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Mike Morrison 🏳️‍🌈 @mikesbloggity
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Where on Earth would racists think they are welcome in the UCP?

Oh.

Because they literally invite them to come Alberta.
I believe @jkenney.

Where would we ever get the idea that the UCP is willing to work with racists.

Oh, I remember:

Calgary UCP hopeful offered support to Instagram page posting racist, anti-Semitic memes thestar.com/calgary/2018/0… via @torontostar
Or maybe it's because Jason Kenney literally said it was an advantage that one of his MLAs worked on the Trump campaign. You know, that guy that calls Nazis "fine people." globalnews.ca/news/4331183/a…
Afterall, We know that Jason Kenney accepts everyone. Especially if you speak "unaccented English." cbc.ca/news/politics/…
What's the old saying? Those who deny courting racists should maybe just stop courting racists.
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