Nailed it.
As Twitchy reported, today’s March on Washington event devolved into a sickening display of political pandering and demagoguery. And we have America’s Democrats to thank for that:
Not being sarcastic. Is it true no Repubs speaking today? If so why? Were none invited or did they all decline? Hard to believe either way
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) August 28, 2013
Did anyone who isn't a left winger get to speak at the MLK thing today?
— Jim Jamitis ???? (@JimJamitis) August 28, 2013
Nope. Not a single conservative voice was represented — not even the voice of our nation’s only black senator:
RT @AaronBlakeWP: Sen. Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) office says he was not invited to speak today. http://t.co/UCX1CDZz9U
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) August 28, 2013
This wasn’t an oversight; this was a snub. Pathetic.
Liberals mark the progress of the civil rights movement by not inviting the only black senator, Supreme Court justice to rally.
— Steve Stockman (@SteveWorks4You) August 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/372805496647843840
I mean, he's just the only black Senator. RT@AaronBlakeWP: Sen. Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) office says he was not invited to speak today.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) August 28, 2013
MLK event excluded the only black Senator @SenatorTimScott – breathtakingly hypocritical.
— Kyle Raccio (@kyleraccio) August 28, 2013
And it seems to be a pattern:
Unreal. RT @GPollowitz . @RBPundit Nancy Pelosi left @SenatorTimScott out of her Sat speech, too
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 28, 2013
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Does Sen. Scott not deserve to be heard? Inquiring minds demand to know:
Why wasn't @SenatorTimScott invited to speak at #MOW50? http://t.co/KiNy0ZhdMo
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/372805353278144513
https://twitter.com/GayPatriot/status/372823645015789568
According to a USA Today columnist, because Scott was appointed to his Senate seat rather than elected, he has no reason to participate in the event:
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/372830117854068736
Here’s a much more plausible, far less asinine theory:
Of course not, he's GOP. RT @AaronBlakeWP: Sen. Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) office says he was not invited to speak today. http://t.co/XabNOBlflH
— LifeNews.com (@LifeNewsHQ) August 28, 2013
Sounds about right. We like this one as well:
You know why @SenatorTimScott wasn't invited to speak today? Because he's a GREAT public speaker who can connect with a crowd.
— Moe Lane (@Ogiel23) (@moelane) August 28, 2013
Indeed.
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/372812872197238784
In case you missed it, my column in @thestate today on the 50th anniversary of the #MarchOnWashington: http://t.co/uoiLSnw9oa
— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) August 28, 2013
Here’s just an excerpt of his remarks (be sure to read the whole thing):
When people ask what motivates me or drives me to serve the public good, I have a simple yet complex answer: I am living my mother’s American Dream. That dream was strengthened by the efforts of Dr. King, Congressman John Lewis and the countless other civil rights leaders who gave so much to build a better future. And nowhere were those efforts more clear than in the messages that came out of the March on Washington.
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Everyone deserves the opportunity to succeed. Every parent deserves the chance to see his or her children grow up in a brighter world. And all men are created equal.
As Dr. King wrote in April 1963: “We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom.” That goal remains, and in my role representing the people of the great state of South Carolina in the U.S. Senate, I work to move that needle forward everyday.
Class act. And this tweeter makes a great point:
Tim Scott is an honorable man. And in some ways I’m kind of glad he wasn’t anywhere near that shameless creep show.
— Jerome Hudson (@JeromeEHudson) August 28, 2013
Pettiness is for liberals. Sen. Scott doesn’t play that game.
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