Charlotte congressional candidate calls opponent a coward, derogatory slur
Source: WSOCTV
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Democratic candidate for North Carolinas 9th Congressional District stands by calling his primary opponent a coward and a derogatory word used to describe a female body part.
Christian Cano criticized Dan McCready on Facebook for not being tough enough on President Donald Trumps Charlottesville remarks.
He posted, Go on the record you coward! Youre running as a Marine veteran. Stop being a coward and stand up for something you (derogatory slur)!
Dan McCready is Marine veteran who joined the USMC after 9/11 and fought in Iraq.
Read more: http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/charlotte-congressional-candidate-calls-opponent-a-coward-a-derogatory-slur/593618420
jayschool2013
(2,316 posts)to switch parties.
That kind of talk might lose you a Democratic primary, but it might catapult you all the way to White House as a Republican.
riversedge
(70,420 posts)yes, it applies to all, including Dems. I hope he apologizes --and quickly. Doubling down is not good in this case.
Demonaut
(8,937 posts)I believe the latter
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)and it is a direct reference to being a "fraidy cat" or "scaredy cat."
The term was used that way for decades. It's only in recent times - since some lost souls degenerated to the scumsucking level of republican "family values' - that you began hearing people use it to describe and deride someone in the context of a woman's anatomy.
Hekate
(90,978 posts)...my brother and another little boy were rolling in the sand hitting each other. My brother's indignant explanation: "He called me a pussy!"
I had no bad associations for names of kitty-cats -- I had to ask Mama after school.
I'm not sure when the crossover was complete (if ever), because we were still learning childhood poetry and nursery rhymes featuring pussies that would claw if you were mean to them.
lark
(23,186 posts)It was a good message up to that point, then he shit all over it. Too bad.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)There was nothing wrong with what McCready said about Charlottesville.
VaBchTgerLily
(231 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)ATL Ebony
(1,097 posts)Adopting trump tactics is not a good trait. If he's the best Charlotte has to offer then McCready will likely win.