Republican leaders sometimes wonder aloud why they struggle with outreach to minority communities. Little mystery here. (via MaddowBlog)
that Russia invaded Ukraine in order to acquire “more farmland,” which really didn’t make any sense.
But in each of these instances, the GOP senator’s rhetoric made him appear foolish, not sinister. As the Associated PressRepublican Sen. Tommy Tuberville asserted that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because “they think the people that do the crime are owed that.” ... Tuberville’s remarks about reparations played into racist stereotypes about Black people committing crimes.
The Republican spoke in Nevada, helping warm up a crowd at a rally ahead of Donald Trump’s appearance. The senator focused on crime — a standard part of the GOP’s pitch ahead of this year’s midterm elections — but decided to throw in some related thoughts about reparations.of Democrats. “They’re pro-crime. They want crime. They want crime because they want to take over what you got. They want to control what you have.
At face value, the idea that a major political party actually “wants” crime is not the sort of rhetoric Americans generally hear from sensible elected officials, but it was Tuberville’s comments about reparations that took his remarks in a racist direction.
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Senator: Dems back reparations for those who 'do the crime'Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is asserting that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because, in his words, “they think the people that do the crime are owed that.'
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