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riversedge

(73,406 posts)
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 07:43 AM Sep 2024

'It's All True': GOP Rep Doubles Down After Wildly Racist Tweet Sparks Huge Backlash

Source: huff Post



Clay Higgins of Louisiana supposedly "prayed" about the incident before standing by his astonishing tirade.

By Josephine Harvey Sep 26, 2024, 07:36 AM EDT




Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) defended his deeply racist comments about Haitian people even though House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) claimed the lawmaker had prayed about the post and regretted it.

“It’s all true,” Higgins told CNN Wednesday, even though he ultimately deleted the widely condemned tweet. “I can put up another controversial post tomorrow if you want me to. I mean, we do have freedom of speech. I’ll say what I want.”


“It’s not a big deal to me. It’s like something stuck to the bottom of my boot. Just scrape it off and move on with my life,” he added.

Earlier Wednesday, the lawmaker had expanded on the racist lies pushed by Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, posting on X (formerly Twitter) that Haitians are “eating pets” and come from the “nastiest country in the western hemisphere.” ............................

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/clay-higgins-racist-tweet-backlash_n_66f52ad5e4b0b663235f52a3



No, Mr. Higgins--you are a member of the House--you can not say what you want!!
You are suppose to be a role model. But you missed that lesson for all the world to see.



..........“It’s all true,” Higgins told CNN Wednesday, even though he ultimately deleted the widely condemned tweet. “I can put up another controversial post tomorrow if you want me to. I mean, we do have freedom of speech. I’ll say what I want.”................
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'It's All True': GOP Rep Doubles Down After Wildly Racist Tweet Sparks Huge Backlash (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2024 OP
rwnj Marthe48 Sep 2024 #1
I'm thinking of the majority in his district... dchill Sep 2024 #2
and he is their role model rurallib Sep 2024 #11
Trump is their role model...he's a loud and proud racist.. agingdem Sep 2024 #28
Exactly. ShazzieB Sep 2024 #29
That there is the enemy that needs to be compromised. The Grand Illuminist Sep 27 #39
The House should censure this racist MFer as a warining that if... brush Sep 2024 #3
Never happen cuz the GOP loves these idiots. I mean, look at trump. flying_wahini Sep 2024 #15
We'll see what happens if Rep. Jeffries becomes Speaker. brush Sep 2024 #25
Hopefully more will remove the hood onandup Sep 2024 #4
And find out if he's a one cylinder engine or a white sheet. 😁 Wonder Why Sep 2024 #16
Yes, not only are the racists forever unmasked, but we also see who agrees with this shit by their lack of response. Magoo48 Sep 2024 #33
I'm so glad that he "prayed" about it. mwb970 Sep 2024 #5
"I'll say what I want." What, is he twelve? yardwork Sep 2024 #6
"We believe in redemption around here" William Seger Sep 2024 #7
What redemption??? robbob Sep 2024 #23
"Mr. Speaker? A Mr. Hunter Biden on line 2..." Grins Sep 2024 #36
There are white trash idiots in Congress because LeftinOH Sep 2024 #8
And white trash idiots are the main problem. The Grand Illuminist Sep 27 #40
Odd how the MAGA cognitive handicap manifests ThreeNoSeep Sep 2024 #9
it's bizarre Skittles Sep 2024 #37
From the "Keep repeating a lie until people think it's true" department mdbl Sep 2024 #10
The 6 creeps on the SC..... wolfie001 Sep 2024 #12
He was actually KKK and still is at heart. ananda Sep 2024 #13
and there you have it azureblue Sep 2024 #14
Lying is their first language. Marcuse Sep 2024 #17
Meanwhile we'll say what we want about you. KS Toronado Sep 2024 #18
And this is why "they" have to suppress the black vote. Botany Sep 2024 #19
Higgins is stuck to America's boot. Let's scrape him off. Mblaze Sep 2024 #20
Translation- I can do whatever I want - I'm a Republican. NoMoreRepugs Sep 2024 #21
Is this the idiot who showed up for freshman orientation.... EarnestPutz Sep 2024 #22
Oh, he prayed about it lonely bird Sep 2024 #24
Edgy boi! Edgy boi! Edgy edgy edgy!! Grokenstein Sep 2024 #26
THIS is what Xwitter has created - the media MUST STOP spotlighting this cesspool FakeNoose Sep 2024 #27
Clay Higgins voted for David Duke Grand Wizard of the KKK MagickMuffin Sep 2024 #30
Republican congressman's racist rant generates immediate backlash LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2024 #31
It's the only way these idiots get attention from headlines IronLionZion Sep 2024 #32
When people tell you who they are, believe them. He's dangerous. That rhetoric from a Sherriff should have gotten his Evolve Dammit Sep 2024 #35
They are insane. And stupid. And we know: You can't fix stupid. Or bat shit crazy. No cure. Evolve Dammit Sep 2024 #34
Yeah, it's All True that You're a Flaming Racist, Clay Higgins. electric_blue68 Sep 27 #38

