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Sat Nov 24, 2018, 05:18 PM Nov 2018

And then there is rep-elect Dan Crenshaw - local letter (not mine)

Hero treatment, but there’s more to his story than his military service

As I recently read items praising and defending U.S. Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, following a “Saturday Night Live” cast member’s joke that led to an apology and an appearance by Crenshaw on the show the following week, it became apparent that many people are unaware of the genesis of the poorly executed parody.

Mr. Crenshaw’s service to country and unfortunate eye loss has come to be the story’s only image. Lost however, has been the fact that Crenshaw was one of the official administrators of a Facebook account dedicated to conveying racist and outlandish conspiratorial posts. It was his role in that depraved behavior that served as the reason for the skit.

Crenshaw, with Duluth’s own failed Virginia gubernatorial candidate (and Confederacy advocate) Corey Stewart, as well as Florida Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis (of “monkey this up” infamy), were also listed as site administrators.

Please don’t whitewash his racist crazy conspiratorial shame with his outstanding military valor and physical sacrifice. All three are pertinent.

http://www.startribune.com/readers-write-the-metric-system-rape-reporting-and-prosecution-vice-president-mike-pence-s-comments-on-china-u-s-rep-elect-dan-crenshaw-gov-mark-dayton-s-health/501048361/

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And then there is rep-elect Dan Crenshaw - local letter (not mine) (Original Post) question everything Nov 2018 OP
THANK YOU! rownesheck Nov 2018 #1

rownesheck

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1. THANK YOU!
Sat Nov 24, 2018, 06:08 PM
Nov 2018

I live in this goober's district and am happy to see this being pointed out! I was not happy about snl apologizing. This guy is not the hero some are making him out to be.

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