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As folks around the country celebrate #Juneteenth 
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">, did y& #39;all know North Carolina has a career politician who has insisted (repeatedly! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đą" title="Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht">) that Abraham Lincoln was worse than Adolf Hitler?
This thread is raising money for his Dem opponent in November
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This thread is raising money for his Dem opponent in November
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If you read that prior tweet and thought "no f*ckin& #39; way," have some news stories
From @indyweek, quoting him: "And if Hitler had won, should the world just get over it? Lincoln was the same sort if [sic] tyrant"
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From @indyweek, quoting him: "And if Hitler had won, should the world just get over it? Lincoln was the same sort if [sic] tyrant"
2/ https://indyweek.com/news/archives/n.c.-representative-larry-pittman-calls-abraham-lincoln-same-sort-of-tyrant-hitler-even-making/">https://indyweek.com/news/arch...
From @newsobserver, quoting him:
"& #39;Praise God for such a great patriot and Christian gentleman as Robert E. Lee,& #39; Pittman wrote. He added: & #39;This great man hated slavery, and freed the slaves he inherited well before Lincoln& #39;s War Against Statehood& #39;"
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"& #39;Praise God for such a great patriot and Christian gentleman as Robert E. Lee,& #39; Pittman wrote. He added: & #39;This great man hated slavery, and freed the slaves he inherited well before Lincoln& #39;s War Against Statehood& #39;"
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Again from the @newsobserver, again quoting him:
"Secession was not unconstitutional. Seeking to subjugate free and independent States was. Lincoln was the traitor who repeatedly violated the Constitution."
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"Secession was not unconstitutional. Seeking to subjugate free and independent States was. Lincoln was the traitor who repeatedly violated the Constitution."
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There are quite a few more, which are no less batsh*t than what you saw above
But after spending nearly a decade in the North Carolina House of Representatives, things started to shift last year
Notably, the crazy guy only won re-election by 1,500ish votes
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But after spending nearly a decade in the North Carolina House of Representatives, things started to shift last year
Notably, the crazy guy only won re-election by 1,500ish votes
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Needless to say, it& #39;s long past time to retire these neo-Confederate slavery apologists
Hence this thread
I& #39;m going to kick in $2/donor for every. single. person. who donates to Crazy Guy& #39;s opponent between now and 11:59pm PDT today
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Hence this thread
I& #39;m going to kick in $2/donor for every. single. person. who donates to Crazy Guy& #39;s opponent between now and 11:59pm PDT today
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(I& #39;ll tell you more about Gail shortly, but wanted to get the rules out there https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">)
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The rules are simple:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="âĄď¸" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Donate any amount to Gail& #39;s campaign (US citizens only! Foreign + business contributions are illegal)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="âĄď¸" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> DM or @ me a screenshot w/ your receipt
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="âĄď¸" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> I& #39;ll kick in +$2 per donor for each donor between 9a-11:59p PDT today
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Let me briefly tell you a bit about Gail
This is her (obvs)
We also chatted on the phone a few months back
She& #39;s a North Carolina native, with 26 years of experience in local government
She& #39;s running to restore some balance to the Legislature (and oust a Traitor Tot)
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This is her (obvs)
We also chatted on the phone a few months back
She& #39;s a North Carolina native, with 26 years of experience in local government
She& #39;s running to restore some balance to the Legislature (and oust a Traitor Tot)
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We obviously come from different political lineages, and I& #39;m sure Gail and I disagree on quite a bit
But she supports the same UNC System I love, she opposes the same politician-protecting gerrymanders I oppose, and she understands how screwed our criminal justice system is
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But she supports the same UNC System I love, she opposes the same politician-protecting gerrymanders I oppose, and she understands how screwed our criminal justice system is
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And, importantly, Gail is **NOT A NEO-CONFEDERATE APOLOGIST WHO THINKS LINCOLN WAS WORSE THAN HITLER**
Which â somehow, still, in the Year of Our Lord 2020 â is a thing that needs to be acknowledged
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Which â somehow, still, in the Year of Our Lord 2020 â is a thing that needs to be acknowledged
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So when your time permits, I would *love* if you would do North Carolina democracy and me a personal favor and toss a few bucks her way
Shoot me confirmation, and I& #39;ll add $2 apiece
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Shoot me confirmation, and I& #39;ll add $2 apiece
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That& #39;s why I had to drop the amount from $5 to $2 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen"> https://twitter.com/isaac32767/status/1274023562098012160">https://twitter.com/isaac3276...
Fuuuuuuu https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="Ausdrucksloses Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Ausdrucksloses Gesicht"> you& #39;re right, it& #39;s US residents! Citizens + green card holders https://twitter.com/xzzzxxzx/status/1274023524538159104">https://twitter.com/xzzzxxzx/...
Oh, and follow @gailyoungNC!
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I forgot to put that in the original thread
