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634-5789

(4,175 posts)
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 04:18 PM Apr 2022

GOP official calls Biden's Pentagon chief a 'stinking' N-word ,and calls for a good public lynching

According to a report from WAVY, the chairman of the Virginia Hampton GOP has called for the ousting of the electoral board chair over an ugly tirade on Facebook where he used a racial slur to describe Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and retired Gen. Russell Honoré -- both of whom are Black.

In his tirade, Dietrich wrote, "The situation with the United States military is getting more disgusting and dangerous by the day."

After listing off the names of the two Black military men, he added, "These so-called 'leaders' are so vile and racist, there's no way to describe them other than in terms their own people understand. They are nothing more than dirty, stinking n*ggers."

https://www.rawstory.com/virginia-gop-official-calls-bidens-pentagon-chief-a-stinking-n-word-and-calls-for-a-good-public-lynching/

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GOP official calls Biden's Pentagon chief a 'stinking' N-word ,and calls for a good public lynching (Original Post) 634-5789 Apr 2022 OP
I worked for Lloyd Austin in the Army Mysterian Apr 2022 #1
+1 Native Apr 2022 #20
+100 nt reACTIONary Apr 2022 #53
I didn't work for him, but I did support him for about 12 hours once... SKKY Apr 2022 #57
Accountability right f*cking now please pandr32 Apr 2022 #2
And he refuses to resign. tblue37 Apr 2022 #68
These people are insane... MerryHolidays Apr 2022 #3
Goodwill, Shmoodwill -- They Know That Being THAT Bigoted In Public Will Bite Them In The Butt nt smb Apr 2022 #19
Bwahahahaha CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #61
I hate to think what he has called Judge Jackson Walleye Apr 2022 #4
you can IMAGINE .... LenaBaby61 Apr 2022 #9
The Virginia GOP can get rid of Dietrich, but his racist views remain deeply ingrained in the party. sop Apr 2022 #5
Absolutely right PJMcK Apr 2022 #74
And the MSM tells us we should feel bad for calling them "deplorable".... TheRealNorth Apr 2022 #6
Secratary Clinton was off.. thomski64 Apr 2022 #71
What this GOP official said: dalton99a Apr 2022 #7
Sounds like a traitor to me. TheRealNorth Apr 2022 #17
That sat on facebook for over a year without getting taken down? nt BlueLucy Apr 2022 #21
+many Jarqui Apr 2022 #27
What did you expect from FB? Look who's running that crap hole site. 634-5789 Apr 2022 #29
Right after the attempted insurrection by the all-white crowd that was somehow BLM in disguise. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2022 #37
In addition to everything else.... tishaLA Apr 2022 #39
If a black person says anything other than whopis01 Apr 2022 #58
GOP wants to fight the civil war again. They are getting hard over the thought. It is their fantasy ZonkerHarris Apr 2022 #48
While some people might support lynching Mr Dietrich, I suspect most would be content struggle4progress Apr 2022 #52
republicons are proud of their racism. spanone Apr 2022 #60
The mental gymnastics here is astonishing. intheflow Apr 2022 #62
Hey! lonely bird Apr 2022 #63
Absolutely disgusting! calimary Apr 2022 #78
This is who they are, racist to the core. sarcasmo Apr 2022 #8
If David Dietrich wasn't saying what his organization believes is true gratuitous Apr 2022 #10
The "logic" of a racist... Caliman73 Apr 2022 #11
I would bet that whats in the Generals minds is to do the best job possible for the COUNTRY. oldsoftie Apr 2022 #38
We need an Aldo Raine solution here Aviation Pro Apr 2022 #12
I personally liked Hugo...just sayin' 634-5789 Apr 2022 #30
Not Hugo jmowreader Apr 2022 #31
Damnit, I liked him too. 634-5789 Apr 2022 #40
The Bear? Aviation Pro Apr 2022 #55
My head hurts from this. EndlessWire Apr 2022 #13
I'm assuming that 'spades'... Whatthe_Firetruck Apr 2022 #36
I had the same thought. n/t whopis01 Apr 2022 #59
Envious men and women behave like this. Nothing new. nt Samrob Apr 2022 #14
I never knew General Honore was black. It's like doc03 Apr 2022 #15
Yikes, what a terrible person. I see his Facebook post got two likes too, goes to show what others sciencescience Apr 2022 #16
he made the mistake.... bahboo Apr 2022 #18
I've had the privilege of meeting with Honore' several times in past years... i have nothing but hlthe2b Apr 2022 #22
+100 nt reACTIONary Apr 2022 #54
We-e-e-ell 2naSalit Apr 2022 #23
I'm sure it sounds better in the original Russian. Warpy Apr 2022 #24
So the state GOP called for his suspension mountain grammy Apr 2022 #25
This is Trump's GOP. SergeStorms Apr 2022 #26
Proof just how bad this 'purge' is needed. 70sEraVet Apr 2022 #28
The leadership of the Rethug Party often IS modern day kkk Celerity Apr 2022 #34
In this day and age. I thought we'd evolved beyond this. How disgusting. TeamProg Apr 2022 #32
Empty G, BoBo, Nazi Maddy, Gosar, etc all are SOOOOO jelly Celerity Apr 2022 #33
This is the amerikkkans reality for many of us living while black. This is why I care not about remo childfreebychoice Apr 2022 #35
Dietrich just said "the quite part" out loud Botany Apr 2022 #41
Apology coming in 3-2-1. Then all will be forgotten. C Moon Apr 2022 #42
There will be no apology BradAllison Apr 2022 #45
Mission accomplished: they got the message out to their base.... keithbvadu2 Apr 2022 #51
The Republican version of the Kinsley gaffe peppertree Apr 2022 #43
they show who they are barbtries Apr 2022 #44
Remind me. Steve Canuck Apr 2022 #46
A relative of mine threw away a military pension and benefits shrike3 Apr 2022 #47
He called them that? Jack the Greater Apr 2022 #49
Official refuses to resign struggle4progress Apr 2022 #50
And the GQP will embrace him... Ohio Joe Apr 2022 #56
What A POS. GB_RN Apr 2022 #64
Holy shit! EOM Scottie Mom Apr 2022 #65
What is this man doing in the adminstration of state GOP? BobTheSubgenius Apr 2022 #66
Jesus... That's right up the road from me, too... Blue_Tires Apr 2022 #67
What "situation" with the military? Beartracks Apr 2022 #69
Can republicans go any lower??? Don't answer. I know. demigoddess Apr 2022 #70
not surprised llashram Apr 2022 #72
Orange One rekindled this insanity. He and deplorables like Bannon encourage it. Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #73
I don't think the path of peaceful response to racism is working! The Jungle 1 Apr 2022 #75
More of great Americans attacking fascists. The Jungle 1 Apr 2022 #76
Like people, you can tell a lot about a Party by who its friends are. Kid Berwyn Apr 2022 #77

