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jpak

(41,760 posts) Sat Jul 28, 2018, 04:21 PM Jul 2018

Sean Spicer accused of using racial slur at a heated book signing event

Source: USA Today

Sean Spicer's hotly anticipated book signing took a turn for the worse Friday when the former Trump administration press secretary was accused of using a racial slur toward a black classmate during his high school years.

The ex-communications director was at a book signing in Middletown, Rhode Island for his recent release of "The Briefing" about his time with President Donald Trump. At the signing, Alex Lombard, a resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts, approached him.

Lombard told Spicer they attended the Portsmouth Abbey School together, a Catholic prep school in Rhode Island. After Spicer said hello to Lombard and confirmed that he boxed in school, Lombard charged Spicer with calling him the N-word before one of their fights, according to a video from the Newport Daily News. Lombard was then escorted away by a security guard.

A publicist told The Associated Press that was "taken aback" by the "outrageous claim."

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Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/07/28/sean-spicer-trump-press-secretary-accused-racial-slur-book-signing/855019002/

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Sean Spicer accused of using racial slur at a heated book signing event (Original Post) jpak Jul 2018 OP

If you think there's even one white guy GOPer connected to Trump who's NEVER used that word RockRaven Jul 2018 #1

They all do this. greymattermom Jul 2018 #2

Yep. And Spicer is only 46. This means he hurled the N-word in HS in late 1980s. SunSeeker Jul 2018 #4

White folks sure as shit talked like that in the late 80's markses66 Jul 2018 #12

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Jul 2018 #3

This is a poorly worded headline oberliner Jul 2018 #5

Rules on LBN require the actual headline, that's all on USA Today. It is a badly worded headline. marble falls Jul 2018 #7

No objection to the person who posted it oberliner Jul 2018 #9

Really, what does that have to do with the story? Kingofalldems Jul 2018 #16

I just thought the USA Today headline was poorly written oberliner Jul 2018 #17

Whether Spicer used the word in the last week when he's 46 Igel Jul 2018 #19

"taken aback,", my ass heaven05 Jul 2018 #6

"...books have spines. Sean does not" LiberalLovinLug Jul 2018 #8

Hmmm...... do we believe the guy who publicly lied to millions daily rurallib Jul 2018 #10

Not surprised... Mike Nelson Jul 2018 #11

it doesn't help that he worked for and continues to defend him JI7 Jul 2018 #13

J-School fail; what an awful headline. Codeine Jul 2018 #14

Didn't somebody at this event yell out that Sean's book was "garbage"? Ligyron Jul 2018 #15

I think very little of Spicer, LuvNewcastle Jul 2018 #18

RockRaven

(15,009 posts)

1. If you think there's even one white guy GOPer connected to Trump who's NEVER used that word

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 04:30 PM

Jul 2018

I've got a goddamned bridge to sell you.

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)

2. They all do this.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 04:34 PM

Jul 2018

Time to turn up the heat.

SunSeeker

(51,725 posts)

4. Yep. And Spicer is only 46. This means he hurled the N-word in HS in late 1980s.

Reply to greymattermom (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 04:47 PM

Jul 2018

By then, especially in Rhode Island, Spicer can hardly argue this is just how people talked. It sure the fuck isn't "locker room talk."

markses66

(94 posts)

12. White folks sure as shit talked like that in the late 80's

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 07:51 PM

Jul 2018

He's the same age, approximately, as the Howard Beach kids, or Joey Fama.

SunSeeker

(51,725 posts)

3. K & R for exposure.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 04:40 PM

Jul 2018

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

5. This is a poorly worded headline

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 04:47 PM

Jul 2018

It reads like he used the slur at the event.

marble falls

(57,253 posts)

7. Rules on LBN require the actual headline, that's all on USA Today. It is a badly worded headline.

Reply to oberliner (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 05:10 PM

Jul 2018

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

9. No objection to the person who posted it

Reply to marble falls (Reply #7)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 05:48 PM

Jul 2018

USA Today is definitely to blame.

Kingofalldems

(38,487 posts)

16. Really, what does that have to do with the story?

Reply to oberliner (Reply #9)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 10:15 PM

Jul 2018

Derailment fail.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

17. I just thought the USA Today headline was poorly written

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #16)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 10:17 PM

Jul 2018

Made it sound like he used the slur at the event.

Igel

(35,359 posts)

19. Whether Spicer used the word in the last week when he's 46

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #16)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:58 AM

Jul 2018

or whether he used the word 30 years ago when he was 16.

heaven05

(18,124 posts)

6. "taken aback,", my ass

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 04:48 PM

Jul 2018

everyone associated with this current heel of a leader has and is using it frequently including the current press spokesperson and her dear leader she lies for every time she is at the podium. I would venture to guess, a majority of white people have used this description of AA. They all don't truly think anyone of colour is fooled by their fake protestations. I hope the AA boxer kicked spicer's ass.

I really am getting fed up with all these white nationalists fucking over the country and its people. Times are ripe for what wypipo are looking for, a race war. Just so I am understood clearly. I know what trump and his deplorables want. A Hitlerian false-flag reason to declare martial law and never leave office.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,176 posts)

8. "...books have spines. Sean does not"

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 05:11 PM

Jul 2018

lol
That's a good one!

rurallib

(62,451 posts)

10. Hmmm...... do we believe the guy who publicly lied to millions daily

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 05:58 PM

Jul 2018

or Mr. Lombard?

Mike Nelson

(9,968 posts)

11. Not surprised...

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 07:25 PM

Jul 2018

… and the guy did not take it as playful or appropriate for the sport. Spicer is deplorable.

JI7

(89,275 posts)

13. it doesn't help that he worked for and continues to defend him

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 07:52 PM

Jul 2018

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

14. J-School fail; what an awful headline.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 08:54 PM

Jul 2018

It completely, and obviously accidentally, misrepresents the content of the story.

Ligyron

(7,639 posts)

15. Didn't somebody at this event yell out that Sean's book was "garbage"?

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 09:52 PM

Jul 2018

And he a "garbage person" "You're garbage and so is your book"? Words to that effect as they were being escorted out.

Or was the clip I saw of another deplorable at another deplorable event who was being excoriated So hard to keep these cretins and the righteous backlash straight.

LuvNewcastle

(16,858 posts)

18. I think very little of Spicer,

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 11:11 PM

Jul 2018

but I don’t think bringing up high school misbehavior is appropriate. Plenty of people back then said horrible things to me and about me, but teenagers do awful things. I said lots of ugly shit too, but that’s what immature children do. I don’t hold any grudges from back then. Sometimes you have to let shit go and get on with your life. Spicer’s a lowlife, but I say that because of his adult behavior, not because of stupid shit he said when he was a teenager.

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