Mich McConnel: They will not get away attacking my wife with these racist slurs

[bigdarryl]

HEY Turtle face now you know how it feels being an minority why didn't he stand up when the President and First Lady are racially attacked by idiots in his own party http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/03/mitch-mcconnell-wife-racist-attacks_n_2800794.html

[Kolesar]

1. McConnell is stupid to bring more attention to this issue

People use their "gut instincts" about the issue of off-shoring.
Further publicity for this story out there will only hurt him.

[southernyankeebelle]

3. Funny how we never hear him speak out against his fellow republicans when they

make racial slurs. But he is right. Just go after him and leave the spouse out of it. Although I don't think she is a great as secretary of labor when she had the job. She did nothing for the working people.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

7. Another way it hurts him...

Given the intelligence and information level of his base, most are probably unaware that his wife didn't come to this country on the Mayflower. Knowledge of his wife's ethnicity will probably cost him some votes from among his knuckle-dragging constituents.

[KansDem]

2. You seem to practice some bigotry yourself, Senator

Mitch McConnell "On the Issues"

Mitch McConnell on Civil Rights
Click here for 14 full quotes on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights.
Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
Voted YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
Voted NO on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
Voted YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
Rated 20% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
Rated 7% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)

Mitch McConnell on Corporations
Click here for 5 full quotes on Corporations OR background on Corporations.
Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
Rated 100% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)

http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/mitch_mcconnell.htm

Oh, and you're anti-American worker, too!

[zappaman]

8. Thank you for this post!

Good perspective!

[kairos12]

13. Great Information-Thanks

[bobclark86]

14. He's not a racist...duh...

I'm waiting for him to say "Ooh, I banga Asian rady rong time! I canna be rashisht!"

...which I realize that was kind of racist against stupid white people who are racist, actually...

That said, the tweet was pretty damn racist... it's the same kind of dipshit-iness (in level of wrongness, not intensity, obviously) as the Nazi jackass shooting up a Sikh temple because he thought they were Muslims (Eh, who cares? They ALL got towels on their heads!).

Remember: Two wrongs don't make a right. We have to be BETTER than him, otherwise we shoot ourselves in the foot.

[d_r]

4. mountain out of a molehilll, yes

ironic, yes
but OK to defend racism in anyway toward anyone? no

[Euphoria]

5. Nope, just Highlighting the hypocrisy

of McConnell all of a sudden feeling the 'negatives' of racism when he has a long, long record in his statements, actions, profession and votes not having given a damn about the racism he has so long benefited from.
He's just now facing potential viable opposition for his throne and is starting to spread around the bs and confuse things in order to deflect attention on what he's done as a senator and what he hasn't done for the people of KY.

[d_r]

6. yeah it is hypocrisy

and it is pearl clutching for that matter

[DFW]

9. I missd this. What has gotten McTurtle in such a huff?

Did somebody accuse his wife of being Asian or something?

[LiberalFighter]

11. His genitals are in the wrong place and wrong size for his species.

[LiberalFighter]

10. Mitch and his wife both are missing a few chromosomes in their DNA

[pnwmom]

12. says the racist n/t