We also have an abundance of look-at-me Congressional hopefuls who say and tweet outrageous stuff just to get attention rather than actually add to the political discourse. And they make funny spelling errors, too:
(Editor’s note: The original tweet is here.)
If this sounds familiar, it should. Smith just last week wrote this now-deleted tweet comparing the GOP to ISIS. We reported it before he deleted it, however:
The greatest country on earth is being bullied from within. Actions of Republicans in congress are worse than #ISIL. http://t.co/cOfwONHG13—
JT Smith (@jt4congress2014) September 02, 2014
Some more examples from the guy hoping to beat Mike Rogers in Alabama’s third congressional district:
Burger King should be prohibited from operating on Military Bases in America. "Corporations dodging" taxes is equivalent to "draft dodging".
— Jesse T. Smith (@Jesse_TSmith) August 29, 2014
8030 American #veterans kill themselves every year due to the lack of job opportunities timely care & respect from Republicans in Congress.
— Jesse T. Smith (@Jesse_TSmith) September 1, 2014
Republicans in congress desperately want to Repeal #ACA. They clearly see the most vulnerable among us #Seniors #women & #Children as prey.
— Jesse T. Smith (@Jesse_TSmith) September 1, 2014
And he’s not above RT’ing his supporters who call Rogers a chickenhawk:
We wonder, is it “raciest” to question if President Obama is a “strong American” or not because he didn’t serve in the military?
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