Trump's pick for top science job called progressives 'race traitors' - Polidicks

[URL="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/02/donald-trump-sam-clovis-old-blog-progressives-obama"]Source[/URL] [QUOTE]Sam Clovis, who has been nominated by Donald Trump to be the department of agriculture’s top scientist, previously ran a blog where he called progressives “race traders and race ‘traitors’” and likened former president Barack Obama to a “communist” and a “dictator”. Clovis, previously a college professor and radio talk show host in Iowa, wrote the blog for his show Impact with Clovis. The website has been taken down but is archived. In a September 2011 post, Clovis said that Obama was “brought up by socialists to be a socialist. His associations were socialists or worse, criminal dissidents who were bent on overthrowing the government of the United States.” Warming to the theme, Clovis claimed in subsequent posts that Obama had a “communist father, socialist mother” and “has designs on being a dictator”. Obama’s followers, Clovis claimed are “progressive, Maoist, anti-colonist”. Clovis, who served in the Air Force for 25 years, turned his attention to race in August 2011, labeling progressives as “liars, race traders and race traitors”. He also accused progressives of keeping “minorities in this country enslaved to government” with a supposed desire to “essentially eliminate people of color from the American landscape”. In June 2011, Clovis said civil rights leader WEB Du Bois was “the first race trader” for convincing black people to vote for Woodrow Wilson. According to CNN, a USDA spokesperson defended Clovis. “Dr Clovis is a proud conservative and a proud American,” the spokesperson said. “All of his reporting either on the air or in writing over the course of his career has been based on solid research and data. He is after all an academic.” Clovis is a departure from previous USDA’s chief scientists, without a strong science background. He also departs from mainstream scientists with his views on climate change, which he said he was “skeptical” about in 2014, claiming that “a lot of the science is junk science”.[/QUOTE]

Holy shit [QUOTE] supposed desire to “essentially eliminate people of color from the American landscape”.[/QUOTE] what the fuck

we playing all in to the Racist Card now, because that is all Trump Got. [editline]2nd August 2017[/editline] [QUOTE]According to CNN, a USDA spokesperson defended Clovis. “Dr Clovis is a proud conservative and a proud American,” the spokesperson said. “All of his reporting either on the air or in writing over the course of his career has been based on solid research and data. He is after all an academic.” [/QUOTE] WHAT!?

Another day, another hundred gallons of water added into the swamp.

[QUOTE=Lollipoopdeck;52534042]Holy shit what the fuck[/QUOTE] The article worded it weird, but that's not him saying he has that desire, but that apparently democrats want to eliminate people of color. [QUOTE]We can go back 100 years and trace how the progressives, socialists and fellow travelers have done everything possible to keep minorities in this country enslaved to government. This is particularly true in the African-American community. The progressives have systematically attacked the individual, the black family unit, the black female and the black male to essentially eliminate people of color from the American landscape. Because elimination has become impractical, subservience to government is an acceptable second option.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=plunger435;52534080]The article worded it weird, but that's not him saying he has that desire, but that apparently democrats want to eliminate people of color.[/QUOTE] "Come to us African Americans, even though we'er Racists who called Civil Rights leaders Race Traitors, but naw the Democrats want to purge people of color, so come to us"

How to dismantle the government: 1. Become president 2. Appoint unqualified (racist optional) idiots in charge of every government institution 3. Have them stop doing anything productive 4. Public trust & reliability on government institutions erode 5. "Oh well, better abolish them!" 6. Victory for small government! 7. ? 8. Profit!

[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;52534095]"Come to us Racists who called Civil Rights leaders Race Traitors, but naw the Democrats want to purge people of color, so come to us"[/QUOTE] That's essentially what he's saying. It's a very bizarre spiel about how Democrats must be the true racists and that they've maintained a secret agenda to keep down African Americans. The same rhetoric republicans have used to talk about Lincoln still.

I want to be shocked at this but I actually can't. Trump's picks are crazy fascist idiots. This is an actual reality in America.

[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;52534058]we playing all in to the Racist Card now, because that is all Trump Got. [/QUOTE] You could say that's his... trump card. :smug:

[QUOTE=plunger435;52534080]The article worded it weird, but that's not him saying he has that desire, but that apparently democrats want to eliminate people of color.[/QUOTE] Ohhh, ok my bad we really need bad reading back even then who the fuck talks like this?

[IMG]http://images.dailykos.com/images/367763/story_image/Clovis-Sam.jpg?1487408098[/IMG] Looks like the fucking KFC colonel...

[QUOTE=Uber22;52534169][IMG]http://images.dailykos.com/images/367763/story_image/Clovis-Sam.jpg?1487408098[/IMG] Looks like the fucking KFC colonel...[/QUOTE] Seems like he's been... uh... "sampling" the latest chicken a little too much.

