Former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke tours monuments to slave and civil rights leaders before a town hall meeting with members of the Gullah/Geechee Nation Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort, S.C. In South Carolina on Friday, the Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman met with leaders of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, a culture of slave descendants along the Southeast coast.
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Beto O’Rourke took a path somewhat less traveled on Friday, meeting with a small group representing a community of slave descendants in South Carolina as he strives to make connections with the black voters who will play a dominant role in next year’s Southern presidential primaries.
In a Baptist church in Beaufort, the Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman met with leaders of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, a culture of coastal slave descendants whose separation from the mainland allowed them to retain much of their African heritage, including a unique dialect and skills such as cast-net fishing and basket weaving.
O’Rourke, addressing questions on topics including health care, housing affordability and education, acknowledged what he identified as his own struggle with not knowing enough about the history of slavery in the United States and its ongoing ramifications. “White Americans do not know this story,” O’Rourke said, noting that until a tour of the church’s grounds, he hadn’t known anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman had lived in the area.
deray And I guarantee you even if he won he wouldn’t give anybody a damn thing. Democrats only care about black voters at election time. Furthermore slavery ended over 150 years ago get over it.
North Korea has a three generation rule... how many generations ago was there slavery in the US?
This is another ignorant way people trying to buy the black vote. These politicians are totally ignorant people. This would never pass congress. These politicians are just using the black community to lie to them and make them think they will benefit from their vote.
As well meaning as Reparations are, they won't actually SOLVE the issue of racialbias and will make the problem worse. They create resentment, are divisive and are at odds with the Constitution's principle of equal treatment.
Yeah but I just got here so if it's cool and all I dont want my taxes going for that.
wretchardthecat Just curious what entitlement program he doesn’t support?
Reparations to who and who’s paying, you, Robert?
Did anyone ask where the money will come from and how will the money will divided up? In other words, will the amount of “reparations” be based on skin tone? Will recipients have to prove they are descendants of slaves? We need to see how much Beto has invested in 23 & Me.
My relatives were killed in the Civil War trying to free slaves Where's MY money !!!
wretchardthecat How will reparations affect those of us who emigrated after the Civil War?
deray He will say anything now because he isn’t the interest of anyone. He should just concentrate on running for Senate
NO reparations. It’s absurd.
On what grounds, oh a pay off for votes. Disgusting
Who pays? Neither of my parents were born in this country. Who's next? Native Americans? Why stop here? Phoenicians? Assyrians? Babylonians? How about Neanderthals and Cro Magnons? As Homo Sapiens, we are responsible for their extinction as well.
Yes slave owning Democrats do owe reperations to slave descendants The party of slavery and the kkk needs to pay
Seriously people. Which Democrat candidate will say the same for Native Americans? The problem for them...Democrats can’t stand anything American and they literally have that in their demographic title.
“Vote for me and I’ll make sure you get money!” Almost sounds like bribery to me...
Nothing more than virtue signalling. Thats the way Trudeau came in power.
He’s just looking for votes!
I thought buying voted was illegal
That’s cool. I forgot he was even running.
My great daddy was a slave, where is my free money!
Look mom, buying votes with lies!!!!
He's a panderer. Find me a living slave, and we'll advocate for reparations for that person, not the descendants 154 years later.
I’m sure it won’t happen and if it does the small amount of ppl who would be able to actually prove they are direct descendants of slaves - it would not impact our wallets . Calm down ppl gosh .
Beta who?
This clown would say anything for a vote.
you done already lost, purple states won’t go for that shit
He & his wife are billionaires he could donate as much as he wants to African Americans college scholarships or even gift as much he wants to individual. The treasury of the United States is for all Americans regardless of race.
Everything about Beto irks me. From his looks, mannerisms, personality and the crap he says.
Interesting how this candidate showing concerned for their votes as the upcoming debates and primaries begin. We study to learn from our past to not repeat such terrible events. To support reparations payments is just sad with so many needing our money now.
Reparations would deeply divide this country. Millions of us had ancestors who came to US after 1900. Since we all have equal access today to the same system, everyone should pay even African-Americans.
That's nonsense. O'Rourke may be ignorant but don't deflect to the rest of us.
If we can find a living ex slave he/she deserves reparations
Reparations were made to the ppl who actually endured slavery. Forty acres and a mule?
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He’s done.
Dirt eating fool
Just stop.
No. The government doesn’t need to hand out money to people that is does not have.
We don't? There weren't any white people around during slavery? Some of us know the party that caused the civil war, created the KKK and Jim Crowe laws.
My family immigrated here long after slavery ended, why do I have to pay for something my ancestors from Poland, Ukraine and Germany had nothing to do with? Are we gonna trace ancestry back to apply “reparations” to slave owner descendants and slave descendants only?
It's not Beto's money anyway.
It’s part of their decisive identity politics to keep minorities in the shit hole and dependent on their handouts. How insulting to the black community.
I'm 1/1024th black! HURRY UP AND GIVE ME A CHECK MOFO!
