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BREAKING: The Kansas GOP said the Kansas Young Republicans organization is inactive as of Tuesday after leaked messages showed the group's leaders making racist and anti-semitic remarks.

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-- KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) (@kcur.org) Oct 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM

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... Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway.

They referred to Black people as monkeys and "the watermelon people" and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

William Hendrix, the Kansas Young Republicans' vice chair, used the words "n--ga" and "n--guh," variations of a racial slur, more than a dozen times in the chat. Bobby Walker, the vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans at the time, referred to rape as "epic." Peter Giunta, who at the time was chair of the same organization, wrote in a message sent in June that "everyone that votes no is going to the gas chamber."

Giunta was referring to an upcoming vote on whether he should become chairman of the Young Republican National Federation, the GOP's 15,000-member political organization for Republicans between 18 and 40 years old.

"Im going to create some of the greatest physiological torture methods known to man. We only want true believers," he continued.

Two members of the chat responded. ...




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#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-14 01:51 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

No surprises there.

#2 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-10-14 02:26 PM | Reply

They referred to Black people as monkeys and the watermelon people' and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

MAGAts being MAGAts.

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-14 02:49 PM | Reply

Republicans will act angry about this but only because they got caught.

#4 | Posted by qcp at 2025-10-14 03:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Remember, though, they'll get upset if called deplorable or racist or misogynistic and demand they not be called highly negative descriptors that they would rather whine about being called than attempt to behave in a way that they no longer can be applied ...

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-14 03:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Hey Boaz, OneNut!

They are talking about you!

#6 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-10-14 10:48 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

And this is America's next generation of Republican leaders...

OCU

#7 | Posted by OCUser at 2025-10-15 01:05 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Well it's best people know this now rather than when the GOP is more powerful.

they really are planning to engage in mass murder.

#8 | Posted by Tor at 2025-10-15 01:57 AM | Reply

they really are planning to engage in mass murder.

#8 | Posted by Tor

And some form of slavery, it appears.

This is not degeneracy, as it's usually understood.

These people were raised this way. It's who they are.

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-15 07:56 AM | Reply

Charlie Kirk's legacy.

#10 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-10-15 08:26 AM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

Surely, all of the compassionate conservatives will be along shortly to explain how their texts have been "taken out of context".

(Looking right at bozo, stinkerbell, et al...)

#11 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-10-15 08:31 AM | Reply

so far none have shown up, AngryDad...
hmm.

#12 | Posted by YAV at 2025-10-15 08:54 AM | Reply

I certainly hope nobody attempts to defend the texts being referenced.

the group has gone inactive, one of the -------- has been fired, the website came down, and many folks are on record denouncing it.

And that's the least of what should happen.

#13 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 09:01 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

They don't mean it. They're just being edgy. Like the kids that have been putting up swastika stickers in my neighborhood the last six months or so. Surely not a sign of a deeper problem.

#14 | Posted by Hagbard_Celine at 2025-10-15 09:01 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Surely not... /s

#15 | Posted by YAV at 2025-10-15 09:17 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Oh thank god "many folks" are denouncing it - now that they got caught. That means so much /s

#16 | Posted by YAV at 2025-10-15 09:18 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

-That means so much /s

Obviously, you require soothing for every misjustice. That's a tall order and quite frankly...nobody gives a ---- enough about you to soothe your pain.

So....I guess you'll just have to go on feeling hurt and victimized.

#17 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 09:33 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

Now that this racist MAGA chat line is shut down, I imagine that we'll be seeing more of some of those people here.

#18 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-15 09:39 AM | Reply

soothing for every misjustice.

#17 | POSTED BY EBERLY

Wouldn't be necessary if there were less "misjustice".

#19 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-15 09:42 AM | Reply

19

yeah...I know.

Here you go......www.carewell.com

#20 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 09:56 AM | Reply

actually one of the misjustices is the use of the word misjustice. my bad

LOL

#21 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 09:57 AM | Reply

#20 | POSTED BY EBERLY

You haven't been hurt yet, EBERLY.

You're one of those people who won't react until it's your rear end now.

And then you won't react because you're frightened.

#22 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-15 10:07 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"You haven't been hurt yet, EBERLY.
You're one of those people who won't react until it's your rear end now."

You mean hurt....or just butt hurt, like you and Yav?

you mean financially? physically? or just my feelings?

#23 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 10:11 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

"You mean hurt...?"

YES.

"you mean financially? physically? or just my feelings?"

