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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Nov 26, 2017, 02:18 PM Nov 2017

UPDATED - GOP Sen. Tim Scott: Trump Isn't 'Singling Out Minorities' With NFL and LaVar Ball Tweets

Last edited Sun Nov 26, 2017, 03:04 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Mediate

by Justin Baragona | 10:46 am, November 26th, 2017

In recent days, President Donald Trump has engaged in a public feud with sports dad LaVar Ball stemming from Ball’s son and two other UCLA basketball players arrests in China for shoplifting. Trump has taken issue with Ball’s insistence that the president didn’t do that much to get his son released by Chinese authorities, leading to numerous Trump tweets indicating that the players should have been left in jail.

These tweets, along with Trump’s continued complaints about black NFL players kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, have led many to observe that the president has a tendency to take aim at high-profile minorities. During an appearance on ABC’s This Week, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) was asked his opinion on Trump’s attacks and whether he felt the president was specifically targeting minorities.

“The president is a good counterpuncher,” Scott told host Martha Raddatz. “He doesn’t seem to discriminate from my perspective. He attacks anyone he perceives or believes is attacking him or the country.” After Scott said that Trump should have been thanked by the UCLA athletes without having to ask for it, Raddatz pressed him again on whether he believed Trump wasn’t “singling out minorities.”

“I will tell you, from my perspective, the answer is no,” Scott responded. “There’s no doubt that if he were singling out minorities in the basketball situation, he singled them out in a positive way.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/gop-sen-tim-scott-trump-isnt-singling-out-minorities-with-nfl-and-lavar-ball-tweets/



UPDATE:

GOP Senator: I Want To Be On ‘Right’ Side Of History When It Comes To Moore


By ESME CRIBB Published NOVEMBER 26, 2017 10:09 AM

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on Sunday said he wants to be “on the side of right when history writes the story” about Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, who multiple women have accused of sexual misconduct.

“It is pretty clear to me that the best thing that Roy Moore can do for the country is to move on,” Scott said on ABC News’ “This Week.”

He said the allegations against Moore “are still very strong and credible, and the denial has been weak.”

“In my opinion, and in the opinion of many Republicans and conservatives in the Senate, it is time for us to turn the page, because it is not about partisan politics,” Scott said. “It is not about electing Republicans versus Democrats. This is about the character of our country. I want to be on the side of right when history writes the story.”

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Full article:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/tim-scott-i-want-to-be-on-right-side-of-history-moore
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UPDATED - GOP Sen. Tim Scott: Trump Isn't 'Singling Out Minorities' With NFL and LaVar Ball Tweets (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2017 OP
Ok mr steppin fetchit kimbutgar Nov 2017 #1
Yo Timmy, my man!!!!!! ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2017 #2
And Tim Scott is not black. dalton99a Nov 2017 #3
What a loser! Wellstone ruled Nov 2017 #4
What control!! MyOwnPeace Nov 2017 #5
I will have to agree with Scott on this customerserviceguy Nov 2017 #6
That was the exception...... ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2017 #8
And I maintain customerserviceguy Nov 2017 #18
How Trump picks his (many) battles Zambero Nov 2017 #7
"he singled them out in a positive way" nocalflea Nov 2017 #9
Calling someone an SOB is positive? n/t dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #17
So, we're supposed to believe that it is true because HE says it, right? TheDebbieDee Nov 2017 #10
He wants to be on the right side of history? kellytore Nov 2017 #11
blinders. the moron WON on racism. pansypoo53219 Nov 2017 #12
Trump didn't call out Eminem after his freestyle slam. sarcasmo Nov 2017 #13
Thanks for pointing out what hes doing. truthisfreedom Nov 2017 #14
Well Tim's half right, Moore's gotta go. But Trump has a long documented bad history with PoC. marble falls Nov 2017 #15
Tim Ned of New Mexico Nov 2017 #16

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
2. Yo Timmy, my man!!!!!!
Sun Nov 26, 2017, 02:21 PM
Nov 2017

name all the White NFL players Trump attacked in tweets, called "sons of bitches", and called ungrateful!

Yeah, I thought so.
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
4. What a loser!
Sun Nov 26, 2017, 02:21 PM
Nov 2017

Hope the Minority Community in his State read this Statement and throw it right back at him. What a Racist POS.

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)
5. What control!!
Sun Nov 26, 2017, 02:31 PM
Nov 2017

How can ANYONE, let alone a minority person, go on an interview and spew such BS with a straight face or a throat full of barf? Also, how can you even face yourself in a mirror - or sleep at night?

I'll NEVER understand the minds of IQ45's supporters...............

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
6. I will have to agree with Scott on this
Sun Nov 26, 2017, 02:48 PM
Nov 2017

We heard all the references to Lyin' Ted, Crying Chuck (Schumer), "Little" Mario, and "low energy" Jeb, along with all the insults to Democratic candidates during the election, plus many more Caucasians targeted by Trump.

He's an equal opportunity bully. I think he really gives zero thought to the race or gender of his targets.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
8. That was the exception......
Sun Nov 26, 2017, 02:54 PM
Nov 2017

not the rule.

Trump was running against these people for the GOP nomination. Their race had nothing to do with it. Nor did they say much about Trump's Obama Birther rant that spanned over 5 years.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
18. And I maintain
Tue Nov 28, 2017, 12:14 PM
Nov 2017

that anybody who opposes Trump, in even the slightest way, stands a chance of being mocked and attacked by him. I don't think he really cares about party, ethnicity (other than Mexicans, who he clearly detests as a group) or gender when he's flinging his schoolyard bully attacks.

I don't recall any specific references to race when he was going after the NFL players. Yes, a large proportion of them are African-American, but I don't think that made it into his calculation. He's attacked the entertainment industry, too, and it's predominantly white.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
7. How Trump picks his (many) battles
Sun Nov 26, 2017, 02:53 PM
Nov 2017

When and where there is a specific demographic group or institution that he can use for the purpose of dog-whistling his followers. Of course, plausible deniability always will always accompany the targeted Tweets and off-script remarks, as will apologists such as Scott.

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