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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsScarborough on Trump's racist statement that Gillum is "not equipped" to be governor
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I don't believe it's prejudice. I truly believe that they may not have some of the necessities to be, let's say, a field manager, or perhaps a general manager. ~Al Campanis was fired for saying this over 30 years ago. Trump expressed a similarly racist view tonight.
Scarborough was commenting on Philip Rucker's tweet about this:
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Trump on Andrew Gillum, who is running to become Florida's first black governor: "Andrew Gillum is not equipped to be your governor. Hes just not equipped. Its not for him. Its not for him."
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Scarborough on Trump's racist statement that Gillum is "not equipped" to be governor (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Nov 2018
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Submariner
(12,513 posts)1. Forward this to Sen Tim Scott
As an African American republican senator in N or S Carolina he should condemn this publicly and loudly or be ashamed to be associated with the white nationalist party.
I would but dont do Twitter.
oasis
(49,443 posts)2. I'd say Sen. Tim Scott has a bunch of Trumpsplaining to do.
BootinUp
(47,207 posts)3. It's the fucking definition.of.prejudice.
Cha
(297,922 posts)4. Why does fucking trump repeat himself?
It was fucking stupid Enough the first damn time.
Thanks, Joe.
RainCaster
(10,940 posts)5. DFT is an expert in no qualifications
He knows the most idiotic people.
malaise
(269,250 posts)6. You mean
he has a mirror?
sinkingfeeling
(51,487 posts)7. Says the man not equipped to be a human nor a manager nor
hold any public office.
dalton99a
(81,666 posts)8. Trump is unfit to work at 7-Eleven
peekaloo
(22,977 posts)9. Donny Two Times from the movie 'Hoodfellas'.
MagickMuffin
(15,972 posts)10. Andrew Gillum in this case IS Donald Trump'd
He is just talking about himself. This is his Identity. PROJECTING, because he is NOT EQUIPPED to be dogcatcher much less the POTUS.