ALL THREE

#24 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-15 10:18 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

It's s till just an abstraction to you, EB.

Those screaming children in Chicago are so far away.

#25 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-15 10:19 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Holy s*&^ I saw an article on this with pictures of these skidmarks and wow. They look exactly like you'd think they do - overweight pudgy little b*&^%es in bad suits with awful 'my mommy still combs my hair with a part on the same side every morning' looks.

No wonder they're so hateful, they probably get rejected by their hands.

#26 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-15 12:07 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 2

It's not just the young ones. The views expressed in the messages are common among republicans.

#27 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-10-15 12:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

I posted this on the wrong thread a few minutes ago...

JD Vance Blasted For Response to Young Republicans Group Chat
www.newsweek.com

... Vice President JD Vance waded into the uproar over racist, antisemitic and misogynistic chat messages from Young Republicans, drawing criticism by saying a Democratic politician's text messages suggesting the former Virginia House speaker should be shot were "far worse."
Why It Matters

The outcry over the messages from Young Republicans and the earlier texts from Virginia attorney general hopeful Jay Jones comes at a time of political polarization and alarm about increasingly inflammatory political discourse, particularly since the assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk at a university in Utah on September 10. ...

What To Know

Some of the Young Republicans taking part in group chats leaked to Politico referred to Black people as monkeys and "the watermelon people," voiced support for Hitler, and spoke of putting opponents in gas chambers and raping enemies.

Jones, a Democrat, faces intensifying pressure to drop out of the Virginia election for attorney general next month after texts sent in 2022 were made public that called for violence against former State House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his family, including one saying he should receive "two bullets to the head."

Vance posted on X an excerpt from one of messages attributed to Jones which read: "only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy."

"This is far worse than anything said in a college group chat, and the guy who said it could become the AG of Virginia. I refuse to join the pearl clutching when powerful people call for political violence," Vance said.

The texts written by Jones were first reported by National Review and viewed by The Washington Post. Newsweek has not independently verified the messages, but Jones has not questioned their veracity and has apologized for them. ...

Politico said it obtained 2,900 pages of exchanges over seven months among a dozen Young Republican leaders in New York, Kansas, Arizona and Vermont, offering "an unfiltered look at how a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening."

Both Democrats and Republicans have denounced the Republicans' messages and called for those responsible to step down from party positions, but Vance drew objections for singling out the offending Democrat for his ire.

"Why can't we denounce both?" Democratic U.S. Representative Ro Khanna of California said on X in response to Vance's post.

Retired U.S. Navy intelligence officer Travis Akers responded to Vance in a similar vein.

"Both are bad. Incredibly bad. We should all be able to say that, Mr. Vice President, and in your position of power and influence, you should be among the first to do so," Akers wrote. ...



#28 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-15 01:00 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"ALL THREE"

I forgot who I was asking.

I gave you the answers so you didn't have to think.

I'll do better next time, ZED.

#29 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 01:06 PM | Reply

College kids saying offensive stuff is not a national scandal.

The VP defending them is.

Why is it every time there's a story that involves hitler, magats are always on the hitler side?

#30 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-10-15 01:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

#29 | Posted by eberly

Shag off, feces-boy.

#31 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-10-15 02:25 PM | Reply

#30 | Posted by SpeakSoftly

This runs far deeper than "college kids saying offensive stuff".

The real feces show is just getting started.

#32 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-10-15 04:14 PM | Reply

More from the article ...

... At least one person in the Telegram chat works in the Trump administration: Michael Bartels, who, according to his LinkedIn account, serves as a senior adviser in the office of general counsel within the U.S. Small Business Administration. Bartels did not have much to say in the chat, but he didn't offer any pushback against the offensive rhetoric in it either. He declined to comment. ...

#33 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-15 05:11 PM | Reply

GOP in Public: "We're not Nazis! Stop calling us that!"
GOP in Private: "Hitler was awesome. Gassing Jews, Minorities, and Gays/Trans would be awesome!"

Reporter: "What do you believe in?"
GOP Leader: "Rape, Hitler, Gassing anyone who disagrees with us, Pedophiles, and Rape."
Reporter: "...you said Rape twice..."
GOP Leader: "We like rape."

#34 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-10-15 05:45 PM | Reply

"Young" Republicans?

They're all in their 30s and 40s.

They're all extremely overweight.

They're all as racist and hateful as we all know Conservatives to be.

They all look slightly retarded.

