Even though the shooter has admitted that his motivation for murdering nine African-Americans at a South Carolina church was racially motivated, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has disqualified himself from office by refusing to say that the killings were racially motivated.
Bush was asked by a Huffington Post reporter about the shootings, and he said, “I don’t know what was on the mind or the heart of the man who committed these atrocious crimes.”
Really?
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The killer has been open about what his motivations were. Dylann Roof admitted to police that he intentionally targeted African-Americans in order to start a race war. You don’t have to know what is in Roof’s heart. You just need to listen to his words.
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Bush’s refusal to admit even a tiny bit of the reality that racism and racial issues are still alive and well in the United States is not the type of behavior one expects from a candidate who is selling himself as the experienced and competent one in the Republican White House field.
Jeb Bush’s answer revealed that he is as spineless and weak-kneed as the rest of his party. Bush is so afraid of making the reality-challenged right angry that he refuses to admit the truth. This behavior is not unique. It is a byproduct of the collective Republican mentality.
It is also why Jeb Bush has disqualified himself from being president.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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