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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/fran-millar-georgia-educated-voters-more-votersJust when you think they can't get any more
The Georgia state senator who ranted about excessive black voting and vowed to fight a move to expand early voting in DeKalb County defended his remarks on Facebook, saying that he would rather have more educated voters than an increase in the total number of voters.
The Republican state senator, Fran Millar (pictured), wrote that in a comment responding to others on his post where he vowed to end Sunday balloting in DeKalb County because that area is "dominated by African American shippers" and has "large African American mega churches."
"I do agree with Galloway and I never claimed to be nonpartisan," Millar wrote. "I would prefer more educated voters than a greater increase in the number of voters. If you don't believe this is an efort [sic] to maximize Democratic votes pure and simple, then you are not a realist. This is a partisan stunt and I hope it can be stopped. Furthermore I don't control where people are allowed to vote but am glad Brookhaven has been added for the last week."
That comment came a few hours after Millar published his longwinded email about an appointee of Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) who "has disappointed those of us that hoped he could bring the county together." Millar, in that same email, said that he talked with another lawmaker about ending early voting there.
"Democrats are showing their hand on how they might boost their numbers," Millar wrote.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)so there you have it.
elleng
(130,980 posts)that African Americans are uneducated and uninformed.
villager
(26,001 posts)Disclaimer: I'm rather light-complected myself.
Historic NY
(37,451 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)Rove famously said (paraphrased) the more educated tend to vote for Democrats ...
and voila Faux News spoonfeeds their audience fairy tales and horseshit ... keeping them dumb and worse, grostequely misinformed
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)about dumb voters. The GOP yells about voter fraud and the voter fraud I have seen is republicans. He must be another smart republican talking again.
Cha
(297,330 posts)just no damn good to you. Or chucky todd.
bears
bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)They will always have their base that will vote for them no matter how much it hurts them.
You are so right about the brainwashed faux news viewers.
Ever since President Obama was elected, actually even before, during the campaign, the racist pukes have come crawling out from under their rocks.
If only they weren't so proud of their racism and stupidity. It's sickening.
Cha
salin
(48,955 posts)per the psychological move of projecting one's own motives on other people (per partisanship regarding the idea of an active voting public); and the second... what is he referring to with "shippers"? I have heard lots of derogatory terms -live in a midwestern/northern red state. But am completely unfamiliar with the term - and nothing - save related to shipping came up on urban dictionary.
Basically - dude is saying only people likely to vote for me, should be encouraged to vote - and derogatory comments about people unlikely to vote for me. Or am I missing something?
Rex
(65,616 posts)The GOPs one main goal is to disparage as many people from voting as possible. Mostly done illegally. It would seem that would be important, but kinda common for criminals governors and senators and certain former POTUSes and VPs. How long do these career criminals get to defy the laws?
So many get caught, then go on to work at Foxnews.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)strategery blunder
(4,225 posts)You know, so everyone who ever reaches voting age is "educated" to such a high standard.