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Behind the Aegis

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Wed Oct 24, 2018, 04:14 PM Oct 2018

Floridians Are Getting A Racist Robocall Attacking Gillum Full Of Monkey Sounds And Anti-Semitism

(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)

As Andrew Gillum prepares for Election Day in Florida's historic gubernatorial race, he's facing racism, of course.

The Tallahassee mayor has been targeted by Idaho-based white supremacist website The Road to Power. The group has paid for a racist robocall to convince Floridians to vote for Gillum's white Republican rival, Ron DeSantis. Gillum faced a similar attack ad during the Democratic primary.

According to The Huffington Post, the message claims Gillum's healthcare plan involves feeding the sick chicken feet. It also claims Jewish people are behind his candidacy and asserts Jews are “the ones that been putting Negroes in charge over the white folk, just like they done after the Civil War.”

As if all of that was not enough, the call features minstrel music, and the sound of a monkey screeching can be heard when Gillum is mentioned.

An actor portrays the mayor and says, "Well hello there. I is the Negro Andrew Gillum, and I be asking you to make me governor of this here state of Florida.”

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An article posted in LBN completely ignored the anti-Semitic component of the disgusting attack on Gillum.
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