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The context always matters, but if you look at the full conversations the context actually makes it sound exactly as it’s meant to be.

I’ve been very critical of DEI, but he’s painting in very broad strokes about blacks which fits most people’s definition of racism. I’d like to think that he was simply exaggerating to provoke and convey an anti-DEI point. But I can also guarantee that you won’t win people to your side who aren’t already in your choir.

Too lazy to read my earlier post about my anger at his death? Take your self righteousness elsewhere.

Besides, what he said and didn’t say was the very topic of the post I was responding to. Moving the goalpost of the conversation to try to disqualify my perspective (and even my humanity) is nonsense. I think you know that.

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Democrats are followers they just fall in line with their cult even when facts prove them wrong it's craziness

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Wow the hypocrisy. Every accusation is a confession out of Trump-humpers’ mouths.

July 13, 2023 podcast.

It’s been misquoted, but the context shows that he was talking about specific black women on a specific topic.

“If we would have said three weeks ago [...] that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Ketanji Brown Jackson were affirmative-action picks, we would have been called racist. But now they're comin' out and they're saying it for us! They're comin' out and they're saying, "I'm only here because of affirmative action.

Yeah, we know. You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person's slot to go be taken somewhat seriously.” End quote.

It’s easy to see his point on face value of the words “affirmative action hire.” But, he’s also defending what he knows is a common phrase used to diminish black success, especially by whites who lack that success for one reason or another. He’s also ignoring the full text of the woman he’s directly addressing, who very clearly states that we should pursue equality of opportunity, not equality of outcomes.

That used to be a common slogan on the right, or at least before they started openly admitting that it’s always better to rig the game to your advantage. They defend “meritocracy,” but don’t practice it. Fortune favors the well connected. Ask Elon and the Orange One.

But the statement was classic Charlie. Removing points from their context and constantly moving the goalpost of the argument to keep himself from ever looking like he lost. He was also good at wearing people out by constantly hurling easily disproven statements.

I’m as pissed as anyone that he died. No one deserves that. And he deserved to have, for once in his life, an honest intellectual conversation on the merits of a policy. I’m highly critical of DEI, because I think we need to address classism than racism. But Kirk did the bidding of the higher ups. His racialized statements were a part of it, just like a lot of anti-racist DEI kumbayah is also part of keeping people from seeing what’s going on.

I’m talking about the governor doing that. Sorry for the confusion.

Somebody will hire him and never look back. It’s hard to win at Holy Cross and he got us deep into the playoffs.

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Saban came back from the Dolphins fiasco to become the GOAT in college football. It’d be a shame for him to ruin his legacy in the new world. Maybe LSU is just looking for advice from him.

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Agreed. Unlike his buddy Belichick, he knows when to leave on a high note.

Kelvin Sheppard is the high energy pick.

Gus Fring? Pollos Hermanos.

It should be Sumrall. Get off this crazy big money ride and give him some time. It’s like drafting a franchise QB on a rookie contract. No more old dudes just making their nut and no wannabe instagram influencers (Kiffin).

Sumrall or Sheppard, but they need a GM kinda guy to handle all the new crap that goes along with the job.