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In reply to the discussion: Lindsey Graham: Charleston Shooter May Have Been ‘Looking for Christians to Kill’ [View all]hollowdweller
(4,229 posts)32. He can't say "Hate Crime" republicans detest the term.
If he said it was a hate crime and decried racism he probably wouldn't carry his own state.
Republican voters are motivated by the idea that blacks are the recipients of special government largesse, rather than a disproportionate share of death sentences and prison cells. Every republican I know considers hate crime legislation a special giveaway to blacks like they do equal opportunity.
Go to any readers comments section and they will go on about why when a black guy robs a white guy why isn't THAT hate crime, totally oblivious to the difference between that and a white guy murdering 9 black people and posing with racist regalia.
The party of Lincoln is so much now the party of Lee that any candidate who dares insinuate that racism is not greater in black people or stereotypes are somehow justified would never win.
Sad to say but true.
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Lindsey Graham: Charleston Shooter May Have Been ‘Looking for Christians to Kill’ [View all]
Adenoid_Hynkel
Jun 2015
OP
Lindsy Graham is a filthy racist just like his constituents whose ass he licks.
olegramps
Jun 2015
#63
And he just happened, coincidentally, to pick this church among all the others? What was that
uppityperson
Jun 2015
#3
If he'd been looking for "Christians," he could have gone to a Catholic church.
calimary
Jun 2015
#7
Yeah, that's it, Lindsey. Try to turn it into another straw-man, poor-Christians-under-attack event
bulloney
Jun 2015
#9
yeah well the shooter is a gun humping racist paranoid FREAK and usually repuke senators LOVE THEM
Skittles
Jun 2015
#16
“He said blacks were taking over the world. Someone needed to do something about it for the..."
uppityperson
Jun 2015
#20
Even having a black daughter wasn't enough to relieve Thurmond of his racism. (eom)
StevieM
Jun 2015
#37
It's disgusting to use this tragedy to feed a false narrative that Christians are being targeted.
Chemisse
Jun 2015
#24
Oh yeah, he went in that church to kill Christians. They're so persecuted. Right.
YOHABLO
Jun 2015
#27
the obvious talking point - let's hope it backfires on these racists and Faux Xtians
wordpix
Jun 2015
#60
No shit, Sherlock. That's who one finds in a Christian church. But, did Graham hear.....
George II
Jun 2015
#35
That they were Christians doesn't play into it, in my mind. Try again, Lindsay. nt
silvershadow
Jun 2015
#49
I knew the "war on Christians" would surface.What distasteful pandering by Graham.
Vinca
Jun 2015
#53
Sen. Lindsey Graham: there’s ‘No doubt’ that Charleston church massacre was racially motivated
oberliner
Jun 2015
#79
Lindsey Graham May Have Been ‘Desperately Looking for a Way to Sound Relevant’
struggle4progress
Jun 2015
#86