House condemns Steve King

The House condemned Steve King. What took them so long? He didn’t just become a racist last week. Of course, they won’t condemn the bigot in the White House. Trump didn’t condemn King either and has claimed he didn’t know about the issue.

Glad to see House GOP finally stand up to Steve King — who didn’t suddenly become racist this week. But hard to take their condemnation against white supremacy seriously when they’ve let it sit cozy in the White House for two years with barely a peep.

— Rep. Joe Kennedy III (@RepJoeKennedy) January 15, 2019

Journalism isn’t just about the questions you ask, but the questions you don’t.

If you’re a reporter or pundit who has badgered every Dem about “socialism” yet aren’t asking EVERY Republican about what they plan to do about Rep. King’s white supremacy,you’re telling on yourself.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 14, 2019

Steve King is a “special guy, a smart person, with really the right views on almost everything,” the president has said. So why, asks @AdamSerwer, is King drawing condemnation, but not Trump? https://t.co/TXA2pjLL7Z

— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) January 14, 2019

Steve King had a Confederate flag on his desk for years.https://t.co/5UGjLEzPyL

— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) January 15, 2019

President Trump, who follows the news more closely than most Americans, told reporters this morning he was not familiar with Rep. Steve King's white supremacist comments.

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) January 14, 2019

Republicans are punishing Steve King.

But they are also all in behind a shutdown designed to realize Steve King's policy agenda.

Recall that King told Trump: "I market-tested your immigration policy for 14 years."

That's absolutely true.

New post:https://t.co/yVZa3CYc3P

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 15, 2019

"The punishment came on a day when Mr. King was denounced by an array of Republican leaders, though not President Trump."https://t.co/nOYDHa8G6Y

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) January 15, 2019

Steve King serves a useful role: Giving Republicans a way to condemn problematic rhetoric without having to criticize a popular president.https://t.co/YAbJisLeri

— Philip Bump (@pbump) January 15, 2019

Paul Ryan supports immigration by white people

This is like Trump wanting more immigrants from Norway.

Oh so we’re good with immigration if it involves certain countries. Good to know. https://t.co/BKklf3kbW1

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 15, 2018

Imagine the Right’s response if a lawmaker of Mexican descent did this … https://t.co/WhemCAxvG7

— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) December 15, 2018

After blocking comprehensive immigration reform for years, Paul Ryan making a special pitch to bring more White people to America on the way out the door is so fucking perfect that I can't stand it https://t.co/ekhYhDkcXA

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) December 15, 2018

House Speaker Paul Ryan pushes for thousands of Irish visas as a nod to his ancestral heritage before leaving office https://t.co/VCKOG2fLgp

— POLITICO (@politico) December 14, 2018

Wisconsin Republicans don’t see urban voters as legitimate as rural voters

Bigots!

Sore losers!

WOW–The guy who orchestrated the GOP power grab in Wisconsin suggested Madison & Milwaukee (& their black residents) are not legitimate parts of the state. “If you took Madison & Milwaukee out of the state election formula, we would have a clear majority” https://t.co/KgFYaSM58j

— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) December 8, 2018

The GOP sees rural voters as more legitimate than urban voters. https://t.co/1jbTPeJJWf

— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) December 8, 2018

White supremacist terrorism is increasing

White supremacists, inspired by Trump and Fox News, are much more of a threat to our country than illegal immigrants or leftist groups.

This needs to be mandatory viewing for everyone on the uprise of white supremacist groups who feel emboldened and legitimized in the era of Trump. Education is imperative!

There are two parts. https://t.co/AElEHhcPpg

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) November 25, 2018

White supremacist terrorism is on the rise. https://t.co/q2DLAhpCiZ

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) November 26, 2018

Studies show that white supremacists and far-right militia groups have attacked and killed as many or more Americans than any other terrorist movements in recent years. via @BrennanCenter https://t.co/4sxjCrHcn4

— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) November 24, 2018

"the dangers posed by far-right extremists have finally come to the fore of national attention…" https://t.co/BJDpHJDjgR

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 24, 2018

From @MaxBoot – "Steve King (R-Iowa), the most openly white-supremacist member of Congress, used to display a Confederate battle flag on his desk, even though 13,000 Iowans died while fighting for the Union." https://t.co/PlVknFv0zr

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 26, 2018

This needs to be mandatory viewing for everyone on the uprise of white supremacist groups who feel emboldened and legitimized in the era of Trump. Education is imperative!

There are two parts. https://t.co/AElEHhcPpg

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) November 25, 2018

The Mississippi Senate runoff update

Trump will have two rallies for her on Monday.

https://twitter.com/juddlegum/status/1066511473684430848?s=21

New tonight from @ericbradner and @KFILE: Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith pushed resolution in 2007 praising Confederate soldier's effort to 'defend his homeland' https://t.co/XcIkuyOd5c

— Kyle Blaine (@kyletblaine) November 25, 2018

Cindy Hyde-Smith has embraced Confederate history more than once. My dive into her long political career and how it impacts her US Senate bid: https://t.co/NVVBAJttHJ

— Matt Viser (@mviser) November 23, 2018

The far-right cavalry comes in to try to rescue Cindy Hyde-Smith

In a filing today, four members of the DeVos family — which has famously opposed civil rights legislation in Michigan and around the country — donated the $2700 max to Hyde-Smith

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 25, 2018

Excited to have my first @clarionledger column byline: "I worry that Mississippi is about to send a senator to Washington lacking the critical character traits of common sense, judgment and the humility to apologize" https://t.co/YR2rYB6qwt

