Two
Minnesota Republican state lawmakers and a local GOP official are
facing scrutiny after they reportedly shared a Facebook post accusing
Muslims of preparing to “infiltrate” the party’s caucuses this month.
State
Reps. Kathy Lohmer and Cindy Pugh, shared the post created by Dave
Sina, chairman of the Fourth Congressional District GOP, this week,
according to the Star Tribune. Sina has since taken it down, but not before the Star Tribune captured a
screenshot.
In the post, Sina said a friend of his had attended a caucus training session held at a mosque by the
Muslim American Society. MAS is a nonpartisan organization that promotes civic engagement among American Muslims with local chapters across the U.S.
Sina
claimed that Muslims are trying to “infiltrate our republican caucuses
on Feb. 6” and that “they didn’t talk about the general election but I
am sure they are ahead of us in that as well.”
More at the
Huffington Post and the links.
Racism and prejudice: the president sets such a good example...
ReplyDeleteThe word is "join," not "infiltrate." I guess we know who's not welcome in the Minnesota Republican party.
ReplyDeleteGiven the actions and words of the Republican President (ugh, I still can't stomach those words applied to that man...), does this really surprise you?
DeleteNot at all. But it saddens me.
DeleteWell, they're equal opportunity bigots in Wisconsin --
ReplyDeletethis was from December: Wisconsin GOP candidate accuses Jew of ‘pretending’ to be white so he can ‘undermine’ the white race https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/wisconsin-gop-candidate-accuses-jew-of-pretending-to-be-white-so-he-can-undermine-the-white-race/
He could have been more acurate by saying "Islamists are trying to 'infiltrate our republican caucuses'..." Islam is a Theocracy not a religion.
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