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This appeared on my FB news feed. What is it with these people? Inventing racism in the senator's comments where absolutely none existed (he just simply said that ones from inner city areas might be more suited for learning a decent, practical trade as opposed to being in university).
1 posted on 03/11/2017 5:19:16 AM PST by OttawaFreeper
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The exact wording and context are needed with video the counter the charge.

I hope he wasn’t stupid and wasn’t aware he would be set up such h as this.


34 posted on 03/11/2017 6:10:28 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (Drain the swamp. Build the wall. Open the Pizzagate. I refuse to inhabit any safe space.)
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I admire plumbers, electricians, and good carpenters for their skills much more than I do someone with an MBA that works on Wall Street.


35 posted on 03/11/2017 6:10:51 AM PST by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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This Republican state senator’s name is John Eichelberger
38 posted on 03/11/2017 6:13:05 AM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country.)
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So, the title is a lie. Honestly, I’d rather my child have a cisco certification than a history degree. Any day of the week.


41 posted on 03/11/2017 6:17:17 AM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory.)
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Considering the attitude toward education that exists throughout the ‘hood and the quality of the available schools, by the time high school is finished, yes, vocational training would be much more suitable. Actually many of them have been getting vocational training from a very young age. They have learned the business of illicit drug, production, sales and delivery. They start their training as lookouts and delivery boys and work up through petty sales. Those that survive the training graduate to full market operations, buying and selling, transportation and production.


42 posted on 03/11/2017 6:17:44 AM PST by arthurus
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How many more blacks do we need with “black studies” degrees? In my college the vast majority of blacks were athletes taking useless courses or angry blacks in self segregated grievence studies. I think there were maybe 2 or 3 in the engineering program. The community college tech school had people learning trades, that I am sure, are happier and more prosperous than any of the black students at the university. Why pay a 100 thousand bucks for some angry professor to tell you you will never succeed, you are surrounded by racists, and everything is someone elses fault? Or go to tech school and learn to provide your own way in life by fixing cars and making a good living. Who has improved more lives? Don Lemon or Jamal the auto mechanic?


45 posted on 03/11/2017 6:22:38 AM PST by Organic Panic (Flinging poo is not a valid argument)
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I went to 4 newspaper sites including the original Carlisle Sentinel site. None of them gave the full quote of what Eichelberger said. Unlike a physical newspaper there is no space limitation on an internet story so there is no excuse to paraphrase or ellipse out a full quote. There should even be a link to the full audio of what he said in full context. Feh on the modern news reporter.


53 posted on 03/11/2017 6:34:49 AM PST by KarlInOhio (a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
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Your garbageman is way, way more important than ANY congresscritter.

Want proof?

Go a month without your garbageman.

Go a month with your critter.

See?


58 posted on 03/11/2017 6:59:50 AM PST by Da Coyote
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Any time a Republican says anything with or implying the words “black” “brown” “red” he is monitored, recorded, and impaled on his words.


59 posted on 03/11/2017 7:00:07 AM PST by I want the USA back (Liberalism is the denial of human nature.)
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A race-named website calling someone else racist??? HM...


62 posted on 03/11/2017 7:07:44 AM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless, indisputable clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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I couldn't find the actual quote in either story. The phrase "College is not for black students" is detached from the context of the original statements, which appeared to be about the need for more vocational training, and is not supported by any of the qualifying commentary.

Democrat: "We need more vocational training!" "Hurray!"

Republican: "We need more vocational training!" "Racist!"
66 posted on 03/11/2017 7:27:30 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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Lol, read the comments.


71 posted on 03/11/2017 8:19:10 AM PST by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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Probably true for a lot of whites kids also


76 posted on 03/11/2017 9:04:05 AM PST by uncbob
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No one is inviting racism you are simply just choosing to ignore it. This Senator created a divisional narrative by saying inner city students would be better fit for vocational schools. This is a supremacists minded motion. 90 percent of inner city students in High School are monitored so either this Senator is ignorant to that fact and highly lacks intend or his comment is directly aimed at the monitory student.


80 posted on 03/12/2017 10:09:01 AM PDT by 1Xman
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