Advocacy groups present petitions against legislator who made ‘feral hogs’ comment

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Source: Wichita Eagle Kansas online

Representatives of immigrant advocacy groups met at the state Capitol today to deliver Internet petitions they said were supported by more than 55,000 people seeking the resignation of Rep. Virgil Peck, R-Tyro.

“Rep. Peck’s words were dangerous,” said Lalo Munoz from the Latino Informational Network of Kansas. “There is no place in our Kansas State Legislature for someone who uses offensive words to endanger and create fear in our communities. Kansas is better than this.”

Peck further fanned the flames when he added after the meeting that he “was just speaking like a southeast Kansas person” regarding illegal immigration.




Read more: http://blogs.kansas.com/gov/2011/03/25/advocacy-groups-present-petitions-against-legislator-who-made-feral-hogs-comment/

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But he shouldn't have to quit because he "was just speaking like a southeast Kansas person."

[WhiteTara]

1. I called his office

on Friday. His answering machine God Blessed me. I told him that GOd didn't bless his words or his actions and that his constituents didn't bless his words or actions.
Contact
Capitol Office

Room: 561-W
Seat: 110
Phone: [phone]
Email:[e-mail]
Home Information

P.O. Box 277
Tyro, Kansas 67364
Phone: [phone]
Email:[e-mail]
Business Information

Occupation: Insurance Agent
Phone: [phone]
Other Information

Spouse: Tamara Peck

here's his picture

[freshwest]

2. He thinks God is on his side? Thump him with this:

'Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.' -- Exodus 22:2, KJV

Perhaps he read another translation where it said to shoot them down like feral hogs, but I haven't seen it, other than those older genocidal instructions. Maybe he's got that spirit going in him, not any form of holy spirit.

He might take note of this Rabbi's opinion if he thinks he can immunize himself from criticism with his patent GBY on his answering machine. Since he considers illegal immigrants to be less than human beings, it's not even proper to do that to animals:

"Sports hunting violates the mitzvot against cruel treatment of animals (tzaar baali chayim). If hunting is the only alternative to dying oneself, then it is permitted."

http://judaism.about.com/library/3_askrabbi_c/bl_hunting.htm

This guy is supposed to be part of a civilized government that is way beyond prehistoric days when people had to hunt for food.

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4. i wonder what insurance company?! I wonder how they would like a Latino boycott?

I guess I'd better look that up!

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5. i found an insurance company link with his name on it here:

i found this link.... anyone know the company?

http://www.financialdirection.net/oklahoma/tulsa/virgil-peck-435696.html

[WhiteTara]

7. Call away!

Get your friends to call. Their friends and their friends. Maybe Virgil will lose his job.
Central Security Life Ins Co
PO Box 6481
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74148
(918)5833696

Virgil Peck of Kansas

[Snoutport]

8. love it! every Latino in the country should call him!!

we should get this out to the Latino community!

[WhiteTara]

9. Do you have the connection?

My Spanish is very poor and I'm not trusted as an outsider.

[Nossida]

3. Oh Christ.

"he “was just speaking like a southeast Kansas person” regarding illegal immigration."

Speaks volumes about the People in southeast Kansas doesn't it?
This is analogous to using the N Word on a Black Man, and then
when confronted, saying, 'that's just the way we talk here'. Did
Peck actually believe this a viable 'excuse' for his blatant hate
mongering? No doubt it is in southeast Kansas. Typical Radical
Reactionary Rightwing Christian,

[WhiteTara]

6. Here's where he gets his money

Central Security Life Ins Co
PO Box 6481
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74148
(918)5833696

The only thing they understand is money in their pockets. Maybe he should have less. I'm calling them in the morning and let them know they won't like the kind of publicity they will get from their association with Virgil.