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Rhiannon12866

(204,779 posts) Wed Oct 20, 2021, 01:25 AM Oct 2021

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Black Iowa Democrat Gets Lynching Threat For Criticizing Trump - The Last Word - MSNBC

"It really has to stop." The first Black Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party Ross Wilburn describes to Lawrence O'Donnell receiving multiple racist threats with the n-word, including a lynching threat, just for writing an opinion piece critical of Donald Trump. Aired on 10/19/2021.

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Black Iowa Democrat Gets Lynching Threat For Criticizing Trump - The Last Word - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 OP

I see the level of Republican discourse appears incapable of rising above its current level. n/t DFW Oct 2021 #1

It seems to me that the previous leadership gave them permission and they're not stopping now Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #2

I hope he knows that the majority of people twodogsbarking Oct 2021 #3

I hope IA is no longer the first primary in presidential elections. ancianita Oct 2021 #4

DFW

(54,297 posts)

1. I see the level of Republican discourse appears incapable of rising above its current level. n/t

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Wed Oct 20, 2021, 04:36 AM

Oct 2021

Rhiannon12866

(204,779 posts)

2. It seems to me that the previous leadership gave them permission and they're not stopping now

Reply to DFW (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 04:40 AM

Oct 2021

They've taken us back several decades.

twodogsbarking

(9,675 posts)

3. I hope he knows that the majority of people

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 08:11 AM

Oct 2021

find this unacceptable. Hopefully they are speaking out against this in Iowa.

ancianita

(35,933 posts)

4. I hope IA is no longer the first primary in presidential elections.

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Wed Oct 20, 2021, 12:13 PM

Oct 2021

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