Post by michaelw on May 5, 2018 7:55:56 GMT -5
Check out Don Blankenship. LOL.
See here...
edition.cnn.com/2018/05/04/politics/don-blankenship-west-virginia/index.html
The Onion's coverage:
politics.theonion.com/new-don-blankenship-campaign-ad-touts-jobs-created-in-w-1825779639
See here...
edition.cnn.com/2018/05/04/politics/don-blankenship-west-virginia/index.html
Last month, Blankenship referred to the father of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao as a "wealthy Chinaperson." In the ensuring controversy, he insisted that the term wasn't racist -- um, riiiiiiight -- because he referred to himself as a West Virginia person.
In an ad released this week, Blankenship says this: "Swamp captain Mitch McConnell has created millions of jobs for China people. While doing so, Mitch has gotten rich," he says. "In fact, his China family has given him tens of millions of dollars."
In defending THAT ad, Blankenship told a reporter that "races are Negro, white Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian. There's no mention of race. I've never used a race word."
In an ad released this week, Blankenship says this: "Swamp captain Mitch McConnell has created millions of jobs for China people. While doing so, Mitch has gotten rich," he says. "In fact, his China family has given him tens of millions of dollars."
In defending THAT ad, Blankenship told a reporter that "races are Negro, white Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian. There's no mention of race. I've never used a race word."
The Onion's coverage:
politics.theonion.com/new-don-blankenship-campaign-ad-touts-jobs-created-in-w-1825779639
