Oh my goodness! There are so many things about politics and the views of conservatives that are so ignorant that they're laughable. It's sad and the injustice with blocking the vote needs to stop. It is every person's Constitutional right to vote. The conversations on this topic in the news media, online, etc......have been endless and now that the vote is over and Obama has been re-elected, the GOP is trying to find reason to blame losing the election and some of the things they're coming up with are far-fetched to say the least. On Friday night I was watching Al Sharpton's Politics Nation and they showed clips of Maine GOP Chairman Charlie Webster:
I tried finding the exact clip from Politics Nation but couldn't find it. Al Sharpton showed that when asked about these comments, Charlie Webster responded that he is not racist, he knows black people, and that he plays basketball with a black guy every Saturday! Really?!
To speculate that the Democrats are busing in people to vote in different regions is absurd. What these comments say to me is that these rural communities clearly don't care about the black people in their communities if they didn't even know they existed. It could be that the two populations are very segregated because the black people haven't felt comfortable or welcomed into the environment but to claim that they're mysteriously showing up to vote is ridiculous.
Although this major election has passed, there are always future elections and your vote and voice do make a difference. I hope everyone is registered and goes out to vote; don't let the attempts of the ignorant prevent you from finding your voice.
#RockTheVote
To speculate that the Democrats are busing in people to vote in different regions is absurd. What these comments say to me is that these rural communities clearly don't care about the black people in their communities if they didn't even know they existed. It could be that the two populations are very segregated because the black people haven't felt comfortable or welcomed into the environment but to claim that they're mysteriously showing up to vote is ridiculous.
Although this major election has passed, there are always future elections and your vote and voice do make a difference. I hope everyone is registered and goes out to vote; don't let the attempts of the ignorant prevent you from finding your voice.
#RockTheVote
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