The Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio and KARE-11 Minnesota Poll Shows 56 Percent of Voters Recognize Racial Inequality, The Voice of Alexandria reported on September 30.
But former Douglas County sheriff and Alexandria-area Republican state senator Bill Ingebrigtsen told viewers during a Senate District 8 debate on Pioneer Public TV that he doesn't think racial discrimination should even be a topic of discussion.
He's having none of it.
His DFL-endorsed opponent tweeted about it on Saturday:
Senator Ingebrigtsen, on MN's racial disparities in our debate Thursday: "We shouldn't even be talking about this, people. We shouldn't even be discussing this. And I don’t believe that there is racial discrimination going on. I absolutely don’t." https://t.co/LtA9oTPNza
— Michele for MN Senate (@micheleformn8) October 10, 2020
Ingebrigtsen and Anderson were asked by the moderator: "What can Minnesota legislators do end racial disparities and protect human rights in Minnesota?"
Here's the full video of Ingebrigtsen's answer (the embedded video will scroll forward and start at the moderator's question:
UPDATE October 10, 5:24 p.m.: We missed this twitter about the post from the Minnesota DFL:
Back in June, Republican State Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen of District 8 went on the record stating that he thought racism was simply a “sidebar” issue.
— Minnesota DFL Party (@MinnesotaDFL) October 10, 2020
Now, he’s outright denying the existence of racial discrimination altogether. This is why we need to #flipmnsenate! pic.twitter.com/h9T0uPQaGK
[end update]
Seeking his fifth term, Ingebrigtsen serves on the Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy. He chairs the Environment and Natural Resources Finance committee; he is vice-chair of the Finance committee.
We're used to Ingebrigtsen's grumpy-cat Marijuana-The-Weed-With-Roots-In-Hell Drug War schtick, but dismissing any discussion of racial disparities or human rights issues seems a bit extreme.
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Screengrab: Senator Ingebrigtsen at the moment he said "We shouldn't even be talking about this, people. We shouldn't even be discussing this. And I don’t believe that there is racial discrimination going on. I absolutely don’t" in the Senate District 8 debate on Pioneer Public TV.
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