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U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) was caught on tape "joking" about her willingness to attend a lynching at a campaign event in November. "If he invited me to a public hanging, Id be on the front row," Hyde-Smith said on November 2. The small crowd responded with laughter and applause.
Since the video became public on Sunday, Hyde-Smith has refused to apologize, claiming her remarks were a complement. I used an exaggerated expression of regard, and any attempt to turn this into a negative connotation is ridiculous, Hyde-Smith said in a statement.
One corporation that apparently was unbothered by Hyde-Smiths remarks: Google. On Tuesday, Google donated $5000 to Hyde-Smiths campaign, according to documents filed with the FEC.
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AJT
(5,240 posts)RockRaven
(14,998 posts)uh-huh...
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)aeromanKC
(3,327 posts)Google was going to donate $5,000 to the Southern Poverty Law Center or like group in her name. My Bad. DOH!!
sweetloukillbot
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(1,406 posts)Libertarian Edgelords
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)a kennedy
(29,706 posts)DuckDuckGo.com.