Now that we know Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general is Jeff Sessions – a racist among racists – reactions are beginning to come in.
Joe Walsh predictably tweeted “Good pick. Good man,” and Lou Dobbs called Sessions “a great man,” but non-bigots not so enthusiastic.
Stalwart Trump foe Ana Navarro leads the charge with this pithy comment:
Meet our new Attorney General. Then grab a brown paper bag to breath into. Actually white paper bag might be better. https://t.co/bXHKYJXXKF
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— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) November 18, 2016
Actor/comedian and Twitter wit John Fugelsang tweeted,
Jeff Sessions was too racist to be a judge so Donald Trump just made him America's top cop. Any questions?
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) November 18, 2016
Huffington Post‘s Ryan J. Reilly directed his response to the context, and it is not favorable to Trump’s pick:
1st & 2nd black AGs will be followed by a guy named for Confederate leaders who was deemed too racist to be a judge https://t.co/p85hR9qoqg
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) November 18, 2016
The Washington Post‘s Wesley Lowery also pointed to Session’s complete unsuitability to the post:
Obama's AGs: the first black man and black woman to hold the job
Trump's AG: thinks the NAACP is "un-American" https://t.co/BXHVs9XnXP— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) November 18, 2016
Here is another, stressing what Session’s appointment means to women:
Recall that Jeff Sessions was a state attorney general and you will understand why many women are reluctant to report rape. https://t.co/dVkAVOxgMT
— Jacob Remes (@jacremes) October 10, 2016
Mrs. Betty Bowers, that inimitable mocker of all things Religious Right, chimed in with,
In 1986, GOP-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee says Jeff Sessions was too racist to be a judge. In 2016, Trump says: He's my kinda guy!â€
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) November 18, 2016
MTV News’ Jamil Smith gets the last word for now:
Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, and now Jeff Sessions. It is now news when Trump chooses someone for his staff who isn’t openly bigoted.
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) November 18, 2016
Indeed. That would be news. But don’t hold your breath.
Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen’s Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.
