"Then why didn't you stay in Mexico?"

[Floyd R. Turbo]

On Monday, he was telling a crowd of parents in Saline, Mich., about the harm these kinds of remarks had inflicted on his son yet again — how classmates’ taunts of “taco,” “enchilada” and “dirty Mexican” had left the high schooler in tears.

“I went to his bedroom to say good night,” Iraola said, turning to an audience that had been discussing diversity and inclusion in schools. “He was crying because of the abuse that he was enduring in this school system.”

Suddenly, the man behind him interjected.

“Then why didn’t you stay in Mexico?” he asked.

https://apple.news/Av1JqRUNaQ36OLVNbdJowgw

[Bettie]

1. There are some real garbage humans

in our world.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. And they are the ones

following IQ45 and his wonderful values and leadership.

[dalton99a]

3. The asshole's name is Tom Burtell

"Then why didn't you stay in Mexico?" Burtell asked Iraola.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/02/04/saline-high-school-diversity-racism-mexico/4653488002/

[Arkansas Granny]

5. The shock and outrage on the faces of the other attendees was immediate and gratifying.

[sdfernando]

10. I DARE that ass to say that to me!

Something along the lines of "look you ignorant wedo...just because a person is brown-skinned doesn't mean he came from Mexico. I was born in Germany while my Dad (a decorated Army Officer and Veteran of 3, yeah, count them THREE wars) was serving our country. I bet you didn't even serve anywhere...not even the Salvation Army!"

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I wonder which country his ancestors emigrated from and why they didn't stay there.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

6. His repsonse: for the same reason your parents, grandparents came! We're they mocked, criminalized?

...if they're Italian, Polish, Irish; Catholics, Jewish, Muslims--they sure as hell were! You can always identify the racist/bigot in the room--well, really-- they do out themselves--by being the loudest, rudest, bully.

Now, watching The View, god can't take another nano of listening to rwpropaganidst "never trumper " Megan McCain; Joy Behar..was making some really good points about the state of he union tonight [not watching!] where el stupido will be spewing his usual hate propaganda, racist dog whistles...Behar was emphazing to audience at large for people to pay attention to what this guy says not say about caging children, cutting Medicaid, Medicare, social security--THEN while she was talking.. in comes fucking loud bully shouting over her..attempting to drain her out. Damn she's obnoxious, reminds reminds us daily that she is a red state republican as if it wasn't blinding apparent!

[Phoenix61]

7. Others shut him down immediately.

What a POS. I’m hoping he doesn’t have children. No one deserves a father like that.

[dalton99a]

11. He has six children.

[CatWoman]

12. one of his kids (a son) posted on Twitter

disavowing his father and his comments.

[dalton99a]

14. Idiot is a Trump cultist:

I tried interviewing Burtell after the meeting, but he refused to speak with me, because he said I’m "fake news." He responded to another reporter’s media request in the same manner.

https://www.wemu.org/post/racism-was-main-topic-discussion-saline-area-schools-community-meeting

[CatWoman]

8. read this story earlier today

infuriating

[lsewpershad]

9. Wonder if that ass

would ask the same question of his forefathers who am certain, emigrated from some place.

[ooky]

13. My first inclination upon hearing that racist asswipe would be to ask him

"why should he have stayed in Mexico?"