STEVE KUSH IS ON THE SIDELINES WITH THE BERNALILLO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY. KUSH … WHO'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNTY GOP … WAS SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY WITHOUT PAY ON WEDNESDAY. IT FOLLOWED COMMENTS HE MADE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ABOUT TWO WOMEN WHO GOT UP TO SPEAK AT TUESDAY NIGHT'S COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING ON RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE. HE CALLED ONE WOMAN A RADICAL … CALLED BOTH WOMEN "CHICKS" … AND REFERRED TO COMMISSION CHAIRWOMAN MAGGIE HART STEBBINS AS THE "GESTAPO" BECAUSE SHE LIMITED PUBLIC COMMENT.
KUSH DID ISSUE A PUBLIC APOLOGY WEDNESDAY.
