The left is quick to preach tolerance and slam conservatives for what they see as racism, but a South Carolina senator is exposing their hypocrisy.
Sen. Tim Scott minced no words as he addressed the deluge of racist tweets he has received since announcing his support for Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions more than a month ago.
.@SenatorTimScott: “When I leave the U.S. Senate one day I’m still going to be black.” Watch LIVE on C-SPAN2 https://t.co/N9qPdAy0Rf pic.twitter.com/PkUxjekpmU
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 8, 2017
Watch as @SenatorTimScott responds to mean tweets on the Senate floor, reminding us that tolerance of dissent should be a bipartisan value. https://t.co/RXVmOgVVtq
— Michael Cohen (@michaelcohen) February 8, 2017
Sessions was confirmed by a 52-47 vote Wednesday night, but hours before the Republican senator took to the Senate floor to display how America is “being torn apart by extremes on both ends” as he read some of the bigoted tweets attacking him.
“I’ve been called everything that you can think of from a racial perspective. Good, not too often. Bad, very constantly,” he said.
.@SenatorTimScott reads tweets criticizing his endorsement of Sen. Jeff Sessions: “I left out all the ones that use the n-word.” pic.twitter.com/AhTnGaUyiz
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 8, 2017
.@SenatorTimScott begins his floor speech on Sessions saying that Coretta Scott King’s letter should be read by every member of the Senate.
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) February 8, 2017
Scott, the only black Senate Republican, read tweets that accused him of being a “House Negro” and a “disgrace to the black race” for supporting Sessions.
“I’m leaving out the ones that use the N-word,” he says.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) February 8, 2017
@SenatorTimScott is crushing it on the Senate floor right now. #truth
— Dallas Gerber (@DallasGerber) February 8, 2017
“You are an Uncle Tom, Scott. You’re for Sessions. How does a black man turn on his own,” Scott said, reading selections from the backlash he has received. “Tim Scott … doesn’t have a shred of honor. He’s a House Negro like the one in ‘Django.’”
Scott added, “I left out all the ones that used the ‘n-word.’ Just felt like that would not be appropriate.”
My heart is literally dropping listening to @SenatorTimScott on the floor right now.
— Erin Gray (@emgray) February 8, 2017
“Our country is being torn apart by extremes on both ends.” – @SenatorTimScott
— Emma Dumain (@Emma_Dumain) February 8, 2017
“Black everyday. Black every way. And there’s no doubt,” @SenatorTimScott says of himself.
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) February 8, 2017
“How does a black man turn on his own?” Sen. Scott says, reading more critical tweets of himself. “He’s a house negro.”
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) February 8, 2017
Another called him a “white man in a black body.” Racism — it’s all over the political map. https://t.co/D0c0z6d7ta
— Karoun Demirjian (@karoun) February 8, 2017
In the 30 minute speech, Scott exposed “the liberal left that speaks and desires for all of us to be tolerant do not want to be tolerant of anyone that disagrees with where they are coming from.”
.@SenatorTimScott: “Two decades of this, you don’t necessarily get used to this but you don’t find yourself as offended by it all.”
— Emma Dumain (@Emma_Dumain) February 8, 2017
.@SenatorTimScott: “If you sign up to be a black conservative you will be attacked.”
— Emma Dumain (@Emma_Dumain) February 8, 2017
.@SenatorTimScott: “I wish my liberal friends…would want to be innocent to proven innocent and not innocent until proven guilty.”
— Emma Dumain (@Emma_Dumain) February 8, 2017
Scott defended President Donald Trump’s embattled nominee who faced fierce opposition from liberals, civil rights leaders and Democratic lawmakers because of alleged racial remarks he had made. Sessions was confirmed Wednesday by a vote of 52-47.
“He is not a racist,” Scott said. “Jeff Sessions has earned my support. And I will hold him accountable if and when we disagree.”
@SenatorTimScott Quote me: We are the party of Abraham Lincoln. No race or religion will desuade us from freeing all Americans.
— Guardian of an Angel (@CutestBabyInUSA) February 8, 2017
Scott’s speech did little to move members of “the resistance” who seem determined to keep their eyes and ears closed to truths like the senator shared.
@cspan @SenatorTimScott Boy, don’t you tire of the being the GOP token black man?
— C&G Eclectics (@cgeclectics) February 8, 2017
Just retweetwing this since I gave up on finding a single black person who expressed any support for @SenatorTimScott BS speech to whitey https://t.co/61exdwFfHR
— #Resistance (@jryangolden) February 8, 2017
But Scott’s words certainly were taken to heart by many Twitter users who applauded his stand.
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@SenatorTimScott I listened to you today and of all the times I have, I think this was one of my favorites. I’m so proud of you!!
— Delta (@Ddriver2) February 8, 2017
@cspan @SenatorTimScott Thank You Tim.. You’re a HERO, you stood up for what was right. Pure Class & Honor ??? Much Respect !!
— flyingeagle (@halsteadg048) February 8, 2017
I can’t say how much I love Tim Scott calling out the REAL racists. https://t.co/VSYXzuTIgm
— BigJim (@BigJimNC55) February 8, 2017
“He is not a racist.” @SenatorTimScott just stomped on the racist narrative of @jeffsessions. #ContentOfHisCharacter ⚖️ pic.twitter.com/qEcvZt3abQ
— David (@big03DAVE) February 8, 2017
All the media who tweeted/reported on Sen Warren endlessly need to report as much on Sen Scott’s speech if they have any integrity.
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) February 8, 2017
@cspan @SenatorTimScott This man is awesome! A voice of reason amongst so much noise. He really gives me Hope – that there can be change??
— Momx4 (@ekwalsh67) February 8, 2017
@cspan @SenatorTimScott You are an amazing man Sen. Scott. You’re better than the folks sending those tweets. We the people are with you.
— Char❤️45?? (@CharMckenney) February 9, 2017
If @senatortimscott is not the future of the Republican party…well, he is.
— Hank Campbell (@HankCampbell) February 8, 2017
@cspan @SenatorTimScott One brave man. I salute you Senator Scott. Keep looking up??
— Jackie (@jacquealantern) February 8, 2017
@cspan @SenatorTimScott Like him or not, I respect Tim Scott
— Reese Gill (@RJohnGill) February 8, 2017
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