Rethugs have pulled out the race card by nominating Rep Donalds for Speaker....

[iluvtennis]

...they are betting on their racists ultra right wingers to not vote for an African American.

How disgusting they are.

My opinion only.

[Nana Wolf]

1. Yep

My exact first thought

[Stargleamer]

11. Welcome to DU!!

[grantcart]

2. His wiki shows he pled guilty for bribery

It was expunged later.

[TheRealNorth]

9. How did he get it expunged?

Bribe the right people?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. Bless their (racist) hearts...

This Rep. will not get the 19 that Gym Jordan or others received. The GOP still has a POC problem. Just because there are now 2 African-Americans in the House GOP caucus, does not make them diverse or accepting of others.

The Democratic side, it is a melting pot of diversity.

[iluvtennis]

6. Yep. n/t

[Ocelot II]

4. It's more like, "See? We're not racist; we'll vote for a Black Speaker!"

The Democrats have a Black Speaker now, so some of the GOPers will pretend they want one too (because they're not really racists, see?), knowing his nomination is entirely performative and he'll never actually be the Speaker.

[Polybius]

10. "The Democrats have a Black Speaker now"

Well, they nominated one, but he's not the Speaker. He's the Minority Leader, and hopefully will be Speaker in 2 years.

[Ocelot II]

12. I stand corrected, should have said a Black Speaker *nominee,*

but the point, of course, is the Dems have a Black Congressional leader and the GOPers want to be able to pretend they'd vote for one, too.

[GoCubsGo]

5. More likely, they think this is all that's needed to attract sufficient Democratic votes.

Anything to end this embarrassing clown show. It's cynical and disgusting, whatever their motive.

[iluvtennis]

7. Yep, cynical indeed. Nothing but Ass-hats. n/t

[ProudMNDemocrat]

8. That dog don't hunt.

Democrats know better that the GOP has a serious cultural diversity problem that spans many bridges.

[maxrandb]

13. They went full on Blazing Saddles

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I don't know the guy, but when they showed him, he looked like a hostage.

[ZonkerHarris]

15. The sherriff is near...

[maxrandb]

14. They are just daring the KKK 20 to vote for a black guy

But, they hate Kevin even more.

[ITAL]

16. I mean the guy who put him up for nomination

Already voted against McCarthy three previous times. This wasn't done to dare anyone. Probably they think it might jar some moderate Republicans to against McCarthy.

[iluvtennis]

17. The KKK 20 - love that moniker. n/t