Marthe48

(19,328 posts)
1. rwnj
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 07:52 AM
Sep 2024

Their elected officials have stopped doing things for people, now just doing things to people. Bad things, cruel things.

dchill

(40,766 posts)
2. I'm thinking of the majority in his district...
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 07:52 AM
Sep 2024

...who will evidently continue to vote to return him to the House. THEY are like something stuck to the bottom of our nation's boot.

agingdem

(8,541 posts)
28. Trump is their role model...he's a loud and proud racist..
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 12:10 PM
Sep 2024

in 2016 Trump brought his overt hate for "the other" into the While House (shit hole countries/good people on both sides/look at my African American/Coco Chao/Pocahontas ), freeing his fellow monsters to showcase their mutual hate on social media and in the halls of Congress...and yes, Higgins has the right to spew venomous filth but we have the right to trash him, confront him, and not move on...

ShazzieB

(18,925 posts)
29. Exactly.
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 12:19 PM
Sep 2024
Higgins has the right to spew venomous filth but we have a right to trash him, confront him, and not move on...


Dude has the right to say whatever he wants....and the rest of us have the right to react to it as we see fit. (Funny how sewage skewers like him don't seem to grasp that last part.)

brush

(58,022 posts)
3. The House should censure this racist MFer as a warining that if...
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 07:52 AM
Sep 2024

Last edited Thu Sep 26, 2024, 11:43 AM - Edit history (2)

he does it again, expulsion will follow.

Freedom of speech has boundries in civilized societies. And he has the nerve to call say the Haitians are trying to be sophisticated...well, his racist ass is anything but with his classless spewing.






brush

(58,022 posts)
25. We'll see what happens if Rep. Jeffries becomes Speaker.
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 11:45 AM
Sep 2024

There's a good chance that can happen.

Magoo48

(5,536 posts)
33. Yes, not only are the racists forever unmasked, but we also see who agrees with this shit by their lack of response.
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 03:03 PM
Sep 2024

William Seger

(11,113 posts)
7. "We believe in redemption around here"
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 08:02 AM
Sep 2024
"I’m sure he probably regrets some of the language he used. But you know, we move forward. We believe in redemption around here," he [Mike Johnson] added.

This is the dogmatic, built-in hypocrisy of phony Christian evangelicals: Higgens claims to be a Christian, so he gets to pray away any offenses, and other phony Christians are obliged to forgive him, since presumably their God will. They believe that everyone is a sinner, but you only go to hell if you don't claim Jesus to be your personal savior, but if you just do that, you can be forgiven for anything.

robbob

(3,645 posts)
23. What redemption???
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 10:48 AM
Sep 2024

FFS; he just doubled down on his racist bile. He said he’ll do it again, freedom of speech, etc. etc. Mike Johnson is a pathetic hypocrite.

ThreeNoSeep

(179 posts)
9. Odd how the MAGA cognitive handicap manifests
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 08:08 AM
Sep 2024

We've seen this before in folks who live on the margins of understanding, this idea that freedom of speech means freedom from facing the consequences of our words or the judgment of our community for how we express those words. There's a broader spectrum of disorders with the Trump Cult, but this is a big one.

mdbl

(5,507 posts)
10. From the "Keep repeating a lie until people think it's true" department
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 08:13 AM
Sep 2024

and of course the media blares the bullshit everywhere.

wolfie001

(3,844 posts)
12. The 6 creeps on the SC.....
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 08:58 AM
Sep 2024

.....think this expression by public officials covering themselves in their hate religion is just A-okay. Stupid, short-sighted mother-fuckers. All 6 of them AND their spouses. So that's 12 creeps in total.

ananda

(30,933 posts)
13. He was actually KKK and still is at heart.
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 09:11 AM
Sep 2024

I think he voted for David Duke at one time.

I remember protesting David Duke when he was
speaking in League City in 1992.

My sign: Hitler 1932, Duke 1992

azureblue

(2,327 posts)
14. and there you have it
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 09:15 AM
Sep 2024

he is saying it is OK for him to lie. And we should shut up and let him lie.

