{"id":1047,"date":"2024-09-04T12:26:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/NativeVote\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2024-09-04T12:39:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:39:54","slug":"montana-democrats-we-condemn-sheehys-comments-in-the-strongest-possible-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/NativeVote\/2024\/09\/04\/montana-democrats-we-condemn-sheehys-comments-in-the-strongest-possible-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"Montana Democrats: ‘We condemn Sheehy\u2019s comments in the strongest possible terms’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>
Wednesday, September 4, 2024<\/p>

Montana Democratic Party Statement on Tim Sheehy\u2019s Offensive Comments about Native Americans\u00a0<\/h2>
Helena, MT \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Following reporting that Tim Sheehy made deeply offensive comments about Native Americans, including perpetuating harmful racial stereotypes and mimicking Native accents, the Montana Democratic Party\u2019s executive director, Sheila Hogan, released the following statement:<\/span>

\u201cIt is inexcusable that a candidate for U.S. Senate would make such disparaging, offensive remarks about a community he claims to want to represent. Tim Sheehy\u2019s comments, which play into racist and harmful stereotypes about Native Americans, show just how unfit Sheehy is to represent Montanans and how little he cares about our state. We condemn Sheehy\u2019s comments in the strongest possible terms.\u201d<\/span><\/strong>

Char-Koosta News <\/span>first reported<\/a> on Sheehy\u2019s comments. At a campaign event, Sheehy referenced a recent reservation visit as a \u201ca great way to bond with all the Indians while they\u2019re drunk at 8:00 A.M.,\u201d<\/strong> and mimicked Native voices calling him \u201cwhite boy.\u201d<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>
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The Montana Democratic Party is speaking up about Tim Sheehy, a Republican candidate who has repeatedly linked Native people to alcohol.<\/p>\n

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