Black Caucus slams Rand Paul for opposing AG nominee Lynch

[loveshiscountry]

“The Congressional Black Caucus recognizes Senator Paul’s unfounded argument as nothing but an excuse to keep an African American legal scholar from holding this high position

I guess the Congressional Black Caucus has never heard of the Redeem Act.

 

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

I really hope Rand doesn't go on the defensive because of this. When any remotely right-wing white gets accused of racism and tries to say that they aren't, it automatically concedes the narrative to their accusers and makes them look weak. He should come from a place of strength, unequivocally decry the attempt to turn this into a racial issue. This is a time to show strength and lash out at progressive narratives about race and politics, without dipping too deeply into the un-PC pool.

 

[puppetmaster]

read more:
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/231967-black-caucus-slams-rand-paul-for-lynch-opposition

the CBC is a bunch of racist mofos.

 

[Valli6]

I'm hoping this is the type of situation where Rand's having reached out to black communities, will create some pushback. I think most of the general public is unaware of what civil asset forfeiture is, or how it's used. If that were the case, perhaps the CBC's accusation would be accepted as real.

But Rand has already discussed the issue in depth with community leaders who see it up close, know it's unfair, and see their neighbors being abused by it - and long before Loretta Lynch got nominated. These people will recognize that this is not about "because he's racist". They will know the CBC is being dishonest here, and worse, the CBC doesn't care about how they are being affected! Let's hope they help publicize the issue and show Rand some support.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

I'm hoping this is the type of situation where Rand's having reached out to black communities, will create some pushback. I think most of the general public is unaware of what civil asset forfeiture is, or how it's used. If that were the case, perhaps the CBC's accusation would be accepted as real.

But Rand has already discussed the issue in depth with community leaders who see it up close, know it's unfair, and see their neighbors being abused by it - and long before Loretta Lynch got nominated. These people will recognize that this is not about "because he's racist". They will know the CBC is being dishonest here, and worse, the CBC doesn't care about how they are being affected! Let's hope they help publicize the issue and show Rand some support.

I've personally had a couple political conversations with inner city blacks where I suggested that a lot of their problems with the police and local government come from bad policies rather than racism (as the Democrats are always claiming), and I found them very open to the idea. So, IMO there is fertile ground there, despite it appearing totally hopeless sometimes.

 

[supermario21]

And now Rand is saying some good things about Holder, who is also black. There is a reason why nobody takes the CBC seriously. They're all race hustlers.

 

[economics102]

I wish a bunch of African-American representatives in Congress would get together and start a group called the Congressional Black Non-Racist Caucus. That would ruffle some feathers

 

[twomp]

Can Asians join the black caucus? Or is it only a black thing. How would it look if members of Congress created a White only Caucus? Who are the real racists here?

 

[economics102]

Can Asians join the black caucus? Or is it only a black thing. How would it look if members of Congress created a White only Caucus? Who are the real racists here?

Jan Helfeld has entertainingly posed this question a few times in interviews: