Feral Senator Grabs iPhone From Student Asking About Voter Purge

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate David Perdue speaks during a debate, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, in Perry, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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On Saturday, a student from Georgia Tech approached Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) to ask about reports of 53,000 largely African-American voter registrations being put on hold by Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp. Kemp is also the Republican nominee for Governor, who is liked in a tight race with Democrat Stacey Abrams. 

Immediately after the unnamed student asks Perdue “Hey, so, uh, how can you endorse a candidate …” Perdue grabs the student’s iPhone and refuses to return it.

The student repeatedly asks the Senator to return his property. After a short time, Perdue appeared to relent and return the phone. The student then continued to film Perdue. As Perdue fled the student can be heard saying: “That’s US Senator David Perdue. US Senator David Perdue just snatched my phone because he won’t answer a question from one of his constituents. He’s trying to leave. He’s trying to leave because he won’t answer why he’s endorsing a candidate who’s trying to purge people from voting on the basis of their race.”

The video of the incident was posted by the Young Democratic Socialists of America organization at Georgia Tech.

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  1. Let me guess, he’s holding up his hands and saying "OK, ya got me!"

  2. Every time. Guaranteed. This is just another example. There is something mentally wrong with Republicans. They are like alcoholics who are in denial of their disease.

  3. Avatar for ghost ghost says:

    So I guess the student was an “outside agitator”?

    Also, props to Josh for terming Perdue a “feral senator.” Accurate description.

  4. From Webster’s on-line dictionary:

    fe·ral
    ˈferəl,ˈfirəl adjective adjective:
    feral (especially of an animal) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication.

    When applied to Senator Perdue because of his theft of an iPhone…
    Or maybe it’s just an average day interacting with a constituent.

  5. Feral.

    Perdue. Aren’t they all about factory farming?

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