Tim Scott, Rand Paul Embrace Affirmative Action
SENATORS EMBRACE RACIST, SELF-PROMOTIONAL “RLJ RULE” U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has always struYou must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
SENATORS EMBRACE RACIST, SELF-PROMOTIONAL “RLJ RULE” U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has always struYou must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
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Yeah, nobody ever discriminates against black people these days.
… in Narnia.
Some people discriminate against blacks. Some people discriminate against whites. The point is that there shouldn’t be a preference for one race over the other when it comes to hiring or opportunities.
Exactly.
Asians get more loan approvals and better interest rates then Anglo’s from banks, should we go out a pass a bunch of laws to fix that?
Of course not.
Plus, I don’t think we could get Al Sharpton to dress up in “White face” unless we could guarantee a constant stream of white oriented manufactured outrage with the appropriate compensation for his stoking expertise.
Brother Al dresses up in “white” hair every day.
Agreed. I was responding to Will’s statement on that, as it was stated, which seemed to suggest that all discrimination against blacks was in the past. As you point out, there is all kinds of discrimination, against every group imaginable. Will may have edited the statement since I first read the piece. Or he may not. Either way, it’s cool. This is a couple of guys with political ambitions, of course. I’m thinking maybe a POTUS/VPOTUS ticket. So it is to be expected.
“The point is that there shouldn’t be a preference for one race over the other when it comes to hiring or opportunities.”
In a perfect world I would agree with you. This world? Not so much.
The only saving grace to this bill is that(from my understand, which could be wrong), it is supposedly completely voluntary/optional in regards to whether a business chooses to interview minority candidates or not.
Minorities shouldn’t have to face further stigma surrounding whether they actually deserved a job or were a product of affirmative action, and the only way to guarantee that is to eliminate government enforced favoritism based on race.
“Rand is no Ron ”
Are you saying that is a bad thing???
You ready to vote for Rand?
Guess that would also work in reverse: “black” owned companies would be required to deal with white folks, Hispanics, Asians, Indian Ocean cannibals, arabs, …. and how many others? Another problem is can they keep up with PERCENTAGES? What’s next – ration out drivers licenses, concealed carry permits, and what else? Has anybody asked the Pakistani/Indian/Bangladesh gas/convenience store owners how they feel about it? Good God, I could go on and on …!!
Yep. I’m gonna go demand that I get an interview for bartender at Jet Night Life baby. Those racist bastard got no white bartenders.
” . . . . . “black” owned companies . . .”
How can you tell what color person owns which company?? Seriously.
“Another problem is can they keep up with PERCENTAGEs?”
If the “they” that you are talking about are the “black” company owners, I would assume yes – “blacks” take math just like the rest of us so I do not think that keeping up with percentages will be an issue.
“Has anybody asked the Pakistani/Indian/Bangladesh convenience store owners how they feel about it?”
I’ve never noticed a preponderance of Pakistani/Indian/Bangladesh convenience store owners. A Big Gulp is a Big Gulp is a Big Gulp if you ask me.
Don’t think that the black folks discriminate against whites in St. Andrews now, for example at McDonalds and Dollar General? The black employees take care of the brothers and sisters first. This is from personal experience.
“Don’t think that the black folks discriminate against whites . . .”
And the white folks in businesses all over South take care of Billy Joe and Betty Sue first. This is from personal experience.
This is from personal experience.
SCB,
You black and blue?
“SCB,
You black and blue?”
Depends on the day . . . Monday I’m blue and Friday I’m black – any other day it is somewhere in between . . .
Damn good answer!
McDonalds and Dollar General
Well, there’s your problem. I’ve never gotten good service at these businesses regardless of which location it was in.
I went to the McDonalds in Batesville this morning and was waited on
right after the car in front of me. The lady at the window was really
nice and wished me a good day. I thought the service was good, now the food, you get what you pay for.
