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(1,302 posts) Fri Oct 4, 2024, 04:10 AM Oct 4

Republican State Senator Yells at Native American Candidate to 'Go Back to Where You Came From!'

Dan Foreman, a retired USAF Colonel and former police officer, has previously landed in the news for unruly behavior. In a viral video in 2017 taken from police body camera footage at the Latah County Fair, he shouted at a constituent, calling him a "son of a b----" and telling him to "go to hell." (image via Idaho Republican Party).

Far-right Idaho state Sen. Dan Foreman got into a heated argument with a Native American candidate during a forum this week that culminated with him shouting at her to "go back to where you came from!"

Trish Carter-Goodheart, a member of the Nez Perce tribe and candidate for House Seat A, said in a statement that the incident occurred at a "meet the candidates" gathering.

The dispute began when Foreman categorically proclaimed discrimination did not exist in Idaho. Carter-Goodheart took issue with this, pointing out that there is an extensive and painful history of white supremacist organizations in northern Idaho. The state GOP has on multiple occasions had to fight off takeovers by those white supremacist groups.

“Just because someone hasn’t personally experienced discrimination, doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Racism and discrimination are real issues here in Idaho, as anyone familiar with our state’s history knows,” she explained in a statement issued after the forum.

“I highlighted our weak hate crime laws and mentioned the presence of the Aryan Nations in northern Idaho as undeniable evidence of this reality.”

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there are 25 active hate groups in Idaho.

In response to Carter-Goodheart's words at the forum, Foreman "stood up and angrily interjected, using an expletive to criticize what he cast as the liberal bent of the response."

Foreman then told her she should "go back to where you came from," before storming away. Carter-Goodheart's Republican candidate, incumbent Rep. Lori McCann, was among the attendees who corroborated the incident.

Dan Foreman retired from the USAF as a Colonel after 30 years. US military personnel had to salute him. He then served as a police officer in the Moscow (Idaho) PD, making you wonder what kind of policeman this Republican was. Worse, this man has seven children and 20 grandchildren. What kind of family values has he enriched his clan with? Oof!

Sources:

https://www.rawstory.com/dan-foreman/

https://www.splcenter.org/states/idaho

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Republican State Senator Yells at Native American Candidate to 'Go Back to Where You Came From!' (Original Post) C0RI0LANUS Oct 4 OP

Can you cross-post this in Idaho? RandySF Oct 4 #1

Hi RandySF: What do you mean cross-ref to Idaho? C0RI0LANUS Oct 4 #2

Kick dalton99a Oct 4 #3

Wow. Thanks for the info. Horrific. Pope Francis should ex-communicate this proud Roman Catholic. C0RI0LANUS Oct 4 #4

I checked out his Facebook page Quiet Em Oct 4 #5

Where in the world does he want her to go back to? Zilli Oct 4 #6

he has been trumpified et tu Oct 4 #7

is it me or does he REALLY look like a nazi Skittles Oct 4 #8

Separated at birth! Good catch, Skittles. C0RI0LANUS Oct 5 #9

This is where the American-native candidate should say... FakeNoose Oct 5 #10

woulda been good RussBLib Oct 5 #12

Uhhhhhh.... XanaDUer2 Oct 5 #11

Great imagery on that website. Thank you. C0RI0LANUS Oct 5 #13

kind of a more hateful 'keep your government hands off my medicare' prodigitalson Oct 5 #14

RandySF

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1. Can you cross-post this in Idaho?

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 04:14 AM

Oct 4

C0RI0LANUS

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2. Hi RandySF: What do you mean cross-ref to Idaho?

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 06:14 AM

Oct 4

dalton99a

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3. Kick

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 07:12 AM

Oct 4

https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/editorials/article293440194.html

In 2017, police body-worn camera footage caught Foreman in a heated exchange with another man at the county fair, according to the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.

Video footage showed a deputy approach Foreman, who says the unseen man was rude and lecturing him on the Constitution. Foreman then shouted insults and cursed at the man, calling him a “liberal nuttard.”

In 2018, Foreman shouted at University of Idaho students affiliated with Planned Parenthood trying to schedule a meeting with him to discuss birth control and sex education, according to The Associated Press. Foreman told the students he would call law enforcement officials if they attempted to visit his office at the Capitol — you know, the so-called people’s building.

The students, who had traveled nearly 300 miles from the Moscow campus to participate in a Boise lobbying event, were trying to schedule a meeting with a sitting legislator. “Abortion is murder,” Foreman shouted at the students in an incident that was caught on camera. “I’m a Roman Catholic and a conservative Republican. I think what you guys are doing stinks.”

C0RI0LANUS

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4. Wow. Thanks for the info. Horrific. Pope Francis should ex-communicate this proud Roman Catholic.

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 07:21 AM

Oct 4

Quiet Em

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5. I checked out his Facebook page

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 10:36 AM

Oct 4

This man is disturbing to say the least.

Zilli

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6. Where in the world does he want her to go back to?

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 11:51 AM

Oct 4

Her ancestors have been on the land far, far, far longer than his ancestors. I suspect this man has few brain cells and the ones that he has are low capacity....