"I think the people who are running the place are still working on that and I'm sorry it hasn't happened yet," the Democratic senator said when asked if the elite beach club his family belongs to has allowed in minority members.
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So was Democrat defended slavery. they covered this story so far like it was no worse than a double parking incident.
I was about to say "well, that bastard can get ****ed", and then I remembered not to trust Trumpist threads.
Newsweek reached out to representatives for comment on behalf of Sen. Whitehouse. The senator's communication director Richard Davidson contradicted Whitehouse when he told Newsweek there is no policy that exists at the beach club that would prevent minority members from joining.
"The club has no such restrictive policy. The club has had and has members of color," Davidson said. "The Senator has dedicated his entire career to promoting equity and protecting civil rights, as his record shows."
"I think the people who are running the place are still working on that and I'm sorry it hasn't happened yet," the Democratic senator said when asked if the elite beach club his family belongs to has allowed in minority members.
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When you say "all white", people who actually do want to stamp out racism perk up. When they find out that "all white" doesn't mean "whites only" but rather "at this moment in time, there are no minority members" it's a bit different.
Now, that doesn't mean he's in the clear. The "why" matters. But you gotta make sure there's a "there" there.
Is it "all white" at the moment because the members are generally racist and don't sponsor minorities? What about the other minority members in the past? Just how big is it, anyway? Etc.
Vague memories of the Franken bullshit. The moment it breaks, a whole bunch of people on the right are "omg, look at this! Liberals say they oppose sexual harassment! HE MUST RESIGN"....
....and he did. He did even though that harassment was (1)
one staged photograph of him
pretending to touch a woman's breasts, (2)
one allegation of a kiss that went to far in a rehearsal for an SNL skit involving a kiss.
(And I think I remember something about the woman being in on #1, but that could be a false memory). Now, #2 is no good. But I'd want him to take a few steps back and consider whether he should resign over something that GOPers don't resign over (hello, 26-sex-assault-Trump) instead of using it as a moment to demonstrate showing true remorse, seeking forgiveness, and generally teaching?
