GOP marks St. Patrick's Day by doctoring 'noted Irishman' Beto O'Rourke's old DUI mug shot
Presumably, this tweet from the Republican Party's official Twitter account is trying to make the point that Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke is Irish-American and was arrested two decades ago for driving under the influence of alcohol, for anyone who paid no attention to O'Rourke's high-profile, ultimately unsuccessful run for Senate last year. And maybe the people who wrote and approved this tweet aren't aware that Irish-American's aren't typically thrilled with the stereotype that the Irish are drunks or ... leprechauns?
O'Rourke, when told about the tweet, shrugged it off, saying nobody in his past three days of two dozen campaign stops has asked about his DUI or asked him "to say something negative about another candidate or someone from another party. I take from that that people want us focused on the big picture, on our goals," not "this pettiness or the personal attacks" like in the tweet.
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Anyway, enjoy St. Patrick's Day, drink responsibly, and don't drink and drive.
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