White NC lawmaker interrupts his Black colleague with racist question

During debate Wednesday on a controversial education bill, a white legislator in the North Carolina House interrupted his Black colleague to ask if the latter could have achieved his educational successes had he not been “an athlete or a minority.”

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[raypontinen]

It's unbelievable how ignorant these elected representatives are!

[Skoora]

I like how the Speaker dodged any responsibility to do anything because he was “reading a note”.

[twwtjohns]

It's fitting the Republican is dressed like a clown.

[AlisonCasilli]

Wow. And he was brave enough to say that racist crap in that....suit?

[robertogomez]

These folks are getting bolder everyday!!!

[anthonymcneill]

Some people don't think it through. The crap that came out of his mouth is what his heart is full of.

[firebirdude]

And the speaker plays that "I wasn't listening, I was reading these papers" card.

[Lovetheducks]

He’s trying so hard not to say the outright even more racist comments he’s thinking.

[littlebug]

I didn't realize the slowest gazelle had such a colorful coat

[seanthomxx]

I would ask how this man can look himself in a mirror, but then I saw his outfit and realized he doesn't have one

[dannylin]

Welp, we know who didn’t go to Harvard

[shimishang]

Shameful. And this is why I vote in all elections. These clowns are giving us Carolinians a bad name.

[nunook]

Why is it a majority of them think a special condition had to be manufactured for Black people in order to get into Harvard? He sounds like he is jealous. It's a shame that it has to be this way, but it's that very perception that made that man work harder.

[shamioshi]

Toni Morrison once said that the very function of racism is distraction: it keeps you explaining and justifying and proving and distracts you from your true purpose. This is a perfect example. Derailed whatever point that gentleman was making prior to the question.

[d.b.]

He obviously graduated from clown college with honors.

[anthonyezzell]

And these are the people that are being voted in office, makes me wonder how the voter thinks. Absolutely despicable.

[macjeez]

Ignorance and racism raises it's head again with this so called representative from Iredell County. Appalling that we have this kind of membership in our state government.

[wolfgangk]

Haters only hate the things that they can’t get and the people they can’t be.

[maxstrongCW]

What gave him the right to judge where anyone deserves to be!!!
He doesn't deserve to be one of our leaders with those racist comments and lack of wisdom😮

[JaymoJoints]

"And may I ask my Republican friend how he gained admission to clown college?"
"What makes you think I went to clown college?"
"You're wearing the uniform, sir."