One of the most consistent elements of the identity politics practiced by the left is its selectivity. Whether in politics or higher education, the outrage that comes from allegedly racist or insensitive comments is confined to targets on the right. A case in point is the deafening silence after a diatribe by Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, during which she accused Hispanic voters of having a “slave mentality” and said that they “can barely vote.” There was no vaporous segment on The View or condemnations on the floor from members.
Crockett has been celebrated in left-wing publications such as Vanity Fair for schooling her colleagues, which she describes as “old as sh*t.”
She offered Vanity Fair her “distilled summary of what happens within the Latino community.” Not surprisingly, it is identity politics with a race edge:
“I’ve not run into that with the Asian community. I’ve not run into that with the African community. I’ve not run into that with the Caribbean community. I’ve only run into it with Hispanics. When they think of ‘illegals,’ they think of, you know, maybe people that came out of the cartels and that kind of, like, the criminal-type book or whatever. It’s insane.”
“It almost reminds me of what people would talk about when they would talk about kind of like ‘slave mentality’ and the hate that some slaves would have for themselves. It’s almost like a slave mentality that they have. It is wild to me when I hear how anti-immigrant they are as immigrants, many of them. I’m talking about people that literally just got here and can barely vote that are having this kind of attitude.”
The attack on Hispanic voters as including people who “literally just got here and can barely vote” did not even generate objections from many Democratic Hispanic groups. Imagine if Trump or a conservative commentator made this comment.
Ironically, just before the election, I wrote how recent immigrants seemed to have a particularly strong connection to our defining and collective values. That does not appear a view shared by the congresswoman.
Crockett was, if anything, inclusive in her attacks based on gender and race. She also attacked black men and women for voting for Trump. She just dismissed black men as hating women: “I’m going to chalk up to misogyny.”
What is unimaginable is that any woman or person of color could vote on the merits against the Democrats.
Notably, after her loss, Hillary Clinton offered the same attacks on women as voting against her only because they are weak and self-loathing.
She claimed that Kamala, who notoriously avoided interviews and could not think of “a thing she would do differently” from Biden, “ran a flawless campaign.” The problem is again self-hating women and minorities, adding, “I don’t trust White women. I said, I’m just telling you, and I think you need to have conversations with your sisters, because they are the group that failed Hillary Clinton.”
The claim that Hispanics “can barely vote” would not be tolerated from someone on the right. It is reminiscent of the controversy involving Democratic lawyer and former Clinton campaign general counsel Marc Elias over what some called inherently racist comments about Georgia voters. Elias argued that Georgia voters could not be expected to be able to read their driver’s licenses correctly — a statement that seemed to refer to minority voters who would be disproportionately impacted by such a requirement.
What is striking about the Vanity Fair article is that Democrats continued to rely on identity politics despite every indication that it was not working. Now, after losing both houses and the White House, they are doubling down on identity politics.
Outgoing Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison used his farewell address to warn Democrats not to abandon identity politics as the touchstone of future campaigns.
Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. He is the author of “The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage.”
Dear Mr. Turley, I would not give this racist the time of day.
Well, that is the attitude of a rino since ignoring the rise of the socialist left (remember Tail Gunner Joe) is how they achieved the lock that they now have within our various governments. The best thing to do is to keep exposing her kind on all the new and unfiltered social media platforms out there until she becomes known as a symbol of decisive hate.
As an educated woman of color, Jasmine knows well that the problem in the black “community” is the black “community.” How much better it would be if Jasmine put on the Kamala phony black dialect, and said –
“Sistahs , we is the problem. We gotta quit blaming the white folks and look at us. We need to get married before we have kids, and if we don’t, we still need to make sure our kids get raised right. We don’t need no government plan – there is already a plan. It is called The Bible, and God himself has done told us, don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t kill, don’t be having kids out of wedlock. . . But these are exactly the things that we go and do, and then we blame stuff that happened 200 years ago for the choices we make today. The Bible says, “the Truth shall set us free” and the Bible don’t say, “The Democrat Party blowing smoke up our a$$e$ will set us free.”
She could add a few, “There will be Joy in the mo’nings” in there, like Kamala. But alas, like the slave-sellers of old Africa, Jasmine has chosen to make money off the backs of her “community.”
It is nice to see a democrat point herself out as an avowed racist. We have all known that and more have come around to that view. Unfortunately this individual has no concept of what she just said and the ramifications of it. But it is nice to hear her say this.
