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Sen. Parry calls state employees ‘union thugs’

Submitted by mcody on February 17, 2012 - 11:01am

Sen. Parry visits with MAPE members How disrespectful can state Senator Mike Parry (R-Waseca) get?

(In the photo on the right, Sen. Parry meets with MAPE members at the state Capitol.)

Sen. Parry, quoted in Friday’s Rochester Post Bulletin, said this: "I didn't back down to the union thugs and bullies in St. Paul and when you send me to Washington I won't back down to that same bullying."

Really, Sen. Parry? State employees are union thugs?

Sen. Parry’s comments were made Thursday night at a Meet the Candidate event sponsored by the Rochester Tea Party Patriots. Sen. Parry is vying with Allen Quist for the GOP endorsement to challenge First District DFL Rep. Tim Walz.

The rest of the article from the Post-Bulletin can be viewed here: http://postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?id=1487108