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kpete

(72,028 posts)
Thu Sep 22, 2016, 09:35 AM Sep 2016

A Trump campaign chair in Ohio says there was ‘no racism’ before Obama

Kathy Miller called the Black Lives Matter movement ‘a stupid waste of time’ and said low African American voter turnout could be due to ‘the way they’re raised’

Donald Trump’s campaign chair in a prominent Ohio county has claimed there was “no racism” during the 1960s and said black people who have not succeeded over the past half-century only have themselves to blame.

Kathy Miller, who is white and chair of the Republican nominee’s campaign in Mahoning County, made the remarks during a taped interview with the Guardian’s Anywhere but Washington series of election videos.

“If you’re black and you haven’t been successful in the last 50 years, it’s your own fault. You’ve had every opportunity, it was given to you,” she said.

“You’ve had the same schools everybody else went to. You had benefits to go to college that white kids didn’t have. You had all the advantages and didn’t take advantage of it. It’s not our fault, certainly.”

Miller also called the Black Lives Matter movement “a stupid waste of time” and said lower voter turnout among African Americans could be related to “the way they’re raised”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/22/trump-ohio-campaign-chair-no-racism-before-obama

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A Trump campaign chair in Ohio says there was ‘no racism’ before Obama (Original Post) kpete Sep 2016 OP
Kathy Miller Joanie Baloney Sep 2016 #1
Non-vulgar words fail BeyondGeography Sep 2016 #2
I have a feeling this one is going to go viral vdogg Sep 2016 #3
DOING MY PART! HughBeaumont Sep 2016 #10
Is it ok to call her a racist and stop with the economically disadvantaged BS when it comes to maryellen99 Sep 2016 #4
Many Trump supporters I know aren't hurting either. They are on SS disability - way of life. tonyt53 Sep 2016 #7
Yep nt maryellen99 Sep 2016 #8
Ms. Miller might want to check out saltpoint Sep 2016 #5
Thanks Obama! imanamerican63 Sep 2016 #6
Do the racism start before or after Obama failed to prevent 9-11? Johonny Sep 2016 #9
Chatty Kathy, the real estate lady, is a paid Boardman Township Trustee up for reelection. hedda_foil Sep 2016 #11
Well, they did hide it better before the Obama Presidency... Wounded Bear Sep 2016 #12

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
10. DOING MY PART!
Thu Sep 22, 2016, 10:55 AM
Sep 2016

Especially since this fucktroll resides in the county I was born in.

Ohio's got some first round picks in the Stupid Draft, let that not be denied . . .

maryellen99

(3,790 posts)
4. Is it ok to call her a racist and stop with the economically disadvantaged BS when it comes to
Thu Sep 22, 2016, 09:43 AM
Sep 2016

Trumpies? The people I know who are voting for Trump are not hurting economically.

imanamerican63

(13,823 posts)
6. Thanks Obama!
Thu Sep 22, 2016, 10:01 AM
Sep 2016


Racism comes in all forms. These people pushed racism to the fore front of our every day life. It is called "HATE".

Johonny

(20,913 posts)
9. Do the racism start before or after Obama failed to prevent 9-11?
Thu Sep 22, 2016, 10:52 AM
Sep 2016

These are the questions this election is turning on because a certain segment of America is comfortably dumb.

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)
11. Chatty Kathy, the real estate lady, is a paid Boardman Township Trustee up for reelection.
Thu Sep 22, 2016, 11:45 AM
Sep 2016
http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/aug/09/want-to-run-for-township-trustee-here8217s/?mobile

She's paid $20,568 a year for her services. The article linked above explains how to run for the job in Mahoning County (Youngstown area)

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