McConnell's entire argument against the voting rights compromise is that a Black woman supports it

[Nevilledog]

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Laura Bassett
@LEBassett
McConnell’s entire argument against the voting rights compromise is that a Black woman supports it

Igor Bobic
@igorbobic
McConnell rips Manchin’s proposed “compromise” on voting:

“Senate Democrats seem to have reached a so-called ‘compromise’ election takeover among themselves. In reality, the plan endorsed by Stacey Abrams is no compromise.”

Ah I see

Burgess Everett
@burgessev
Replying to @burgessev
Here's Blunt's quote

When “Stacey Abrams immediately endorsed Sen. Manchin’s proposal, it became the Stacey Abrams substitute, not the Joe Manchin substitute.”

*-early tweet misspelled Stacey, apologies

I guess they're not even pretending this isn't racist
11:05 AM · Jun 17, 2021

[DiamondShark]

1. Kick

[gratuitous]

2. Racist?

By golly, you will NOT make Senator Mitch McConnell feel bad about being White, you Critical Race Theory commies!

Nincompoop sentiment coming soon to a Fox outlet near you!

[The Magistrate]

3. And Did So Without Changing A Word, Ma'am

It is the exact same bill.

The only question now is whether Manchin will stand up for his own work....

[Nevilledog]

6. Well, yeah.

[Budi]

4. Stacey to Joe Manchin: Here, Senator, let them come for ME

Simply by stepping in with her clear voice, Ms Abrams ripped the mask off the elephant in the room.

It's STILL about the Black Vote, right McConnell?
THAT is your real issue, & here I am to make it clear .
Now Mitch will have to face this brave Black woman, this heroic voice & say it to her face & the world.

McConnell no longer gets to hide behind the white guy, Sen Manchin.

SPEAK TO MS STACEY ABRAMS.

[bamagal62]

16. This!!!

[ShazzieB]

18. Too bad Mitch isn't really a turtle.

If he was, he could retract into his weatherbeaten shell and pretend not to hear Stacey!

Unfortunately for him, he's not a real turtle, just an ugly fake one. He's going to have to deal with her.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

5. I wonder how many Cult45 members are convinced that Stacey Abrams ran the election in GA

(and hence, of course, concocted and executed 'the steal' from her official government position)?

I'd bet a LOT of them.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

7. Fucking disgusting

Turtle slimeball.

I hope he dies soon,his soul is already dead been dead the day he was born .

[Escurumbele]

8. Well, lets speak the truth, he did not say because a black woman supports it...

Not that I think Moscow Mitch is not racist, I know he is, but he did not say that, he mentioned her by name, how else should he have phrased it? I am curious.

[StarfishSaver]

10. Why mention her at all?

Most people know why.

Think about it.

[Escurumbele]

19. "Why mention her at all?" Because she is the one who put together the proposal

I don't like Moscow Mitch, but we cannot place meaning into things, he seems to have spoken very clearly, he mentioned her name because she is the author of the proposal. We don't like it when repubs "translate" stuff that a Democrat may have said, we need to stick to the principles of working with the truth.

[StarfishSaver]

21. Where did you get the idea that Abrams "is the author of the proposal"?

Even McConnell didn't claim that.

Unless you have a link supporting your claim, your absolution of McConnell from culpability from an obvious racist dog whistle is quite premature.

[StarfishSaver]

25. FYI

GOP does its racist best, branding Manchin's voting rights proposal the 'Stacey Abrams substitute'


Sen. Roy Blunt ... rushed to rebrand Manchin's proposals as the dastardly work of voting rights activist Stacey Abrams.

"I actually think that when Stacey Abrams immediately endorsed Sen. Manchin's proposal, it became the Stacey Abrams substitute, not the Joe Manchin substitute," Blunt told reporters.

Did we mention that Abrams is Black? Thus, the imminent reasonableness of a white fellow like good ol' Joe Manchin was "immediately" sullied by the endorsement of Abrams—so much so that his proposal morphed into the "substitute" plan of an angry Black woman. Let the pillorying begin!

Why Blunt just didn't set up a life-sized posterboard pic of Abrams behind himself in case anyone failed to catch his drift remains a mystery. Perhaps he was a little rushed for time.

What we're seeing here is a touch of GOP unraveling and backtracking. Republicans have built Manchin into the patron saint of everything from Senate procedure to democracy itself. In fact, they kind of painted themselves into a corner, as it were. So any positive move by Manchin on a voting rights measure that could beat back the GOP's brazen attack on democracy in the states puts them in tricky territory. Surely, St. Joe wouldn't undersign something as wicked as voting reforms that would make the ballot box more accessible to a greater diversity of Americans. Enter "the Stacey Abrams substitute"—presto! Problem solved.

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/17/2035825/-GOP-does-its-racist-best-branding-Manchin-s-voting-rights-proposal-the-Stacey-Abrams-substitute

[Mr.Bill]

11. How about if he said he's against the bill

because of it's contents, not because of who endorsed it.

Oh, wait, if he did that, he wouldn't pick up as much support from racists. Also, he would have to read the bill, analyze it and explain logical reasons to not support it. That would be too much like doing his job as a Senator.

[Escurumbele]

20. You forget that he also mentioned Manchin, right? So what is it? He mentions Stacy

then that is it, it is because he is racist, so how do we label the fact that he mentioned Manchin as well? I am curious...

[Mr.Bill]

23. I didn't say he was a racist. Someone else did.

I said he's not doing his job as a Senator.

[druidity33]

26. Do you know what a dog whistle is? nt.

[JudyM]

15. He defined the bill by her support, instead of by Manchin's greater level of involvement with it.

[uponit7771]

17. Not at all cause overt racist like Moscow Mitch don't have the benefit of the doubt? tia

[Blue Owl]

9. Where's Turtlefuck's KKK hood?

[KS Toronado]

12. One in his desk on Capitol Hill, spare ones at home.

[Harker]

13. Any Democratic woman's name is anathema to them...

as are Black people.

For McConnell, it's a daily double.

[hibbing]

14. Compromise on voting rights? Uh...no n/t

[StarfishSaver]

22. Not a "compromise"

A first step.

Sometimes we have to move one step forward instead of three on the first go to get where we're going.

[BumRushDaShow]

24. "it became the Stacey Abrams substitute"

I'm glad I wasn't taking a sip of my coffee when I read that.

I bet that is EXACTLY what was going on in Turtle's little turtle brain. And since the actual quote about the "substitute" came from Roy Blunt, who is not running for re-election next year, makes it even more idiotic that he would actually care at this juncture. It's funny how they ignore their own party's members who are part of what has recently expanded into a pretty sizeable group.

[notinkansas]

27. While I don't doubt that mcturtle is a racist,

I suspect the primary reason for his opposition to voting rights is more about power. He doesn't want anybody to vote who votes democratic.