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Tim Scott forced to become Black again in Iowa [1]
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Date: 2023-07-28
Just when Tim Scott was succeeding in dialing down his Blackness for the lily-White, right wing Christian racists in Iowa, he is forced to become Black again due to the virulent racism in his chosen party.
Tim Scott rebukes 2024 GOP rival Ron DeSantis over Florida curriculum on slavery Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) rebuked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a rival for the GOP presidential nomination, on Thursday over new state standards on how Black history is taught in Florida schools, saying “there is no silver lining” in slavery. … Scott, the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, strongly pushed back on that idea while speaking to reporters on the campaign trail in Ankeny, Iowa. “As a country founded upon freedom, the greatest deprivation of freedom was slavery,” Scott said. “There is no silver lining … in slavery. … What slavery was really about [was] separating families, about mutilating humans and even raping their wives. It was just devastating. So, I would hope that every person in our country — and certainly running for president — would appreciate that.” Speaking of DeSantis, Scott added: “Listen, people have bad days. Sometimes they regret what they say.”
No, Tim, Ron was not just “having a bad day.” And, no, Tim, Ron does not “regret” what he said. In fact, shortly after you made your comments, Ron doubled down and said you either stand with him or you stand with Kamala Harris.
“So at the end of the day you’ve got to choose,” DeSantis said. “Are you going to side with Kamala Harris and liberal media outlets, or are you going to side with the state of Florida?”
Tim, you're doing a lot of things wrong, but probably your biggest mistake is being a Republican.
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