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As folks around the country celebrate #Juneteenth 
, did y'all know North Carolina has a career politician who has insisted (repeatedly! 
) that Abraham Lincoln was worse than Adolf Hitler?
This thread is raising money for his Dem opponent in November
1/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gailyoung
, did y'all know North Carolina has a career politician who has insisted (repeatedly! ) that Abraham Lincoln was worse than Adolf Hitler?This thread is raising money for his Dem opponent in November
1/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gailyoung
If you read that prior tweet and thought "no f*ckin' 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"
2/ https://indyweek.com/news/archives/n.c.-representative-larry-pittman-calls-abraham-lincoln-same-sort-of-tyrant-hitler-even-making/
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/
From @newsobserver, quoting him:
"'Praise God for such a great patriot and Christian gentleman as Robert E. Lee,' Pittman wrote. He added: 'This great man hated slavery, and freed the slaves he inherited well before Lincoln's War Against Statehood'"
3/ https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article239836698.html#storylink=cpy
"'Praise God for such a great patriot and Christian gentleman as Robert E. Lee,' Pittman wrote. He added: 'This great man hated slavery, and freed the slaves he inherited well before Lincoln's War Against Statehood'"
3/ https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article239836698.html#storylink=cpy
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."
4/ https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article239836698.html#storylink=cpy
"Secession was not unconstitutional. Seeking to subjugate free and independent States was. Lincoln was the traitor who repeatedly violated the Constitution."
4/ https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article239836698.html#storylink=cpy
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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(That's compared to his prior elections, where he won by 4K, then 6K, etc)
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Needless to say, it's long past time to retire these neo-Confederate slavery apologists
Hence this thread
I'm going to kick in $2/donor for every. single. person. who donates to Crazy Guy's opponent between now and 11:59pm PDT today
7/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gailyoung
Hence this thread
I'm going to kick in $2/donor for every. single. person. who donates to Crazy Guy's opponent between now and 11:59pm PDT today
7/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gailyoung
(I'll tell you more about Gail shortly, but wanted to get the rules out there 
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The rules are simple:
Donate any amount to Gail's campaign (US citizens only! Foreign + business contributions are illegal)
DM or @ me a screenshot w/ your receipt
I'll kick in +$2 per donor for each donor between 9a-11:59p PDT today
9/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gailyoung
Donate any amount to Gail's campaign (US citizens only! Foreign + business contributions are illegal) DM or @ me a screenshot w/ your receipt I'll kick in +$2 per donor for each donor between 9a-11:59p PDT today9/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gailyoung
Let me briefly tell you a bit about Gail
This is her (obvs)
We also chatted on the phone a few months back
She's a North Carolina native, with 26 years of experience in local government
She'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's a North Carolina native, with 26 years of experience in local government
She'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'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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https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gailyoung
Which â somehow, still, in the Year of Our Lord 2020 â is a thing that needs to be acknowledged
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https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gailyoung
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'll add $2 apiece
13/13 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1274021079326101505
Shoot me confirmation, and I'll add $2 apiece
13/13 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1274021079326101505
That's why I had to drop the amount from $5 to $2 https://twitter.com/isaac32767/status/1274023562098012160
https://twitter.com/isaac32767/status/1274023562098012160
Fuuuuuuu 
you're right, it's US residents! Citizens + green card holders https://twitter.com/xzzzxxzx/status/1274023524538159104
you're right, it's US residents! Citizens + green card holders https://twitter.com/xzzzxxzx/status/1274023524538159104
