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hue

(4,949 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2015, 01:46 PM Mar 2015

Maine Senator Won't Resign Over Post Tying Obama to IS Group

Source: abc NEWS

A Maine senator says he has no intention of resigning over a series of offensive Facebook posts, including one that suggests President Barack Obama's family members are part of the Islamic State group.

Republican state Sen. Michael Willette asked his colleagues for their forgiveness Wednesday and promised his "mistake in judgment" won't be repeated.

The Democratic Party says Willette should step down over a "prolific online history of racist and bigoted remarks."

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/democrats-gop-senator-quit-obama-group-post-29554616

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Maine Senator Won't Resign Over Post Tying Obama to IS Group (Original Post) hue Mar 2015 OP

I shudder when I see vile stuff like this--esp coming from an elected riversedge Mar 2015 #1

How can a person like this, consumed with such a hatred of his fellow man, thecrow Mar 2015 #10

Can you imagine if a Democrat did this to W? These Teabaggers are REALLY imploding. diabeticman Mar 2015 #2

Poor poor racists and bigots, why does no one else love them like Fox? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #3

The liberal press father founding Mar 2015 #7

What? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #9

Maine Sen. Michael Willette has a long history of online hate and bigotry mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 #4

Tit for tat father founding Mar 2015 #8

It's OK if it's a Republican. blm Mar 2015 #5

Republicans have their own ties to terrorist groups via Grover Norquist douggg Mar 2015 #6

riversedge

(81,530 posts)

1. I shudder when I see vile stuff like this--esp coming from an elected

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 01:52 PM

Mar 2015

politician

thecrow

(5,525 posts)

10. How can a person like this, consumed with such a hatred of his fellow man,

Reply to riversedge (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 08:36 PM

Mar 2015

POSSIBLY be serious and fair-minded enough to govern wisely ?
It is breathtakingly appalling.
Will someone please get the nets?

diabeticman

(3,121 posts)

2. Can you imagine if a Democrat did this to W? These Teabaggers are REALLY imploding.

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 01:59 PM

Mar 2015

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

3. Poor poor racists and bigots, why does no one else love them like Fox?

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 02:00 PM

Mar 2015

Every hole a Republican digs the media is there to pull them out.....not a conspiracy though, little evidence of that....

father founding

(619 posts)

7. The liberal press

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 08:21 PM

Mar 2015

Is out to get him, a joke !

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

9. What?

Reply to father founding (Reply #7)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 08:25 PM

Mar 2015

mahatmakanejeeves

(70,714 posts)

4. Maine Sen. Michael Willette has a long history of online hate and bigotry

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 02:04 PM

Mar 2015

Maine Sen. Michael Willette has a long history of online hate and bigotry

March 10, 2015 State Politics
By Mike Tipping

Maine State Senator Michael Willette, a Republican from Aroostook County, garnered national attention yesterday for his Facebook post joking that President Barack Obama would see members of ISIS at his family reunion.

Willette issued a half-hearted apology after the post became more publicly known, saying “I apologize for posting this on Facebook. Like too many people these days, I fell into the trap of posting something first and then thinking later. It was an error in judgment.”

father founding

(619 posts)

8. Tit for tat

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 08:24 PM

Mar 2015

Maybe Eichmann would show up at a Willette reunion.

blm

(114,761 posts)

5. It's OK if it's a Republican.

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 05:53 PM

Mar 2015

Even some here believe that.

douggg

(239 posts)

6. Republicans have their own ties to terrorist groups via Grover Norquist

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 07:43 PM

Mar 2015

http://www.rollcall.com/news/frank_wolf_criticizes_grover_norquist_over_unsavory_connections-209201-1.html

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