Mysterian

(4,587 posts)
1. I worked for Lloyd Austin in the Army
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 04:21 PM
Apr 2022

He is one of the finest, kindest, most capable people I have ever known. I am so proud that he is the Secretary of Defense.

SKKY

(11,807 posts)
57. I didn't work for him, but I did support him for about 12 hours once...
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 07:54 AM
Apr 2022

...He was headed to the Middle East and stopped in Rota, Spain where I was stationed. He was delayed due to weather in AFG. There is a VIP room set up in the Air Terminal there, but there was no connectivity of any sort. So given my job at the time, while I was still Active Duty, we had to set up the VIP room with NIPR/SIPR drops for him and his staff. I remember his Comms person (Kayla? She was an Army Captain.), she was really, really cool and bought me and the three Sailors working with me lunch. He spent time thanking each of us, asking us about our lives, and just seemed genuinely interested in hearing what we had to say. And of course, he gave each of us a coin. Pretty dope.

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)
3. These people are insane...
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 04:22 PM
Apr 2022

For the sake of this country, I hope whatever Rs who still have good will left (and I still think there are many) try to stop this kind of behavior.

If not, I wonder what's left of this country.

 

CrackityJones75

(2,403 posts)
61. Bwahahahaha
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 08:49 AM
Apr 2022

Did you hear what Mitch McConnell said the other day? There is nothing a republican could do to sway him from supporting them. That is how that party rolls.

sop

(10,179 posts)
5. The Virginia GOP can get rid of Dietrich, but his racist views remain deeply ingrained in the party.
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 04:27 PM
Apr 2022

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
74. Absolutely right
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 03:42 PM
Apr 2022

I had to drive through Virginia last week. As I crossed from Maryland into Virginia, there was a huge Confederate flag flying on the side of the road. The symbol of sedition and racism. They don't even try to hide their hatred.

These are the traitors that attacked the Capitol.

