General Politics Tim Scott Appointed to Senate to fill DeMints Place

HonestChieffan · 12-17-2012, 01:52 PM

No doubt the left will rise up in a rage.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-34222_16...tor/?tag=socsh

South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott, R-S.C., has been appointed by Republican Gov. Nikki Haley to the Senate seat now held by Republican Jim DeMint. DeMint is leaving the Senate at the end of the year to run the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation.

“He is the right person,” she said. She pointed to his strong relationship with the business community and the “courage” he showed during a fight with the unions and the National Labor Relations Board during a recent effort to move Boeing factories to the state.

Scott will be the first African-American Republican in the Senate since former Sen. Edward Brooke, R-Mass., lost his bid for reelection in 1978. The 47-year-old, who won a second House term last month, was the first black Republican to represent South Carolina in the House in more than a century.

With DeMint and Scott standing at her side, Haley called the appointment “historic.”

“As a minority female, it is important to note that Congressman Scott earned this seat,” Haley said.

J. David Woodard, political science professor at Clemson University, said Scott can be “a real vehicle for conservatives to reach into the African American community” following an election in which Republicans fared badly among minority groups.

Like DeMint, Scott is a tea party-backed conservative who sought repeal of the national health care law. A vocal critic of President Obama, he has said it would be “an impeachable offense” if Mr. Obama raised the debt ceiling without congressional approval.

La literatura · 12-17-2012, 01:57 PM

That's great.

go bowe · 12-17-2012, 02:21 PM

another blow to moderation and compromise...

will politicians ever learn to actually govern?

**patteeu** · 12-17-2012, 02:23 PM

He's no Carol Moseley Braun. And for that we can all be thankful.

HonestChieffan · 12-17-2012, 06:35 PM

Amazing the total silence

cosmo20002 · 12-17-2012, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

No doubt the left will rise up in a rage.

Like DeMint, Scott is a tea party-backed conservative who sought repeal of the national health care law.

Quote:

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Amazing the total silence

Um, I'm really mad?

mnchiefsguy · 12-17-2012, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by go bowe

another blow to moderation and compromise...

will politicians ever learn to actually govern?

I don't see the problem here. The left should be cheering that a black man in SC got appointed to a Senate seat by a female governor. Guess the left has a problem with minorities gaining political power when they cannot control them.

go bowe · 12-17-2012, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

I don't see the problem here. The left should be cheering that a black man in SC got appointed to a Senate seat by a female governor. Guess the left has a problem with minorities gaining political power when they cannot control them.

a.) i'm not "the left"...

b.) i don't care if he's green, that's not the issue, tea party obstructionism is...

c.) nobody controls anybody - this is america...

Cave Johnson · 12-17-2012, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

I don't see the problem here. The left should be cheering that a black man in SC got appointed to a Senate seat by a female governor. Guess the left has a problem with minorities gaining political power when they cannot control them.

What a disingenuous bunch of horseshit. The left doesn't like this guy because he's a RWNJ, not because he's black.

GFY.

go bowe · 12-17-2012, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cave Johnson

What a disingenuous bunch of horseshit. The left doesn't like this guy because he's a RWNJ, not because he's black.

GFY.

well, you could put it that way i guess...

HonestChieffan · 12-17-2012, 07:12 PM

Some guys are just not black enough?

go bowe · 12-17-2012, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Some guys are just not black enough?

cross-thread humor, love it!

Cave Johnson · 12-17-2012, 07:26 PM

Congrats, Sen. Token. Enjoy being phase 1 of the GOP's Operation "Same shit in a browner box".

DementedLogic · 12-17-2012, 07:48 PM

Good solid conservative, can't really complain about this one. Noone is going to as good as Jim Demint, but at least she didn't appoint a neocon.

**dirk digler** · 12-17-2012, 07:51 PM

affirmative action?

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HonestChieffan Hoffa called me an SOB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the Country in MO Casino cash: $1220604	Tim Scott Appointed to Senate to fill DeMints Place No doubt the left will rise up in a rage. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-34222_16...tor/?tag=socsh South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott, R-S.C., has been appointed by Republican Gov. Nikki Haley to the Senate seat now held by Republican Jim DeMint. DeMint is leaving the Senate at the end of the year to run the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation. “He is the right person,” she said. She pointed to his strong relationship with the business community and the “courage” he showed during a fight with the unions and the National Labor Relations Board during a recent effort to move Boeing factories to the state. Scott will be the first African-American Republican in the Senate since former Sen. Edward Brooke, R-Mass., lost his bid for reelection in 1978. The 47-year-old, who won a second House term last month, was the first black Republican to represent South Carolina in the House in more than a century. With DeMint and Scott standing at her side, Haley called the appointment “historic.” “As a minority female, it is important to note that Congressman Scott earned this seat,” Haley said. J. David Woodard, political science professor at Clemson University, said Scott can be “a real vehicle for conservatives to reach into the African American community” following an election in which Republicans fared badly among minority groups. Like DeMint, Scott is a tea party-backed conservative who sought repeal of the national health care law. A vocal critic of President Obama, he has said it would be “an impeachable offense” if Mr. Obama raised the debt ceiling without congressional approval.
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