https://freerepublic.com/tag/headonpike/ en-us Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:08:18 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389744/posts Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, declined to apologize Monday night for his "ogre on a pike" metaphor after critics from both parties condemned the leaked remark as violent and, in some cases, sexist."Ideally, you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message," El-Sayed said, according to audio obtained by Politico. While El-Sayed did not name Stevens in the recording, some Democrats interpreted the remark as referring to her. Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., who has endorsed Stevens, called the remark a "violent, vulgar" threat and said candidates should be working to lower the... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389744/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:08:18 GMT