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The growing push for John Conyers to resign, but not Al Franken, has some claiming racial bias
Washington Post ^ | November 30, 2017 | Eugene Scott

Posted on 11/30/2017 3:15:19 PM PST by Zakeet

The racial dynamics of the sexual harassment allegations against Congress' longest-serving member are causing division within the Democratic Party.

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Some have noted that the response to Conyers, who many consider a civil rights icon, seem harsher than how party leaders have responded to other Democrats facing allegations.

The congressman's attorney told CNN that Pelosi has to "explain what the discernible difference between Congressman Conyers and Sen. Al Franken is."

Conyers's district is predominantly black and includes large portions of Detroit. Franken, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least five women, represents constituents in Minnesota who are overwhelmingly white.

Conyers is somewhat of a legend in black political circles, having employed Rosa Parks and as a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

On Tuesday, Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-La.), the CBC chair, called for the need for equal treatment across the board

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Louisiana; US: Michigan; US: Minnesota; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: alfranken; california; cedricrichmond; conyers; democrats; franken; jamesclyburn; johnconyers; louisiana; melaniesloan; michigan; minnesota; nancypelosi; racism; saturdaynightlive; southcarolina
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Good question ... explain why the black democrat pervert gets treated different from white democrat perverts?

1 posted on 11/30/2017 3:15:19 PM PST by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

WINNING!


2 posted on 11/30/2017 3:16:50 PM PST by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: Zakeet

It’s fun watching the left trying to figure out who among them is the most “victimy”.
:D


3 posted on 11/30/2017 3:17:00 PM PST by LouieFisk
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To: Zakeet

This is all because the Moore attack backfired on the Dems. Gloria Allred can’t be found, ANYWHERE...


4 posted on 11/30/2017 3:17:27 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Zakeet

White privilege bitches!


5 posted on 11/30/2017 3:18:28 PM PST by bar sin·is·ter (Climate Scientology - another example of science fiction morphing into a religious cult)
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To: Zakeet

Also..ageist discrimination


6 posted on 11/30/2017 3:19:53 PM PST by RummyChick (I have no inside sources, media sources, or federal government employee sources. NONE)
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To: bar sin·is·ter

It really IS okay to be white.


7 posted on 11/30/2017 3:19:54 PM PST by bagster (Mama tried to raise me better.)
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To: Zakeet

Gee, a fella could do a few things to amplify this problem, if he wanted to.

And if he was the President.


8 posted on 11/30/2017 3:20:32 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: tcrlaf

“This is all because the Moore attack backfired on the Dems. Gloria Allred can’t be found, ANYWHERE...”

I am sure Allred’s reputation is in the toilet in Alabama. Probably why the dimoKKKRATS’s pulled her sorry butt out of there.


9 posted on 11/30/2017 3:20:39 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Zakeet

every day is a wonderland!


10 posted on 11/30/2017 3:20:57 PM PST by dontreadthis (I finally came up with this taglineI)
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To: Zakeet

I listened to NPR for a while today and they were re-hashing the Anita Hill / Clarence Thomas issue.

So they’ll go after a black if he’s conservative, even if the issue is 20 years old. These liberal jerks are a real piece of work.

Also, they seem completely unable to distinguish the difference between an inappropriate remark, an inappropriate touch, a grope, a rape, a threat to fire someone for failing to have sex, stalking, etc., etc. None of these are good things, but I think 99% of thinking people would agree that an inappropriate remark can be a matter of interpretation.


11 posted on 11/30/2017 3:21:05 PM PST by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: Zakeet

The rats are racist. Want to throw Conyers overboard, yet keep white
Franken.

I hope there are protest in the streets over this racist stance.


12 posted on 11/30/2017 3:22:26 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: bar sin·is·ter

“On Tuesday, Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-La.), the CBC chair, called for the need for equal treatment across the board.”

And there it is. The moral equivalency of locker room talk between guys and groping women and paying them off with taxpayer dollars.


13 posted on 11/30/2017 3:22:27 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (BANNON YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!)
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To: Zakeet
democrat pervert

Yup!...New term:

"RATvert"

14 posted on 11/30/2017 3:22:54 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, RINOs...same thing)
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To: Zakeet

Baw haw!


15 posted on 11/30/2017 3:23:20 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: Zakeet

The WaPo needs to fire all of their white employees.


16 posted on 11/30/2017 3:23:20 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Zakeet

Not only racial discrimination, but age discrimination.


17 posted on 11/30/2017 3:23:54 PM PST by RatRipper (Unindicted co-conspirators: the Mainstream Media and the Democratic Party)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Congressional privilege.


18 posted on 11/30/2017 3:24:57 PM PST by bar sin·is·ter (Climate Scientology - another example of science fiction morphing into a religious cult)
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To: Zakeet
Yup,that's what's gonna save him...”racism”.The only way that pig will leave Congress is in a pine box.
19 posted on 11/30/2017 3:25:05 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (ObamaCare Works For Those Who Don't.)
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To: Zakeet

Totally racist, agreed. Get rid of both these clowns - remember, it shouldn’t be about the color of their skin but the content of their character.


20 posted on 11/30/2017 3:25:44 PM PST by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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