Posted on 01/20/2020 2:22:47 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly is getting slammed to the turf on Twitter for supporting Republican Beth Parlato in her bid to replace former Rep. Chris Collins for New York’s 27th District seat in Congress.
Kelly’s tweet on Saturday endorsing Parlato brought a blitz of replies, some of which sacked the beloved former Buffalo Bill for entering the political fray in support of a conservative candidate aligned with President Trump.
Kelly’s inclusion of Trump’s twitter handle in his tweet appeared to attract the most ire.
“Nooo. You just went there. The minute you mentioned Trump I’m out,” replied Kim Carroll of Parker, Colo.
“Not a good look Jim. Stick to football,” added Bob Roeder of Buffalo.
“We lost a hero today,” tweeted @ThePincente, who included a GIF of a crying boy.
Kelly’s tweet generated 335 – mostly negative – replies in 16 hours and was "liked" more than 2,400 times.
In the tweet, Kelly said that his daughters grew up with Parlato’s children. “We know her and trust her to stand for what matters most.”
The tweet also seemed to state that Trump was supporting Parlato, but there is no public record of Trump endorsing her or anyone else in the race for the 27th Congressional District seat.
"President @realdonaldtrump my wife, Jill and I are supporting @BethforCongress for our district #NY27 Our daughters grew up together; we know her and trust her to stand for what matters most. She’s a strong conservative/republican we believe can win special elec 4/28."
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Sounds OK to me, even if it is about a foreign country...
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