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A small-town candidate forum in Idaho this week went off the rails when a sitting state senator screamed at a Native American participant, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you go back to where you came from?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The outburst, following an earlier threat against his Democratic opponent, came from the current state Sen. Dan Foreman (R), a retired cop well known for his rabid Christian nationalist ideology and simmering anger issues. And about an hour into the forum, both were on display when the candidates were asked whether or not they thought there was discrimination in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trish Carter-Goodheart, a Democratic House candidate who\u2019s a member of the Nez Perce Tribe, responded by saying racism and discrimination are real problems in Idaho, referring to the presence of white supremacist enclaves in the north of the state, which Foreman represents, according to a statement she released after the forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After Carter-Goodheart spoke, Foreman stood up and began to yell, saying: \u201cI\u2019m so sick and tired of this liberal bullshit! Why don\u2019t you go back to where you came from?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The meltdown was shared by Carter-Goodheart in her statement and corroborated by Julia Parker, Foreman\u2019s Democratic opponent, and Mayor Rose Norris of Kendrick, where the event was held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRacist comments like this one that were directed at me have no place in our community,\u201d Carter-Goodheart told the Idaho Statesman<\/a><\/em>. \u201cIntolerance is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is our land,\u201d she added. \u201cWe\u2019re never planning on leaving; this is where our ancestors are buried.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earlier in the evening, Foreman directed his ire at Parker after she criticized his record as senator. She \u201cbetter not\u201d do it again, Foreman said, glaring. Asked by Parker if he meant the comment as a threat, he replied, \u201cYou heard me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The former cop abruptly left the forum after lashing out at tribe member Carter-Goodheart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But Foreman\u2019s blowup didn\u2019t end there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a Facebook post following the event, he claimed he had been \u201crace-baited\u201d into his outburst, goaded by Carter-Goodheart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The online tirade continued with Foreman labeling abortion \u201cmurder,\u201d gender-affirming care for transgender people as \u201csick and demonically influenced,\u201d and homosexuality as an \u201cabomination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDoes the democrat party challenge the Word of God?\u201d Foreman hissed in the post. \u201cYes, every person in our state and nation has equal rights under the constitution. That is a good thing. But there are no designer or special rights associated with one\u2019s sexual behavior \u2014 sorry democrats and other lefties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2018, Foreman screamed at a group of students from the University of Idaho when they tried to talk to him about sex education and birth control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A few months earlier, the North Idaho Republican was caught on tape yelling at a man at the Latah County Fair. He told him to \u201cgo straight to hell.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" He then went on Facebook and called homosexuality an \u201cabomination\u201d and trans people \u201cdemonically influenced.\u201d By Greg Owen Friday, October 4, 2024 (lgbtqnation.com) Photo: Idaho Legislature A small-town candidate forum in Idaho this week went off the rails when a sitting state senator screamed at a Native American participant, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you… Continue reading