Daniel Cameron Shamed Over Event Organized By Alleged Racist

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Do y’all keep in mind Daniel Cameron, the Kentucky Lawyer Normal who proved himself to be 100% ineffective in bringing justice for Breonna Taylor? You understand, Cameron, the sunken place Trump-humper who, in Might, received the Republican major within the Kentucky gubernatorial race. Effectively, what if I had been to let you know Cameron was not too long ago set to attend an occasion hosted by a bigoted radio host with a observe report of constructing explicitly racist remarks, and it took a fellow Republican, who’s white, to speak him out of it?

In accordance with the Lexington Herald-Ledger, Cameron stated in June that he “can’t wait to go” to Eric Deter’s annual “Freedom Fest” occasion. Now, you won’t be unfamiliar with Deters, particularly if you happen to’re not a fan of racist radio hosts who name themselves “provocative” once they actually imply “white supremacist.” So, simply to catch a few of you up, right here’s Deters in 2011 apologizing for saying, “If you wish to conquer an African nation, ship white ladies and pot,” then whitesplaining that the “joke” was justified as a result of “each Black man on my flag soccer group, went out with, lived with, and was married to a white lady and smoked pot.”

And right here’s a way more latest video of Deters complaining that “You’ll be able to’t watch a tv industrial now that doesn’t have both a homosexual, a Black, Asian character in it, and it’s tousled.”

Persevering with, Deter added: “Blacks are 13% of the inhabitants. And it’s not about equality—they wish to management. The minority don’t need equality, they wish to take over!”

For the report, in line with Forbes, final 12 months, white actors accounted for 72.5% of people that appeared in TV and digital video advertisements, regardless of white folks representing lower than 60% of the inhabitants. Then, in fact, there’s the undeniable fact that white folks have, for the overwhelming majority of America’s existence, overwhelmingly dominated each pillar of widespread tradition from TV to movie to broadcasting to, you guessed it, promoting.

However hear: A white conservative Republican being blatantly racist is about as shocking as chilly climate in Antarctica, so let’s get again to the half the place a Black man appeared to wish convincing that attending the occasion of a loud and improper racist wasn’t the transfer.

To be honest, it was a white conservative Republican, Northern Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, who appeared to publicly disgrace Cameron into altering his thoughts.

From the Herald-Ledger:

In movies throughout social media channels, the place Deters has frequently posted for years, the previous lawyer and aspiring politician has used the N-word, used a homophobic slur, and claimed that “blacks wish to management all the things,” amongst different racist and offensive feedback.

“This performs right into a trope about Republicans and I’m disgusted and discouraged that Republicans in Kentucky are going to point out as much as this occasion,” Massie instructed the Herald-Chief in a latest interview. Massie stated that Cameron made a grave political mistake in first planning to attend the occasion and personally suggested him to not go. The congressman’s Fourth Congressional District covers the whole lot of Northern Kentucky, a key battleground in Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s 2019 shut win over former Republican governor Matt Bevin.

“I need Daniel Cameron to beat Andy Beshear this Fall, and I feel he’s placing that every one in jeopardy by exhibiting up at this occasion. The nationwide media goes to have a area day with this,” Massie stated.

Right here’s the reality: Whereas Massie is claiming that Cameron sharing a stage with a slur-slinging bigot who’s apparently allergic to melanin on TV “performs right into a trope about Republicans,” the fact is it’s probably not a trope. It’s a demonstrable incontrovertible fact that at this time’s white supremacists determine politically with the GOP, and vice versa.

Right here’s what I wrote final month when a passionate Trump supporter was charged with hate crimes for allegedly harassing his Latino neighbors and a Black motorist with racial slurs and violence:

Why had been white supremacist protesters holding flags with swastikas alongside flags in help of Gov. Ron DeSantis outdoors of Disney World earlier this month? Why do KKK members hold exhibiting up on Republican marketing campaign trails? Why is former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke, who has run for workplace a number of occasions as a Republican, crediting himself for rhetoric spewed by the ex-president and ex-Fox Information propagandist Tucker Carlson? Why is racist Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron an obvious believer in the identical Nice Alternative Concept (or “White Alternative Concept“) usually touted by Carlson and different white conservatives?

I’m not saying all conservative Republicans are white supremacists (I’m not saying that at this time, anyway), I’m simply saying white supremacists are usually conservative Republicans. There’s simply one thing about MAGA and the GOP that ne-Nazis discover very inviting.

And the get together of white nationalists is, sadly, additionally very inviting to Black folks like Cameron who would tap-dance barefoot by a Klan rally and throughout a river of scorching coals if it meant sitting at their desk.

Anyway, Cameron’s marketing campaign was questioned in regards to the Deters occasion in September and Massie’s remarks, and conveniently sufficient, the marketing campaign all of a sudden had different plans.

“Because it seems, we’re going to be doing different marketing campaign occasions that day in one other area of the state. We plan to marketing campaign in northern Kentucky usually between now and November 7,” the Cameron marketing campaign instructed the Herald-Ledger.

Cameron continues to be a humiliation.

And we nonetheless need justice for Breonna.