Woman behind racist PAC ads now West Virginia's Minority Affairs Director - Polidicks

https://www.register-herald.com/news/state_region/governor-appoints-wv-naacp-condemned-former-delegate-to-head-minority/article_477a19e1-1b43-57f1-9aaf-7a90e9c1bc98.html CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday appointed Jill Upson, a recently defeated Republican state delegate, to serve as executive director of the state's Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs. The Office is charged with reviewing research on policies that disproportionately affect minority populations, applying for and awarding grants, and making recommendations to the governor and Legislature. In October, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) West Virginia Conference called on Upson, who is black, to resign over her super-PAC's radio ad, which stated that "white Democrats" would "take us back to bad old days of race verdicts, life sentences, and lynchings." Upson, who did not return a call Tuesday, chairs a Republican super-PAC, Black Americans for the President's Agenda. The PAC released a radio ad for an Arkansas Republican in which black women are speaking about sexual assault allegations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh. One woman said, "The Republicans know that it's dangerous to change the presumption of innocence to a presumption of a guilt, especially for black men... what will happen to our husbands, our fathers, or our sons when a white girl lies on them?" "Girl, white Democrats will be lynching black folk again. "We can't afford to let white Democrats take us back to bad old days of race verdicts, life sentences, and lynchings when a white girl screams rape." The WV NAACP accused the PAC of attempting to "create a hostile environment between black people and white Democrats" and of "exploiting the racial divide in America." The West Virginia Democratic Party sent a statement calling Upson's appointment, as well as the appointment of Ed Gaunch as state commerce secretary Tuesday, "politically motivated consolation prizes."

they're beyond tone deaf now. this is just antagonizing people because their guy didn't win.

"Girl, white Democrats will be lynching black folk again. "We can't afford to let white Democrats take us back to bad old days of race verdicts, life sentences, and lynchings when a white girl screams rape." Seems like the ad is banking on the idea that nobody has paid attention to politics in the last 50 years. It's not Democrats that want this stuff, it's not even most Republicans, but for the people who do advocate this, they vote Republican.

It's meant to cause fear, uncertainty, and doubt among black people. It worked in Missouri as their Dem senator just lost reelection.

Yup, just like when Biden said republicans want to put black people "back in chains."

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article221701765.html “I don’t want you to think I’m picking on you, because, we’re part of the master race,” Klemp said, as he brought his fingers to his own teeth. “You know you got a gap in your teeth, you’re the masters, don’t ever forget that." I think there's truth to that claim tbh

Full context of the quote (CBS News) DANVILLE, Va. -- Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday told a diverse crowd here, including many African-Americans, that presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney would "put you all back in chains" by unshackling Wall Street. Biden told more than 800 ticketed supporters that Romney wants to repeal the financial regulations enacted after the Wall Street crash of 2008. "He's going to let the big banks once again write their own rules - unchain Wall Street!" Biden said. Then he added, "They're going to put you all back in chains" with their economic and regulatory policies.

Stop trying to be part of conversations where people are just gonna tell you you're wrong and to fuck off.