Down-ticket racism

[dr.girlfriend]

After months of fighting to separate himself from Republican nominee Donald Trump, whose inflammatory rhetoric has alienated moderate voters in his more moderate state, Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk stumbled into the kind of racially-charged, controversial territory he spent months speaking out against.

On Thursday night, the white male Republican senator questioned the American military lineage of the war veteran, minority woman running against him. When Rep. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both her legs fighting in Iraq, mentioned that her family's military service traces back to the Revolutionary War, Kirk leaned into the microphone and replied "I had forgotten that your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington."

(I can't post her twitter response for some reason, but basically her mom is from Thailand and her dad's family has served in uniform since the American Revolution)

[meshaliuknits]

Is this the one?

That guy is an asshat.

[lovelyshoes]

No words.

[redwino]

I saw a video of the interaction and my mouth fell open. She handled it with grace. He a disgusting piece of shit.

[andwhat]

Not only is she a badass, but she is seriously one of the nicest people. And she handles the loss of her legs better than I think I ever would.

He needs to shut the fuck up. I hope this destroys him.

[thejackpot]

What a jerk. I could not believe my ears. She was amazing in response to his foolishness.