Montana Repug Caught on Audio

Monday, September 02, 2024

Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), who is running against Jon Tester (D-Mont.) during this election cycle, made questionable racially tinged comments about the Crow Reservation at fundraisers last year. In audio clips obtained by Char-Koosta News, Sheehy can be heard at a November 6, 2023, campaign fundraiser in Shelby commenting on his relationship with tribal members on the Crow Reservation. In the clip, Sheehy says he ropes and brands with Crow members, and that it's "a great way to bond with all the Indians while they're drunk at 8:00 A.M." This was said after stating that one of his ranching partners is a Crow member.

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 07:28 PM | 10 COMMENTS | permalink

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Another day, another repug bigot sticks his foot in his mouth.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-09-02 07:32 PM

@#1 ... Another day, another repug bigot sticks his foot in his mouth. ...

At some point they will realize that saying the quiet stuff out loud may no longer a benefit to them.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-02 07:49 PM

For those who don't know accusing Natives (as a group) of all being alcoholics is worse than claiming all black people of being crazy about watermelon.

#3 | Posted by Tor at 2024-09-02 08:42 PM

@#3 ... accusing Natives (as a group) of all being alcoholics ...

Stereotypes about Native Americans and Alcohol Debunked by UA Study (2016)
deptmedicine.arizona.edu

... In contrast to enduring stories about extraordinarily high rates of alcohol misuse among Native Americans, University of Arizona researchers have found that Native Americans' binge and heavy drinking rates actually match those of whites.

The groups differed regarding abstinence: Native Americans were more likely to abstain from alcohol use. ...

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-02 08:47 PM

@#3 ... black people of being crazy about watermelon ...

Wow, that one lead me to a dark place...

The ---- Caricature
jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu

... Before its death, the ---- developed into the most blatantly degrading of all black stereotypes.

The pure ----s emerged as no-account n-----rs, those unreliable, crazy, lazy, subhuman creatures good for nothing more than eating watermelons, stealing chickens, shooting crap, or butchering the English language. (p. 8) ...

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-02 08:51 PM

Yep the watermelon stereotype is brutal.

You know what the big difference is?

No one have ever actually gotten addicted to watermelon, died of watermelon poisoning, or had a disabled child as a result of watermelon consumption.

#6 | Posted by Tor at 2024-09-02 08:57 PM

@#6 ... Yep the watermelon stereotype is brutal. ...

Yeah, though, I'd say evil instead of brutal.

But to my ultimate point...

These unsubstantiated stereotypes are what the current GOP seems to want taint (I'm being kind here) non-whites with.

That is, an apparent GOP (coordinated?) effort to reduce all non-whites to the point that the GOP can gain and hold power.

I've not seen anything from fmr Pres Trump to the contrary.

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-02 09:08 PM