Ex-Utah AG Campaign Staffers Called Transgender Delegate 'That Thing'

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

ERIC LACH – JANUARY 3, 2014, 2:49 PM EST

An ugly side note to the scandal involving former Utah Attorney General John Swallow: emails sent among Swallow campaign staffers in 2012 referred to a transgender delegate to the state's Republican Convention as "that thing."

The emails were made public in court documents unsealed on Thursday, and were part of an affidavit tied to the investigation of Swallow, fellow former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, and others. The documents were first reported on by The Salt Lake Tribune.

According to the affidavit, a portion of which the Tribune shared with TPM, the emails were sent on April 11, 2012 and April 12, 2012, while Swallow was running for attorney general. They concerned events known as the "feedings" of delegates, which took place in the weeks leading up to the Republican Party's convention. According to the Tribune, it is common for candidates to buy meals for delegates "who have tremendous clout in picking the party’s nominees."

"I'm going to try to give a total for every day," campaign staffer Seth Crossley wrote in the first email mentioned in the affidavit. "Yesterday we had 80 delegates at our feedings. Looking like we'll beat it today!"

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[gopiscrap]

1. fucking ignorant assholes

[truebluegreen]

2. They really just can't hide what they are, can they?

Maybe this is the silver lining of the enablers at hate radio and fux snews in that they don't feel they have to try.

[get the red out]

3. That takes RAGE

That's not even prejudice alone, it takes rage to say something like that.

[cinnabonbon]

5. Yes, I agree.

The sheer contempt makes it worse. I can't stand it when people call trans* people 'it'. It's like they're robbing them of their humanity when referring to them.

[iandhr]

4. I don't what is worse.

What he said or that it doesn't surprise me.

[Zambero]

6. That cult?

I take it the "thing" they object to so much was not appropriately attired in a dark suit, white shirt, and nondescript skinny tie.

[alp227]

7. #9 on "10 Things Transphobes Say That Make Me Facepalm"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brynn-tannehill/transphobes_b_3780432.html

Sadly, I think some on DU have expressed this ReThug's transphobia before.