In his speech yesterday announcing his impending retirement, GOP Sen. Jeff Flake cited “the present coarseness of our national dialogue with the tone set up at the top.” In other words, he’s had enough of Trump. You’d think the DNC would eat that up — and evidently, you’d be wrong:
DNC Chair Tom Perez so politically tone deaf, kicking Flake on the way out even as he hits Trump. pic.twitter.com/Mx0F3EoOX6
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) October 24, 2017
Tom Perez is an idiot. Seriously, he’s doing this all wrong. If he wants to help the Democrats make the most of Flake’s remarks, he should listen to … Shaun King?
3. We cannot loudly & publicly say "Where in the hell are the Republicans who are willing to call out Trump?" then boo them when they do so.
— Shaun King (@shaunking) October 24, 2017
That actually … kinda makes sense! Democrats would be wise to take King’s advice to heart.
Exactly!
— adrienne ross (@aross003) October 25, 2017
Amen to that! ??
— Ryan Ridenhour??? (@RaRaRidenhour) October 24, 2017
Right.
— B? (@BPlus3) October 24, 2017
Hey people better late than never
Gotta take what we can get
Support them if they do what we hoped for— Justiceseeker (@justiceseeker03) October 24, 2017
Exactly this. They should be applauded & encouraged. That doesn't mean I forgive their prior complicity, votes, or politics. Today's words don't erase those things. But neither do past actions make today's words less powerful. All or nothing thinking is what got us here.
— Aurora Dawn ????? (@truth_trumps) October 24, 2017
Yeah, greet converts with open arms is the best way to get more converts, repudiation keeps the “us vs. them” thing going
— Mike Kyvik (@kyvikm) October 24, 2017
Of course, Democrats can be counted on to shoot themselves in the foot over and over and over again, so they’re not likely to learn any lessons here. Still, it’s pretty impressive that Shaun King — Shaun King! — made a logical point. Has hell frozen over?
Eh, not quite yet. Shaun King gonna Shaun King:
The @NFL was created for white entertainment
At the point in which a significant number of white people aren't entertained, backlash ensues
— Shaun King (@shaunking) October 24, 2017
Because the NFL was created for white entertainment, white men are fully willing to tolerate black criminality, but LOATHE black empowerment
— Shaun King (@shaunking) October 24, 2017
Nothing disturbs white entertainment more than black righteousness, black empowerment, and certainly black protest.
— Shaun King (@shaunking) October 24, 2017
Oh well.
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