Texas Mayor Leading Charge Over Muslim Teen’s Clock Endorses Fiorina

Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne at a job fair Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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The Texas mayor who defended police after they arrested 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed for bringing a clock to school has joined Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina’s leadership team in the state, Breitbart reported Monday.

Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne is one of 26 Texans signing onto Fiorina’s leadership team, which is chaired by the state’s former comptroller, Susan Combs, according to Breitbart. Fiorina herself was born in Austin, Texas.

Van Duyne told TPM Monday afternoon in a phone interview that Fiorina’s team approached her about the endorsement.

“I’m looking for a strong, professional, business-minded candidate and she fits that profile,” Van Duyne said.

She also praised Fiorina’s “pragmatic” answers in the first two Republican presidential primary debates.

Van Duyne said she hasn’t discussed Mohamed’s arrest with Fiorina or her team, though.

This post has been updated.

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  1. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Look into my crazy eyes and I will harvest your soul and make you my slave.

    (No, not that kind of slave.)

  2. Them Mooselim clock’s dangerous don’cha know. They sneaks up on youse when yer not lookn’ ‘n then th’ alarm goes off and ya gits a heart attack from th’ shock 'n all.
    Just imagine the shock when that alarm goes off
    (apologies Captain Kirk)

  3. I wonder how much money changed hands for this “endorsement”?

  4. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Image from…And the Children Shall Lead or Turnabout Intruder?

    I know, it’s a weakness.

  5. It was a random shot of Kirk I had in a file.

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