Thursday, October 11, 2018

Angry entitled white men in the GOP

Two candidates for a seat in Minnesota's House of Representatives had a little debate: GOP incumbent Duane Quam and Democratic challenger Jamie Mahlberg.
Quam and Mahlberg passed a single microphone back and forth as they discussed a variety of issues. But when Mahlberg answered a question about how to address education funding, Quam raised a card to signal he wanted to offer a rebuttal.

  The Hill
Let's have a look at how he handled that...



He snatched the microphone out of her hand, and when he was finished, he threw it on the table in front of her.  I dare say he wouldn't have done that to a male opponent.  

He "apologized" later.
“I respect Jamie and my actions at last night’s forum did not reflect that,” he said in the statement. “Unfortunately, my nerves got the best of me with our timed responses and I was not as graceful as I should have been while we shared the microphone. My sincere apologies to Jamie and I look forward to continuing a positive campaign.”
His nerves didn't get the best of him. His sense of entitlement and contempt for the woman who dared to challenge his position did.  His inner pig came out.

 ...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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