He misspoke. Like Biden does, like most politicians do. It is funny to see the typical crew come to his defense though... especially after whining about Biden gaffe'ing.
I do not accept that he did, anymore. Biden misspoke. He clearly did so, as after he spoke the words he kept speaking other words that clarified intent, and revealed, at the very least, some embarrassment.
If sufficiently motivated by a cause or candidate, non-white voters can get to the polls and vote in the same proportion as white voters. Somehow they managed to do this with whitey blocking their every move.I stand corrected: We didn't ALL hear it.
In any case, McConnell was wrong.
Large Racial Turnout Gap Persisted in 2020 Election
70.9 percent of white voters cast ballots compared with only 58.4 percent of nonwhite voters — a disparity that will worsen with new restrictive voting laws.www.brennancenter.org
Was there anything....special about the 2008 or 2012 elections? Any special candidate?If sufficiently motivated by a cause or candidate, non-white voters can get to the polls and vote in the same proportion as white voters. Somehow they managed to do this with whitey blocking their every move.I stand corrected: We didn't ALL hear it.
In any case, McConnell was wrong.
Large Racial Turnout Gap Persisted in 2020 Election
70.9 percent of white voters cast ballots compared with only 58.4 percent of nonwhite voters — a disparity that will worsen with new restrictive voting laws.
2008 Surge in Black Voters Nearly Erased Racial Gap
In 2012, black voter turnout surpassed white turnout
So, two things strike me. I've bolded them and numbered them.Was there anything....special about the 2008 or 2012 elections? Any special candidate?If sufficiently motivated by a cause or candidate, (1)non-white voters can get to the polls and vote in the same proportion as white voters. Somehow they managed to do this with whitey blocking their every move.I stand corrected: We didn't ALL hear it.
In any case, McConnell was wrong.
Large Racial Turnout Gap Persisted in 2020 Election
70.9 percent of white voters cast ballots compared with only 58.4 percent of nonwhite voters — a disparity that will worsen with new restrictive voting laws.
2008 Surge in Black Voters Nearly Erased Racial Gap
In 2012, black voter turnout surpassed white turnout
More importantly, has that gain in the number of black voters held? Or were those two elections somehow...different?
He is in good company.
And new efforts at voter suppression: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/new-voting-restrictions-americaSo, two things strike me. I've bolded them and numbered them.Was there anything....special about the 2008 or 2012 elections? Any special candidate?If sufficiently motivated by a cause or candidate, (1)non-white voters can get to the polls and vote in the same proportion as white voters. Somehow they managed to do this with whitey blocking their every move.I stand corrected: We didn't ALL hear it.
In any case, McConnell was wrong.
Large Racial Turnout Gap Persisted in 2020 Election
70.9 percent of white voters cast ballots compared with only 58.4 percent of nonwhite voters — a disparity that will worsen with new restrictive voting laws.
2008 Surge in Black Voters Nearly Erased Racial Gap
In 2012, black voter turnout surpassed white turnout
More importantly, has that gain in the number of black voters held? Or were those two elections somehow...different?
Together, it involves a couple disjoint bits that create some stark facts in their full context together:
Minority voters can seemingly only barely surpass white voters in turnout despite "high motivation" and historic fanfare.
This points towards massive suppression.
You chastise Derec for whataboutism with Joe Biden, then you turnaround and do the same regarding Trump.He is in good company.
Though you intended this to be a whataboutism distraction, it really puts some other things on the table for discussion such as how insidious the social construct of race is and when coupled with the op, also how whiteness is normalized. Let's add a third case, too, from Dear Leader Twitler who told AOC (and others) to go back to their home countries. The "gaffes" of these White leaders are easy to slip into for white people in the presence of cultural learnings and pressures, even if disbelieved, because of their prevalence culturally and as white people, we ought to strive to correct them when they occur. It would seem Biden tried to fix his gaffe while behaviors of the QOP are to typically double-down not only on the perpetuation of these concepts, but to also continue to affect the structures that support disparity.
Uh, nice try, but no, I said Derec was intending to be distracting not informative and then I tied these events to a theme that you and Derec don't want to admit to. Is there some reason you can't talk about it?You chastise Derec for whataboutism with Joe Biden, then you turnaround and do the same regarding Trump.He is in good company.
Though you intended this to be a whataboutism distraction, it really puts some other things on the table for discussion such as how insidious the social construct of race is and when coupled with the op, also how whiteness is normalized. Let's add a third case, too, from Dear Leader Twitler who told AOC (and others) to go back to their home countries. The "gaffes" of these White leaders are easy to slip into for white people in the presence of cultural learnings and pressures, even if disbelieved, because of their prevalence culturally and as white people, we ought to strive to correct them when they occur. It would seem Biden tried to fix his gaffe while behaviors of the QOP are to typically double-down not only on the perpetuation of these concepts, but to also continue to affect the structures that support disparity.
Don2 didn't reference a gaffe by Trump. His post referenced specifically and intentional targeted race related statements. Did you even read his post, or just noticed he mentioned Trump and then made a bunch of presumptions?You chastise Derec for whataboutism with Joe Biden, then you turnaround and do the same regarding Trump.He is in good company.
Though you intended this to be a whataboutism distraction, it really puts some other things on the table for discussion such as how insidious the social construct of race is and when coupled with the op, also how whiteness is normalized. Let's add a third case, too, from Dear Leader Twitler who told AOC (and others) to go back to their home countries. The "gaffes" of these White leaders are easy to slip into for white people in the presence of cultural learnings and pressures, even if disbelieved, because of their prevalence culturally and as white people, we ought to strive to correct them when they occur. It would seem Biden tried to fix his gaffe while behaviors of the QOP are to typically double-down not only on the perpetuation of these concepts, but to also continue to affect the structures that support disparity.
If I recall correctly, both those election had African American candidates participating in similar rates to American candidates.
To a certain extent, I think you are correct but there are important distinctions. Mitch McConnell has actively worked against legislation to ensure access to voting by all Americans. Joe Biden's remark comparing poor children and white children has some basis in actual statistics. Black and Indian/Alaskan Native children are about 3 times as likely to live in poverty as are white children, with Hispanic children being nearly 3 times as likely and Pacific Islander children more than twice as likely as white children to live in poverty:
This is why I made sure to clarify this other thing and am discussing it now in this way.
... proving that McConnell was right; black people are not real 'Murkins.In any case, McConnell was wrong.
Large Racial Turnout Gap Persisted in 2020 Election
70.9 percent of white voters cast ballots compared with only 58.4 percent of nonwhite voters — a disparity that will worsen with new restrictive voting laws.
They can't figure out how to find the [ ] icon so that they may do markup editing, not how to operate the "highlight quote/reply" functionality.
Why not?
I acknowledge this.
I consider McConnell an extremely dangerous, evil, and accomplished liar.
Hence why at this point in any response to discussion of such is to repeat a reveal of the full shape of the lie, and how fucking much of a shitsmear he is:
