Kent, who has run the bookstore since 2009, said the university and the store had no intention of offending anyone with the mints. The store previously carried satirical mints aimed at former President George W. Bush when he was in office.

“We’ve never had any complaints before and we’ve carried them for years,” Kent said. “But someone saw it and they were offended by it, brought it to the attention of a state representative, and I said ‘no problem, we’ll remove them.’”

Armstrong insisted he would take the same stance if he had seen mints making fun of Bush or Gov. Bill Haslam, both Republicans.

I am offended that someone is offended. Get a fucking hobby.
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