South Dakota lawmaker: Let businesses 'turn away people of color,' later apologizes

[DonViejo]

Source: The Argus Leader


Dana Ferguson, [e-mail] Published 1:49 p.m. CT June 5, 2018 | Updated 10:32 a.m. CT June 6, 2018

UPDATE: South Dakota lawmaker apologizes, admits Facebook comment was 'very racist'

A South Dakota lawmaker on Monday said businesses should be able to turn away customers based on race.

In a Facebook comment, state Rep. Michael Clark, a Hartford Republican, said business owners should have the final say in who they serve.

Clark later pulled the Facebook comment. And an hour after the Argus Leader published a story about the comment, he issued an email apology to a reporter.

The comment elicited outrage from constituents and calls to withdraw the lawmaker from Democrats running to replace him.


Read more: https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/05/s-d-lawmaker-says-businesses-should-able-turn-away-customers-based-race/673317002/

[louis-t]

1. He's sorry that his 'base' didn't throw a parade in his honor.

The drooling deplorables he was expecting to applaud him didn't show up.

[rurallib]

2. More sorry he got caught than he is that he said it I am sure.

[exboyfil]

3. Missed nearly 50 years of civil rights legislation

and court cases did he.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Am I seeing things, or does he resemble a chubby Hitler?

Rep. Michael Clark

[kimbutgar]

8. Yes could be a relative of Adolph's

[47of74]

9. Yeah

I bet racism gives him a chubby too...

[Honeycombe8]

5. Someone told him that's a civil rights violation. Idiot. nt

[radicalliberal]

6. "I would never advocate discriminating against people based on their color or race."

You just did, you bigoted, racist jerk.

[Solly Mack]

7. I've read stories over the last few days that have been little more than slaps across the face

The abuses borne out of racism - the hits that just keep coming, rolling over the body like a steam roller.

And this just in the last few days. It happens 365/24/7.

If screaming would help I'd never stop.

[yardwork]

10. Sometimes sorry isn't good enough.

He posted what he believes. How can he possibly apologize? This is who he is.