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| State senator apologizes after suggesting Obama is ISIL member |
| 2015-03-10 |
[Iran Press TV] State Senator Michael Willette has made an apology after sending an online post saying that US President Barack ObamaIt’s very rare that I come to an event where I’m like the fifth- or sixth-most interesting person.... is part of the ISIL terrorist group. The Maine state senator was criticized for sharing a photo of Obama on his Facebook earlier this month. "Why haven't I done anything about ISIS (ISIL)? Because I'll deal with them at the family reunion," according to the caption of the photo. On Monday, the Maine Republican apologized for sharing the post and called it an "error in judgment." "I apologize for posting this on Facebook. Like too many people these days, I fell into the trap of posting something first and then thinking later. It was an error in judgment," Willette said. Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett expressed his disappointment over the post. He urged the Maine Republican Party to condemn the action. "His post is offensive and perpetuates a false religious and ethnic slur at a time when our state and country should come together," Bartlett said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 **** cough **** cough **** cough .... Wehell, the Bammer knows I could say something from many years ago but I won't. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-03-10 22:01 |
| #7 I thought Barry was more a MB supporter. Still seems a bit peeved his man Morsi isn't running Egypt. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-03-10 16:54 |
| #6 There is a difference and the Senator should have corrected his statement to Obama is an ISIL supporter, not member. Like the three sixteen year old girls in England... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2015-03-10 15:23 |
| #5 How would we really know if it's false? |
| Posted by: warthogswife 2015-03-10 13:20 |
| #4 "Why haven't I done anything about ISIS (ISIL)?" Does seem like it deserves an answer. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-03-10 09:21 |
| #3 You could lose your head over stuff like that. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-03-10 09:14 |
| #2 We need more politicians with this guy's diplomatic skillz. |
| Posted by: Raj 2015-03-10 01:11 |
| #1 Seems you can't even have an opinion anymore. I would love to see someone make a statement like this and refuse to apologize. Ya know kinda like shithead destroying the country and not givin 1 damn. |
| Posted by: chris 2015-03-10 00:38 |