Politics & Government
Will U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's Latest Gaffe Be His Last?
Kirk's 2016 election opponent, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, quickly capitalized on the opportunity to use it as a fundraising tool.
Excerpt from Reboot Illinois:
Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, Illinois’ junior senator facing re-election, caused another firestorm when he was caught calling a colleague a “bro with no ho,” only the latest in a string of several gaffes.
A live microphone picked up the comment about U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican presidential candidate. The Chicago Tribune points out that though the comment seems to have been meant to be private, the remark stands “to make an already challenging 2016 re-election bid even more difficult” for Kirk.
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Graham, who is running for his party’s nomination for the 2016 presidential election, is not married and has told the press his many female friends could stand in for “rotating first ladies” were he elected. Kirk was laughing about this idea during a Senate committee meeting, says the Tribune, when he made his widely reported remark.
You can listen to an audio recording of the comment here. We also have included a list of eight other gaffes Kirk has made over the years, as reported by the Tribune.
