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(132,484 posts) Tue May 23, 2023, 03:12 PM May 2023

South Carolina Governor Was 'Joking' [View all]

South Carolina Governor Was ‘Joking’

May 23, 2023 at 12:33 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 130 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/05/23/south-carolina-governor-was-joking/

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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s (R) office has clarified that the governor was joking when he said that he looked “forward to the day that Democrats are so rare, we have to hunt them with dogs,” at a state GOP convention last weekend, the Washington Post reports.

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South Carolina Governor Was 'Joking' [View all] applegrove May 2023 OP

That's the repuke default explanation MontanaMama May 2023 #1

Yep, so basically they are never PatSeg May 2023 #2

Despite what republicans spew, taking personal responsibility is Emile May 2023 #3

South Carolina Governor IS a Joke. GoCubsGo May 2023 #4

Hey Gov McMaster, you're a low down dirty racist. Just joking ha ha Walleye May 2023 #5

🤫 No you aren't. 🤫 LakeArenal May 2023 #9

That's OK, neither was he Walleye May 2023 #12

Got that right. LakeArenal May 2023 #13

Funny thing about joking about killing people Red Mountain May 2023 #6

He's a reich-winged GQP, RACIST Male whose southern on top of it, so nothing will happen to him. LenaBaby61 May 2023 #16

I don't get the joke. NT Bleacher Creature May 2023 #7

So that's what goes on at these idiotic gatherings. Boomerproud May 2023 #8

It was a threat disguised as a joke dlk May 2023 #10

Make a similar "joke" about him and watch the agents come at you Grokenstein May 2023 #11

I've heard this from asshole bullies before, and "you do it too." ananda May 2023 #14

So what if he was "joking"? The "joke" was offensive. Caliman73 May 2023 #15

THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 May 2023 #17