The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that regressive Doug Mastriano, their candidate for governor, once posed as a Confederate officer for an official Army War College photograph.
Inquirer reports
Faculty from the AWC’s Department of Military Strategy, Plans, and Operations posed for a group picture during the 2013-14 school year, according to the Inquirer. The group of 19 men and two women were told they could pose as a “historical figure”.
Is anyone shocked that white supremacist and christian nationalist Doug Mastriano chose this outfit to represent himself, the department, and the AWC?
The depravity of his spokeswoman, Jenna Ellis — yes, that Jenna Ellis — was both shocking and predictable:
“Media MELT DOWN that Mastriano apparently once posed as a civil war historical figure for a photo. And? He has a Ph. D in HISTORY. The left wants to erase history. Doug Mastriano wants us to learn from it,” the Ghooliani Fart sniffer tweeted.
There’s so much to unpack there. First, this was a conscious choice to pick a known seditionist by fascist wannabe Mastriano. Secondly, she could have made the same fucking ridiculous point had he posed as Hitler or a German WWII officer. Thirdly, with a Ph.D in history he ought to know better. Fourthly, history wouldn’t have been erased had he posed as a Union general instead. Moreover, in 2013-14, the vast Reich Wing Qonspiracy to whinge about “erasing history” did not exist so it wasn’t even on his radar. And, finally, apparently HE DIDN’T LEARN from it, as his obscene choice indicates.
Ellis is listed as a senior legal advisor to the campaign.
Again, is anyone surprised that known Jan. 6 seditionist Doug Mastriano would hire a coup plotter as his chief legal advisor?
Reuters reported that in 2020 that AWC removed the picture because it didn’t meet AWC values.
Reuters had obtained the photograph with a FOIA request to the Army War College in Carlisle, PA.
Another reason that racist Mastriano is a flaming asshole is that he currently, literally represents Gettysburg as part of his district. Thirty-three thousand men from Pennsylvania died during the Civil War defending this country from seditionists.
Reuters learned that 15 of the 19 members of the department posed as historical figures. NONE of them chose the uniform of the seditionist Confederate States of America.
Please click on the link which shows the photograph. IMO, seeing how the rest of the department chose to dress makes him seem like an even bigger asshole, racist, and sedition enthusiast.