Indiana GOP lawmaker apologizes for remark on Black students

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7 thoughts on “Indiana GOP lawmaker apologizes for remark on Black students

  1. As a genuine credit to Bob, he’s always been terrible at saying what he means. He stumbles over his words and has trouble forming sentences. I’ve rarely seen him deliver a concise thought during his entire time in the legislature.

    1. Awesome comment, Charlie! At least the guy gave an unambiguous apology. Might harbor latent racist feelings, but at least it wasn’t a wishy-washy “IF anyone as offended….”

    1. Quote: “I would suggest that part of the problem is, there’s a number of things,” he said, “poverty impacts that for sure, having a respect for learning … there’s a lot of things that come into play.”

      That’s the truth, Randy S. If you don’t like it, tough. Does poverty not impact a respect for learning? I’ve taught in an inner-city school and have seen this manifested; have you?

  2. Raising children well takes enormous amounts of time and energy. A single parent who works two or three jobs to keep roof overhead and food on the table, if home during child time, lacks the energy. If you ever watch a mother just getting laundry for the kids done, trying to cook and clean, there is so little time left, and the rent went up, gasoline jumped, and groceries keep costing more each week. State and federal politicians live so far above that level, they are clueless, not that any of us with time (and mney) to read and comment are any better. The best thing about the pandemic seems to be a reassessment by parents of having a parent at home to raise the children and lowering the overheads (less gas, no day care, skip Disneyland, no spring break etc). That is giving the politicians pause because if people drop out of the rat-race for quality family time, the tax take from income tax drops.

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