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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNot as big a deal if Trump used N word BEFORE
he was president.
Michael Williams, GA state senator..just now on CNN
Common rationale for wingnuts I have talked to. They didn't care about cheating and prostitutes because it was BEFORE he was president.
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Not as big a deal if Trump used N word BEFORE (Original Post)
Laura PourMeADrink
Aug 2018
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InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,123 posts)1. Just wow!!
highplainsdem
(49,044 posts)2. K&R. And here's the video from CNN:
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)3. Thanks
dalton99a
(81,635 posts)4. 'I'm not going there': As Trump hurls racial invective, most Republicans stay silent (WP)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/im-not-going-there-as-trump-hurls-racial-invective-most-republicans-stay-silent/2018/08/18/aab7fd8a-a189-11e8-83d2-70203b8d7b44_story.html
Im not going there: As Trump hurls racial invective, most Republicans stay silent
By Ashley Parker, Seung Min Kim, Robert Costa
August 18 at 6:14 PM
The president of the United States had just lobbed another racially charged insult this time calling his former top African American adviser a dog but Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) had no interest in talking about it.
Ive got more important things on my mind, so I really dont have a comment on that, said the Senates No. 2 Republican, chuckling at the question.
Has President Trump ever said anything on race that made Cornyn uncomfortable? I think the most important thing is to pay attention to what the president does, which I think has been good for the country, the senator demurred.
...
Dianne Pinderhughes, a professor at the University of Notre Dame who focuses on race and politics, said the presidents handling of race is also part of a recurring historical trend: Republicans subtly and not-so-subtly reassure white Americans that their status in the country remains intact amid a fast-changing culture.
Hes trying to convince white people that the way to keep their long-term status is to keep out people of color, keep out immigrants, and keep blacks down, and theyll feel better off by doing so, Pinderhughes said. In turn, some white people are excited and responsive. Its not all whites, but its significant enough to be recognized by other Republicans, who decide to stay quiet about it.
There is evidence that Trumps strategy is working or at least breaking down along predictable partisan lines.
Im not going there: As Trump hurls racial invective, most Republicans stay silent
By Ashley Parker, Seung Min Kim, Robert Costa
August 18 at 6:14 PM
The president of the United States had just lobbed another racially charged insult this time calling his former top African American adviser a dog but Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) had no interest in talking about it.
Ive got more important things on my mind, so I really dont have a comment on that, said the Senates No. 2 Republican, chuckling at the question.
Has President Trump ever said anything on race that made Cornyn uncomfortable? I think the most important thing is to pay attention to what the president does, which I think has been good for the country, the senator demurred.
...
Dianne Pinderhughes, a professor at the University of Notre Dame who focuses on race and politics, said the presidents handling of race is also part of a recurring historical trend: Republicans subtly and not-so-subtly reassure white Americans that their status in the country remains intact amid a fast-changing culture.
Hes trying to convince white people that the way to keep their long-term status is to keep out people of color, keep out immigrants, and keep blacks down, and theyll feel better off by doing so, Pinderhughes said. In turn, some white people are excited and responsive. Its not all whites, but its significant enough to be recognized by other Republicans, who decide to stay quiet about it.
There is evidence that Trumps strategy is working or at least breaking down along predictable partisan lines.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)5. Does the same reasoning apply when Franken becomes a senator again?
Asking for a dear buddy of mine...
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)6. He should have never resigned. So obvious that Trump
Is the elephant in the room. And the elephant does whatever he wants while shifting focus to red herrings...like Brennan for example.
It's like you rob someone on the street and a man jaywalks to get there to help and they get in more trouble than you do
hexola
(4,835 posts)7. Beware shiny objects
I dont really care about this one...
Sure he said it - he's a New Yorker...
This is not a takedown moment - sorry gang...
Distraction...