Today I have resigned from the House. A sincere thank you to the 1st District,&I look forward to serving SC starting tomorrow in the Senate!
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Tim Scott (@RepTimScott) January 02, 2013Rep. Tim Scott tweeted out his resignation from the House today, as he gets ready to replace Senator Jim DeMint. DeMint announced his resignation from the Senate last month.
Congratulations pour in.
Tomorrow, @RepTimScott, you'll be "@SenTimScott"!—
GrandOldPartisan (@Michael_Zak) January 02, 2013
@RepTimScott – Thanks for your service Tim. I know you will be a voice for conservatives in the Senate. Make us proud in SC!—
Gregg Stephens (@gregg_stephens) January 02, 2013
@RepTimScott Pls be a voice for good and sanity. God bless!—
Janice (@jcdwms) January 02, 2013
Congrats to Rep, er, Sen, well not yet, The Honorable (there we go) Tim Scott on his move to the #Senate tomorrow! #SC @RepTimScott—
Travis N. Taylor (@TNTPolitical) January 02, 2013
@RepTimScott Good luck Tim! Thanks for all you do for everyone in our State. Excited to have you as our Senator! #SC #proud—
Peter M. McCoy, Jr. (@petermccoyforsc) January 02, 2013
And, of course, the first reprehensible tweet comes in immediately.
@RepTimScott Let's hope you don't become the "Clarence Thomas" of the Senate where all you see is "white" when you look in the mirror….—
Me (@HRISTexas1) January 02, 2013
More to come? Based on what happened after the announcement that he was to become Senator Scott, we expect so, sadly.
Update:
@dpburnette @blackrepublican An Uncle Tom is any person perceived to be a participant in the oppression of their own people, i.e. Tim Scott.—
Edmond Frost (@Edmond_Frost) January 02, 2013
Stephen from #Django RT “@TwitchyTeam: Rep. Tim Scott resigns from House, gets ready to become Sen. Scott; Hate starts bit.ly/Uanp1M”—
Aljorie Stallings (@ebonydiva75) January 02, 2013
@blackpolitics At this juncture who is Tim Scott? Let's wait to see wht he does. Cld B tht House character frm Django/otherwise. Dont leap!—
Verna Smith (@VernaPolitics) January 02, 2013
Predictable, yet still utterly contemptible.