21 జూన్, 2015

Scott Walker gives a classic Scott Walker response when asked about South Carolina and the Confederate battle flag.

"I think they're going to have a good healthy debate and should have that debate in South Carolina amongst officials at the state level. I just think before I or anyone else weighs in on anything to do with policy, whether it's this or any other policy decisions, we should honor the dead and the families by allowing them to bury their loved ones. And then you could perfectly ask me that question at some point in the next week or two when that's done."

That's in contrast to what Mitt Romney said (via Twitter): "Take down the #ConfederateFlag at the SC Capitol. To many, it is a symbol of racial hatred. Remove it now to honor #Charleston victims."


వీరిచే పోస్ట్ చేయబడింది Ann Althouse వద్ద 8:45 AM
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Jason చెప్పారు...
ఈ కామెంట్‌ను రచయిత తీసివేశారు.
22-06-15 12:04 PM
Jason చెప్పారు...

News flash: Exceptions don't "prove rules."

22-06-15 12:04 PM
Meade చెప్పారు...

News: the "news" doesn't "flash". It barely even sparkles.

22-06-15 12:15 PM
Gahrie చెప్పారు...

EWe are talking about today's Democratic Party and not the pre-1948 Democratic Party, right?

Wait, Faubus, Wallace and Bull Connor weren't Democrats? The Jim Crow laws of the 1950's and 1960's weren't enforced by Democrats?

Damn...gotta go back and change the history books...

22-06-15 4:18 PM
Thorley Winston చెప్పారు...

I voted for the second choice because:

(a) It is obscene the way local tragedies like this are exploited by politicians who think they should never let a good crisis go to waste. The fact that Walker could show sympathy for the victims and their families without trying to find a way to wedge in his policy preferences shows that he’s a decent human being.

(b) The confederate battle flag is a nonsensical issue that gets brought up by very silly and shallow people who don’t have the intellectual bandwidth to study and understand important issues. This is basically the equivalent of asking Republican candidates about birth control during the 2012 presidential race and the only way to win is to refuse to play.

(c) The idea that someone running for President when asked about a controversial local issue should default to “why don’t we let them figure it out for themselves” gives me hope.


22-06-15 4:54 PM
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