North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer Verbally Attacks Native Victim’s Assistance Program Director

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North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer Verbally Attacks Native Victim’s Assistance Program Director at State Meeting, Threatens to Ring Spirit Lake Tribal Council’s Necks

by Melissa Merrick

Trigger Warning: rape, racism, threats of violence

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[kittenmommy]

Wow.

As he got up to leave, Cramer saw how upset the other Native woman in the room was. He grabbed her without her consent, hugging her. Then he said, “I love you.”

WOW.

D:

[romp]

Gross. I hope this gets a lot of airtime.

Backpedalling Ahoy!

[corinn]

Kevin Cramer, North Dakota Congressman, Regrets Berating Native American Counselors

Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) apologized Thursday for a testy exchange with Native American victim assistance leaders. The discussion took place Tuesday at a forum on the Violence Against Women Act, which Cramer voted to reauthorize.

“We had a very frank discussion about my belief in equal protection under the law and due process,” Cramer, told the Grand Forks Herald. “I don’t want it overturned. I wanted to improve it so it doesn’t get overturned," he said of the legislation.

“I engaged in a discussion, or maybe I should say debate, that was probably more like a debate we’d have in Congress than with a group of people dedicated to helping women and children.

“I want to apologize to her for that,” Cramer said.Melissa Merrick, director of Spirit Lake Victim Assistance, wrote about the heated words with Cramer on the online media outlet Last Real Indians. "Cramer then stated that he wanted to 'ring the Tribal council’s neck and slam them against the

Re: Backpedalling Ahoy!

[zinnia_rose]

Wow, that's like a textbook example of a fauxpology.

Re: Backpedalling Ahoy!

[lamardeuse]

In other words, he used his big boy voice when he should have remembered he was talking to little ladies who don't understand multi-syllable words.

There is not enough "fuck" in "fuck this guy" for this asshole.

[angelus7988]

Whenever white people fixate on being mistreated by PoC, I always have to wonder if deep down, they realize that they would probably deserve it, or if they're just assuming that since they oppress anyone who doesn't look like them that everyone's just chomping at the bit for the opportunity to stick it to Whitey.

[otana]

...they're just assuming that since they oppress anyone who doesn't look like them that everyone's just chomping at the bit for the opportunity to stick it to Whitey.

This is basically how I read it.

[moonshaz]

Yeah, me, too. :\

[zinnia_rose]

Probably a little of both. I bet a lot of straight white men are terrified that minorities might start treating them how they treat minorities.

[littlelauren86]

Cramer stated that, “Tribal Governments are dysfunctional. Tribal Courts are dysfunctional, and how could a non- Native man get a fair trial on the reservations?”

Because the reverse is true, or something?