House Republican defends Tuberville's racist remark

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Sunday defended Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) after the senator said Democrats want reparations for minorities because their party is “pro-crime.”

Bacon told NBC’s “Meet the Press” guest host Kristen Welker that he “wouldn’t say it the same way” but politicians should be “honest that we have a crime problem in our country.”

“I’m not going to say he’s being racist. But I wouldn’t use that language, be more polite. But the fact is we can’t ignore we have a 40 to 50 percent violent crime increase,” Bacon said. “And it’s unacceptable. When a guy commits a crime the first time, shame on them. When society releases that same criminal and they create more victims, that’s shame on us for letting that happen.”

At a rally on Saturday, Tuberville said crime was out of control and slammed Democrats as radicals on the issue. "No, they’re not soft on crime. They’re pro-crime. They want crime. They want crime because they want to take over what you got,” Tuberville said. “They want to control what you have. They want reparations because they think the people that do the crime are owed that.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-republican-defends-tuberville-over-reparation-remark/ar-AA12LCKb

[Boomerproud]

1. Meet the Press moderator said what in response?

Just asking.

[Srkdqltr]

2. This is what they all believe. They are not shocked.

They won't apologize because they don't think they are wrong.

[brush]

3. Where does he get the figure of a 40-50 percent crime increase?

That sounds like a made-up number, and what was it 21 months ago when trump was in office?

[CrispyQ]

4. I wondered that, too.

REPORT
Published March 15, 2022
The Red State Murder Problem

https://www.thirdway.org/report/the-red-state-murder-problem

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Takeaways

The rate of murders in the US has gone up at an alarming rate. But, despite a media narrative to the contrary, this is a problem that afflicts Republican-run cities and states as much or more than the Democratic bastions.

In 2020, per capita murder rates were 40% higher in states won by Donald Trump than those won by Joe Biden.

8 of the 10 states with the highest murder rates in 2020 voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election this century.

A real journalist would have asked the question & had an answer when the politicians couldn't/wouldn't answer.

[onecaliberal]

5. The highest crime rates are in republican states and cities.

If they want to have that talk let’s have it.

[gratuitous]

6. So why is it

Why is it that the supporters of just one political party are being tried in federal courts around the country for their attempt to violently overthrow the duly-elected government of the United States, Rep. Bacon?