GOP frontrunner in Louisiana House race caught posing in racist Tiger Woods blackface costume

[Miles Archer]

GOP frontrunner in Louisiana House race caught posing in racist Tiger Woods blackface costume



http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/gop-frontrunner-in-louisiana-house-race-caught-posing-in-racist-tiger-woods-blackface-costume/

Robbie Gatti, the frontrunner candidate in the 8th District race is seen in the photo with his face and neck completely covered in black paint. The photo was revealed by a conservative Louisiana politics outlet, The Hayride.

The source who provided the photo to the outlet said the photo was taken when Gatti was with members of the First Baptist Church in Bossier City. Gatti used to be an associate pastor at the church but was asked to leave.

In a statement on his Facebook page, Gatti confirmed the photo was real, though he did not issue a formal apology. He wrote, “15 years ago, my church held a fall festival, where all the volunteers were told to dress as a famous person. Tiger Woods was at the height of his popularity, as a world champion, and that was who I was dressed as.”

Gatti added, “I’m sad that my opponents have taken a good night at church and turned it into negative, political mud, but I’m confident the voters of Bossier will not fall for their desperate attacks.”

[Vinca]

1. But it was "just a night at church." How dare you question a good Christian man like that??

Sadly, the people who would vote for him probably don't see what's wrong with it.

[Mc Mike]

2. Good night at church.

His soul is dark, his skin is lilly white.

[heaven05]

3. what don't they understand

about being this offensive to many, many people....oh wait they don't give a fuck. I am getting real sick of this shit. It is getting real old, real quick. May the pox of trump strike them all with miserable and painful consequence.

[LonePirate]

4. He's merely pandering to his base. Sadly, he's now more certain to win than before.

[LiberalLovinLug]

5. That was my first thought as well

You beat me to it.

Either this will get hardly any airtime. Or whatever airtime it gets, it will be presented with the preamble of 'gee, I wonder if this will be his undoing' in order to fan some flames, as is the modern version of "news" main goal. But what will happen is that even if there is no loud vocal opposition, this will then be followed up in "opinion pieces" with right wing guests as that there is an overreaction from the PC libtards (whether there actually is or not). And ultimately this will be used as fodder to actually increase his voter turnout. (To protect him from the evil PC persecutors)

[DefenseLawyer]

6. He probably leaked the photo himself n/t