Fri Apr 21, 2017, 12:35 PM
Miles Archer (9,683 posts)
GOP state senator who used racist, sexist slurs against black colleagues resignsGOP state senator who used racist, sexist slurs against black colleagues resigns
![]() http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/gop-state-senator-who-used-racist-sexist-slurs-against-black-colleagues-resigns/ The Florida GOP senator who called black colleagues the N-word and called one black colleague a “b*tch” resigned Friday amid uproar over his comments. Link to tweet Former Sen. Frank Artiles, from Miami, made the comments Monday night at the Governor’s Club in Tallahassee. He previously refused to resign. In his resignation letter, Artiles said it is “clear” his words “fell far short of what” he expected for himself. You can read his whole letter via Politico’s Marc Caputo. Link to tweet
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Miles Archer | Apr 2017 | OP |
HopeAgain | Apr 2017 | #1 | |
MineralMan | Apr 2017 | #2 | |
MagickMuffin | Apr 2017 | #3 | |
David__77 | Apr 2017 | #4 | |
MagickMuffin | Apr 2017 | #5 | |
mythology | Apr 2017 | #7 | |
bullwinkle428 | Apr 2017 | #6 |
Response to Miles Archer (Original post)
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 12:39 PM
HopeAgain (2,715 posts)
1. Good
This was a gerrymandered-in right wing bathroom-bill idiot.
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Response to Miles Archer (Original post)
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 12:42 PM
MineralMan (106,566 posts)
2. Dumbass hoisted by his own petard.
Once again...
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Response to Miles Archer (Original post)
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 12:51 PM
MagickMuffin (8,341 posts)
3. Great he is stepping down. . . .
It's also great that he didn't give in to the non-apology, "I'm sorry if you were offended" which is usually the republicon way. He actually acknowledge his hurtful remarks and his behavior and for this he at least knows that he has a lot of self reflection in his future. |
Response to MagickMuffin (Reply #3)
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 01:00 PM
David__77 (17,669 posts)
4. He didn't apologize specifically to those to whom he addressed his comments.
He stated that he apologized because his actions fell far short of what he expected of himself. He did not state the manner in which his behavior didn't align with his expectations. The responsibility level of his statement is better than "sorry if you're offended"; at the same time, I think his statement could have come from a standpoint of greater responsibility.
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Response to David__77 (Reply #4)
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 01:13 PM
MagickMuffin (8,341 posts)
5. Hence the self reflection
Hopefully he will learn from this experience to never speak words that are harmful to another person. His actions will dictate how he moves forward. I mainly wanted to point out at least he didn't use the standard non-apology apology. ![]() |
Response to MagickMuffin (Reply #3)
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 01:30 PM
mythology (8,250 posts)
7. I wouldn't give him too much credit
His first defense was that he said "niggas" and not "niggers". But yes he did at least do more than the standard non-apology statement.
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Response to Miles Archer (Original post)
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 01:26 PM
bullwinkle428 (15,947 posts)
6. Oh Jesus. I figured this guy was in his late 70s when I first heard
the story. Not that it would excuse his words by any stretch of the imagination, but it would somehow seem more comprehensible if he was harkening back to the "sweet, sweet pre-Civil Rights era" he recalled so fondly as a youth.
This little shit is younger than I am! ![]() ![]() |