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Thu Feb 26, 2015, 11:06 AM Feb 2015

Tennessee Rep. Butt (R, naturally) Says We Need an NAAWP



A high ranking House Republican contends there isn’t enough support for white people in this country.

“It’s time for a Council of Christian Relations and a NAAWP in this Country,” reads a comment posted by House Majority Floor Leader Sheila Butt on Facebook last month.

The Republican floor leader posted the comment on Jan. 27 on the Facebook page of Cathy Hinners, who operates Daily Roll Call, a website critical of Muslims in America and specifically in Tennessee. The comment, obtained by Pith, was deleted and later replaced with, “We need groups that will stand for Christians and our Western culture. We don’t have groups dedicated to speaking on our behalf.”

Butt’s comment was posted in reaction to a link to an open letter by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a national civil rights and advocacy organization, about 2016 Republican presidential candidates embracing Muslim Americans

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Tennessee Rep. Butt (R, naturally) Says We Need an NAAWP (Original Post) n2doc Feb 2015 OP
There is a NAAWP, Butt, it's called the KKK. And Christian relations, it's called The Family. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #1
If only she would run for President with... Cooley Hurd Feb 2015 #2
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