Republican National Committee thanks civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks for ‘ending racism’

[RandySF]

The Republican National Committee (RNC) thanked Rosa Parks for “her role in ending racism” in a tweet published early this morning.

Recent studies indicate that, far from being “ended,” the majority of Americans are still racist against black people.

The tweet didn’t include a link to the GOP’s more anodyne “Message Celebrating Rosa Parks,” in which RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said that “[w]e remember and honor Rosa Parks today for the role she played in fighting racism and ending segregation.”

“Rosa Parks was a hero of the civil rights movement,” said Chairman Priebus. “On this day 58 years ago, the 42-year-old seamstress took a bold stand—by staying seated. Her arrest ignited a bus boycott that challenged the injustice of segregation and in turn helped to change this nation for the better.”



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/01/republican-national-committee-thanks-civil-rights-pioneer-rosa-parks-for-ending-racism/

[Turbineguy]

1. This must the the GOP campaign called

"be nice to people of color until the election has passed."

[gollygee]

2. Good thing she cleared up that whole racism thing

so people don't have to deal with it anymore.

/sarcam. Obviously.

[PeaceNikki]

3. I literally facepalmed.

literally

[napkinz]

4. well ...

[nyquil_man]

5. Who the hell writes their tweets? Michele Bachmann? nt

[Faux pas]

6. Ignorance is only

blissful for the ignorant, obviously.

[gollygee]

7. There's now a #racismendedwhen hashtag on Twitter

In response.

[hobbit709]

8. That level of stupid should be immediately and excruciatingly painful.