LGBT Group is Standing by Mark Kirk Despite His Racist Attack on Tammy Duckworth

ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016

By Laura Clawson

Sen. Mark Kirk

Illinois Republican Sen. Mark Kirk is making headlines for an attack on his Democratic challenger, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, that was as inaccurate as it was racist. And he’s not backing down. His campaign’s statementin response to outrage at his racist comment did not acknowledge he’d been wrong about her family background—he said “I forgot that your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve…