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Senator tells Native American candidate to go back to where she came from, storms out of public event (www.boisestatepublicradio.org)
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A bipartisan forum in a small Latah County community took a turn when Republican Senate incumbent Dan Foreman stormed out of the event, following a racist outburst directed at a Native American candidate.

On Tuesday, local Democrat and Republican representatives organized a “Meet your candidates” forum in the northern Idaho town of Kendrick.

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In a statement released Wednesday, Democratic candidate for House Seat A and member of the Nez Perce tribe Trish Carter-Goodheart said she pushed back on that idea that discrimination existed in Idaho when it was her turn to speak, pointing to her own experience and the history of white supremacy groups in Northern Idaho.

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Foreman stood up and angrily interjected, using an expletive to criticize what he cast as the liberal bent of the response, according to the release and people present at the forum.

Carter-Goodheart said he then told her she should go back to where she came from, and heatedly stormed off. One event organizer and two other panelists confirmed Carter-Goodheart’s account, adding Foreman appeared very agitated.

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[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 21 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Go back where she came from? She should have snarkily said, "oh, okay," then made to leave only to stay exactly where she was.

I have edited this post down heavily, as I can go (and have gone) on tirades when I see stories like this that deeply upset and anger me, and it always seems to bring out the worst in me. But long story short, I don't consider racists like this man to be human. Fuck them.

To all you overt, unapolagetic racists out there, just fucking die already. Nobody will miss you when you're gone. Do you understand? No one.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 hours ago

"Go back where you came from!"

Ok, then give me your house keys, asshole

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

He got pissed off because she mentioned the Aryan Nations. I'm guessing he doesn't want too much scrutiny on the subject, for some reason. It's a shame his actions backfired because it's all but guaranteed that there's now someone interested in finding out his connection to AN.

[–] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 50 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Do better Idaho.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Idaho is seriously and deeply fucked up. It rivals Utah for being one of the areas most deeply under the grip of religious asshattery.

[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 15 points 1 day ago

I live in Utah and have always viewed Idaho as Utah's crazier, unhinged hat. My favorite thing about Idaho is that you can buy liquor at a convenience store rather than only at a state-run liquor store.

Idaho has fundies, polygamists, and domestic terrorists out shitting in the woods. Utah only has two of those things!

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It is also being actively promoted as a 'Bastion' toward conservatives and racists, the way New Hampshire... was... kind of still is? similarly seen by Libertarians.

Oh, and Idaho is attempting to become Greater Idaho, with many of the red, sparsely populated counties of Oregon passing referendums to leave Oregon and join Idaho, with Eastern Washington as the next phase of that plan.

Oh and also also, a huge amount of the 90s militia movement was concentrated in Idaho and around events that sparked there.

The Ruby Ridge standoff happened there in 92.

The Oklahoma City Bombings were done partly to avenge what happened in Ruby Ridge.

In 2020 the so called 'Bundy Ranch Sniper', leader of a 3%er 'militia' ran for Senate in Idaho.

etc, etc, basically, the Idaho militia movement never died, it just went underground and then came out very openly thanks to Trump.

Racism, religious extremism, gun rights fanaticism ... that's pretty much everywhere in Idaho.

They're not going to be 'doing better' any time soon.

[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

On the greater Idaho thing. Apparently Idaho said they didn't want the counties in Oregon. Those votes were always stunts anyway.

The sad thing is that Idaho is some really nice land. Rivers, lakes, waterfalls. Shame really.

[–] WHARRGARBL@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Idaho wasn’t always a haven for the radical right and their terrorist agenda. Progressive environmentalist Senator Frank Church (D) represented the majority of the populace, and when white supremacists tried to muscle into northern Idaho, the locals successfully fought back.

Beginning in the 1980’s, Idaho’s incredible natural resources and staggeringly cheap property attracted a steady flood of survivalists, developers, and right-wing extremists from other states. This ongoing influx has shifted state politics to nearly Texas levels of hate, and the ensuing economic assault - as well as the sprawling destruction of its natural resources - has driven out many people from Idaho.

Even this shrieking douchebag Dan Foreman, is from Illinois. He moved to Idaho around 2005.

[–] Soup@lemmy.cafe 2 points 18 hours ago

Your username brings back some great memories! Love it.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago

They're too busy driving all of their doctors away with their shithole abortion laws

[–] 1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

Idaho looks at those lists for the worst state in the union and say “we gotta pump those numbers up”

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

Not likely. Nativist movements started prior to the Union forming. Legit they were saying this to natives after immigrating to what was at the time called the new world.... Just.... Yeah, don't expect much it's all cyclical and we're past midway on the downswing. (Hopefully)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativism_(politics)

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Triggered fragile snowflake.

[–] Pippipartner@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 1 day ago

Honestly there isn't much else to do after you do this level of stupid.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 9 points 23 hours ago

i'll leave this here...

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-supporters-navajo-legislator-legal/

[–] HeathenPope@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"No you."

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

According to Wikipedia, Dan Foreman was born in Lake Forest, Illinois. Fucking immigrant. I say we ride him out of the state on a rail.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago

Senator Foreman is right...

It's not that there is discrimination in Idaho, he and the Republican party are the discrimination in Idaho.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sheesh.

Well, I'd say his career is over, but reading some of these comments....yowzers.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago

You bet. Cant show your face in a state office with this kind of asshattery. Probably will have to run for president or something now.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Why don’t you go back to where you came from, Ekwensu Ocha

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