— Elise Jordan (@Elise_Jordan) November 23, 2018

UPDATED: Corporations asking Cindy Hyde-Smith to refund their contributions

Union Pacific

Boston Scientific

Walmart

Leidos

AT&T

Pfizer

Amgen

These are unprecedented actions against a sitting United States Senator.https://t.co/GONfjlpDY6

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 23, 2018

We‘ve obtained photos from Cindy Hyde-Smith’s high school yearbook, revealing she attended a segregation academy set up so that white parents wouldn’t have to send their kids to school with black kids. The mascot even carried a Confederate flag. #MSSen https://t.co/tFspo5w1Mc

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) November 24, 2018

This is not how democracy is supposed to work, folks. https://t.co/uw0E1FNYhi

— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) November 20, 2018

She's certainly trying to lose a totally winable racehttps://t.co/qYA56OOMXS

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 21, 2018

EXCLUSIVE: Former Facebook prez and Napster founder Sean Parker bankrolled the super PAC of race-baiting Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. https://t.co/JQDxHFilsG

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) November 21, 2018

Analysis: Cindy Hyde-Smith’s campaign is dredging up stereotypes some Mississippians would rather forget https://t.co/QA2UMV0yy3

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 21, 2018

Pfizer, Walmart, AT&T, Amgen and others withdraw support for bigoted Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, calling on her to return their donations amid the backlash over her racist “public hanging" comments.#RacistGOP https://t.co/97enll85iu

— Jon Cooper 🌊 (@joncoopertweets) November 22, 2018

Guess which Republican Senator votes with Trump the most…

Cindy Hyde-Smith.

The Mississippi candidate who made a lynching joke & said voter suppression is a great idea.

Help elect Mike Espy & flip Mississippi blue for the first time in 30 years >> https://t.co/6hZi3eq78G
⬆️ pic.twitter.com/lBS58p6x4B

— Nate Lerner (@NathanLerner) November 22, 2018

The owner of the San Francisco Giants, Charles B. Johnson, and his wife just gave $5400 to Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Johnson previously gave $1K to "Black Americans for the President’s Agenda" which ran a racist ad saying that Democrats will bring back lynchinghttps://t.co/ZH4kiYw8Ke

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 22, 2018

Analysis: Mississippi’s special election is taking place in one of the most racially polarized states in the country https://t.co/Tzv88AuQYx

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 23, 2018

Mississippi runoff

Republican Senator Hyde-White has shown what she is really like and she is slipping. Now her fellow bigot Trump will try to bail her out.

I support Mike Espy.

update 11/26/18

Trump dives into another racial firestorm in Mississippi Senate contest, by @PhilipRucker https://t.co/QlehFoAMpK

— Dan Eggen (@DanEggenWPost) November 27, 2018

A runoff for the Senate seat in Mississippi is happening in just over a week.

Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith has:

• Said she’d attend a ‘public hanging’
• Propagated an anti-Semitic conspiracy
• Wants to restrict voting for students

This should be getting more attention.

— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) November 17, 2018

Mike Espy remains the underdog, but Republicans with access to private polling say Hyde-Smith’s lead has narrowed significantly in recent days. Republicans need only to look to Alabama, where Doug Jones pulled out a surprise win last year, to stoke concern https://t.co/IkKbG7PBpu

— Matt Viser (@mviser) November 17, 2018

Racists do stick together https://t.co/QcOa5cHgDF

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) November 17, 2018

Local WalMarts Report Run On Sheets https://t.co/qgp1T8H9Ef

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) November 17, 2018

Asked about the racial controversy over a fellow Republican referring to a “public hanging” while running against a Black man, Mississippi’s governor asks why people aren’t outraged about a real problem, the “genocide” perpetrated by Black women getting abortions. https://t.co/47cdkaJfcC

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 13, 2018

Trump to hold rallies benefiting Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi runoff, per campaign release.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 17, 2018

Sessions restricts consent decrees used to enforce civil rights laws

He did this on his way out.

Jeff Sessions held true to his despicable 'law and order' agenda from start to finish.

Only days after we voted to advance criminal justice reform in states across the country, he has all but eliminated oversight of local law enforcement for abusive policing practices. https://t.co/cSFKLbrM4E

— ACLU (@ACLU) November 9, 2018

Sessions dealt parting blow to DOJ career staff, issuing memo that restricts consent decrees. This is a slap in the face to dedicated staff who work tirelessly to enforce civil rights. Will affect policing, education, employment consent decrees, which is exactly why he issued it. pic.twitter.com/fWGRZxKqbd

— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) November 9, 2018

The head of Baltimore’s consent decree monitoring team said a memo issued by Jeff Sessions just before he was ousted as Attorney General will have no effect on the federal decree ordering civil rights reforms at the city’s police department. https://t.co/IiGwOvefGX

— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) November 9, 2018

The idea that unconstitutional conduct by a state or local entity is no longer sufficient basis to enter into a consent decree is extraordinary. Instead Sessions mandates that the following conditions must be present: pic.twitter.com/CBDlw8AhWB

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) November 9, 2018

No. This is prospective. You’ll recall Sessions tried to walk back the proposed consent decree before it was approved by the court. Judge Bredar wasn’t having it. The decree is now judicially approved and overseen & a monitoring team is in place. https://t.co/J17G9DS6A4

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) November 9, 2018

To give example of what this means, here's types of relief included in Division's consent decree w/ Ferguson. It's doubtful some of this could have been obtained in adversarial litigation. But it's what was needed to comprehensively change practices. https://t.co/DmicL2Z3Fa pic.twitter.com/oUEQB3mcxA

— Sasha Samberg-Champion (@ssamcham) November 9, 2018