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mahatmakanejeeves

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

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Wed Mar 11, 2015, 01:04 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.”

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Maine Senator Won't Resign Over Post Tying Obama to IS Group [View all] 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