Minnesota's racist Republican Senate candidate once compared Michelle Obama to a chimpanzee
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Minnesota’s Senate race may not be drawing much attention for being competitive—polling shows Sen. Tina Smith, appointed to replace Sen. Al Franken, is comfortably in the lead—but the Republican nominee there is yet another headline-worthy example of whMinnesota's racist Republican Senate candidate once compared Michelle Obama to a chimpanzee
Minnesota’s Senate race may not be drawing much attention for being competitive—polling shows Sen. Tina Smith, appointed to replace Sen. Al Franken, is comfortably in the lead—but the Republican nominee there is yet another headline-worthy example of what a racist garbage party Republicans are. State Sen. Karin Housley compared Michelle Obama to an ape in a 2009 Facebook post, Huffington Post reports, writing of Obama’s meeting with Queen Elizabeth II that: “Michelle is soooo far from cool. Don’t we expect our First Ladies to at least stand up straight? (And my dear sister, know the proper etiquette and DO NOT TOUCH THE QUEEN!),” Housley wrote on her Facebook wall. In the comment thread on her post, Housley said the chimpanzee in the 1951 film “Bedtime for Bonzo,” starring then-actor Ronald Reagan, likely had better posture than Mrs. Obama. “I do miss Nancy Reagan. Ronald even more. Speaking of Bedtime for Bonzo, I think even that chimp stood up straighter than Michelle,” Housley wrote. “Uh-oh, someone is going to make a comment.” Yes, Housley went with the time-tested racist trope of comparing a black woman to an ape. At other points on Facebook, she also mean-girled Hillary Clinton’s figure and clothing, raved about Sarah Palin’s hotness, criticized how then-President Barack Obama pronounced “Pakistan,” and used the word “queer” in 100 percent middle-school fashion. All class, this woman. Wikipedia lists her age as 54 years, but she seems to combine the extremes of adolescent brattiness and mid-20th century tastes (posture and Bedtime for Bonzo, really?) all in one extremely unappealing, racist package. The Republican Party of 2018, ladies and gentlemen. Disgusting as always. Get out the vote: Join the MoveOn text team. Still fired up? Can you give $3 to help elect Democrats to the Senate in Nevada and Texas? Read more