Botany

(72,660 posts)
19. And this is why "they" have to suppress the black vote.
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 10:13 AM
Sep 2024

I wonder if Higgins knows if the historical Jesus of the Bible was a black man who
looked like the current Somalis we have in Columbus, Ohio?

Mblaze

(416 posts)
20. Higgins is stuck to America's boot. Let's scrape him off.
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 10:17 AM
Sep 2024

He's what happens when somebody is not raised right.

EarnestPutz

(2,683 posts)
22. Is this the idiot who showed up for freshman orientation....
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 10:37 AM
Sep 2024

..... while back wearing a shoulder holster and firearm to the house?

Grokenstein

(5,859 posts)
26. Edgy boi! Edgy boi! Edgy edgy edgy!!
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 11:54 AM
Sep 2024

You're not in high school. You're supposed to be a grown-up. Act like one, maybe?

FakeNoose

(36,005 posts)
27. THIS is what Xwitter has created - the media MUST STOP spotlighting this cesspool
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 12:04 PM
Sep 2024

Whatever garbage-shit is on Xwitter must STAY on Xwitter. Nobody else needs to hear about it.
It's garbage and they have no "journalistic" rules.

When a journalist publishes a story, it must be confirmed by at least 2 sources.
If it's unconfirmed, then it's not a "story" - it's an opinion.

CNN can't keep doing this. If they continue then they're as bad as Faux Noise, simple as that.

MagickMuffin

(17,201 posts)
30. Clay Higgins voted for David Duke Grand Wizard of the KKK
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 01:50 PM
Sep 2024


Of course Clay Higgins is a racist, would love to see his hood and I don’t mean neighborhood.


LetMyPeopleVote

(155,517 posts)
31. Republican congressman's racist rant generates immediate backlash
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 01:51 PM
Sep 2024

Rep. Clay Higgins' racist online message probably won't help the Republican Party's pre-election outreach to Black voters.



I don’t know whether Republicans will make gains with Black voters in the 2024 elections, but it looks like the GOP is asking Black voters to overlook an astonishing amount of recent, overt Republican racism.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republican-congressmans-racist-rant-generates-immediate-backlash-rcna172830

As my MSNBC colleague Clarissa-Jan Lim explained, a national non-profit organization called the Haitian Bridge Alliance announced this week that it’s seeking criminal charges against the former president and the Ohio senator, accusing the Republicans of making false alarms, aggravated menacing and telecommunications harassment.

Republican Rep. Clay Higgins saw the news and responded in an overtly racist way. NBC News reported:

Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., called Haiti the “nastiest country in the western hemisphere” in a post on social media Wednesday, saying migrants from the Caribbean country, the majority of whom are in the U.S. legally, should “get their ass out of our country.”


Even by contemporary standards, the GOP congressman’s rant was unusually ugly. “These Haitians are wild,” Higgins wrote in the since-deleted tweet. “Eating pets, vudu, nastiest country in the western hemisphere, cults, slapstick gangsters... but damned if they don’t feel all sophisticated now, filing charges against our President and VP. All these thugs better get their mind right and their ass out of our country before January 20th.”.....

For those unfamiliar with the far-right congressman Higgins, in his capacity as a local sheriff, appeared in a video in 2016 in which he described several Black criminal suspects as “animals” and “heathens,” adding, “You will be hunted, you will be trapped, and if you raise a weapon to a man like me, we’ll return fire with superior fire.”

After the video surfaced, Higgins resigned — which cleared the way for his election to Congress, where he’s best known for concocting deeply weird conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack. This, of course, didn’t stop GOP leaders from assigning him to a task force investigating the Trump rally shooting......

A couple of years ago, Republican officials expressed some confidence that the party’s strategic outreach to Black voters was starting to pay off. The Hill reported that the GOP believed its messaging was starting to “resonate with the crucial voting bloc.” The New York Times reported soon after that Republicans saw “a fresh opening” to “peel away some Black voters.

I don’t know whether Republicans will make gains with Black voters in the 2024 elections, but I do know that the GOP is asking Black voters to overlook an astonishing amount of recent, overt Republican racism.

IronLionZion

(47,120 posts)
32. It's the only way these idiots get attention from headlines
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 02:01 PM
Sep 2024

They say and post outrageous things just to get media coverage.

Evolve Dammit

(19,063 posts)
35. When people tell you who they are, believe them. He's dangerous. That rhetoric from a Sherriff should have gotten his
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 03:23 PM
Sep 2024

ass fired on the spot.

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