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TheBlackAdder

(28,211 posts)
Mon Feb 12, 2018, 05:03 PM Feb 2018

Twitter Bans GOP Candidate (Paul Nehlen) For Racist Meghan Markle Tweet

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Twitter has permanently banned the account of a GOP congressional candidate after he posted a racist picture targeting soon-to-be royal bride Meghan Markle.

On Friday, Wisconsin Republican Paul Nehlen tweeted an image of Markle with Prince Harry that superimposed a picture of “Cheddar Man” onto Markle’s face, according to Newsweek. Cheddar Man is the oldest complete skeleton found in Britain and new DNA analysis suggests he had dark skin and dark, curly hair.

The image was captioned, “Honey, does this tie make my face look pale?

Nehlen’s tweet was immediately condemned by many, including actor Patrick J. Adams, who co-starred with Markle on “Suits.”



https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paul-nehlen-meghan-markle-twitter-ban_us_5a81c9c3e4b08dfc930694cc?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009


What an asshole. Let's see how many more are in Wisconsin who vote for him.

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Twitter Bans GOP Candidate (Paul Nehlen) For Racist Meghan Markle Tweet (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Feb 2018 OP
There'll be plenty racists who will come out MontanaMama Feb 2018 #1
It's hard to believe someone that stupid is running for congress.. CatMor Feb 2018 #2

MontanaMama

(23,337 posts)
1. There'll be plenty racists who will come out
Mon Feb 12, 2018, 05:11 PM
Feb 2018

of the woodwork to vote for this abomination. Let's keep our fingers crossed that good people will outnumber the Nazi voters.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
2. It's hard to believe someone that stupid is running for congress..
Mon Feb 12, 2018, 05:13 PM
Feb 2018

but I guess it's normal behavior with the GOP.

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