Congressman Says It Is Un-American To Acknowledge That Racism Exists

[appalachiablue]

Last edited Tue May 15, 2018, 06:26 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Think Progress

Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) is very upset that Democrats think racial discrimination is still a problem.

Days after a House floor clash with Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) over the House Republican majority's decision to rescind Obama-era protections against auto lending discrimination, he complained on Tuesday morning's Fox & Friends that claims of modern day racial inequalities are not American.

Kelly, an automobile dealer, argued that at a time when the economy is good, House Democrats should not raise this issue. "We have seen the economy take off," he told Fox & Friends.

"I just think that if you come to the floor and there are 60 minutes to debate. 30 minutes on each side. But as I was sitting there, I had 30 minutes of Democrats coming down and talking about how bad automobile people are because they discriminate against nonwhite buyers. I said that's not America. We don't talk about those things."

Kelly then credited President Trump for having united America and purportedly ending racial strife.

"We are a people of diversity, but we come together to make America great again. When I've seen what President Trump has done and you come in this area you can see it. It is so uplifting.

Look at this, you say 'if your only platform is hate and resistance and not about bringing the country together again' -- I mean, listen, we are still the United States of America, not Divided States of America, and if we can't talk better than what happened on the floor the other day.

I was disappointed and the Democrats that came down, every single person demagoguing and talking about how bad automobile people are. It's just not true.".. Continued..


Read more: https://thinkprogress.org/pennsylvania-congressman-mike-kelly-un-american-to-talk-about-racism-fb297d0719c6/

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*Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) said, "We don't talk about those things."*

- VIDEO, 52 sec.

[Girard442]

1. Yeah, because people (families, countries) who don't talk about their problems...

...are always the happiest and most well-adjusted.

[JustAnotherGen]

2. Well I certainly wish him the best in his new

16th PA District.

Good luck against the Democratics (there are three in the primary today) you go up against. I will make sure to throw whoever wins a couple hundred bucks you little asswipe maggot.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. What a frikken idiot!

"We don't talk about those things." because we're too busy sweeping them under the carpet!

[Glamrock]

4. Why is it for decades I've never heard of a Kelly in gov't.

All of a sudden they're popping up everywhere and they're assholes. I'm legally changing my name to Glamrock, that's it. I don't wanna be associated with these, ahem, "people."

[ProudLib72]

6. Paddy Glamrock still has an Irish ring to it

Just change it to T Rex, first and last name

[Glamrock]

11. Hahahaha!

Even worse, I gotta deal with Sean fucking Hannity screwing that up too.

People say I look like, a younger Iggy Pop. Perhaps Iggy Glamroxx? Might as well go full on, yeah?


Thanks for the T-Rex by the by, love em!

One o my faves....

[aggiesal]

5. Kelly then credited President Trump for having united America and purportedly ending racial strife.

[appalachiablue]

10. Yes, "ending racial strife"-- after denying it exists! Dumb___car dealer.

All this is because Trump is expected to sign rollback legislation implemented in 2013 under Obama to protect black people and minorities who are discriminated against with *higher interest rate auto loans, as studies have shown.*

So many impt. rules established by the newer Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) pushed by Eliz. Warren are being ended. Awful.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. The RepubliCons, esp Trump racists, blame Obama for "dividing the nation" by talking about race. .nt

[Haggis for Breakfast]

36. That's not a surprise

His votes in the house mirror trump. He's voted with him 97% of the time.

[RoBear]

7. Pardon the coarse language, but

HOW does he breathe with his head up his ass????

[Haggis for Breakfast]

37. When I was in the NAVY

We called that "Rectal Cranial Inversion."

[RoBear]

39. Never heard that...

but it's WONDERFUL!

I'm borrowing it if that's okay!

[Haggis for Breakfast]

41. Go for it.

[RhodeIslandOne]

8. Hopefully he loses, and upon seeing the results, dies of a heart attack.

Anyone got a problem with that?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. "Not when economy is good". Then later they will say "Not when economy is bad".

What it boils down to is that Old White Privileged Male Racists think it is NEVER time to talk about racism.

[appalachiablue]

18. Got it- Never talk about it...But Deny!

[appalachiablue]

23. This AM: Video- Kelly's Remarks with Fox at Butler, PA cafe.*PA state election Today.

It's Un-American to talk about racism." Rep. Kelly.

[PatrickforO]

27. Now is always an inconvenient time to talk about racism.

It is also always an inconvenient time to talk about how poor people actually DIE because of Republican policies.

[NastyRiffraff]

12. They still haven't changed their attack mode

Whenever they're challenged, the challenger is always un-American. Or unpatriotic. Same old, same old, because they have nothing else.

[sheshe2]

13. *Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) said, "We don't talk about those things."*

And...

“We are a people of diversity, but we come together to make America great again. When I’ve seen what President Trump has done and you come in this area you can see it. It is so uplifting.

Oh look, Mikie is sooooo white.

Ugh.

[riversedge]

14. I was just going to post that comment but you beat me to it. What a joke Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA)

I wonder if he gave a birds and bees talk to his kids (if he has them). ???

[Marthe48]

15. What he's smokin

I want some. I want to see unicorns and then puke in his car.

