A little background: This video (courtesy our greaser brothers) shows Mike Osskopp ($92k/year), district office director for Representative John Kline (R-MN), mocking the cars driven by supporters of Kline's opponent, Colleen Rowley. Specifically, the "Jap cars" of her supporters.

Yes, welcome to Minnesota, where the women are strong, the men are good-looking, and the racism is quaintly archaic.

(Note to Steele supporters:this is how you get us interested in the crazy talk of random staffers)

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