[QUOTE=xxfalconxx;52534073]Another day, another hundred gallons of water* added into the swamp.[/QUOTE] *slime

[QUOTE=Uber22;52534169][IMG]http://images.dailykos.com/images/367763/story_image/Clovis-Sam.jpg?1487408098[/IMG] Looks like the fucking KFC colonel...[/QUOTE] it's extra crispy good

[QUOTE=Uber22;52534169][IMG]http://images.dailykos.com/images/367763/story_image/Clovis-Sam.jpg?1487408098[/IMG] Looks like the fucking KFC colonel...[/QUOTE] I mirrored him and he looks no different [IMG]https://i.gyazo.com/20b930f0b3d04e4bc647d40771b72efe.png[/IMG]

holy shit you're right

[url]https://web.archive.org/web/20111112080758/http://www.impactwithclovis.com/index.php?view=article&catid=61:commentary&id=282:the-campaign-of-2012&format=pdf[/url] If you wanted to find the specific mention of "race traitor", here it is. I feel like I could kind of follow his train of thought until he uses that. There's no way to drop that without being racist himself.

[QUOTE=xxfalconxx;52534073]Another day, another hundred gallons of water added into the swamp.[/QUOTE] it isn't a swamp its an ocean

I have a Trump-supporting friend who is, amazingly, a Duterte-supporting Filipino non-citizen who'd get deported if he got caught with the many drugs he does. He loves Trump because he's going to "fix the economy" after Obama, but he absolutely hates Sessions, Bannon, and a good two-thirds of the rest of Trump's staff - mostly because Sessions is going after weed and he's a stoner. You can learn a lot from the company you keep. Administration full of racists and conspiracy theorist hacks and lunatics? Good chance the guy appointing all of them shares those traits. Wish my friend wasn't stupid as fuck lol

[QUOTE=.Isak.;52534574]I have a Trump-supporting friend who is, amazingly, a Duterte-supporting Filipino non-citizen who'd get deported if he got caught with the many drugs he does. He loves Trump because he's going to "fix the economy" after Obama, but he absolutely hates Sessions, Bannon, and a good two-thirds of the rest of Trump's staff - mostly because Sessions is going after weed and he's a stoner. You can learn a lot from the company you keep. Administration full of racists and conspiracy theorist hacks and lunatics? Good chance the guy appointing all of them shares those traits. Wish my friend wasn't stupid as fuck lol[/QUOTE] It somehow amuses me that your friend is everything the men he claims to support hate and want to destroy. Drug-using immigrant who supports the President tough on drugs and immigrants. Never mind supporting the man who would have no qualms personally murdering him in broad daylight if he got deported back home and didn't quit the drugs. Fantastic. :v:

[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;52534614]It somehow amuses me that your friend is everything the men he claims to support hate and want to destroy. Drug-using immigrant who supports the President tough on drugs and immigrants. Never mind supporting the man who would have no qualms personally murdering him in broad daylight if he got deported back home and didn't quit the drugs. Fantastic. :v:[/QUOTE] It's the funniest fucking thing. He assumes he's safe since his parents are doctors, but if he got deported from the US for drug possession he'd probably be killed by another regime he supports. Pure, unadultered ignorance.

[QUOTE=.Isak.;52534622]It's the funniest fucking thing. He assumes he's safe since his parents are doctors, but if he got deported from the US for drug possession he'd probably be killed by another regime he supports. Pure, unadultered ignorance.[/QUOTE] How can he live and work illegaly and earn enough money to buy weed?Why can't he apply for political asylum in the USA?

[QUOTE=AmberFox;52534674]How can he live and work illegaly and earn enough money to buy weed?Why can't he apply for political asylum in the USA?[/QUOTE] Weed's really not that expensive, and he may have no grounds to appeal for asylum.

[QUOTE=AmberFox;52534674]How can he live and work illegaly and earn enough money to buy weed?Why can't he apply for political asylum in the USA?[/QUOTE] He's not necessarily an [I]illegal[/I] immigrant, but he can be a permanent resident without being a [I]citizen[/I]. If he is a permanent resident but not a naturalized citizen, he can be deported if he's caught committing criminal acts. Nothing about Isak's description hinted that the guy is an asylum seeker or refugee. People [I]do[/I] enter the USA without being a refugee or an illegal immigrant, you know...

[QUOTE=Uber22;52534169][IMG]http://images.dailykos.com/images/367763/story_image/Clovis-Sam.jpg?1487408098[/IMG] Looks like the fucking KFC colonel...[/QUOTE] The stress is really taking its toll on Jim Sterling.

[QUOTE=Trekintosh;52534801]The stress is really taking its toll on Jim Sterling.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/fL8sEIr.png[/t]

I'm not sure what a race trader even is. I can't even formulate a proper joke about slavery and pokemon cards.

[QUOTE=wauterboi;52534425][url]https://web.archive.org/web/20111112080758/http://www.impactwithclovis.com/index.php?view=article&catid=61:commentary&id=282:the-campaign-of-2012&format=pdf[/url] If you wanted to find the specific mention of "race traitor", here it is. I feel like I could kind of follow his train of thought until he uses that. There's no way to drop that without being racist himself.[/QUOTE] Re-read this and to clarify - follow, as in at least understand his argument while disagreeing. The "race traitor" thing is such a random curve ball that makes it impossible to view as not racist.

[QUOTE=Uber22;52534169][IMG]http://images.dailykos.com/images/367763/story_image/Clovis-Sam.jpg?1487408098[/IMG] [/QUOTE] It's a goddamn reptilian in a man suit. Look at those beady lizard eyes. I'm ON TO YOU!