I need free money too - handout
Of course he does - he’s a jackass
Ah hell! That’s news? He got some hot sauce in his pocket book as well
Dear : Mexican Irishmen Beto. It's over. Has been for awhile. Clearly you had to have realized this after your straight nose dive into obscurity. Just move on. Signed. The American voter.
That is ridiculous sorry. He will not get elected.
Boring
I want to be paid back,for the gold my ancestors turned over.
Instead if ‘reparations’ for descendants (money), we ought to invest in educating and learning about the past to everyone so nothing like this happens ever again. Slavery was and it is evil, Giving money to descendants denigrates the suffering slaved people had to endure.
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Which former slaves do we pay? Are any still alive? Seems like a long time ago and no former slaves will be found? I am confused. It is possible my ancestors were slaves as well. How do I research 200 generations or is there a time limit?
Why don't we focus on REMEDYING discrimination in the HERE and NOW instead of trying to 'make good' on the plight of those dead and gone?
It's Robert. Robert O'Rourke.
And Trump wins 2020
Nobody knows the full story because we weren’t alive during slavery
So we’re giving money to people who have never faced it? So a Democrat move. Free money for those who have done nothing to earn it...
No they don’t. At least not from those of us who are not at fault!
.BetoORourke is 100% right about this, unfortunately. Only 8% of high school seniors can identify slavery as the central cause of the Civil War, according to a report released by the Teaching Tolerance Project of the splcenter. Beto2020
My wife’s family, Native Americans, are still waiting for the the federal gov’t to honor their treaties...guess their demographic numbers aren’t large enough for Beto’s bandwagon.
He must be speaking of himself, and there's less reason to vote for him. He didn't pay attention in class.
Lol bye Beto
He should start paying his part now. No one is stopping him, nor an other candidate that supports the issue. They can surely do thier part.
What a joke
Didn't enough 'white Americans' (pathetic racial pandering by Democrats) give their lives in the Civil War to end slavery?
What a joke this man is.
Hahaha! '... says he supports reparations...'
If the Democratic candidate supports reparations, welcome to four more years of Trump.
sunny Please look at the good work Beto is doing and acknowledge it. He is taking steps NO other candidate is taking. I know this is important to you.
This white boy is talking in circles when he says 'further study the issue and how to ameliorate it.' There is nothing to study in 2018 Gov. rushed a bill through for so-called jews can get reparations for crimes that did not take place on AmeriKKKLAN soil. NoTangiblesNoVote
Reparations will be an issue that costs the Democrats the White House and insures the reelection of Donald Trump and the rise in racism in the USA. There's no way in hell that Americans are intelligent or sophisticated enough to fully understand this issue.
CEO of the Pander Express!
Rosalin21277357 We love you, BetoORourke!!!! Beto2020 BetoForAmerica BetoForPresident BetoForEveryone
I don't think I know one single black person who would know what to do with 40 acres or a mule.
HONOR TREATIES FIRST. WE WERE HERE GETTING SCREWED FIRST..JERK. TRUMP 2020
They should have already been given reparations for slavery but ok
He just wants their votes. We are ALL “descendants” of something that happened in the past that was messed up if we all went back far enough. It doesnt effect ANY of us now. Not a SINGLE person alive right now was ever a slave
BetoORourke becoming a full time Grifter. Pandering to every special interest. But still just a rich pale male billionaire and soft like cheesecake.
To who, slaves are long gone. And if your going to pay one race that we’re slaves shouldn’t you pay all?
Robert Francis O'Rourke will suck up to any and all groups. Clown
Reparations to whom?
Pandering for votes.
I think the HouseDemocrats & BetoORourke are trying to throw the campaign. It’s the only explanation on why they are failing so miserably, again, to understand the common voter. Vast majority are against this. Where are your plans for healthcare,immigration, schools, etc?
TxTrialAttorney Beto O’Rourke should be the only candidate running for president, he’s got knowledge, class, honesty, respect and he’s under 65 BetoForPresident
Well...I used to love him. Yikes dawg.
What an idiotic idea
Beto was once a slave... Dems
If they are really going to do that, the Democrats should pay the reparations
I’m going to unfollow now.
He's such a bullshiter
So he is trying to lose votes?
What a f**king joke.
ADOS wealth will be 0 by 2053 and that is due to systemic racism. Redlining. Housing discrimination. GI Bill discrimination. Convict leasing. Mass incarceration. Read: When Affirmative Action was White. Read The Color of Law. ados
Hilarious. Of course he does. 😆
I'm ready to vote please
reparations to who!? no one who was a slave is living
And while we're at it let's pay reparations to American Indians, Japanese-Americans, Mexican-Americans? Where does it end? Meanwhile we're spending millions on a wall to keep people out who are fleeing their own countries due to terrible humanitarian/economic conditions.
Lmao Beto. What a pandering clown.
Beta O'Dork
Francis
1. It's Robert 2. See 1.
Of course he does. It isn’t his money. And guess what they weren’t my slaves, or my grandparents slaves or my great grandparents slaves. Beta can give them his money.
Do the Dems expect anyone to vote for them except those they want to dole money out to?
Lmao !!
He will not be president!
