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Excellent story receives excellent lede.
A New Jersey politician who shared a meme on Facebook during January’s Women’s March in Washington asking whether the protest would be “over in time for them to cook dinner” is eating his words.
Ha ha!
Democrat Ashley Bennett, a first-time candidate who was angered by Republican John Carman’s remarks, defeated him Tuesday as he tried to win a second term as an Atlantic County freeholder. The board oversees government in Atlantic County, a region of about 275,000 people that includes the struggling Atlantic City seaside gambling resort.
“Ashley Bennett’s victory proved that democracy works best when ordinary people speak out, vote, and run for office,” said Caseen Gaines, who serves as her communications director. “Ashley is looking forward to restoring dignity to the freeholder seat, and doing all she can to help strengthen Atlantic County’s crumbling economy, reverse the uptick in foreclosures, and improve access to medical assistance for those in need. She is ready to put in the hours to improve the lives of everyone in her district — and she doesn’t plan on making it home in time to cook dinner any time soon.”
Carman was overdue for a shoe up the ass. I am very glad that it is on Bennett’s foot.
Carman said the meme was “a bad choice,” but that the women in his life were “strong and confident” enough to not be offended by his joke. He apologized a few days later, saying it was an error in judgment.
Carman drew more attention last month for wearing a motorcycle jacket with a patch containing a Confederate flag. He said the patch had been on the jacket for years and didn’t have racial overtones. The 58-year-old Carman apologized to anyone who felt offended.
He was sympathetic to the cause of treasonous slave owners before it was cool. He’s not a poseur like all of those guys with the TiKKKi torches.
As an aside: I know it is a small thing, but people from states that were on the winning side of the War Against Treason and Slavery who wear Confederatzi bling ought to be slapped hard on both sides of the head.
Related: I’ve already forgotten who noted this awesome statement from Danica Roem, but thank you.
After Roem’s victory and when asked about her opponent, Robert G. Marshall, who proudly referred to himself as Virginia’s “chief homophobe,” Roem said, “I don’t attack my constituents. Bob is my constituent now.”
The next time Marshall makes a sudden move his head is going to fall off.
