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LiberalArkie

(15,715 posts) Tue Feb 16, 2016, 09:58 PM Feb 2016

Judicial candidate Kent Tester withdraws from race after publication of racial slur in text message

Yesterday, Blue Hog Report published a text message exchange involving Kent Tester, a candidate for District Court Judge in Van Buren County. The gray boxes of text below are written by Tester.

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http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2016/02/16/judicial-candidate-kent-tester-withdraws-from-race-after-publication-of-racial-slur-in-text-message

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Judicial candidate Kent Tester withdraws from race after publication of racial slur in text message (Original Post) LiberalArkie Feb 2016 OP

Just reading that made me feel dirty. potone Feb 2016 #1

Hey, it's Arkansas. LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #2

potone

(1,701 posts)

1. Just reading that made me feel dirty.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Tue Feb 16, 2016, 10:01 PM

Feb 2016

And that's ignoring the bad spelling, which is the least of the things wrong with the message. How did this guy advance far enough to even be considered for such a job?

LiberalArkie

(15,715 posts)

2. Hey, it's Arkansas.

Reply to potone (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 16, 2016, 10:02 PM

Feb 2016

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