Ohio state Rep. Candice Keller says she absolutely positively will not resign following her remarks that drag queens, same-sex marriage, and a general disregard for God are to blame for the mass shooting that left nine people dead in Dayton, Ohio last weekend.
Shortly after the shooting, Keller took to Facebook to list all the factors she believes contributed to the massacre, among them were the “breakdown of the traditional American family,” as well as “transgender, homosexual marriage, and drag queen advocates” and “the culture, which totally ignores the importance of God and the church.”
When Ohio GOP Party Chair Jane Timken called for Keller to step down, saying her comments promoted divisiveness rather than the sorely needed unity after a mass shooting, Keller dug her chunky heels in further.
“Establishment moderates have never been fans of mine because I ran against their endorsement and won,” she tells the Cincinnati Enquirer. “As the only conservative in this race, I will be taking my Senate campaign to the voters to decide.”
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Keller is currently running for state Senate, but the party establishment has backed her primary opponent, State Rep. George Lang, R-West Chester township, for the nomination instead of her.
Since her remarks went viral, Keller has become the subject of ridicule on social media.
Hello it’s me Ohio Representative Candice Keller here to remind you I am in fact an idiot.
I know you thought I wasn’t but I’m here to remind you I am pic.twitter.com/cjL4BcK5SH
— fratty patty (@Farmer_Patcle) August 5, 2019
Head on over to @ohiogop and remind them that Candice Keller is a fucking ugly monster. She blames drag queens for mass shootings.
— Sharon Needles (@SHARON_NEEDLES) August 5, 2019
Live look at Candice Keller's dumbass pic.twitter.com/ME44nbk2cx
— A mike gravel stan (@RealHamptonMeme) August 5, 2019
Candice Keller thinks dudes sucking dick is a cause for mass shootings?????
I need to fight my parents for telling me an education and having intelligence were vital to being successful.
They obviously lied.
— Deon (@imnottayediggs) August 5, 2019
Good morning to all my fellow “transgender, homosexual marriage and drag queen advocates.” ?#CandiceKeller pic.twitter.com/JULbPpkT1p
— Allison Glock (@AllisonGlock) August 5, 2019
Seems like it’s just as possible that Botox, fillers and too much makeup are to blame for mass shootings.. #CandiceKeller
— michele babcock (@michelebabcock) August 5, 2019
Ohio Rep. Candice Keller blames gay marriage, marijuana, open borders, "drag queen advocates," & etc. for the recent mass shootings. Guess it all started with watching Divine on #PinkFlamingos. pic.twitter.com/6TJEMDKQJX
— Diana Dee (@DianaDee16) August 5, 2019
Coruna2018
Candice Keller likely doesn’t believe what she stated. She’s grandstanding, as all politicians do, to be heard and get elected (or, re-elected). Her viewpoints are for public consumption and to the highest bidder. If her party believed in polygamy, she’d stump for it as she, publicly, stumps calling gay marriage and other things being the cause of the tragedy in Dayton.
It is we, the public, who, repeatedly, lose sight of the fact that politicians sell themselves to the highest bidder. We fall for their statements because, as in so many aspects of our lives, we expect others to do for us what we need to do for ourselves. Let “Daddy” Trump or “Mommy” Candice Keller do for you what you could do and think for yourself.
Although I hope that people don’t lend their time, voices, and money to roll back minority rights in the United States, my point it is ABSOLUTELY imperative that each one of us ACTIVELY lets their elected officials know that we have them on a short leash. We have to be an irritant letting them know that they serve us, not pay lip service to us. It is way too easy to play the cynical, ineffectual, and the “I’m Too Busy” cards! With the Internet, it takes less than 2 minutes to look up, write, call, and send communication to all of our elected officials. Anyone, able-bodied or disabled, can do this, IF HOLDING OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE IS TRULY IMPORTANT to you! Action has always spoken louder than words. We get the government we’re willing to work for!
evanxx
Poor Candice Keller is just lashing out because she’s butt-hurt that nearly all Drag-Queens look prettier and more feminine than she does. I’ve heard those “hot flashes” can be brutal, Candice; but don’t blame everyone else for your miserable existence.
Seriously, when was the last time you saw a gay married couple go on a shooting spree? _ RESIGN!
Hussain-TheCanadian
All of this nonsense is just a deflection from the real issue, and that is gun control.
I dont understand the American populace, this is like living in the wild wild west.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Miserable abhorrent noxious crunt. Her cobwebbed vag is probably as dusty and barren as the dust receptacle in a dustbuster… seeking to curry favor from the far right nutbag smcubags climbing over the bodies of the fallen Innocents by seeking to somehow blame how we were born for a lunatics rampage….
Kangol2
I just want to tell you I wait for your comments on Queerty articles like this. You wield that word “crunt” and its variations like a pro!
JClark
Not that I disagree with the sentiment, by why are my comments that are much less “mean-spirited” blocked by Queerty? I guess it’s okay to make ageist, misogynistic comments, but lordy, don’t comment on someone’s weight.
djmcgamester
Most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. There MAY be some problem with single parent households (a very small percentage) but that’s not the story at all. Also has nothing to do with same sex couples raising children (two-parent household). She’s probably trying hard not to cite the Bible as justification for her beliefs. A belief of one person is not evidence backed by multiple, long-term studies on the subject. More likely we’re dealing with people suffering from mental health issues and/or a sense of alienation from society. Again, however, this is not backed by any kind of study.
Invader7
She’s pissed as she hasn’t had ANY penis in decades !!!
rbernard
Lets start out with, there is no acceptable excuse for anyone to go to a mall and kill 22 fellow human beings.
Candice Keller does not seem to think Latinos are human beings, equal in status as herself.
Rep. Candice Keller talks like Latinos are subhuman to offer up lame excuses why a white supremacist could do such a horrible unacceptable act of hate.
None of her rants and justifications make any sense other than she seemed to be trying to use her hateful political views as a reason why someone from her tribe could justify an act so repulsive, so evil, and so very un-Christian.
No wonder the Republican Party, is now the party of tax cuts for the elites and the party of white hate.
James
HAG.
scotty
b b b but what about video games?