South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, who recently threw his hat into the rink in the GOP primary battle. To whip up some controversy that buoys his campaign, Senator Scott appeared for an interview on ABC’s “The View,” in which he argued with the hosts, particularly Sunny Hostin, about race in America.
That began with Sunny Hostin asking him about his stance on systemic racism and why he doesn’t think it’s a real thing. “You have indicated that you don’t believe in systemic racism. What is your definition of systemic racism?” Hostin asked.
Responding, Senator Scott gave a lengthy answer in which he spoke about the success of black people in modern America if they work hard, giving anecdotal examples of his talking points.
Beginning, he said the typical message promulgated by leftists about black people always failing unless they’re the exception is a terrible one that holds people back and is, in any case, untrue. He said, “Let me answer the question that you’ve answered. Or does it even exist in your mind? Let me answer the question this way. One of the things I think about, and one of the reasons why I’m on the show is because of the comments that were made, frankly, on this show that the only way for a young African American kid to be successful in this country is to be the exception and not the rule.
That is a dangerous, offensive, disgusting message to send to our young people today that the only way to succeed is by being the exception.”
Continuing, he gave examples of black success in American political life, pointing to himself, President Obama, Condoleeza Rice, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Collin Powell. In his words: “I will tell you that if my life is the exception, I can’t imagine I can’t is … so, the fact of the matter is we’ve had an African American president, African American vice president, we’ve had two African Americans to be secretaries of state.”..CONTINUE READING