I think at the next election their should be billboards all around her district with this quote on it.
She can now self identify as Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, (Racist).
Well we know she has trouble with white women, Hispanics , probably also with Jews since she did not mention their community and give it her clearance.
Almost makes me think of the movie BlacKkKlansman but without the humor and thought.
Wow! No words.
Texas’s is the 12th largest economy in the world. Hispanics are the majority of the population of the state. In the southern counties along the border, many are more than 90% of the population. As a general rule, Hispanics are fiercely family oriented. They respect life, their elders, snd are hard working. Many would work two (three if needed) jobs in order for their children to get university educated or skilled in the trades.
What an insult!!
E.M. And the First Lady of Texas is Hispanic.
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This girl has the commitment of a n*zi SS to her creed. She’s just as wrong in her fanaticism and will amass as many enemies in the long run. It’s a shame what the democrat party has done to the black community in this nation, and most of this cannot be undone at this point; these angry, vindictive people will just have to be endured as politely as possible as we would any mentally challenged person, until they age out.
Any of you on non union construction sites get it: you are being replaced by illegal aliens, and your lack of Spanish speaking will keep you out.
First McDonalds, next blue collar jobs.
This black chick doesn’t get it. Her black brothers won’t get the courtesy of an interview. Mexicans take care of their own.
One of the most consistent elements of the identity politics practiced by the left is its selectivity.
@Jonathan… what an odd (but very polite) way for you to say what normal people would say: she’s a Democrat xenophobic racist!
A gentle reminder: that xenophobic Democrat racism began with Obama initiating the Age Of Rage howling about “systemic white racism” after a white police officer in Ferguson shot and killed a violent thug that moments before had attempted to murder him.
This is one of Obama’s “teachable moments”: you voted Democrat for Obama and that Democrat xenophobic racism.
Maybe this was Jasmine’s audition for 2028 ? The Democrats couldn’t get a better Identity Politics candidate than race-baiting flamethrower Jasmine. She’s perfect Jonathan. Crockett 2028 !!!
The Ballad of Jasmine Crockett
She was born in the ghetto up in Saint Lew-weee!
Poverty and crime everywhere you could seeee!
Raised in the streets where the crack ho’s be-
Jacked her a car, when she was only three!
Jasmine – Jasmine Crockett – representin’ the Big D!
(Actually, Jasmine was quite “white” in so many ways, and went to college, and joined a sorority, and got a law degree. She was going to be an anesthesiologist or CPA, but something about hate crimes prevented that. I figgered she needed some street cred, so hence, the Ballad.)
Floyd—-LOVE the “Ballad”! Tell me what key you’d like and we can record it. 🙂
Why fix what is broke? I guess they have believed their own narrative for so long that even they think it’s real now.
Why fix what is broke? I guess they have believed their own narrative for so long that even they think it’s real now.
The most visceral racism I experienced as a Cuban kid in Miami came from blacks. One screamed at me, as a young teen, “you Cubans came to America to take our welfare”. Not batting an eye I replied, “one day you will be working for us”. American white kids often complained that blacks would pick on them in gangs but they would not touch Cuban kids. Their reasoning? “You Cubans fight back and don’t up with their sh**”.
Yup
Ive never met a racist black whom I did not hesitate to cross, e.g. Enigmainblack on this forum. There is something about blacks like Jasmine Crockett and Enigmainblack to make the Cuban in me go off on them….and they hate it. Que se vayan par’ carajo. They give minorities a bad name.
@Estovir: They give minorities a bad name.
More precisely, they give BLACKS a bad name, not minorities. And they only become the source of a bad name with the pathetic imbeciles that believe the exception proves the rule and think in that abjectly childish way.
By the same token and similar logic, Barack Obama – a young mulatto – and enigmainblack of the same age are representative of black Americans who grew up under Democrat Jim Crow segregation.
NOT Dr. Thomas Sowell or Dr. Walter Williams who should be powerful and inspirational thought leaders for ALL Americans, regardless of color (or self-identified gender).
Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi pushing for no gestational limits on elective birth control abortions are truly representative of Catholic Americans.
Meanwhile, Senator Robert Byrd is truly representative of that “systemic white racism” of all white Americans.
Old Airborne Dog
“. . . she accused Hispanic voters of having a ‘slave mentality’ . . .”
“She also attacked black men . . .”
“I don’t trust White women.”
That is the same revolting collectivist, racist mentality that fueled Rwanda’s horrific genocide.
