Arizona city leaders want lawmaker out over race comments

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Bob Christie, Associated Press
Published 2:36 pm CST, Tuesday, December 4, 2018

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona city council has voted to demand the resignation of a Republican state lawmaker whose remarks on race and immigration have led to a growing backlash.

Tuesday's 6-1 vote by the Prescott City Council comes just days after the latest remarks by Rep. David Stringer were published by the Phoenix New Times. He had ignored calls for him to resign from Republican Gov. Doug Ducey after similar comments this summer and was easily re-elected last month.

Stringer recently told Arizona State University students that African Americans "don't blend in" and said Somali immigrants don't look like "every other kid" as previous European immigrants do.

Prescott Mayor Greg Mengarelli said Springer has "forgotten the moral compass of our great county" and must step down.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Arizona-city-leaders-want-lawmaker-out-over-race-13442557.php

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Rep. David Stringer
after a different insult.

[pecosbob]

1. So he holds a press conference at a chicken and waffles joint to apologize?

Do they actually know what optics are in the GOP? I guess this is the equivalent of 'some of my best friends are'.

[pangaia]

2. What is with this constant, mindlessly regurgitated MORAL COMPASS .

I wish someone would come up with something different.

Like.. oh I don;t know..
How about--- piece of shit racist, or LIAR, or BIGOT, or religio nut, or.....

[snort]

3. My Hometown.

And he aint from there.