2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMark Kirk questions the Revolutionary War service of Tammy Duckworth's family.
And he's one of the "moderate" ones.
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)Her bio states that her father was an American who traces his family back to revolutionary America. He should know better.
OhioBlue
(5,126 posts)Frank Cannon
(7,570 posts)I'm sure other veterans are similarly impressed by his asinine statement.
OhioBlue
(5,126 posts)Be a racist asshole and stir up the base.
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)You just destroyed it tonight.
I have seen this comment compared to Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comment. I hope the fallout is the same. It might even be worse, as he insulted a woman who had both of her legs blown off while in the service of her country.
Cha
(297,323 posts)performance here. We already knew he lies.
mainer
(12,022 posts)Tammy Duckworth's military service and her father's long military heritage can't erase the "stain" of her being half Asian, in the eyes of the GOP.
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)And he already was.
frogmarch
(12,154 posts)Copyright issue.
Oh, well, with or without the video, Mark Kirk is an asshole.