TheRealNorth

(9,481 posts)
6. And the MSM tells us we should feel bad for calling them "deplorable"....
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 04:29 PM
Apr 2022

I could think of a few other choice words to describe this racist Republican asshole.

thomski64

(454 posts)
71. Secratary Clinton was off..
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 02:19 PM
Apr 2022

.. on her basket estimate. its each official that holds,
these racist views, each voter, any of those who don't
overtly express these views, but remain silent. So 98.3%

whopis01

(3,514 posts)
58. If a black person says anything other than
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 08:44 AM
Apr 2022

yessuh and nosuh, I am sure this guy considers them a black nationalist.

struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
52. While some people might support lynching Mr Dietrich, I suspect most would be content
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 07:36 PM
Apr 2022

if he would just resign and go away

We'll even allow him a little excuse on the way out. Maybe his GOP friends could help him find the right words, like

I meant to say that the best way to pull us back from the brink is a good snort of coke and an orgy

or

I was just trying to warn folk about how all those space lasers are causing forest fires

intheflow

(28,473 posts)
62. The mental gymnastics here is astonishing.
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 09:55 AM
Apr 2022

Complaining people are vile and racist in one sentence and then actually supporting this stance by being vile and racist is peak doublespeak.

lonely bird

(1,685 posts)
63. Hey!
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 10:54 AM
Apr 2022

At least he admitted conservatives are racists and white nationalists.

Every once in awhile these asshats step on their dicks and accidentally exposes the truth about themselves.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
10. If David Dietrich wasn't saying what his organization believes is true
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 04:36 PM
Apr 2022

They'd cashier him in a minute. Reading his vile tirade, I'm inclined to ask about Mr. Dietrich's military service, and won't be terribly surprised if the answer is "none."

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)
11. The "logic" of a racist...
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 04:40 PM
Apr 2022

This guy essentially said, "That person is so racist, I am going to call them the most well known and egregious slur out there to let you know how racist THEY are"

This person is so stupid, so utterly devoid of decency, that they actually think that Generals Austin and Honoré believe that Black people are Superior to White people and are capable of using the levers of power to discriminate against White people in some large scale way. Because that is what "racist" means in the context of the wielding of political power.

I do not know what is in the Generals' minds. The only way we can approximate that knowledge is to observe their behaviors and words.

I am assuming that this "statement" was made over recent testimony about working to make the military more culturally competent and the inclusion of diversity training in the curriculum of the military academies, that got the idiot Matt Gaetz so worked up.

oldsoftie

(12,537 posts)
38. I would bet that whats in the Generals minds is to do the best job possible for the COUNTRY.
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 06:36 PM
Apr 2022

Just as everyone in the military should think.

EndlessWire

(6,531 posts)
13. My head hurts from this.
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 04:57 PM
Apr 2022

We need to win the midterms so bad. We need to rally forth and make sure that we hold the power. If the GOP gets anything on us, they will kill us.

I also thank G-d for my mother, who came from the South and made a deliberate decision to raise me nonracist. I can see that being a racist is such a burden. I really think that their brain wiring is so fucked up that they don't even know how bad they sound.

I am concerned about the reference to a "Civil War." This, and over, what? Because they don't like the color of someone's skin? Or, race?

I blame Donald Trump and his Russian handlers for most of this, although each adult is responsible for themselves. I am totally astonished by the conduct of the GOP, a truly fascist party that has revealed itself to be AntiAmerican, AntiDemocratic, and a real threat to our Democracy.

Why is FaceBook (excuse me, Meta) tolerating that racial slur? Ban this asshole.

I apologize to anyone who read the slur and was offended. Remember, we now have the first Black, female Supreme Court judge in history. There is nothing that the supreme asshole can do about it. Rejoice! We are going to move forward.

Whatthe_Firetruck

(557 posts)
36. I'm assuming that 'spades'...
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 06:29 PM
Apr 2022

Was some kind of freudian slip or dog whistle. He was thinking of the term with regards to these men, and used it in the other context when he issued his threat (instead of all the other ways that could have been phrased).

doc03

(35,337 posts)
15. I never knew General Honore was black. It's like
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 05:08 PM
Apr 2022

whenever there is a mess to straighten out they send in Gerneral Honore.

sciencescience

(109 posts)
16. Yikes, what a terrible person. I see his Facebook post got two likes too, goes to show what others
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 05:10 PM
Apr 2022

in his group think.

hlthe2b

(102,276 posts)
22. I've had the privilege of meeting with Honore' several times in past years... i have nothing but
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 05:38 PM
Apr 2022

intense admiration for both of these men.

