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Mark Kelly apologizes for offensive 2018 joke
The Hill ^ | 09 10 2020 | Zack Budryk

Posted on 09/10/2020 12:26:23 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

Arizona Senate candidate Mark Kelly (D) on Thursday apologized for an offensive joke he made in 2018 while discussing his brother’s return from space.

Kelly, a retired astronaut, addressed the Boy Scouts of America, Northern New Jersey Council in 2018. During a Q&A portion, Kelly was asked about physiological changes his brother Scott Kelly, also an astronaut, underwent after returning.

“It’s gotten so bad, that we recently had to release him back into the wild,” Mark Kelly quipped, adding, “He’s like halfway between an orangutan and a Howler Monkey. We’ve even changed his name to Rodrigo. He lives in the woods.”

Kelly apologized for the comment in a statement to the Arizona Republic.

"My brother's year in space was really hard on him and we tried to bring some light to his difficult ordeal, but this comment does not do that and I apologize and deeply regret it,” he told the newspaper.

The footage was surfaced by businessman Moses Sanchez, a Republican who ran for mayor of Phoenix in 2018.

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KEYWORDS: joke; markkelly; racism
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To: 2banana

Now that’s my kind of joke. LOL!

One time I was at work and there was some confusion. I thought that my bosses wanted me to tell a joke.

So I said, “A squirrel walks into a bar...”

My bosses burst out laughing and I said, “I’m not finished yet!”

They laughed again and said they wanted something else.

Oh, well. The world will never know how the joke ends, because I cannot remember it. ;)


41 posted on 09/10/2020 1:22:53 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (In these trying times, "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death!")
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To: Not A Snowbird

Well, if you do run for office, expect a tell-all book by your sister sometime soon. ;)


42 posted on 09/10/2020 1:24:57 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (In these trying times, "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death!")
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To: yesthatjallen

Given the fact that Grandpa Groundhog is losing Latino support every day and there is no enthusiasm for the top of the Donkey ticket, this could be all McSally needs to wrap it up. This by the way, is what great oppo research looks like. “An address to the Boy Scouts” in 2018? And McSally’s team found it? I\As a guy who was in that business, I’m impressed.


43 posted on 09/10/2020 1:27:24 PM PDT by jmaroneps37
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To: funfan
Only a European..a Croatian or someone like that.. would say.."It was joke."

In the USA we say,"It was a joke."

44 posted on 09/10/2020 1:27:52 PM PDT by Osage Orange (TRUMP!!!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Who is Rodrigo?


45 posted on 09/10/2020 1:27:54 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: SamAdams76
About 30 years ago, my wife's family played their cousin's family in a softball game. It was supposed to be evenly split between male and female players on a team.

The other team was short a female player. I said, "it's ok, they have "Junior" playing for them." He wasn't a very good athlete.

Some of those family members still haven't forgiven that remark. It's been 30 years...if they haven't gotten over it by now, an apology from me won't do anything.

I grew up in a HH where my stepfather had a caustic wit. I was frequently a target, but I knew what he was doing, i.e. preparing me for the cold, cruel world. You know, the sticks and stones kind of thing. I never took it personally, though I've learned over the years a small minority agree with me.

In that regard, my daughter is on my side, especially when my wife gets mad at something I said, no matter how innocuous it seemed: "Mom needs to get over herself", or words to that effect.

46 posted on 09/10/2020 1:31:35 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: CharlesWayneCT
Howard Cosell did not get fired.

Jimmy the Greek did get fired for saying something else offensive over a decade later.

47 posted on 09/10/2020 1:31:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Kickass Conservative
We all know Mark Kelly is a lying DEMONcRAT A Hole, but what is apologizing for?

My guess is, for derogatorily giving to his orangutan / howler monkey Irish brother a Hispanic name, Rodrigo, in a state with a one third Hispanic population.

48 posted on 09/10/2020 1:31:55 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: Osage Orange

And Tasmanians might say, "It was jokish."

49 posted on 09/10/2020 1:34:59 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: Night Hides Not
I grew up in a HH...

That went right over my head. What is "HH"?

50 posted on 09/10/2020 1:38:00 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: funfan
Bush was called a monkey lots of time.

I have to admit he appeared somewhat simian to me.

51 posted on 09/10/2020 1:38:56 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (This Space For Rant)
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To: JonPreston

...Isn’t it racist to call someone a monkey?...

Only the rhesus macaque monkey (Macaca mulatta)


52 posted on 09/10/2020 1:41:35 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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To: higgmeister

HH=household, sorry for the confusion. I’m big on acronyms, saves time.


53 posted on 09/10/2020 1:42:22 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: JonPreston

I once had a Paki business associate that called lots of people monkey.

“that monkey will not pay his bills. “


54 posted on 09/10/2020 1:43:39 PM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies.....all of them)
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To: yesthatjallen

Who can forget the screaming fits caused by this cartoon during the Obama mis-administration!

https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/files/2009/02/18delonas2_480.jpg


55 posted on 09/10/2020 1:46:04 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Sans-Culotte

It’s just stupid.

He should apologize for being a Chinese agent and an enemy of the people.


56 posted on 09/10/2020 1:56:18 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: Night Hides Not
HH=household, sorry for the confusion. I’m big on acronyms, saves time.

Well I forgive you, because I was a USAF Tech Controller constantly communicating with stations down the line on teletype links where we used Q & Z signals from ACP 131-1, along with our own abbreviating short-talk, such as "INT QRK, how copy?"

I would have understood had you not made it in caps, as household is hh, not HH.

My own pro-sign was hm.   kkkkk/hm

57 posted on 09/10/2020 1:57:40 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: higgmeister

>>kkkkk/hm<<

5 strikeouts and hug me?


58 posted on 09/10/2020 1:59:40 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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To: yesthatjallen

So ANY reference comparing a person and a monkey or ape is offensive.

Everyone can draw their own conclusion.


59 posted on 09/10/2020 2:02:06 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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To: higgmeister; Night Hides Not
I must confess that all of out teletype orderwires were in all Caps and if we ever accidently his the shift key the other guy would type over you with ups ups ups ups.   kkkkk/hm
60 posted on 09/10/2020 2:02:33 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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