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Gov. Tim Walz says he was 'appalled' by DFL staffer's tweet on USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul
StarTribune.com ^ | 6/18/19 | Jessie Van Berkel

Posted on 06/18/2019 2:56:05 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday he is appalled by a state DFL Party staff member’s tweet referring to the recently-launched USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul as a “murder boat.”

“Certainly, the disrespect shown is beyond the pale,” said Walz, who served in the Army National Guard.

William Davis, who has been the DFL Party’s research director and deputy communications director, made the controversial comment in response to a tweet about the launch of a new Navy combat ship in Wisconsin: “But actually, I think it’s gross they’re using the name of our fine cities for a murder boat,” Davis wrote on Twitter over the weekend.

The comment prompted a quick backlash, and Davis apologized and deleted the tweet.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: minnesota; navy; warship
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

A ship with two names? Is it a catamaran?


21 posted on 06/18/2019 4:53:23 PM PDT by x
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To: KDF48
Or send him to Iran to investigate attitudes toward Americans.

Actually, there appears to be a great reservoir of affection for America and Americans in Iran. Unlike the Democratic Party, or the DFL.

22 posted on 06/18/2019 5:20:27 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Schumer delenda est.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

When ISIS comes for Davis and/or his family, he’ll get down on his knees and BEG for a ‘murder boat.’


23 posted on 06/18/2019 6:52:59 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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