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Sen. Ron Johnson Booed at Juneteenth Event
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Star Member riversedge (61,326 posts)
Sen. Ron Johnson Booed at Juneteenth Event
Source: daily beast
Sen. Ron Johnson Booed at Juneteenth Event
WHAT DID HE EXPECT?
Tracy Connor
Executive Editor
Published Jun. 20, 2021 9:07AM ET
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), who blocked passage of federal Juneteenth legislation two years ago but relented in recent days, was roundly booed when he showed up at a holiday event in Milwaukee this weekend. A crowd gathered around a GOP booth at the celebration, shouting, “We don’t want you here.” Johnson was clearly annoyed by the response. “You come down here and try to interact with people and be nice to people. But this isn’t very nice, is it?” he said, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, calling the hecklers “nasty.”
Read it at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/sen-ron-johnson-booed-at-juneteenth-event
ha aha I am so glad he the selfish prick is 'annoyed'
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142758711
I'm sure that Senator Johnson had no problem with celebrating the fact that Republicans emancipated the slaves from their Democrat owners, but was there no other way to acknowledge the significance of the occasion than giving federal employees yet another paid day off work that the vast majority of the people of this country aren't going to get?
--- Quote ---“While it still seems strange that having taxpayers provide federal employees paid time off is now required to celebrate the end of slavery, it is clear that there is no appetite in Congress to further discuss the matter,” Johnson said regarding a proposal to make June 19, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., a federal holiday. “Therefore, I do not intend to object.”
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https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/sen-ron-johnson-ends-objection-to-making-juneteenth-federal-holiday/article_c72e1fd5-e370-5fda-94a4-871863ca0564.html
That's what it sounds like to me.
--- Quote ---Response to riversedge (Original post)Sun Jun 20, 2021, 09:48 AM
Star Member sellitman (11,077 posts)
2. I am pretty sure
They didn't appreciate a White Supremacist at their celebration.
Just a wild guess.
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A wild guess. Also a wrong and stupid guess.
--- Quote ---Response to riversedge (Original post)Sun Jun 20, 2021, 10:42 AM
bucolic_frolic (24,937 posts)
4. "relented" - realized they had to do something big and symbolic that still allows voter purging
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If they think that the best way to honor the occasion is by giving federal employees another paid day off work, he won't stand in their way. He relented.
Ralph Wiggum:
--- Quote ---Response to riversedge (Original post)Sun Jun 20, 2021, 09:48 AM
Star Member sellitman (11,077 posts)
2. I am pretty sure
They didn't appreciate a White Supremacist at their celebration.
Just a wild guess.
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Proof that Senator Johnson is a white supremacist please. Otherwise, stop spouting this garbage.
DLR Pyro:
--- Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on June 20, 2021, 06:29:24 PM ---Proof that Senator Johnson is a white supremacist please. Otherwise, stop spouting this garbage.
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I'd just be happy if they can define what a white supremacist is...
USA4ME:
Another federal holiday of which I will pay no attention. Christmas, Thanksgiving, and grill on July 4th, but that’s about it for me. My holiday enjoyment has one thing in common: food.
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Wineslob:
--- Quote ---I'd just be happy if they can define what a white supremacist is...
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Anyone who is white.
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