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Sen. Joe Donnelly says he has black and Indian American staffers, ‘but’ they’re terrific
Washington Post ^
| October 31, 2018
| Colby Itkowitz
Posted on 10/31/2018 9:18:16 AM PDT by C19fan
Sen. Joe Donnelly (Ind.), a conservative Democrat in one of the tightest reelection battles in the country, made a cringeworthy and puzzling statement about some minorities on his staff during a debate Tuesday night.
To begin, heres a quick vocab refresher. The definition of the word but, according to Google, is to introduce something contrasting with what has already been mentioned."
So it was strange when Donnelly, in what seemed like a genuine effort to compliment his aides, said this when asked how he would bring diversity into his staffing:
Our state director is Indian American, but he does an amazing job. Our director of all constituent services, shes African American, but she does an even more incredible job than you could ever imagine.
Mr. Senator, but, what?
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: democrats; race
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One always hears white Democrats use the "but" when talking about minorities. for example, a prominent Democrat said Obama was very articulate for a black man. One never hears Republicans talk like that. One does not hear Trump talk about Nikki Haley like that. This is what happens when tokenism is more important than competence.
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:18:16 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
To: C19fan
Those are TWO BIG BUTS!! Donelly is DONE!
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:20:05 AM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: C19fan
And I bet they never get uppity!
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:24:03 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
To: C19fan
I am surprised that the ComPost printed this.
I would have thought the Ministry of Propaganda would cover for him.
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:24:16 AM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: C19fan
Conservative Democrats are a myth.
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:24:56 AM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Ruth Bader Ginsburg doctor is a taxidermist.)
To: C19fan
Joe Donnelly (Ind.), a conservative Democrat Compost throwing him under the bus, but they remind you that he is a "conservative". Yeah right, that adjective is meaningless, but nice try.
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:25:21 AM PDT
by
scottinoc
To: C19fan
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:27:24 AM PDT
by
MayflowerMadam
("Do not discount anything in which Donald Trump is involved." - Rush Limbaugh)
To: C19fan
No supporter of Donnelly...but... this is absolutely ridiculous....
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:28:14 AM PDT
by
PigRigger
(Satire is near impossible now. Liberals donÂ’t understand it and for conservatives it is reality.)
To: C19fan
Uh Oh. Lucky for him he’s a Democrat and has a free get of racist category card. Like Hillary joking “they all look alike”. It’s why lazy people are demoncrats; so much easier.
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:29:13 AM PDT
by
throwback
(The object of opening the mind, is as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.)
To: C19fan
You can only snag Republicans with that.
To: gov_bean_ counter
Conservative Democrats are a myth.Yeah... like how do conservative democrats get the label? I don't personally believe in killing unborn children but I don't have a problem with women making that decision.
CONservative democrat is an oxymoron!
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:30:32 AM PDT
by
missnry
(The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals crazy!)
To: C19fan
Some of my best friends are Donnellys, but they all look alike.
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:31:42 AM PDT
by
pacobell
To: C19fan
Even Indian American is verboten. That’s “native” bud. Indian was a term coined by European invaders. Maybe these are dog whistles for white nationalists (sarc).
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:33:04 AM PDT
by
throwback
(The object of opening the mind, is as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.)
To: C19fan
That’s nothing. I walked down the street at night with a black friend, but I didn’t get robbed.
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:34:04 AM PDT
by
sphinx
To: C19fan
Fool doesn’t know the difference between “but” and “and.”
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:35:05 AM PDT
by
Salvey
To: C19fan
It is indeed sad that because of the Democrats, a candidate has to weigh every word carefully.
To: C19fan
Stupid. Where does the party recruit these idiots from?
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:41:06 AM PDT
by
Reno89519
(No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
To: throwback
I thought we moved on to “indigenous peoples”......exhausting isn’t it?
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:44:01 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
To: C19fan
"Sen. Joe Donnelly (Ind.), a conservative Democrat"
Donnelly received a ZERO score from the American Conservative Union in 2017. This indicates he is a perfect Communist radical.
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posted on
10/31/2018 9:46:50 AM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
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