NC Republicans Take Time Off From Patrolling Bathrooms to Embarrass The Hell Out of Themselves
State Republicans Attack Democrat Tim Kaine for Wearing Blue Star Service Pin
The North Carolina Republican Party, the same people who brought the Tar Heel State the grossly anti-LGBT and unconstitutional law HB2, Wednesday night attacked Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine for wearing a lapel pin of the flag of Honduras, but no American flag pin.
“.@timkaine wears a Honduras flag pin on his jacket but no American flag. Shameful,” the Party posted on Twitter:
The problem is Tim Kaine was not wearing a pin of the flag of Honduras at all, but, as WNYT reporter Ben Amey pointed out to them, he was wearing a Blue Star Service pin, in honor of his son who deployed this week as a Marine.
Here’s a screenshot of that @NCGOP tweet about @timkaine, since they deleted it. #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/LbAywwnnob
— Ben Amey (@BenAmeyTV) July 28, 2016
Kaine mentioned his son being deployed several times during his speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Losers, pin Tim Kaine wore is for Blue Star Families ― the families of those who serve in the military. #DNCinPHL pic.twitter.com/6cRlRGLYtU
— Voncile Mayes (@allheavens) July 28, 2016
@NCGOP so its safe to assume you nor family have ever served? How can you mistake the Blue Star flag for Honduras? pic.twitter.com/8vx5PgvC8K
— Royal Priest (@MLCHZDK) July 28, 2016
The North Carolina Republicans deleted their tweet and thanked Amey – without apologizing to Senator Kaine.
They’ve yet to delete HB2 and apologize to America for that “mistake.”
Response on social media was swift. Here a few comments from the NC GOP’s Facebook page on the photo above:
 And on Twitter:
@BenAmeyTV @RipleyInCT @NCGOP these same idiots are costing my state billions due to their ridiculous BR Bill, are you surprised? I’m not!
— Kate (@AKRNHSNC) July 28, 2016
@BenAmeyTV @NCGOP @timkaine I think this disgusting tweet by the NCGOP may be the most embarrassing of all time.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) July 28, 2016
@BenAmeyTV @NCGOP @timkaine shame on them!
— Josh Silverstein (@joshingnyc) July 28, 2016
@BenAmeyTV @cedrictillman @NCGOP @timkaine They’re insane.
— David Pomerantz (@davidpom2000) July 28, 2016
@lkntmp @laloalcaraz @BenAmeyTV @NCGOP @timkaine can’t fix stupid
— Gloria Nieto (@sjgloria) July 28, 2016
@StacheESQ @BenAmeyTV @NCGOP @timkaine who would confuse that for the flag of Honduras anyway? oh, right, idiots.
— Eric R. Schmitt (@EricRSchmitt) July 28, 2016
@BenAmeyTV @NCGOP @timkaine idiots like this are why you lost the NBA All-Star Game. Congrats.
— Sheik Arrieta (@StacheESQ) July 28, 2016
.@BenAmeyTV @NCGOP @timkaine @iglvzx They don’t even LOOK the same. Jeez, GOP, read a book.
— First Chick POTUS (@RiffChick) July 28, 2016
@BenAmeyTV @BackwardNC @NCGOP @timkaine pic.twitter.com/WV5uOU0JXR
— AMK (@WTNY) July 28, 2016
@BenAmeyTV @BackwardNC @NCGOP @timkaine It’s hard to imagine how the NCGOP could possibly be a more ignorant group of petty jerkoffs.
— CDS (@Ptsk) July 28, 2016
@BenAmeyTV @js_edit @NCGOP @timkaine the gop is awful they aren’t patriots at all
— (((Maggy))) (@Maggyw519) July 28, 2016
@BenAmeyTV @timkaine Post by @NCGOP was not just a mistake, it was so irresponsible, so reckless, so incompetent, so shameful. #DemsInPhilly
— Azzam Elayan (@A1ELA) July 28, 2016
@BenAmeyTV @NCGOP NC, don’t just delete this tweet, DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT #Delete #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/BZTLyLrbS5
— Erika Dixon (@edixon1213) July 28, 2016
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Hat tip: The Hill
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