hero Opponent’s Ancestry
So here's the quote from the HuffPo article:
Illinois Republican Sen. Mark Kirk made an ill-advised jab about the birthplace and ancestry of his Democratic opponent, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, during a debate on Thursday. Duckworth, who is challenging Kirk for his seat, had just finished talking about her military service and that of her ancestors, dating back to the Revolutionary War. Makes me feel like giving some money to Duckworth's campaign. Sigh... Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth_us_5812b694e4b0390e69cf47d0
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PatrickforO | Oct 2016 | OP |
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wishstar | Oct 2016 | #2 |
Response to PatrickforO (Original post)
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 05:11 PM
rurallib (52,518 posts)
1. Don't think she needs help, but maybe she would like some democratic playmates in the senate
like Patrick Murphy in Florida or Ann Kirkpatrick in AZ etc.
Send them a little love on Duckworth's behalf. |
Response to PatrickforO (Original post)
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 05:35 PM
wishstar (3,391 posts)
2. President Obama has at least 12 ancestors who served in Revolutionary War
Of course, he does not have the personal military service tradition of Duckworth and her father.
But Duckworth being member of DAR but slurred by Repub for her Asian heritage, reminds me how even though Pres. Obama has deep ancestral roots back to founding of America and is distant cousin to many previous Presidents, Repubs label him as "other"' and not truly American. |