Draggingtree Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 The Washington Post: Nikki Haley appoints Rep. Tim Scott to Senate Posted by Aaron Blake and Chris Cillizza on December 17, 2012 at 10:51 am South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley ® announced Monday that she will appoint Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to the Senate. Scott will replace Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who is leaving the chamber in January to head up the conservative Heritage Foundation. “It is with great pleasure that I am announcing our next U.S. senator to be Congressman Tim Scott,” Haley said. “I am strongly convinced that the entire state understands that this is the right U.S. senator for our state and our country.” Sen.-designate Scott, 47, will become the only African-American currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Scott appointment to Senate shores up Haley’s right flank By: Human Events Staff 12/17/2012 12:20 PM With rumors flying that she would name to the Senate anyone from former South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford to a “caretaker” who would serve only until the next election in 2014, Republican Gov. Nikki Haley Monday gave conservatives Rep. Tim Scott to fill the seat of soon-to-be former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.). Scott, a hero to the “tea party” movement in the Palmetto State, is one of only two black Republicans in the House. Just re-elected to his second term in the House, Scott (lifetime American Conservative Union rating: 96 percent) will now become the first black Republican senator since Edward Brooke of Massachusetts (1966-78) and the first black GOPer from the Deep South to serve in the Senate since Reconstruction http://www.humanevents.com/2012/12/17/tim-scott-appointed-to-demints-senate-seat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Sure those old white republican men at it again. Oh wait, the Governor is a women. Well, still appointing an old white man to Senate. Oh wait, the appointee is black. Well they are probably not a "real" woman and a "real" black. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Geee Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Scott poised to become first black GOP senator in 34 years Tim Scott, a Tea Party favorite from South Carolina who was elected to the House of Representatives in 2010, has been tapped to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint and will become the first black Republican senator in more than three decades. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, the first Indian-American governor of her state, said her decision to name Scott is "historic in many ways" but she was mostly swayed by his efforts to push pro-business, fiscally conservative policies. Haley said Scott "stood out remarkably" for fighting for lower taxes and reduced spending as well as for battling federal efforts to shut down a nonunion Boeing plant in the state. He remains a member of the House until the end of the year and could prove to be a real thorn in the side of GOP leadership as they try to cut a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. http://washingtonexaminer.com/scott-poised-to-become-first-black-gop-senator-in-34-years/article/2516233#.UM_FBxx7GjQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 100% Pro Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino67 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 MediaResearchCenter @theMRC ABC and CBS Skip News of Tim Scott’s Historic Senate Appointment http://ow.ly/2tO65k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 MediaResearchCenter @theMRC ABC and CBS Skip News of Tim Scott’s Historic Senate Appointment http://ow.ly/2tO65k Wonder Why (as if I didn't know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 MediaResearchCenter @theMRC ABC and CBS Skip News of Tim Scott’s Historic Senate Appointment http://ow.ly/2tO65k Wonder Why (as if I didn't know) Racism? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I would never be so insulting as to accuse the NY Times of tokenism William A. Jacobson Wednesday, December 19, 2012 The New York Times today ran a demeaning Op-Ed about Tim Scott, the Republican Congressman from South Carolina who was just appointed to the seat being vacated by Jim DeMint. The Op-Ed was written by U. Penn. Political Science Professor Adolf L. Reed Jr., The Puzzle of Black Republicans, and accused Republicans of engaging in tokenism by appointing Scott: But this “first black” rhetoric tends to interpret African-American political successes — including that of President Obama — as part of a morality play that dramatizes “how far we have come.” It obscures the fact that modern black Republicans have been more tokens than signs of progress…. No number of Tim Scotts — or other cynical tokens — will change that. In response to my post about the Op-Ed, SoccerDad suggested a look at The NY Times Masthead and Editorial Board. Here’s that look: WOW It is soooo diverse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 They have one black looking guy and he is in charge of .... Education, Race and Culture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EveningStar Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Racism at the Times John Steele Gordon Commentary Magazine December 19, 2012 There is a New York Times op-ed this morning that is somewhere beyond appalling. It is by Adolph L. Reed Jr., a political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Reed writes about the appointment of Rep. Tim Scott to replace the retiring Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina. Scott, in Reed’s view, is essentially an Uncle Tom because he does not agree with the politics of most black Americans: More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Racism at the Times John Steele Gordon Commentary Magazine December 19, 2012 There is a New York Times op-ed this morning that is somewhere beyond appalling. It is by Adolph L. Reed Jr., a political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Reed writes about the appointment of Rep. Tim Scott to replace the retiring Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina. Scott, in Reed’s view, is essentially an Uncle Tom because he does not agree with the politics of most black Americans: More Good closing line by Gordon: Professor Reed sees racism in everything. But if he’d like to see a real racist, he needs only to look in a mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Racism at the Times John Steele Gordon Commentary Magazine December 19, 2012 There is a New York Times op-ed this morning that is somewhere beyond appalling. It is by Adolph L. Reed Jr., a political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Reed writes about the appointment of Rep. Tim Scott to replace the retiring Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina. Scott, in Reed’s view, is essentially an Uncle Tom because he does not agree with the politics of most black Americans: More Good closing line by Gordon: Professor Reed sees racism in everything. But if he’d like to see a real racist, he needs only to look in a mirror. 