https://thinkprogress.org/mark-kirk-racist-attack-thailand-tammy-duckworth-dde4a0378c29#.ngdz86g6a
"Democratic Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s father is American, and her family has served in the U.S. military dating back to the Revolutionary War. Duckworth herself is a Purple Heart winner — she lost both of her legs after her Black Hawk helicopter was hit by a rocket propelled grenade in Iraq. She’s the first disabled female veteran to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Duckworth’s mother was a Thai immigrant. And in response to Duckworth’s discussion of her family’s military background and how that will impact her thinking when considering whether to send troops abroad, Kirk mocked her. “I forgot that your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington,” Kirk said."
