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General Category => Editorial/Opinion/Blogs => Topic started by: Machiavelli on May 10, 2014, 05:37:37 pm
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Warner Todd Huston
Breitbart - Big Journalism
May 10, 2014
Bloomberg writer Francis Wilkinson recently wrote a piece claiming that Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina--an African American--only became a senator because Republicans "lowered the bar" for his appointment. He also claimed that Scott’s candidacy serves as a "shield" for racist Tea Party members to hide behind.
In an article that is more invective than analysis, Wilkinson essentially called Senator Scott a do-nothing senator. He said Scott acted like a "shield" for racist, Confederate flag-waving Tea Party members who need someone to replace Herman Cain as the favorite candidate behind whom they can hide their racism.
More (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/05/09/Bloomberg-Writer-Says-Black-Republicans-Are-a-Lower-Group)
Here is that article by Bloomberg writer Francis Wilkinson: Do Republicans Lower the Bar for Blacks? (http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-05-08/do-republicans-lower-the-bar-for-blacks)
Wikipedia article on Tim Scott (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Scott)