Arkansas State Outreach official resigns after tweeting its 'Trumps's America ya bunch of homos'

[DonViejo]

TOM BOGGIONI
25 JAN 2017 AT 15:23 ET

The Outreach Coordinator working for the Arkansas State Treasurer’s office has resigned after tweeting out offensive remarks aimed at gays and women, the Arkansas Times is reporting.

Hunter Hatcher stepped down, explaining in a letter to State Treasurer Dennis Milligan that he is leaving with a “heavy heart” as he apologized “to all I offended with my egregious remarks.” Hatcher has been under fire for tweeting, “Y’all in Trumps’s America now. Time to flick that chip off ya shoulder and quit being so offended. Gay jokes are back on ya bunch of homos!”

Additionally, Hatcher was criticized for a Facebook post dated Jan 1, reading, “I love Subway cause I can tell a woman to make me a sandwich and she does it with a smile on her face. I wish all women had that Subway work ethic. And equality.? Don’t get equal, get to cooking woman, get equal on your time.”

Hatcher’s comments are also having repercussions outside of his former state job, with the National Guard Reserve Staff Sergeant being investigated by his superiors. According to KATV, Hatcher has had his computer and phone privileges revoked while he awaits deployment to Africa while he is stationed in Texas.

“We don’t tolerate that kind of behavior,” explained Arkansas Army National Guard Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Joel Lynch, who added that Hatcher may face a reduction in rank and might be booted form his scheduled deployment.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/arkansas-state-outreach-official-resigns-after-tweeting-its-trumpss-america-ya-bunch-of-homos/

[theaocp]

1. Um, wow. n/t

[Bettie]

2. They don't even try to pretend to be

civil or decent anymore.

I guess that might be a blessing of sorts, at least we know what they really are now.

[Freethinker65]

3. I was hoping this was from the Onion

WTF

[gratuitous]

4. Leaving with a "heavy heart," is he?

I hope the Arkansas ANG takes appropriate action against this knucklehead.

I can't help wondering, though, how it came about that Mr. Hatcher stepped down? Was it because he suddenly grew a conscience? Did the Treasurer demand his resignation for being such an ignoramus? Or maybe it was because the public noticed his bigotry and called him out on it in such a way that the state governmental apparatus couldn't just sweep it under the rug?

Magic 8 Ball says, "You probably know the answer."

[Phoenix61]

5. Would love to know what happens with the Guard

They may tolerate a certain level of that type of crap but they definitely don't like negative attention. Bet they are going though his e-mail account as we speak and interviewing peers for other incidents of inappropriate behavior. They don't usually deploy of there is an on-going investigation.

[Aristus]

6. Wow. Way to reach out, asshole!...

[taught_me_patience]

7. Pretty much guarantee he was drunk as a skunk when he tweeted that. n/t

[hatrack]

8. And he's being deployed to Africa - he's going to be surrounded by THOSE people!

And he won't even know if they're talking about him - I'd be willing to bet that he's not too fluent in Swahili or Wolof or Vai or Hausa or Amharic . . .

[Leghorn21]

9. I know, right?! "Africa for YOU, little man!!" n/t

[angstlessk]

10. These people are like roaches...the dark shadow of trump has

brought them out from under the fridge!