Not as big a deal if Trump used N word BEFORE

[Laura PourMeADrink]

he was president.

Michael Williams, GA state senator..just now on CNN

Common rationale for wingnuts I have talked to. They didn't care about cheating and prostitutes because it was BEFORE he was president.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Just wow!!

[highplainsdem]

2. K&R. And here's the video from CNN:

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/08/18/n-word-trump-georgia-state-senator-michael-williams-sot-vpx.cnn

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Thanks

[dalton99a]

4. 'I'm not going there': As Trump hurls racial invective, most Republicans stay silent (WP)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/im-not-going-there-as-trump-hurls-racial-invective-most-republicans-stay-silent/2018/08/18/aab7fd8a-a189-11e8-83d2-70203b8d7b44_story.html

‘I’m not going there’: As Trump hurls racial invective, most Republicans stay silent
By Ashley Parker, Seung Min Kim, Robert Costa
August 18 at 6:14 PM

The president of the United States had just lobbed another racially charged insult — this time calling his former top African American adviser a “dog” — but Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) had no interest in talking about it.

“I’ve got more important things on my mind, so I really don’t have a comment on that,” said the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, chuckling at the question.

Has President Trump ever said anything on race that made Cornyn uncomfortable? “I think the most important thing is to pay attention to what the president does, which I think has been good for the country,” the senator demurred.

...

Dianne Pinderhughes, a professor at the University of Notre Dame who focuses on race and politics, said the president’s handling of race is also part of a recurring historical trend: Republicans subtly and not-so-subtly reassure white Americans that their status in the country remains intact amid a fast-changing culture.

“He’s trying to convince white people that the way to keep their long-term status is to keep out people of color, keep out immigrants, and keep blacks down, and they’ll feel better off by doing so,” Pinderhughes said. “In turn, some white people are excited and responsive. It’s not all whites, but it’s significant enough to be recognized by other Republicans, who decide to stay quiet about it.”

There is evidence that Trump’s strategy is working — or at least breaking down along predictable partisan lines.

[ProudLib72]

5. Does the same reasoning apply when Franken becomes a senator again?

Asking for a dear buddy of mine...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. He should have never resigned. So obvious that Trump

Is the elephant in the room. And the elephant does whatever he wants while shifting focus to red herrings...like Brennan for example.

It's like you rob someone on the street and a man jaywalks to get there to help and they get in more trouble than you do

[hexola]

7. Beware shiny objects

I dont really care about this one...

Sure he said it - he's a New Yorker...

This is not a takedown moment - sorry gang...

Distraction...