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by kafkaesq
3491 days ago
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The allegation that Pence supported electroshock therapy appears to be unfounded. However, it's now well-established that back in 2000, at least, his campaign was in favor of state-mandated "conversion therapy". Do you really want someone like that as VP? As to Sessions, per WP: Figures also said that Sessions had called him "boy," which Sessions denied. Figures also testified that two assistant prosecutors had also heard Sessions, including current federal judge Ginny Granade. Granade denied this.[24][16] He also testified that "Mr. Sessions admonished me to 'be careful what you say to white folks.'"[25] Sessions was also reported to have called a white civil rights attorney a "disgrace to his race."[27] In addition to his joke about the KKK, his undisputed reference to the NAACP as "un-American" and "Communist-inspired" and his open contempt for civil rights legislation, generally. It's also really hard not to interpret his remarks that "almost no one" coming from the Dominican Republic had useful skills to offer as not indicative of a racist mindset. It's good that we all seem to be on the same page about Steve Bannon, at least. |
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2. I'm not convinced by the smears against Mr. Sessions. His record, which includes desegregating schools and prosecuting the case that led to the execution of a KKK member responsible for a hate crime, speaks more of him than some unsubstantiated allegations and a joke. The NAACP is way more than a civil rights organization. They are very political and do not have unanimous support even among blacks. His comments about the socioeconomic makeup of immigrants from the DR has nothing to do with race. It is actually a very valid point to be critical of low-skill immigration when the US has a tragic surplus of low-skill labor.
3. The accusations against Bannon are the most ridiculous of all. He's someone with a history of service to country. Many Jews, gays, blacks, and hispanics have all come out in his defense.