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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMaine GOPer drops out after hurling homophobic insults at Emma Gonzalez
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maine-house-gop-candidate-who-insulted-parkland-students-drops-out/ar-BBKluPo?li=BBnb7KzRepublican candidate Leslie Gibson has dropped out of the race for Maine's House of Representatives following backlash from controversial comments he made about two student survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting.
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"There is nothing about this skinhead lesbian that impresses me and there is nothing that she has to say unless you're a frothing at the mouth moonbat," Gibson tweeted of González, according to the Press Herald. He reportedly called Hogg a "bald-faced liar." The Twitter account used to make the remarks appears to have been deactivated and Gibson's campaign account has been set to private.
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"There is nothing about this skinhead lesbian that impresses me and there is nothing that she has to say unless you're a frothing at the mouth moonbat," Gibson tweeted of González, according to the Press Herald. He reportedly called Hogg a "bald-faced liar." The Twitter account used to make the remarks appears to have been deactivated and Gibson's campaign account has been set to private.
what a slimy pig!
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Maine GOPer drops out after hurling homophobic insults at Emma Gonzalez (Original Post)
BoneyardDem
Mar 2018
OP
it's really quite entertaining how ofter these GOP'ers shoot themselves in the foot
BoneyardDem
Mar 2018
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sdfernando
(4,896 posts)1. Hahahaha.....
Beaten down by a girl not even running against him! LOL!
Girls ROCK!!!
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)2. Last week's news, but still guffaw-worthy
Gibson was about 48 hours from running unopposed for his state house position when he opened his yapper. In very quick order, he attracted a primary opponent and a Democratic opponent. He went from a virtual shoo-in to out of the race in a matter of hours.
BoneyardDem
(1,202 posts)3. it's really quite entertaining how ofter these GOP'ers shoot themselves in the foot
no oppo research required, just a timely recording, or screen shot.
procon
(15,805 posts)4. Adults attacking children is becoming the new Republican orthodoxy. nt