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babylonsister

(172,759 posts) Mon Oct 19, 2020, 08:50 AM Oct 2020

Perdue's rival raises nearly $2M after senator mispronounces Kamala Harris's name

Perdue's rival raises nearly $2M after senator mispronounces Kamala Harris's name
By Zack Budryk - 10/19/20 08:02 AM EDT

Democratic Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff said his campaign raised nearly $2 million after Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) mispronounced Sen. Kamala Harris’s (D-Calif.) name at a Trump campaign event.

At a Friday rally in Macon, Perdue addressed the crowd and said, “Kamala? Kamala? Kamala-mala-mala? I don’t know. Whatever.” Perdue’s campaign has claimed the mispronunciation of the Democratic vice presidential nominee's name was not intended as mockery. Perdue and Harris have worked together in the Senate since 2017.

The comment drew swift backlash, with numerous Twitter users posting in the hashtag #MyNameIs in solidarity. Ossoff’s campaign said it has raised $1.8 million as of Sunday night.

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Perdue's rival raises nearly $2M after senator mispronounces Kamala Harris's name (Original Post) babylonsister Oct 2020 OP

K&R Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #1

He didn't 'mispronounce' her name. His lackeys are saying that. HE MOCKED HER NAME. CurtEastPoint Oct 2020 #2

Exactly exboyfil Oct 2020 #3

He did; that might be why people are donating. nt babylonsister Oct 2020 #5

Yep. And sorry, wasn't yelling at you. I live in GA and have to suffer that GD fool Perdue and his CurtEastPoint Oct 2020 #6

Don't worry, I'm not and didn't take it that way. nt babylonsister Oct 2020 #8

I love contributions to an idiot's rival to punish said idiot soothsayer Oct 2020 #4

Reptilicans just don't get that decent people are infuriated by their assholiness. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #7

Mispronounce My ASS .. it was an attempt at cheap racist humor Le Roi de Pot Oct 2020 #9

I kicked in $100 lapfog_1 Oct 2020 #10

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. K&R

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2020, 08:51 AM

Oct 2020

CurtEastPoint

(20,024 posts)

2. He didn't 'mispronounce' her name. His lackeys are saying that. HE MOCKED HER NAME.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2020, 08:51 AM

Oct 2020

exboyfil

(18,359 posts)

3. Exactly

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 19, 2020, 08:52 AM

Oct 2020

babylonsister

(172,759 posts)

5. He did; that might be why people are donating. nt

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 19, 2020, 08:53 AM

Oct 2020

CurtEastPoint

(20,024 posts)

6. Yep. And sorry, wasn't yelling at you. I live in GA and have to suffer that GD fool Perdue and his

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 19, 2020, 08:59 AM

Oct 2020

cohort Basketball Barbie.

babylonsister

(172,759 posts)

8. Don't worry, I'm not and didn't take it that way. nt

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 19, 2020, 09:09 AM

Oct 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

4. I love contributions to an idiot's rival to punish said idiot

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2020, 08:52 AM

Oct 2020

It’s fantastic

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

7. Reptilicans just don't get that decent people are infuriated by their assholiness.

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Mon Oct 19, 2020, 09:03 AM

Oct 2020

Le Roi de Pot

(744 posts)

9. Mispronounce My ASS .. it was an attempt at cheap racist humor

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Mon Oct 19, 2020, 09:14 AM

Oct 2020

lapfog_1

(31,904 posts)

10. I kicked in $100

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2020, 10:21 AM

Oct 2020

in one of my last contributions this campaign.

If the USA had even a smidgen of of normalcy in politics... I could have used the money I donated to fight evil instead to do some real help to people that need it or bought a car for my niece... a decent used car.

Sigh

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