Current Events > "Im concerned about voter registration; the blacks are [registering]."

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A social media comment with racial undertones made by a Mississippi election commissioner sparked outrage across the state on the same weekend state legislators voted to retire the flag and its Confederate emblem.

"I'm concerned about voter registration in Mississippi," the commissioner wrote. "The blacks are having lots (of) events for voter registration. People in Mississippi have to get involved, too."

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One Mississippi lawmaker said he doesn't know if Welch meant what she said, but her words give an impression of racism.

"It's those kind of things that people say until somebody brings it to their attention and then it's not what they said or it's not what they meant," said Sen. Juan Barnett, whose district includes part of Jones County.

"I don't know if she is racist or not. But it's the just undertone and stuff of what people say that gives the illusion that that's what you are, based on what was said."

Barnett, who had not heard of the post until Monday, said the integrity of the Jones County election commission has been put into question because of Welch's comments.

But Welch, who has been the Beat 1 commissioner for 20 years, said although the comment may appear racist, her intent was far from it.

"We've always in the past had whites really participating in registering to vote. So many people don't seem to be concerned about (voting)."

She said in an interview Monday that she thought she was sending a private message, but the comment was shared publicly on Facebook.

"This was an error on my part," she said.

Welch said she would like to see more people register to vote, no matter their race.

"I was just trying to strike a match under people and get them to vote to get everybody to vote," she said. "This was not intended to be anything."

Source:
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2020/06/30/mississippi-election-commissioner-accused-making-racist-comments/3280055001/

A conservative lawmaker in the deep south doesn't think blacks are people? I'm totally surprised by this. Shocked really.

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if there is one great thing about the Trump presidency, is that it has comforted morons enough such that they are now just saying the quiet parts out loud.

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FunnyPies posted...

She said in an interview Monday that she thought she was sending a private message, but the comment was shared publicly on Facebook.

"This was an error on my part," she said.

Nothing to see here guys. She was only trying to be racist in private.
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Get her the fuck out.

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bkkorps posted...

if there is one great thing about the Trump presidency, is that it has comforted morons enough such that they are now just saying the quiet parts out loud.

Not really:

FunnyPies posted...

She said in an interview Monday that she thought she was sending a private message, but the comment was shared publicly on Facebook.

"This was an error on my part," she said.

She meant it to be private, not to be said "out loud".

surprine, surprine

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