GOP Sen. Was 'Being Very Sarcastic' With 'Idiot Inner City Kids' Reference

[RandySF]

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said on Thursday that he regrets using the phrase "idiot inner city kids" while discussing education during a Monday radio interview, the Washington Post reported.

The senator joined 1310 WIBA–Milwaukee on Monday to discuss school choice, where he lamented that liberal politicians send their children to private school while pushing against school choice initiatives.

"It’s unbelievable to me that liberals, that President Obama, of course he sends his children to private school, as did Al Gore, and Bill Clinton and every other celebrated liberal," Johnson said. "They just don’t want to let those idiot inner city kids that they purport to be so supportive of…they just don’t want to give them the same opportunity their own kids have. I think it’s disgraceful."

Johnson then told the Post on Thursday that he was being sarcastic and trying to express how liberals think of inner city youth.


http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ron-johnson-idiot-inner-city-kids

[Lifelong Protester]

1. I don't think he'd know 'sarcastic' if it

bit him in the a **.

[bullwinkle428]

2. Dude - just admit you decided to let your little "inner Trump" loose!

[procon]

3. He skipped over the whole safety and security detail that protects those kids.

Why is everything so nefarious to these GOPers that their only solution here is to put children in harms way?

[3catwoman3]

4. Vote for...

...Russ Feingold!!!!!!!!!!!

[rock]

5. Jon Lovitz was present and confirms the claim

"Yeah, that's the ticket," he said.