Toomey’s Dem challenger calls him an ‘a**hole’

Posted by | July 26, 2016 10:00 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

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Needless to say, Republican panties are in a bunch:

Democratic Senate nominee Katie McGinty got into some hot water Monday when she called her rival, Sen. Pat Toomey, an “asshole.”

It was a shocking comment given the decorous attitude Senate candidates usually try to adopt.

But McGinty got caught up in the moment during a press conference on raising the minimum wage to $15.

Egged on by Chris Shelton, the salty tongued president of Communication Workers of America who blasted the current $7.25 per hour minimum wage as “bullshit,” McGinty chimed in with some blue language of her own.

“I think I might borrow from Chris’s speech there in terms of Pat Toomey. He’s an asshole, dammit,” she said, prompting laughs and applause from the audience.

But Republicans were not amused.

They never are. ‘Nuff said.

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17 responses to Toomey’s Dem challenger calls him an ‘a**hole’

  1. Buford2k11 July 26th, 2016 at 10:14

    Pretty tame…If it were ME talking about Toomey, I would not be so nice…Coal Mining has taught me some things about cussing that should never be heard in the light of day…

    • Jeanne173 July 26th, 2016 at 10:33

      I really like this woman and I will help in any way I can to see her win in nov. I’m in western PA. and we have had Santorum, that leaves a lot of nasty for years. Mostly because he just won’t sit down and shut up.

      • Candide Gunn July 26th, 2016 at 13:49

        Oh yea, Santorum is a major asshole! We have Diaper Dave Vitter here so I know how embarrassing it is to have one of those senators.

  2. crc3 July 26th, 2016 at 11:24

    So what…she called it like she sees it!!

  3. Dwendt44 July 26th, 2016 at 11:34

    It is an accurate statement. What’s the problem?

    • mistlesuede July 26th, 2016 at 11:49

      The problem is it will be used against her in commercials and debates. Especially dumb move when Hillary is using Trump’s poor behavior to beat him down. We should be better. She should have known better, even though she was as accurate as can be in her description.

  4. Budda July 26th, 2016 at 11:53

    Republicans won’t be amused? Who cares if their precious little egos are hurt? Screw them and their bigotry and hate.

    • Suzanne McFly July 26th, 2016 at 19:27

      Yeah, especially since the guy leading their party right now has lead his campaign saying the “f” word multiple times along with all the other cuss words. Amazing how they never like being treated the same as they treat others. You would think they would realize by now.

  5. fahvel July 26th, 2016 at 12:00

    sounds like a perfectly fine way to express disdain for an asshol.

  6. Candide Gunn July 26th, 2016 at 13:46

    People should cuss more, it is cheaper than Valium and it is awfully liberating! LOL

    • Suzanne McFly July 26th, 2016 at 19:25

      Cuss words are vocal exclamation points IMO.

  7. burqa July 26th, 2016 at 19:15

    No one ever called Pablo Picasso an asshole…..

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