Pence Wants To 'Set Aside This Talk' Of Racism After Police Killings

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Just days after two black men were fatally shot by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina, vice presidential hopeful Mike Pence on Thursday urged an audience of evangelical leaders to "set aside talk" of institutional racism, the Associated Press reported.

Speaking at a roundtable of pastors in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Pence said police officers are "the best of us" and the public should avoid focusing on talking about racism, which he called the "rhetoric of division. Donald Trump and I both believe that there's been far too much of this talk of institutional bias or racism in law enforcement," Pence said, according to the AP.

Politico reports:

Asked by Bishop John Brannon, who is African-American, what Pence would "personally do" to heal divides in the country, Pence brought up the recent shootings.
"When there's any loss of life, we have to speak with compassion, we have to make it clear that there will be a thorough investigation and that justice will be served and that high standards will be upheld," Pence said.

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[tonyt53]

1. Is that the sound of a can being kicked down the road, a quick, "change the subject time", or both?

[chelsea0011]

2. Astounding!

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. So, it gets better just as long as we don't name it? Is that his solution?

I've got to tell ya, the thought of a Trump presidency absolutely terrfies me, but the thought of a Trump Justice Dept??????

[Angry Dragon]

4. Trump and Pence bring it up and now they do not want to talk about it

[dhill926]

5. Fuck 'im…

[Missn-Hitch]

13. Hear, hear!!

[madaboutharry]

6. Says the white man living in a time warp.

[DorothyG]

23. Thanks. Now I have a rocky horror song stuck in my head.

[Curtland1015]

7. Just like "Now is not the time to talk about gun laws" whenever there is a mass shooting...

Eff you Pence.

[Mc Mike]

8. All water under the bridge now, eh, mr. bircher pence?

[Xipe Totec]

9. "set aside talk" of institutional racism, the Ass ...

That's the abbreviated blurb that appears on the front page.

Irony. Love it.

[catbyte]

10. Yeah, that's a GREAT idea.

Asshole.

[niyad]

11. yikes, the idiot is in colorado springs?? two visits from drumpfy and now him?? we may

never recover. and to think, I was thankful earlier that we had survived a summer without a major disaster.

[sinkingfeeling]

12. I guess if we don't talk about things they just magically go away.

[TeamPooka]

14. Mike Pence sticks fingers in ears. "Neener neener neener I'm not listening lalalalalalalalalal!"

[allan01]

15. if not now mr pence, when ???? when ????

[neeksgeek]

16. Oh yeah, THAT'LL win you the black vote, I'm sure.

[Moonwalk]

19. Heh. Neither he nor Trump want the black vote. They and the GOP don't want blacks to vote at all...

..."Stop talking about race" = let people shoot, kill and intimidate black voters into not voting.

[madokie]

24. You are so correct on this

[neeksgeek]

32. Agreed.

[Grimelle]

17. Awww!

Mighty white of him...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

21. Be careful. I got my post hidden for telling the truth about this. You may want to reword.

[chillfactor]

27. i do not see anything wrong with the above post.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

36. Neither do I but just a warning. Targets on

known people of color around here any time we dare speak up about racism and its impact.

[Ligyron]

30. Hmmm, maybe somebody just doesn't like it when YOU tell the truth.

Wonder why that could be...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

35. LOL! We all know why. ;)

[vlyons]

18. talking about institutional racism is so uncomfortable and distasteful *snark*

Especially those institutions that we love so dearly and that keep us safe from "those people!" I know! Let's sweep it under the rug and pretend it doesn't exist. Republicans not only don't get it; they don't even care.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

20. How is what Pence said any different from what we often hear here on DU?

[keithbvadu2]

22. 'Set Aside' = Ignore

[tanyev]

25. Gosh, that's mighty white of him.

[Warpy]

26. Yeah, I'll just bet he does

considering he's the governor of one of the biggest Klan states in the country.

Not going to happen, Sunshine.

[Rex]

28. Fuck him. He is a great example of everything wrong with America.

He wants to get back to his crusade against a woman's uterus.

FUCK YOU PENCE.

[yardwork]

29. Ok, let's stop talking about. That will fix everything. Uh huh.

[Shoalbiz]

31. This is the same moron

who publicly proclaimed, "smoking doesn't kill." He's a perfect match for the ignorant Trump.

[Homer Wells]

33. So, the same sort of people who decry not acknowledging the term 'radical Islam'

Are now the same ones who refuse to lay claim to the term 'organized racism'? Hmmmm? Sounds like Doublespeak to me

[catbyte]

34. Fuck you, you fucking no soul POS. I hope this VP run ruins his political career to the point

that he's reduced to standing in his back yard, yelling at clouds. He's another vile piece of work.

[Orsino]

37. As usual, the problem is the talk, not the killings.