This is the Republican Party. Fat racist retarded losers.

By the way, this is nothing new. The tea party emails were also extremely racist.

Trump has documented history of being incredibly racist.

You can't be a republican without being a racist.

#35 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-15 05:53 PM | Reply

I certainly hope nobody attempts to defend the texts being referenced.

Certainly hope???

Spend 30 seconds on social media and you'll read MAGA and the Vice President of the United States defending the words of these fat racist idiots.

#36 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-15 05:56 PM | Reply

Vance at a Presser endorses these "kids" and says what's put on public media is just taken out of context... but in the end of the short video, it's pointed out that these were not "kids" and not public media, they were leaked from private boards.

www.youtube.com

As the Liar in Training, he's actually getting A's himself.

#37 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-15 05:58 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

These aren't the same buckaroos who habitually crash Grindr at big Reichwing confabs, are they? They all seem to have this subtle hint of a little sugar in their shoes.

#38 | Posted by dutch46 at 2025-10-15 08:18 PM | Reply

"The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys, ..."They tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do. And I really don't want us to grow up in a country where a kid telling a stupid joke " telling a very offensive, stupid joke " is cause to ruin their lives."

"I refuse to join the pearl clutching when powerful people call for political violence," - Vance

This is being said about 24-40 year old men...

#39 | Posted by YAV at 2025-10-15 08:23 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

If you are not disgusted by this, you are not a sane, rational, human being.

#40 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-10-15 08:40 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

-You can't be a republican without being a racist.

You gonna stop there?

You forgot rapist, homophobe, and fascist.

#41 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 08:58 PM | Reply

-Certainly hope???

You prefer I use simpler words?

Single syllable maybe?

#42 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 09:08 PM | Reply

-This runs far deeper than "college kids saying offensive stuff".

It pains me to agree with angryfatfuckstick but he's right.

Now I need a shower

#43 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 09:10 PM | Reply

@karlykingsly

Vance telling people to "grow up" about Young Republicans joking about gas chambers and r**e says it all. The bare minimum of decency is to say, "Yes, this is wrong." If you can't, you're the one who needs to grow up. America has a child for a VP.

#44 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-15 09:15 PM | Reply

Selective freedom of speech? Two words from an adult that got caught too. Jay Jones.

#45 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-10-15 09:17 PM | Reply

Selective freedom of speech?

Whose freedom of speech was taken away?

Other than democrats who said mean things about Trump.

#46 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-15 09:21 PM | Reply

Because if a democrat had only two bullets and was faced with the choice of shooting Gilbert or the dictators Adolf Hitler and Cambodia's Pol Pot, he would shoot Gilbert "every time."

#47 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-10-15 09:24 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Two words from an adult that got caught too.

When did you get caught?

#48 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-10-15 09:25 PM | Reply

#45 | POSTED BY GRACIEAMAZED AT 2025-10-15 09:17 PM | FLAG: showed up to defend Nazis

It's interesting to see where lurking posters show up.

Apparently defending the Nazi rhetoric was good enough to get Gacy to post.

#49 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-15 09:25 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

JD Vance's comments were directed towards people who might consider voting for him.

Not people who hate him and under no circumstances would they vote for him.

Even if Vance said precisely what you want him to say ... ..would you care? You all would dismiss it as fake and move on.

Moderates who have less tolerance for hostile vitriol got what they wanted. A non endorsement on the comments and a weak attack of them.

IOW, completely spineless.

Sounds like a message for moderates.

#50 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 09:29 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

The last time Shady said anything honest was when he was among the first to point out that Donald Trump is, "America's Hitler".

But that was before Peter Thiel bought him and gave him to Trump.

#51 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-15 09:37 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

JD Vance's comments were directed towards people who might consider voting for him.

Considering he was defending joking about gas chambers and rape, it would seem he believes Americans to be okay with such comments.

Interestingly enough, you seem to have the same opinion.

Even if Vance said precisely what you want him to say ... ..would you care?

He's defending "young" republicans making jokes about gas chambers. All Americans should be offended.

The Republican Party should, should, be distancing themselves from such comments. Instead. They're embracing it.

What does that say about the party? It says that they're openly racist.

Which too many people are acting nonchalant about.

#52 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-15 09:40 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Some Republicans are still pretending that this Admin doesn't fit the Dictionary definitions of both Fascism and Nazism, and constantly make excuses for them.

They just ignore the facts.

Of course, other Republicans support them because they DO fit both definitions.

