▲ 1251 ▼ Both expelled members of ‘Tennessee Three’ win back their state House seats (apnews.com) submitted 3 years ago by GiddyGap@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 85 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ted@sh.itjust.works 44 points 3 years ago (2 children) She never lost it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sami_Uso@lemmy.world 43 points 3 years ago (2 children) How strange, I wonder what was different about the third one as opposed to these two guys... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ki77erb@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) ooooo! ooooo! I know! 👋 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SamboT@lemm.ee -41 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do you guys get off on making assumptions with as little info as possible? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ki77erb@lemmy.world 29 points 3 years ago (2 children) Who's is making assumptions? There are 3 representatives. 2 of them are black and 1 was white. The 2 black men were expelled and the white woman was not. Those are facts not assumptions. From the article: "Ultimately, Johnson, who is white, narrowly avoided expulsion while Pearson and Jones were booted by the predominantly white GOP caucus." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 3 years ago Further (emphasis mine): House Republican leaders have repeatedly denied that race was a factor in the expulsion hearings. Democrats have disagreed, with Johnson countering that the only reason that she wasn’t expelled was due to her being white. permalink fedilink source parent [+] SamboT@lemm.ee -9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes that is surely what happened. But I'm talking about pretending to know the details about why she was not expelled. It certainly could be based on race. It's okay to not know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you ever even been to Tennessee? Or the South at all? Racism is the answer in these situations. It's always the answer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamboT@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago When you know, you know. permalink fedilink source parent [+] athaki@lemmy.world -8 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 years ago I can tell you what wasn't different. It wasn't her skin color. /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago* Oh that’s awesome Edit: that’s right, I forgot the expulsion was racially motivated permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sami_Uso@lemmy.world 43 points 3 years ago (2 children) How strange, I wonder what was different about the third one as opposed to these two guys... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ki77erb@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) ooooo! ooooo! I know! 👋 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SamboT@lemm.ee -41 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do you guys get off on making assumptions with as little info as possible? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ki77erb@lemmy.world 29 points 3 years ago (2 children) Who's is making assumptions? There are 3 representatives. 2 of them are black and 1 was white. The 2 black men were expelled and the white woman was not. Those are facts not assumptions. From the article: "Ultimately, Johnson, who is white, narrowly avoided expulsion while Pearson and Jones were booted by the predominantly white GOP caucus." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 3 years ago Further (emphasis mine): House Republican leaders have repeatedly denied that race was a factor in the expulsion hearings. Democrats have disagreed, with Johnson countering that the only reason that she wasn’t expelled was due to her being white. permalink fedilink source parent [+] SamboT@lemm.ee -9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes that is surely what happened. But I'm talking about pretending to know the details about why she was not expelled. It certainly could be based on race. It's okay to not know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you ever even been to Tennessee? Or the South at all? Racism is the answer in these situations. It's always the answer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamboT@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago When you know, you know. permalink fedilink source parent [+] athaki@lemmy.world -8 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 years ago I can tell you what wasn't different. It wasn't her skin color. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ki77erb@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) ooooo! ooooo! I know! 👋 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SamboT@lemm.ee -41 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do you guys get off on making assumptions with as little info as possible? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ki77erb@lemmy.world 29 points 3 years ago (2 children) Who's is making assumptions? There are 3 representatives. 2 of them are black and 1 was white. The 2 black men were expelled and the white woman was not. Those are facts not assumptions. From the article: "Ultimately, Johnson, who is white, narrowly avoided expulsion while Pearson and Jones were booted by the predominantly white GOP caucus." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 3 years ago Further (emphasis mine): House Republican leaders have repeatedly denied that race was a factor in the expulsion hearings. Democrats have disagreed, with Johnson countering that the only reason that she wasn’t expelled was due to her being white. permalink fedilink source parent [+] SamboT@lemm.ee -9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes that is surely what happened. But I'm talking about pretending to know the details about why she was not expelled. It certainly could be based on race. It's okay to not know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you ever even been to Tennessee? Or the South at all? Racism is the answer in these situations. It's always the answer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamboT@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago When you know, you know. permalink fedilink source parent [+] athaki@lemmy.world -8 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] SamboT@lemm.ee -41 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do you guys get off on making assumptions with as little info as possible? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ki77erb@lemmy.world 29 points 3 years ago (2 children) Who's is making assumptions? There are 3 representatives. 2 of them are black and 1 was white. The 2 black men were expelled and the white woman was not. Those are facts not assumptions. From the article: "Ultimately, Johnson, who is white, narrowly avoided expulsion while Pearson and Jones were booted by the predominantly white GOP caucus." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 3 years ago Further (emphasis mine): House Republican leaders have repeatedly denied that race was a factor in the expulsion hearings. Democrats have disagreed, with Johnson countering that the only reason that she wasn’t expelled was due to her being white. permalink fedilink source parent [+] SamboT@lemm.ee -9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes that is surely what happened. But I'm talking about pretending to know the details about why she was not expelled. It certainly could be based on race. It's okay to not know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you ever even been to Tennessee? Or the South at all? Racism is the answer in these situations. It's always the answer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamboT@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago When you know, you know. permalink fedilink source parent [+] athaki@lemmy.world -8 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ki77erb@lemmy.world 29 points 3 years ago (2 children) Who's is making assumptions? There are 3 representatives. 2 of them are black and 1 was white. The 2 black men were expelled and the white woman was not. Those are facts not assumptions. From the article: "Ultimately, Johnson, who is white, narrowly avoided expulsion while Pearson and Jones were booted by the predominantly white GOP caucus." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 3 years ago Further (emphasis mine): House Republican leaders have repeatedly denied that race was a factor in the expulsion hearings. Democrats have disagreed, with Johnson countering that the only reason that she wasn’t expelled was due to her being white. permalink fedilink source parent [+] SamboT@lemm.ee -9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes that is surely what happened. But I'm talking about pretending to know the details about why she was not expelled. It certainly could be based on race. It's okay to not know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you ever even been to Tennessee? Or the South at all? Racism is the answer in these situations. It's always the answer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamboT@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago When you know, you know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 3 years ago Further (emphasis mine): House Republican leaders have repeatedly denied that race was a factor in the expulsion hearings. Democrats have disagreed, with Johnson countering that the only reason that she wasn’t expelled was due to her being white. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] SamboT@lemm.ee -9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes that is surely what happened. But I'm talking about pretending to know the details about why she was not expelled. It certainly could be based on race. It's okay to not know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you ever even been to Tennessee? Or the South at all? Racism is the answer in these situations. It's always the answer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamboT@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago When you know, you know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you ever even been to Tennessee? Or the South at all? Racism is the answer in these situations. It's always the answer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamboT@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago When you know, you know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 years ago I can tell you what wasn't different. It wasn't her skin color. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago* Oh that’s awesome Edit: that’s right, I forgot the expulsion was racially motivated permalink fedilink source parent