[riversedge]

16. Here is his tweet about this issue...............

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[appalachiablue]

17. Thanks, the ugly, dirty racist reality..growing coast to coast it appears. Awful.

Surprised Kelly can 'tweet.'

[riversedge]

29. the creep was on Cavuto also--made the fox rounds.

[geretogo]

19. What do you expect from this fascist ? He and Trumpolini get their daily brain washing from

Fox News , Limbaugh , and the rest of the corrupt Fascist media empire .

[sinkingfeeling]

21. No, idiot, It's un-American to be racist.

[sharedvalues]

32. +100. The hate is coming from The right- from GOP propaganda

[riversedge]

22. Carbuyers beware: Discrimination can hike your price..............

A response to Rep kelly




TrapLordGeorge
? @gramos112
4h4 hours ago
Replying to @MikeKellyPA @foxandfriends

Some reading material just in case at some point in time you want to discuss.
http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/17636/report-highlights-racial-discrimination-in-car-sales-auto-loans …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/new-report-finds-auto-dealerships-discriminate-against-people-color-n837136 …

http://nationalfairhousing.org/2018/01/11/new-report-reveals-racial-discrimination-by-auto-dealerships/ …

Link to tweet

[saidsimplesimon]

24. The (R) Joe Arpaio

emboldened by his pardon from the mole in our White House, could be a Kelly clone. If he wins his primary, our Democrat has an excellent chance of adding another Democrat to the Senate. Here's hoping we have non-ending title wave of returning votes by mail and getting to the polls.

[heaven05]

25. typical republiKKKan POS nt

[kimbutgar]

26. Any chance he can be voted out of office?

I’d love those bastards words to come back and bite him in the a$$ in November!

[BumRushDaShow]

33. His district is pretty safe

even with the addition of Erie (city) into the new district. He is in the new PA-16 (old PA-3).



http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/rating-the-new-pennsylvania-house-map/

(as a note on the above prognostication - it was done in February before Connor won his special election and Conor will now be PA-17 and has a good possibility of winning that vs what is shown above)

[Civic Justice]

28. When people still live by the MADNESS OF George Wallace... that's why Repub's say that.

George Wallace said this:

"In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny . . . and I say . . . segregation today . . . segregation tomorrow . . . segregation forever.

Just the fact that he said: "In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth shows the SOB"s Ignorance of Claiming White Superiority!!!!! These Republican still lust after this delusion about themselves. When reality shows continually, not only are they the "most vile", they are "the lowlife's" of the American Population, who have shown NO respect for the "truths of Democracy", because "For Democracy to work and exist, it must accord itself unto 'EQUALITY, OF PERSON, This is the respectful nature of "one man, one vote", this is the principle that uphold that "no one is above the law", and it is the foundational components to what is American Democracy.


Read the vile ignorance of the madness he and many like him has spewed for decades...
http://www.blackpast.org/1963-george-wallace-segregation-now-segregation-forever

If we become the society we claim to be, ALL THESE RACIST AND BIGOTED REPUBLICAN WOULD BE TRIED AND EXECUTED FOR SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES AND TREASON, BY TRYING TO PUSH CONFEDERATE AGENDA IN THIS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'S DEMOCRACY.

We'd have to Cleanse America of this madness !!!!!! but we simply don't have the stomach to do what needs to be done to rid this nation of Confederacy Conspirators and Subversive Treasonous Actors within the Republican Ranks. Unfortunately we have too many people who still relish the nature of "white privilege".... IF not for that, this nations would rid itself of these Confederate Bigots and Racist Madmen types.

We'd need to be somewhat like China, when it closed its doors and rid'ed itself of the Opium Epidemic of which the British Thrust Upon Them; once they got the British out, they closed their doors and executed Millions, until it was cleansed of the Opium Epidemic that was destroying its people and its countries unison of persons.
Today, China is a Much Better Nation because of it. It was a hard choice and did not set well at the time, but history has shown they did what was best for the future of its nation and its people.

Germany did massive work to rid itself of the Nazi Dominance created by Hitler, and in time,they will take actions to rid itself of the Nazi's still left. How, I can'[t say, but they will find a way. Eventually, America will have little choice but to also find a way, to rid itself of Confederate Ideologist, and Antebellum Idealist, and their bigotry, class madness game and their overt racist agenda. Technology may well become "the tool" to aid in the process. already we have technology and the acts of Trump to have exposed the identity of these types, some still lurk playing covert sleepers, but with the right technology and the right application, they won't be able to hide.

[sharedvalues]

30. It's un-American to watch Fox News.

Because Fox peddles hate and lies to divide the country and amplify racism.

All to get votes for billionaires. Corrupt seeking of power at the expense of American values. THAT is un-American.

[appalachiablue]

31. +10,000!!!!!

[Golden Raisin]

34. He kinda puts the D in Deplorable.

Racism is the cancer that has historically and currently been eating away at the flesh and organs of our Republic. So let's just ignore and deny it.

[uppityperson]

35. Words fail me so k&r

[laserhaas]

38. What a dick

Prick

[uriel1972]

40. Uniting People...

On a sea of the blood of "minorities". I say "Minorities" because when added up "Rich White Men" are by far the minority in this world and the rest of us outnumber them by a large degree. Hmmm...