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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Sat May 20, 2017, 04:31 PM May 2017

Deplorables sling racial slurs at Al Green after he calls for impeachment of President Trump




During a town hall meeting Saturday, Congressman Al Green played recordings of threatening voicemail messages left for him after he demanded the impeachment of President Donald Trump on the House floor earlier this week.
"You'll be hanging from a tree," one caller said.
The calls use graphic racial slurs, some calling Green the n-word. "You ain't going to impeach nobody. Try it and we will lynch all of you," the caller said.


On Wednesday, the Houston Democrat became the first member of Congress to call for Trump's impeachment from the House floor. The congressman said the firing of FBI Director James Comey was one of the reasons. Listen to the calls U.S. Rep. Al Green received.

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http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Racial-slurs-thrown-at-Al-Green-after-calling-for-11161204.php
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Deplorables sling racial slurs at Al Green after he calls for impeachment of President Trump (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 OP
Recommended. eom guillaumeb May 2017 #1
i'm glad I am with the anti-trump forces world wide wally May 2017 #2
Violence & hate that's all they got going for them really no informed rebuttal or debate will occur lunasun May 2017 #3
Love and Happiness kwassa May 2017 #4
They should be tracking those threatening callers. luvMIdog May 2017 #5
That's a predictable response from the mouth breathers. lpbk2713 May 2017 #6
I heard when Joy talked to him she also mentioned that he had had death threats over a kennedy May 2017 #7
He should make a fundraiser out of this. GreenEyedLefty May 2017 #8
Ugh, they are getting more despicable by the day. Initech May 2017 #9

lpbk2713

(42,751 posts)
6. That's a predictable response from the mouth breathers.
Sat May 20, 2017, 05:02 PM
May 2017


And Mr Green has the right idea. He knows what must be done.

a kennedy

(29,644 posts)
7. I heard when Joy talked to him she also mentioned that he had had death threats over
Sat May 20, 2017, 05:02 PM
May 2017

this town hall. They sure feel emboldened with their fawking hero tRump as president.

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