July 13, 2019
NO ONE HATES JUST MEXICANS:
Gov. Bill Lee signs Nathan Bedford Forrest Day proclamation, is not considering law change (Natalie Allison, 7/12/19, Nashville Tennessean)
Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed Saturday as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in Tennessee, a day of observation to honor the former Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader whose bust is on display in the state Capitol.
Duncan Hunter sends more Islamophobic campaign mailers in California (LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ and ZACH MONTELLARO 07/12/2019, pOLITICO)
Indicted Rep. Duncan Hunter is sending Islamophobic mail pieces to voters in his Southern California district, attacking his Democratic opponent, Ammar Campa-Najjar, for his deceased grandfather alleged ties to a 1972 terrorist attack.The mailers show a photo of one of the terrorists involved in an attack on Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics wearing a ski mask on one side, and photos of Campa-Najjar and Muslim Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, on the other.
Posted by Orrin Judd at July 13, 2019 4:28 AM