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Republican official says Jason Lewis' comments 'demonstrate ignorance'
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Feb 22, 2016 06:28pm |
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| Author | Michael Brodkorb |
| Media | Newspaper - Star Tribune, The (Minneapolis - St. Paul) |
| News Date | Monday, February 22, 2016 06:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Chris Fields, who serves as Deputy Chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota, criticized past comments made by Jason Lewis, who is seeking the Republican Party of Minnesota's endorsement for Congress in Minnesota's Second Congressional District.
Last week, Lewis was strongly criticized for comments he made on his radio show about women and for his analysis on slavery and civil rights in his book.
In an interview earlier tonight, Fields disapproved of the comments from Lewis uncovered last week, but also additional comments from Lewis.
In 2009, Lewis said "real Americans" think Hurricane Katrina victims were "a bunch of whiners." In 2012, Lewis said the "white population" has been "committing political suicide" and "committing cultural suicide" by not reproducing at higher levels. Last year, Lewis said "the median income for blacks in America would make them rich in most African nations, not most - all." |
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