12/20/2012 Adolph Reed, Jr.: Racist Filed under: General— Patterico @ 7:40 am Adolph L. Reed, Jr. takes to the pages of the nation’s foremost newspaper to denounce Tim Scott as a token: Mr. Scott will replace Senator Jim DeMint, who is leaving to run Heritage Foundation. He will be the first black senator from the South since Reconstruction; the first black Republican senator since 1979, when Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts retired; and, indeed, only the seventh African-American ever to serve in the chamber. But this “first black” rhetoric tends to interpret African-American political successes — including that of President Obama — as part of a morality play that dramatizes “how far we have come.” It obscures the fact that modern black Republicans have been more tokens than signs of progress. . . . . Mr. Scott’s background is also striking: raised by a poor single mother, he defeated, with Tea Party backing, two white men in a 2010 Republican primary: a son of Thurmond and a son of former Gov. Carroll A. Campbell Jr. But his politics, like those of the archconservative Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, are utterly at odds with the preferences of most black Americans. Mr. Scott has been staunchly anti-tax, anti-union and anti-abortion. Even if the Republicans managed to distance themselves from the thinly veiled racism of the Tea Party adherents who have moved the party rightward, they wouldn’t do much better among black voters than they do now. I suspect that appointments like Mr. Scott’s are directed less at blacks — whom they know they aren’t going to win in any significant numbers — than at whites who are inclined to vote Republican but don’t want to have to think of themselves, or be thought of by others, as racist. Crazy thought here: maybe Scott’s appointment was aimed at getting a good man for the job. Oh no wait, that can’t be right, Mr. Reed assures us, because he’s black. If he were white, he might have been picked for merit, but since he’s black, it has to have been racial politics behind the decision. Who’s the racist again? http://patterico.com/2012/12/20/adolph-reed-jr-racist/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Video Bob Beckel calls Tim Scott appointment a token appointment, The Five jumps down his throat Bob Beckel said today on The Five that the appointment of Tim Scott in South Carolina to the US Senate was a token appointment, suggesting he got the position because he’s black. He even asked if Haley would have appointed Scott if he were white. The Five was quick to respond, the first being Dana who called his comments ‘outrageous’ and pointed out Scott’s qualifications from the local level all the way up to the Federal level. The rest joined in and eventually Gutfeld, who lead that segment, said that Bob was making his point that Republicans are racist whether they do or they don’t. Watch the exchange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 December 21, 2012, 6:24 p.m. ET Tim Scott: Meet the New Senator From South Carolina Tim Scott, the newly appointed Republican, will give liberals fits. His first priority is working for tax reform. By STEPHEN MOORE Washington Republicans in need of encouraging signs for the new year need look no further than Tim Scott. He was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday to succeed Jim DeMint as U.S. senator from South Carolina. Mr. Scott is a charismatic and principled economic and social conservative from the Deep South. He owes his rapid political rise in part to the tea party movement. Oh, and he is black. In a few weeks, when the new Congress convenes, Mr. Scott, 47, will take his place as the first black senator from a former Confederate state since Reconstruction. This will make it exceedingly difficult for liberals to maintain their stereotype of the South as a land teeming with white racists. "If that were true," he says, "how could I have been elected to Congress in a district that is 70% white?" He adds: "I have campaigned all over the state of South Carolina. It is the friendliest state in the country. And truly here people judge you by the content of your character not the color of your skin." http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323777204578193322865708896.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickydog Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Video Bob Beckel calls Tim Scott appointment a token appointment, The Five jumps down his throat Bob Beckel said today on The Five that the appointment of Tim Scott in South Carolina to the US Senate was a token appointment, suggesting he got the position because he’s black. He even asked if Haley would have appointed Scott if he were white. The Five was quick to respond, the first being Dana who called his comments ‘outrageous’ and pointed out Scott’s qualifications from the local level all the way up to the Federal level. The rest joined in and eventually Gutfeld, who lead that segment, said that Bob was making his point that Republicans are racist whether they do or they don’t. Watch the exchange Although I have the TV off most of the day now I do like watching The Five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Picking on the black guy By: Griffin@griffinelection (Diary) | January 3rd, 2013 at 10:22 AM RESIZE: AAA Today, Republican Congressmen Tim Scott of South Carolina takes his seat in the United States Senate. It is a wonderful time. It is a proud moment for all Americans. It is the realization of the rights of all men that the Republican Party has stood for since its inception. But in spite of conservative pride in having a black republican ascend to the United States’ So it comes with little surprise and much shame that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s president, aptly named, Ben Jealous, took to CNN to beat up on Tim Scott for his failing Civil Rights record on the NAACP scorecard. Jealous didn’t mention anything tangible but we have to assume it is his record of pro-life opinions, pro-growth policy prescriptions for the lower and middle class and refusal to make continued victims out of black America that has earned him an “F.” http://www.redstate.com/griffinelection/2013/01/03/picking-on-the-black-guy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Picking on the black guy I wonder if Ben Jealous understands that getting an F from the NAALCP is a good thing for Tim Scott and his chances of reelection. BTW More here at the Tip Sheet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Senator Tim Scott responds to NAACP ‘civil right’ accusations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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