A Colorado group, Alamosa Republicans, has apologized and accepted the resignation of a staffer who made a “regrettable post” on Facebook and Twitter claiming Republicans “hate poor people.”
“Out of self-respect— be Republican,” the tweet and Facebook post published Friday, which has reportedly been deleted, said. “Democrats love poor people because they think that poor people will vote Democrat. Republicans hate poor people because they think the dignity of man is above being poor.”
In a second tweet, the Alamosa Republican account said that “America is still the land of opportunity,” which they asserted was the embodiment of the “Republican ideal.”
Out of self-respect–be Republican. Democrats love poor people because they think that poor people will vote Democrat. Republicans hate poor people because they think the dignity of man is above being poor.
— Alamosa Republicans (@alamosagop) March 30, 2018
America is still the land of opportunity. Met a Muslim who owns 5 Seven Eleven stores. He loves America. He said he come to America with nothing. He said America is the only country that a person can rise above poverty with hard work. This is the Republican ideal….
— Alamosa Republicans (@alamosagop) March 31, 2018
The group asked followers to welcome its mea culpa on Saturday, labeling the post “inappropriate and offensive.” They said the author “acted independently and without the concurrence of any other member of the the Alamosa County Republicans,” but claimed the “regrettable post” was suppose to condemn poverty, “not persons affected by poverty.”
Hate has no home here. On behalf of the Alamosa County Republicans, and as the Chair of that organization, please accept…
Posted by Alamosa Republicans on Saturday, March 31, 2018
We sincerely apologize for telling you the truth about how we feel.
How dare this staffer tell the truth.
It wasn’t like they were lying…only in the gop do they fire someone for telling the truth
Of course they had to fire him, you can’t have someone associated with the GOP that tells the truth, it is anathema to their very nature.
The only reason for the GOP’s existence at this point is to hurt brown people, poor people, gay people, and women, all while finding more ways to shift even more money to old rich white guys. But if that truth came out, then some of the people in those categories might figure it out and stop voting Republican, and we can’t have people voting in their own best interests now can we?
I should point out that a now-unemployed lower level staffer in all likelihood is not exactly “rich”. Without medical benefits he’s a broken leg or a cancer diagnosis away from destitution. 10 bucks says this guy has a copy of Atlas Shrugged on his coffee table in a cramped apartment. I know the type.
No, the Republican ideal was to ban people from entering this country from where this Muslim man came from.