Shout out to Tim Scott for doing the bright thing

[Swirv]

Surprised no thread on this Tim Scott opposes Thomas Farr, controversial judicial nominee - CNNPolitics

Republican Sen. Tim Scott announced Thursday he would oppose President Donald Trump's nominee to be a US district judge in North Carolina, effectively ending the nomination that had been plagued with accusations that Thomas Farr supported measures that disenfranchised African-American voters.

 

[the cac mamba]

:jaymelo:

 

[the kid]

This is how the Republican Party makes inroads with black people. Just stop being the party of racists. Black people, especially older blacks, a much more conservative than the votes reflect because of the overt racism of the Republican Party. On the issues though, somewhere between 15 and 35% of Black people agree with conservative policies.

 

[Donald J Trump]

This is how the Republican Party makes inroads with black people. Just stop being the party of racists. Black people, especially older blacks, a much more conservative than the votes reflect because of the overt racism of the Republican Party. On the issues though, somewhere between 15 and 35% of Black people agree with conservative policies.

its way more than that

black people are some of the most conservative people you’ll meet on many issues

 

[the kid]

its way more than that

black people are some of the most conservative people you’ll meet on many issues

Yeah I was giving a conservative estimate. Socially we are conservative but fiscally, we expect safety nets like Medicare, Medicare Social Security. So in that respect, we can be some of the most progressive.

 

[Donald J Trump]

Yeah I was giving a conservative estimate. Socially we are conservative but fiscally, we expect safety nets like Medicare, Medicare Social Security. So in that respect, we can be some of the most progressive.

true

 

[A.R.$]

Shout out to Tim Scott. I’m going to be nice and not call him a c00n, but he have very little self respect. He is right on this particular issue but he is wrong about almost everything else. This is the bear minimal he can do as the only Black senator. He also voted for other judges with horrible records.

Edit: I forgot about Booker and Harris

 

[Foxmulder]

fukk Tim Scott.

 

[Swirv]

Shout out to Tim Scott. I’m going to be nice and not call him a c00n, but he have very little self respect. He is right on this particular issue but he is wrong about almost everything else. This is the bear minimal he can do as the only Black senator. He also voted for other judges with horrible records.

After a quick glance at his voting record you have a point.

 

[Dat Migo]

Surprised cacs actually voted for him

 

[acri1]

Sorry, but no.

Was nice that he did the right thing for once but it doesn't excuse his years of c00ning for the GOP.

 

[acri1]

This is how the Republican Party makes inroads with black people. Just stop being the party of racists. Black people, especially older blacks, a much more conservative than the votes reflect because of the overt racism of the Republican Party. On the issues though, somewhere between 15 and 35% of Black people agree with conservative policies.

Eh...not really.

There are some black folks that are conservative on religious issues (although it's exaggerated), but even if the GOP was less racist I don't think most black people would agree with the GOP on things like criminal justice or healthcare.

 

[the kid]

Eh...not really.

There are some black folks that are conservative on religious issues (although it's exaggerated), but even if the GOP was less racist I don't think most black people would agree with the GOP on things like criminal justice or healthcare.

I think a less racist Republican Party makes a small dent into the Dem numbers. Even getting to 15-20% of the electorate changes a whole lot. It’s not even about winning the black vote. It’s about making the margin more respectable.

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

Surprised cacs actually voted for him

If he keeps doing stuff like this, they won't.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Shout out to Tim Scott. I’m going to be nice and not call him a c00n, but he have very little self respect. He is right on this particular issue but he is wrong about almost everything else. This is the bear minimal he can do as the only Black senator. He also voted for other judges with horrible records.

I don't get him. He'll do something totally on point about once every 18 months (like the speech he made about racial profiling and his experience as a black lawmaker in D.C.). Then he'll go back to the party line and you'll forget he's even there.