"Racist, homophobic" campaign fliers distributed in Maplewood

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Source: Minnesota Independent

When Maplewood city council candidate Jim Llanas told the Minnesota Independent this summer, "Brace yourself. It's just going to get ugly," he wasn't far off the mark. An anonymous flier being distributed about Llanas, who would be both the first openly gay and the first Hispanic city council member in the city's history, is being described as racist and homophobic by a progressive group and a city council member.

"Llanas, a non-native of Maplewood, apparently spends much of his time in Minneapolis supporting gay politicians," the flier reads. "How does this qualify him to run for Maplewood city council?"
It then says that Llanas has gone by several names, including his middle name "Moreno," and that he has been involved in the LGBT community.

The fliers have been distributed in Maplewood neighborhoods, and in numerous instances they've been taped on doors along with an attached campaign brochure - in many cases afixed with the same blue tape - promoting conservative write-in council candidates Dave Hafner and Ken Smart, as well as mayoral candidate DelRay Rokke.


Read more: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2009/10/22/%E2%80%98racist-homophobic%E2%80%99-campaign-fliers-distributed-maplewood

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1. Holy shit! A gay man getting involved in the gay community!!

We must destroy all of mankind in order to save humanity as we know it!!!eleven!!!

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2. Oh noes!1!!!!11!