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Okla. House leader utters derogatory slur during debate
Tulsa World:OKLAHOMA CITY — Debate over whether small businesses can compete with big box chains produced an embarrassing moment for Oklahoma House of Representatives Co-Majority Leader Dennis Johnson, R-Duncan, on Wednesday.
In debating in favor of a bill that would repeal a 70-year-old ban on “loss-leader” selling, Johnson, a small business owner, said service and not price are the key to success.
He then said some customers “try to Jew me down.”
Johnson, who with Rep. Fred Jordan, R-Jenks, is the third-ranking member of the majority leadership, immediately apologized, adding “Jews run good small businesses, too.”
In debating in favor of a bill that would repeal a 70-year-old ban on “loss-leader” selling, Johnson, a small business owner, said service and not price are the key to success.
He then said some customers “try to Jew me down.”
Johnson, who with Rep. Fred Jordan, R-Jenks, is the third-ranking member of the majority leadership, immediately apologized, adding “Jews run good small businesses, too.”
A slip of the tongue, I'm sure...
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