Yes! Americans don't know that muslim Arabs were trading in black African slaves 800 years before Columbus even stepped foot in the Western hemisphere! Why don't our schools teach that? Because leftists/DemocRATs hate America & the West. intersectionality is racist fascism!
What a goofus
When the checks start getting mailed out I plan to change my last name to Dolezal.
Beto2020
Anything for a vote, these Fascist=Socialist=Dem=Liberals can't see how foolish they look.
Robert Francis O'Rourke, please tell me with all of your whiteness & fake Hispanic act just what I'm missing about slavery while you pander to POC and promising money. You weren't there and neither were they. How is it so easy to think this act is real.
YangGang is going to destroy beto with math
Let’s focus on EVERYBODY going forward together 🥳
Of course he does. Typical pandering Democrats will do anything for votes.
I agree with Robert Francis 'Bobby' O'rourke on this. Any surviving slave is entitled to compensation from any surviving slaveholder. Problem solved. Next.
Who is Beto o’rourke?
You don’t know the full story of slavery or you wouldn’t be for reparations. How in the bloody hell would you pay for it, and how the hell would it work, and it be fair Your 25%, 100%, 10%, 30%, 90%, 1%, African American, and your ancestors owned some of the 20,000 BS 1860
Another one who will say anything, but has nothing
Emancipation Proclamation January 1, 1863.
Faker tries too hard...don’t trust him, don’t like him, but if by some sick twist he wins the nomination I’d drink the poison in a heartbeat rather than vote for the king of Mara lago.
My only question, how do they decide who gets the reparations?
How about working on the current issue of sex slaves!
Not every white person has a family that was originally from here and owned slaves 🙄
We are reminded of slavery or the Holocaust 24-7. How much more do we need to know? You know, the Ottoman and Barbary Slave Trades resulted in about 2.6 million Europeans being enslaved up until as late as 1907. Weird how that isn’t mentioned. Do we get reparations?
Of ciurse, democrats must offer any and all kind of free money to win, so whoever offers more would be the winner , he must also offer all other thing for free for every body, we like socialism, it is good for young generation
With a huge percentage wise differential in welfare handed out to decendants of slaves over the last 80 years 'reparations' have already been paid out several times over..!!
Here take all my money ...
Game over for Beto...I agree with alot but this is madness
Idk much about reparations so I won’t be taking a side now. BUT it’s not pandering. If the black community asks for something and a politician promises it, they win the black vote. That’s how politics work. You serve the community, and if you do what they want, you get re-elected
Can any sane Dem Candidate other than Biden be aware that not every American outside of the coasts is a liberal? They’re going to lose a lot of voters with these draconian policies.
On Monday, BetoORourke will meet with a group that reps a community of people who use hamburger buns instead of loofahs to scrub their assess when they shower. Beto says he supports this.
Sounds to me like some people who want to take advantage of their ancestors’ struggles. somethingfornothing
Gimme a damn break. Republicans want to give it all to the rich and the Dems want to give it all to those that don’t deserve it, who the F represents the working class?
Panderpuss
So what happens with descendants from the black slave owners? Those did exist ya know... 🤷♂️
Oprah, Obama will be included? Descendants of black slave-owners will have to pay too? Who will pay descendants of the Union soldiers?
Lmao
How would he know that considering he’s a white American?
Future “Panderer-in-Chief”
I just don't get who should pay? Slaves were captured by Africans sold to Euopeans then brought to the New World. But American tax payers are the only ones to pay for this.
““The answer is yes. We must repair this country from its very founding, kidnapping peoples ——-from West Africa, bringing them here in bondage to literally build the wealth of the United States,” did he try to use ebonics...lmao
nope
Aw bless his heart
What a 🤡
countries in Africa and the Middle East are STILL enslaving people. Did you know that in TURKEY there is a sex slave market for Isis? The government knows and people knows, but nobody does anything? That is evil and shameful. That should end immediately. Everything else is CRAP.
blacks; the romans took people from all over, so did the greeks, native americans from the whole continent were making slaves of each other. Is is going to be reparations given for all that? Grow up. It is life. Is over. Deal with it. What is a shame is backwards cultures/---
That sounds like a winning message as the country heads towards recession. No way the Russian troll farm uses that to divide democratic voters in 2020.
What BS!!! There should not be any reparations for slavery or anything else. People from all colors were slaves in one time or another; Barbary slave traders took white European people to be sold as slaves, black muslims kidnapped young children to be slaves to other privileged
Dems entire 2020 platform is giving away everything for free. Only problem with that, nothing is free.
He just lost my vote. I’m a liberal Democrat and that’s totally ridiculous.
I wish you would have added Gullah Geechee in the headline!
Pandering
did he stand on the table?
So I am first generation Russian in the US. My ancestors were serfs (mid evil slaves) and we emancipated 4 years before American slaves. But, I have to give them money? I work hard for my stuff. I’m not asking the russian government money. Neither is anyone else in Russia 👀
Is he still running? Embarrassingzzzzzz.
He says that now, till he has to open his wallet and start handing out money.
One problem: No one else supports slave reparations other than those that are trying to buy the black vote.
Idiot
Beto panders to black community in SC. Fixed the headline for you.
As should all democratic candidates. But they won't.
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