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July 2, 2020 at 12:38 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 304 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2020/07/02/quote-of-the-day-2608/
"SNIP......
Im concerned about voter registration in Mississippi. The blacks are having lots of events for voter registration. People in Mississippi have to get involved, too.
Mississippi election commissioner Gail Welch, quoted by the Hattiesburg American.
......SNIP"
Nevilledog
(51,281 posts)lame54
(35,345 posts)Phoenix61
(17,025 posts)She said in an interview Monday that she thought she was sending a private message, but the comment was shared publicly on Facebook.
Delphinus
(11,847 posts)She needs to be educated about what "people" are.
MontanaMama
(23,366 posts)This woman has no business being an Elections Commissioner.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Isn't that supposed to be kind of a nonpartisan office?
On edit: Clicked through to see how she's not racist at all, she just expressed herself poorly.
"I was just trying to strike a match under people and get them to vote to get everybody to vote," she said. "This was not intended to be anything."
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Welch admits she could have worded her comment better, but said she didn't really think there was anything to it.
"A lot of my friends have jumped to my defense, which I really appreciate," she said. "I don't like this kind of stuff. I don't mean anything by it.
"I have worked hard to make sure everybody is registered to vote Black or white, everybody that's just how I am."
So, see, if you read her comments as being that "The blacks" aren't really the people of Mississippi, then that makes you the real racist!
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)qazplm135
(7,447 posts)let's me know who they are.
I like it less when they are actually in positions of power or authority.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,116 posts)Fuck you and your WHITE PRIVILEGE Gail.