#53 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-15 09:46 PM | Reply

-All Americans should be offended.

At what exactly?

The comments by these idiots or Vance's comments?

Because most Americans don't give 2 shits about Vance's comments.

#54 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 09:47 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Americans used give at least half a shit about what the VP of the United States said about racist influences in their Party.

#55 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-15 09:56 PM | Reply

-Americans used give at least half a shit about what the VP of the United States said about racist influences in their Party.

When?

#56 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 10:04 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

Yes, Vance's comments are total chickenshit.

He's a candidate who's pandering to people he needs.

Not the people who won't vote for him regardless.

I'm scrolling through news channels ... ... it's about no kings, shutdown, etc.

Not much about this. B

#57 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 10:09 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Many previous VPs were respected public servants... not Nazi wannabes.

Do I need to post the definitions of Fascism and Nazism again for you with their far right pension for race and immigrant hate to bait their Bases?

#58 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-15 10:10 PM | Reply

"At what exactly?"

At the YR comments.

At Vance's defending the indefensible.

At you, for carrying water.

Why TF are you defending, even slightly, these dumfuqs?

Is it the KS factor? Is one of them your kid???

#59 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-10-15 10:11 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Vance's comments are total chickenshit."

Chickenshit is insulted by your comparison!

#60 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-10-15 10:12 PM | Reply

-Many previous VPs were respected public servants... not Nazi wannabes.

Perhaps but Not by you.

In any case ... ... . That was probably before text messages were around. And also before we could expect comments on camera to be released on the internet asap.

When are you talking about?

During civil rights?

I can only imagine what would have been texted at that time.

Drop your leave it to beaver bullshit. You don't believe it anyway.

#61 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 10:20 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

-Is it the KS factor? Is one of them your kid???

How many kids do you have?

#62 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 10:21 PM | Reply

-Why TF are you defending, even slightly, these dumfuqs?

You want to splash some cold water and start over?

What am I defending?

You and reinshit ... .separated by maybe 3 IQ points.

See how this works?

#63 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 10:23 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

#61

You could have just typed, "I gots nada!".

;;
Dan...

- Es wird wieder gut

www.youtube.com

lyricstranslate.com

#64 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-15 10:26 PM | Reply

-You could have just typed, "I gots nada!".

What's next? A call for $.05 root beer?

Clown tried this recently. Clambering for yesteryear.

When I pointed out that time also meant women and negroes knew their place ... ... .he whined like you did in defeat.

This is fun.

#65 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 10:30 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

-$.05 root beer?

Is that what they were when Obama served two terms without hating on races and immigrants?

You should stop now while you are only way behind.

#66 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-15 10:33 PM | Reply

#63 | Posted by eberly

Fug off, beverly...everybody sees exactly what you are defending.

#67 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-10-15 10:38 PM | Reply

-Is that what they were when Obama served two terms without hating on races and immigrants?

LOL ... .i hoped you'd skip Joe Biden's remarks about convenience store raghead comments.

#68 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 10:48 PM | Reply

-You should stop now while you are only way behind.

You mean wasted, right?

#69 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 11:03 PM | Reply

-All Americans should be offended.

At what exactly?

This really shouldn't be a question.

It's sad that it is.

The comments by these idiots or Vance's comments?

Both.

The answer is both.

Because most Americans don't give 2 shits about Vance's comments.
#54 | POSTED BY EBERLY

The guy who happens to be the vice president?

I'd argue there are a lot of people who give a shit about what he has to say.

I can't think of a time, really ever, when the Vice President of the United States could openly downplay talking about putting people in gas chambers without it being political suicide and a major blow to the party.

Yet. Here we are.

#70 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-16 12:16 AM | Reply

Since you are back to calling Everly Beverly, I'm assuming everything is OK calling Laura Larry again correct?

#71 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-10-16 12:16 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

It's obvious felcherly had been mentoring these Kansas shitstains.

#72 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-16 12:19 AM | Reply

I'm assuming everything is OK calling Laura Larry again correct?

Give it a shot.

#73 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-10-16 12:20 AM | Reply

You know...if this keeps up, we're going to run out of outrages to normalize. I love how Ol' JD conspicuously kept referring to them as "kids," despite the median age of these twinky brownshirts is probably early '30s.

#74 | Posted by dutch46 at 2025-10-16 12:45 AM | Reply

One of those "young" republican "kids" is just a year younger than Vance.

#75 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-16 01:19 AM | Reply

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