Crokett is a crock of, well, you know. Liberals are essentially stupid people as a group. In fact, they are so stupid that they are still arguing over why they lost so bad in last month’s election. But it’s OK because the fittest among us will survive and they surely are not among that group. In less than two short years, Crokett will have to stand before her constituents, many of whom she has accused of having a slave mentality, and beg for their vote. Between now and then she will have to change her tune or change her job. The founders were wizards in giving us a governemnt in which morons and wise politicians can sit side-by-side and govern. That way, the wise ones never get too powerful and the dumb ones never know why.
Oddly enough the MSM can’t seem to understand why Hispanic voters are leaving the Democrats.
Some low level comic tells a lame joke that involves Puerto Rico at a Trump rally and the world ends while an ELECTED DEMOCRAT says that Hispanics can barely vote and have a slave mentality and there isn’t a peep.
On a different note from the same hymnbook two days ago the WSJ drops a bombshell report on Biden’s dementia and the administration’s coverup along with the media’s conspiracy of silence and yesterday at the daily press briefing there were 20 questions and not one asked about the report that the entire world is talking about. We all know that the “reporters” signal their questions to KJP in advance in order to allow her to be able to answer cogently (or come up with the rediculous lie of the day) and only Jacqui Heinrich of Fox News had a questioned queued up regarding this issue…and she never got called on, even though she is regularly called on for a question. Heinrich tweeted out her exasperation form not being called and that NOT ONE OTHER “REPORTER” asked the vital question. THE COVERUP CONTINUES.
Hullbobby-I noted the story on the press conference yesterday with no questions about the Wall Street Journal article.
I was going to say “it just makes you wonder” but we actually know why already.
What do you call a gaggle of White House News Correspondents?
Answer “Unindicted Co-Conspritors”.
Crockett is a Congressional’Soul Sistah’ of the social activist and justice group known as ‘Al Sharpton and The Haters’. The fact that she is a seated member is a reflection of her constituency and the sickness yet infecting her party snd this nation. Remember her every time Jeffries comes to the fore to address ‘the folks’ bearing his soft bigotry of low expectation for the intelligence of his flock. If present, watch where you step when you leave or you’ll be seeking a place to scrape off your shoes.
Greta news! Keep it up D’s – you’ll become a footnote to history yet if you just keep trying
She is an awesome spokesmodel for the Democrat Party. First, she’s physically attractive. A rarity for Democrats. Second, she has no filter. She is honest. Another character trait rare among Democrats. Her instinct to want to be honest informs the public what Democrats truly believe about voters. That’s where her skills lie. It’d be a shame to waste her natural talents of honest messaging on something as mundane as legislating.
As a side note, I’ve wanted the Democrat Party ground into dust and the Earth salted everywhere it’s been for 40 years. If the party continues to allow her to be honest and insult voters, my desire inches closer to becoming reality. Three cheers for Ms Crockett.
We can just hope that Dem’s continue to use identity politics and division and social issues for the next 2 years. While American’s who live normal lives want security, affordability and rationality.
I think Trump figured that out; now we will sit back and watch them implode/fall victim to a circular firing squad.
To paraphrase Mark Twain, Jasmine Crockett opening her maw did indeed “remove all doubt.”
But we already knew what she is and her black buddies agree with her. Nothing new to see here other than the fact that the more intelligent black men are on to her and her grift
There are two types of public speakers. Most of us are Type A. That is, we think about some topic, and then speak about it. Crockett is an example of a Type B person. That is, they speak on some topic and that is what they think.
Sounds funny I know. Technically, Type A folks use the brain’s frontal lobe for their ruminations, and then transfer those thoughts to the Broca area, a small part of the frontal lobe, where it is converted to speech. In Type B people, thought originates in the Broca area via speech and then gets transferred to the frontal lobe as thought.
We’ve seen many Type B people over the years. Preachers and politicians are among the most numerous. Include also talk show hosts, sportscasters, and perhaps friends that just talk continuously. Haven’t you often wondered how someone can rattle on endlessly without pause? These are your Type B people.
@gdonaldallen – A most intriguing hypothesis but you left out one of the most important types, Type F. They suffer from Goldbluts and the Bunab Dial located in the Nabcock of their brain forces the individual to think and speak out their bass.
Crockett is living, breathing (not to be confused with “thinking”) proof that Democrats should not be allowed within 52 factorial light years of governmental power.