Pence Wants To 'Set Aside This Talk' Of Racism After Police Killings
Source: Talking Points Memo
Just days after two black men were fatally shot by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina, vice presidential hopeful Mike Pence on Thursday urged an audience of evangelical leaders to "set aside talk" of institutional racism, the Associated Press reported.
Speaking at a roundtable of pastors in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Pence said police officers are "the best of us" and the public should avoid focusing on talking about racism, which he called the "rhetoric of division. Donald Trump and I both believe that there's been far too much of this talk of institutional bias or racism in law enforcement," Pence said, according to the AP.
Politico reports:
Asked by Bishop John Brannon, who is African-American, what Pence would "personally do" to heal divides in the country, Pence brought up the recent shootings.
"When there's any loss of life, we have to speak with compassion, we have to make it clear that there will be a thorough investigation and that justice will be served and that high standards will be upheld," Pence said.
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tonyt53
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(10,115 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,241 posts)I've got to tell ya, the thought of a Trump presidency absolutely terrfies me, but the thought of a Trump Justice Dept??????
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)dhill926
(16,358 posts)Missn-Hitch
(1,383 posts)madaboutharry
(40,221 posts)DorothyG
(95 posts)Curtland1015
(4,404 posts)Eff you Pence.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)That's the abbreviated blurb that appears on the front page.
Irony. Love it.
catbyte
(34,454 posts)Asshole.
niyad
(113,581 posts)never recover. and to think, I was thankful earlier that we had survived a summer without a major disaster.
sinkingfeeling
(51,474 posts)TeamPooka
(24,256 posts)allan01
(1,950 posts)neeksgeek
(1,214 posts)Moonwalk
(2,322 posts)..."Stop talking about race" = let people shoot, kill and intimidate black voters into not voting.
madokie
(51,076 posts)neeksgeek
(1,214 posts)Grimelle
(219 posts)Mighty white of him...
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)chillfactor
(7,584 posts)Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)known people of color around here any time we dare speak up about racism and its impact.
Ligyron
(7,639 posts)Wonder why that could be...
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)Especially those institutions that we love so dearly and that keep us safe from "those people!" I know! Let's sweep it under the rug and pretend it doesn't exist. Republicans not only don't get it; they don't even care.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,922 posts)tanyev
(42,619 posts)Warpy
(111,352 posts)considering he's the governor of one of the biggest Klan states in the country.
Not going to happen, Sunshine.
Rex
(65,616 posts)He wants to get back to his crusade against a woman's uterus.
FUCK YOU PENCE.
yardwork
(61,712 posts)Shoalbiz
(36 posts)who publicly proclaimed, "smoking doesn't kill." He's a perfect match for the ignorant Trump.
Homer Wells
(1,576 posts)Are now the same ones who refuse to lay claim to the term 'organized racism'? Hmmmm? Sounds like Doublespeak to me
catbyte
(34,454 posts)that he's reduced to standing in his back yard, yelling at clouds. He's another vile piece of work.