This is painful. It just feels like the factions of hate are taking over (or damned well trying) throughout the world.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
26. This is Trump's GOP.
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 05:57 PM
Apr 2022

They'll applaud this at the May CPAC conference in Hungary, when republicans will be stuffing their pockets with foreign autocrat's cash.

Trump will probably give him the "presidential" Medal of Racist Merit (a bottle cap from Busch Beer with a used rubber dangling from it).

Yep, this is Trump's GOP. You have much to be proud of, Donald.

70sEraVet

(3,501 posts)
28. Proof just how bad this 'purge' is needed.
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 06:15 PM
Apr 2022

The Republican party NEEDS to remove these modern-day klansmen.

TeamProg

(6,131 posts)
32. In this day and age. I thought we'd evolved beyond this. How disgusting.
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 06:19 PM
Apr 2022

The guy needs to BE FIRED PRONTO !!


Celerity

(43,379 posts)
33. Empty G, BoBo, Nazi Maddy, Gosar, etc all are SOOOOO jelly
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 06:20 PM
Apr 2022

they SOOOOOO wanna drop the N word 50 times a day

childfreebychoice

(476 posts)
35. This is the amerikkkans reality for many of us living while black. This is why I care not about remo
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 06:26 PM
Apr 2022

Confed flags or statues. My dad had a saying, he preferred his racism straight up no chaser. The only thing that is new is t* giving racists carte blanche to come out into the light, sans sheets.

Botany

(70,504 posts)
41. Dietrich just said "the quite part" out loud
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 06:46 PM
Apr 2022

It is how just about all of them think. Yesterday's walk out should be proof enough along with Blackburn flashing a white power sign.

keithbvadu2

(36,806 posts)
51. Mission accomplished: they got the message out to their base....
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 07:25 PM
Apr 2022

Mission accomplished: they got the message out to their base....

Cokie's Law - about politics and media coverage...

Cokie's Law states that it does not matter if it is true or not. It's out there.

Cokie Roberts journalist, author, reporter

Then they can apologize in a much smaller forum. (If they do)

peppertree

(21,635 posts)
43. The Republican version of the Kinsley gaffe
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 06:50 PM
Apr 2022

Because every now and then, they have to tell us how they really feel.

shrike3

(3,600 posts)
47. A relative of mine threw away a military pension and benefits
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 07:07 PM
Apr 2022

Because he would not respect or recognize the authority of senior officers of color.

He was lucky all they did was encourage him to resign.

Ironically, he's all about mistreated veterans now. AND a holier than thou type.

No surprise we have little to do with him.

Jack the Greater

(601 posts)
49. He called them that?
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 07:16 PM
Apr 2022

Well, no Christmas card for this guy. In fact he is on my official shit-list. My God, they are parading around in figurative Klan robes.

struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
50. Official refuses to resign
Fri Apr 8, 2022, 07:22 PM
Apr 2022

BY JASON LEMON ON 4/8/22 AT 3:31 PM EDT

... Dietrich said in the post that Austin's efforts to root out white nationalists in the military was actually a ploy "to remove conservative, freedom-loving Americans from the roles" ...

"If it is a civil war they want, they will get it in spades," he wrote. "Perhaps the best way to pull us back from the brink is a good public lynching" ...

https://www.newsweek.com/gop-official-who-called-lynching-lloyd-austin-refuses-resign-1696507

GB_RN

(2,355 posts)
64. What A POS.
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 10:55 AM
Apr 2022

He should be linked to Moscow Mitch "The Bitch" McConnell (Q-Yertle The Turtle), and Qevin McQarthy (Q-Spineless Jellyfish), et al., at every available opportunity.

This, in part, is what I mean by changing our messaging. Stop playing nice and bringing dinner knives and forks to what is now, no longer a dinner party: The other side changed the rules to make it a gun fight decades ago.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
66. What is this man doing in the adminstration of state GOP?
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 12:58 PM
Apr 2022

I can't believe they aren't grooming him to run for elected office.

llashram

(6,265 posts)
72. not surprised
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 02:26 PM
Apr 2022

by this republikkkan in the least. The complete Party minus 3 or four and the base feel the same as this jackass and his leader...trump

 

The Jungle 1

(4,552 posts)
75. I don't think the path of peaceful response to racism is working!
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 04:30 PM
Apr 2022

Philly ran white supremacist out of town and they have not come back. They marched in one of the safest areas of Philly! They ran away from counter protests!

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