Republican Senate candidate compared welfare recipients to lazy, scavenging raccoons

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nebraska-primary-is-latest-sign-gop-is-again-clashing-over-conservative-bona-fides/2012/05/16/gIQAtmdpUU_story.html

Insurgents vs. insurgents to push GOP rightward

By David A. Fahrenthold, Wednesday, May 16, 8:14 PM

The Washington Post

In Nebraska, one Republican Senate candidate, Jon Bruning, savaged President Obama’s health-care plan and compared welfare recipients to lazy, scavenging raccoons. He established himself as conservative enough to lock down the backing of the Tea Party Express.

But earlier this month, Bruning came under fire for being too liberal. “Big spender,” said the announcer in the TV ad. “Big taxer.”

[Odin2005]

1. Call me that to my FACE, you teabagger swine!

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2. IMO he may have said "roccoons"

in public, but in his mind he was thinking, and in private he was saying, "coons".

Dounds like he aspires to the Senate Education and Health Committees.

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3. Dear Mr. Bruning

Nobody's been on "welfare" since the last century. Gonna come out against the Commies next?