Kansas GOP Official: ‘Offending Muslims Is The Duty Of Any Civilized Person – especially with a .45’
Gavin Ellzey, the vice chairman of the Kansas Republican 3rd Congressional District Committee, Tweeted out a message in early July saying that “offending Muslims is the duty of any civilized person.” Ellzey added, “Especially with a .45.”
But he insists he’s “not trying to offend anybody.” He added, “I sure wouldn’t shoot anybody. I don’t even own a gun.”
In an interview with The Kansas City Star, he admitted to writing the tweet in response to television news reports about Christians being “crucified” overseas.
“Sometimes you overreact,” Ellzey said.
And sometimes words matter. A local interfaith leader, Ahsan Latif, saw it as a threat.
KSHB reports:
The Kansas Republican Party Executive Director Clay Barker did send us this statement that reads:
“The Kansas Republican Party has no responsibility for or connection to the public statements of private citizens who perform occasional volunteer work for the Party. The Republican Party in no way shares Mr. Ellzey’s sentiment.”…
Ellzey was the communications director for the Johnson County Republican Party for two years. In 2012, he was asked to step down.
Although all of these positions were strictly volunteer, Latif believes it’s still a bad image to spread for anyone in leadership.
“This is something that is published by a respected member of that community, the GOP, who has found himself in a leadership position and if he is advocating for violence against Muslims, it really, really makes me wonder what could happen,” Latif said.
Watch courtesy of KSHB:
His Twitter account has since been taken down.
tiredoftea August 7th, 2014 at 7:59 pm
Kinda late to throw this guy under the bus, you invited him in!
Carla Akins August 7th, 2014 at 8:37 pm
It’s Kansas, they all agree with him.
tiredoftea August 7th, 2014 at 9:27 pm
Well, they’re all at the game now, getting all rev’ed up to beat their wives later.
Carla Akins August 7th, 2014 at 10:14 pm
Like that’s something new.
tiredoftea August 7th, 2014 at 10:47 pm
No, but it is too old!
Tommy6860 August 7th, 2014 at 8:04 pm
The teabaggers treats their mouths just like their gun-nutiness; shoot first…
NW10 August 7th, 2014 at 8:07 pm
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arc99 August 7th, 2014 at 8:30 pm
Well, Missouri is a stand your ground state. So Muslim citizens have every legal right to do whatever it takes to defend their homes and families against savages like Gavin Ellzey
tiredoftea August 7th, 2014 at 9:26 pm
Should be easy, he claimed that he doesn’t own a gun!
Um Cara August 7th, 2014 at 9:43 pm
Hopefully this threat & attempt to encourage Americans to murder a specific group of people who share a common supernatural belief system is being investigated by the appropriate authorities.
craig7120 August 7th, 2014 at 9:46 pm
The gop needs to learn how to curb their animals. No one who defends the gop label will denounce this threat, its why I find it surprising when they don’t embrace their hateful nature.
Cry like babies when they’re called out for being asssholes.
DaddyO_969 August 8th, 2014 at 12:25 pm
All you have to do is sub the ‘N’ word to demonstrate the universality of their message.
Bunya August 7th, 2014 at 9:53 pm
There’s something wrong with Kansas. That state is evil. Is it any wonder they’re constantly being hit with tornadoes.
DaddyO_969 August 8th, 2014 at 12:23 pm
They cannot see that is god’s punishment for being so vile.
William August 7th, 2014 at 11:12 pm
It’s been their mantra for some time and it doesn’t look like it’s going to let up any time soon.
Khary A August 8th, 2014 at 10:03 am
BWAAAHAHAHAHAAAA…*ahem* yes all of this.
ny27lars August 8th, 2014 at 7:53 am
Only in Kansas, and only in the GOP, could you say “offending Muslims is the duty of any civilized person.” and in the next breath say, “I’m not trying to offend anybody.”
linann.singh@yahoo.com August 8th, 2014 at 9:42 am
I feel it’s my duty to put stupid christians in their place, and I don’t need a gun, I’ll just use my brain.
DaddyO_969 August 8th, 2014 at 12:22 pm
The ‘Christian right’ is the single most disgusting group ever