“Symbolic though it may be” I KNEW that was coming…and then later you say it’s a FIRST STEP..WTF have you been Dumb@$$..This is likely a Token gesture (if there is aNY truth to it) to replace the REAL Quota in Hiring, you F*#king Democrats have been Jockeying for 50 years…
Bottom line: What the LEFT (FITS) is doing now is trying to weaken the supporters of Republicans. That’s the way Liberal-Tarians get GOP voters, and put a Democrat in…
My Guess: FITS is going to end up pulling more Democrat votes (because only the stupid will buy this.) The nutjob side-show Liberal-Tarian party will not appeal to the more-intelligent Conservative voter…and making it harder for democrats, is not what FITS is trying to do,. And it’s not what Felonious Punk pays him for.
You do realize that nobody knows what the fuck you are talking about, right?
Some intellect is a prerequisite: So I don’t doubt you a bit…even in your use of the term “nobody.”
“Some intellect is a prerequisite . . .”
Intellect hell! Maybe some good drugs!
Felonious Punk
Maybe you’re not so bad after all,T.
First you were down with David Allan Coe…now you’re referencing TBG’s favorite jazz artist, Thelonious Mo…
Uh…nevermind.
You gotta admit it has melodious tone to it…and it does remind one of a talented artist…Winner on all sides.
“The Tea Party is a color-blind movement that has principled differences with many of the leaders in Washington, both Democrats and Republicans.”
Did he really believe that or was he just trying to get votes?
http://aattp.org/20-of-the-most-racist-teapublican-political-signs/
Not exactly an unbiased source. AATTP – Americans against the tea party. There are racist in every organization. Explain Scott’s election to the House. He didn’t have any opposition front anyone in the Tea Party.
Can you think if a pro tea party group that would take the time to document tea party racism. Calling our your BS is what your opponents do.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/18/gop-anti-immigration_n_3618392.html
Repeat: There are racist in every organization.
Racists comments from the Obama administration. Any crack pot can organize a Tea Party group. These were all chosen by Obama.
http://mediatrackers.org/national/2013/06/20/6-horribly-racist-comments-from-obama-admin-officials
When Libs show their racist views, it is “cute”, all others are Satan’s spawn.
These programs, well intended as they may be, end up helping people who don’t need it.
1. They are already wealthy. Just another form of what Will calls crony capitalism.
2. They are 51% minority owned business and subcontract to white owned or other 51% minority owned business so that a large majority of the income goes to whites.
3. The beneficiaries are people who look like Senator Elizabeth Warren, who claims to be 1/16 native American.
3. The beneficiaries are people who look like Senator Elizabeth Warren, who claims to be 1/16 native American.
Oy vey!
You got a problem with that, Kimosabe?
How, Yo, Shalom, TontoBubbaGoldstein. Some of my best friends are Native African Jewish Americans.
Isn’t Scott an example of GOP Affirmative Action? How did he get his senate seat? Oh yeah, it was given to him.
He was elected to the House and will be elected to the Senate. Whites are appointed to office all the time. So?
” So?”
I don’t think there is a “So?” – he was just stating a fact.
He also asked a question about affirmative action. This is why affirmative action is “SO” wrong. It diminishes the accomplishments of African Americans and instead credits “racial profiling” in reverse.
Has anyone ever just simply considered giving the most QUALIFIED person the job or scholarship?
I’m against that!
Why would you even think of something like that ? Just think of the bureaucrats that would have to get a real job. Just think of all the paper work that would be eliminated. Anything that makes that much sense could never be considered. There has to be “self esteem” considered. The “most qualified” is a racist argument. There could never be “equal outcomes”. The list goes on and on but “qualified” is of secondary importance . Welcome to reality. lol
Fits, isn’t there a photo of Scott, somewhere on the planet, that doesn’t have folks looking up his nose?
Relatedly, I recently saw a story in the Health section of NYT that people who are too ‘gummy’ can have a little Botox injected in their upper gum area and end up with a real natural looking smile that doesn’t flash all that gum at us.
But, hey, from all the Tim Scott ads I’ve seen on the web, they ALL look up his nose and show those gums. He and his people must like that look.
GUMS — ‘SMUG’ spelled backwards, got it….
Another example of how all small government types throw small government out the window if they can pass a law that gets them in the news.
Isn’t it Chip Campsen who runs to the press proposing a new law any time a news story grabs his attention?
That’s all this is about.
Hmm we wonder if Tim Scott thinks this lady looks like Lin Bennett…??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7y7oJ266qI