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BumRushDaShow

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21. Here is the irony from the OP article

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 04:38 PM

Oct 2016

Donald Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, also weighed in on Twitter.

"The same Mark Kirk that unendorsed his party's presidential nominee and called him out in paid ads? Gotcha. Good luck," Conway wrote.

Kirk withdrew his endorsement of Trump for president in June after the billionaire's inflammatory comments about a federal judge’s Mexican heritage. Earlier this week, Kirk refused to say whom he will vote for on Nov. 8.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/303288-kirk-apologizes-for-questioning-duckworths-heritage

And what did he do? The same fucking thing that Trump did - insult a non-white individual like a good little white privileged asshole might do. It must be some unknown scientific law - conservation of the insult. Complain about someone who insulted a POC and then turn around and do it yourself.

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Kirk apologizes for questioning Duckworth’s heritage [View all] DonViejo Oct 2016 OP

Too late, pal. calimary Oct 2016 #2

I never believe an apology without the subject/verb "I apologize....." Sorry. (Heh.) WinkyDink Oct 2016 #3

"I apologize if anyone was offended" is always one of my favourite non-apologies niyad Oct 2016 #4

I dropped a long-term (44 years) friend MurrayDelph Oct 2016 #22

Twitter apology for a statement made in a televised debate...... yellowcanine Oct 2016 #5

Isn't she Lt. Colonel Duckworth? LakeArenal Oct 2016 #8

I don't know. Does "Congresswoman" outrank "Lt. Col"? nt No Vested Interest Oct 2016 #13

Rep. Lt. Col. Duckworth PhD Botany Oct 2016 #17

Yes, she's Rep. Lt. Col. Duckworth PhD. It bears repeating. LakeArenal Oct 2016 #18

That's nice, Rep. Kirk. Paladin Oct 2016 #6

because there was an outrage. dalton99 Oct 2016 #9

A verb, and its subject, is notably absent from this "apology" jberryhill Oct 2016 #10

He thought he could win back the Trump-lovers he may have alienated, bullwinkle428 Oct 2016 #11

I think Kirk tries to come off as Mr. Moderate, but this was an off-the-cuff response Neema Oct 2016 #12

One good thing about Trump Separation Oct 2016 #14

"Off-the-cuff" statements are typically... 3catwoman3 Oct 2016 #16

He may have lost his filter when he had that stroke TexasBushwhacker Oct 2016 #23

As I have commented elsewhere, he was recently... 3catwoman3 Oct 2016 #24

What kind of people is he murielm99 Oct 2016 #19

So why did he say it? kskiska Oct 2016 #20

I think he thought he was pouncing upon a lie... GopherGal Oct 2016 #27

Here is the irony from the OP article BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #21

Too late dick smack We have it on video with your shit eating grin like you said something clever Monk06 Oct 2016 #28

Took him almost 16 hours to realize it ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2016 #29

Sorry you racist asshat. That's a bit like putting toothpaste back in the tube. smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #30

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