Posted on 06/16/2020 9:09:25 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) has apologized after video surfaced of him comparing himself and elected officials to slaves on ships, comments he appeared to make six years ago while he was governor.
"Taking a look at this video from six years ago, I recognize that my comments were painful. I did not intend them to be. I offer my deepest apologies," Hickenlooper, who is running for Senate, said in a statement released by his campaign on Monday.
The congressional hopeful's apology came after Tay Anderson, a member of the Denver School Board, on Monday tweeted a video of Hickenlooper making the comparison.
"If I was to describe a scheduler, a political scheduler, imagine an ancient slave ship with the guy with the whip, and you're rowing," Hickenlooper said to laughter in the video. "We elected officials are the ones that are rowing, and they have nothing but hard, often thankless things to do."
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Yes. I’m sure he meant to compare himself to Christ on the cross instead.
We can see right through your fake apology, Hickenlooper. Typical racist Democrat.
I will crawl over broken glass to vote for Trump and John James.
OOPS, Wrong site. MAGA 2020
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