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Rep Joe Heck’s Birther Supporter Wayne Allyn Root Posts Sexist Tirade Against Alicia Machado

Posted on 2016-10-032016-10-03 by vlrock

Joe Heck supporter and noted birther Wayne Allyn Root posted an offensive and crudely sexist Review-Journal column this weekend attacking Hillary Clinton and Alicia Machado, a former Miss Universe who Donald Trump bullied as “Miss Housekeeping” because she is Latina. Root cites a British tabloid and literally nothing else to defend Trump and labels

A Look Back At Some of Heck’s Very Own Racially Charged and Sexist Comments

Posted on 2016-09-29 by vlrock

Heck’s Aides Are Not The Only Ones Making Offensive Comments Two of Congressman Heck’s long-time aides, Tom McAllister and Mark Ciavola, are facing criticism from the Nevada Latino community after disparaging Catherine Cortez Masto’s Mexican heritage. It’s been a while now since McAllister and

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