Holy cow, what was this guy thinking? New Hampshire State Rep. Nick Levasseur posted on his Facebook wall earlier this week that “Anime is a prime example of why two nukes just wasn’t enough…..â€
Huh? That rates a WTF?! from any perspective.
Otaku Review, an anime fan blog first picked up the quote, then Levasseur confirmed he posted it on his personal Facebook account, and apologized for it. At least it was a real apology, not one of those “I’m sorry you were offended” non-apologies. Levasseur admits it was a stupid comment, in a response to a question from Otaku review’s L.B. Bryant:
I would like to deeply apologize for the insensitivity of this post. It was a poorly thought out comment, posted jest on my private facebook page. It was never intended to be viewed by anyone other than friends. This, of course, does not excuse the comment. This type of statement has no place in public or private discourse. It does not represent any true opinion, political or personal. My record in the New Hampshire House shows a commitment to equality and social justice. It is a record of which I am most proud. This comment is a disappointment not only to the people of New Hampshire, whom it has been my privilege to serve, but also to my own beliefs and moral code.
Huffington Post picked up on the gaff via a TV station, and other blogs and news media are spreading the comment and subsequent apology around. Good. But the apology begs some creepy questions that remain unanswered:
Why did he say it? What was he thinking?
Can anyone really hate anime that much?
Does he think so little of Japan, and Japanese people, that he could make a flip remark in response to anything that two atomic bombs dropped on Japan at the end of World War II weren’t enough?
When people blurt stuff like this, I always think these thoughts and emotions are seething just below the surface of civilized, politically correct people, and it just takes a little nudge to bring it up like bile from a bad case of acid reflux.
Unfortunately Levasseur proves that Democrats can hate just like the other guys, and he’s become a poster boy for Republicans pointing to Dems as insensitive jerks.
Sigh.
Here’s a TV report on the brouhaha:
Is is not surprising that some White politican could refer to America’s atomic incineration of more than 200,000 Japanese civilans so glibly.
America is the country that produced John “bomb bomb Iran” McCain and Hillary “We’ll totally obliterate Iran” Clinton.
When People say things like Rep. LeVasseur did in Public…it is probably how he really feels, appologize all he wants..but to say 2 nukes wasn’t enough…we get it . He is either a Fool or a Racist and people in NH now have a better idea of whom is representing them…wonder what else he is thinking?…or is he able to think.
Nick Levasseur is a prime example of why no one likes New Hampshire.
If the remark doesn’t cost him his job, I’ll find out who’s running against him in the next election and donate to his competitors.
Hey Simon, sory I didn’t release this comment right away — it snuck past me! Hope you’re well.
Hey Simon, sorry I didn’t release this comment right away — it snuck past me! Hope you’re well.
Hi Janice, sorry this comment didn’t get approved right away. I missed it and another….