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The RNC’s first night was phenomenal. What a difference from the horror show at the DNC last week. All of the speakers were superb. However, Senator Tim Scott’s speech was perhaps the highlight of the night. His personnel story is inspiring, and his optimistic view of America is uplifting. Scott also eloquently contrasted President Trump and Joe Biden, especially as it relates to Black voters. The speech is definitely worth a watch in case you missed it.
Video of Senator Scott’s amazing close to the night, where he said “Our family went from Cotton to Congress in one lifetime. And that’s why I believe the next American century can be better than the last” (Twitter). From Seth Mandel: Tim Scott is great. Charismatic without being car-salesman. Down to earth. And very clearly a good guy (Twitter). From Pete Peterson: @TimScottSC is just an amazing public figure. Proven again tonight (Twitter). Nikki Haley explained “America is not a racist country” (Twitter). From Larry Elder: Moving speeches by @kimKBaltimore, @HerschelWalker and @SenatorTimScott. Or, as @marclamonthill might have called them, “mediocre Negroes.” Will @donlemon, as he did regarding @kanyewest‘s visit to the Oval Office, call it “a minstrel show”? (Twitter). More on the convention (Townhall). From Hugh Hewitt: GOP’s greatest challenge is topping tonight. It’s been a very strong march through the record of @realDonaldTrump and included head-on attacks on the virus attacks by the Ds, appeals to public safety, strong support of the police, rejection of the charge of racism. Strong start (Twitter). Kim Klacik, the House candidate from Baltimore with this viral video, also spoke, telling America “The days of blindly supporting the Democrats are coming to an end” (Washington Examiner). From Michael Medved: The core of the expertly assembled, slickly produced, prime time #RNC featured a string of highly effective speakers, starting with @Jim_Jordan, @HerschelWalker, #NatalieHarp & #VernonJones. Grand finale by @SenatorTimScott also scored- he’s a major asset for #Trump & the GOP (Twitter). MSM didn’t bother pretending they would treat each convention equally (Mediaite).
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2020
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Sen. Tim Scott closes out first night of RNC with inspiring speech: ‘Our family went from cotton to Congress in one lifetime’
By The Blaze, August 25, 2020
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott (R) gave a rousing and inspiring speech to close out the first night of the Republican National Convention and drew high praise from online viewers.
Scott gave his own life as an example of how America gives anyone an opportunity as long as they work hard.
“You may be asking yourself how does a poor black kid, from a single-parent household, run and win in a race crowded with Republicans against a Thurmond?” he said, referring to his electoral victory against the son of former powerful Sen. Strom Thurmond.
“Because of the evolution of the southern heart in an overwhelmingly white district, the voters judged me on the content of my character, not the color of my skin. We live in a world that only wants you to believe in the bad news. Racially, economically and culturally-polarizing news,” Scott continued.
“The truth is, our nation’s arc always bends back toward fairness,” he added. “We are not fully where we want to be, but I thank God almighty we are not where we used to be! We are always striving to be better. When we stumble, and we will, we pick ourselves back up and try again.”
An appeal to blacks
Scott also went headlong into the debate about which candidate would be better for African Americans.
“This election is about your future, and it’s critical to paint a full picture of the records of Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Joe Biden said if a black man didn’t vote for him, he wasn’t truly black. Joe Biden said black people are a monolithic community. Joe Biden said poor kids can be just as smart as white kids,” Scott said.
“And while his words are one thing, his actions take it to a whole new level,” he continued.
“In 1994, Biden led the charge on a crime bill that put millions of black Americans behind bars. President Trump’s criminal justice reform law fixed many of the disparities Biden created and made our system more fair and just for all Americans,” said Scott, who went on to list more acts the president made to improve the lives of black Americans.
‘From cotton to Congress’
Scott concluded with an inspiring anecdote from his personal life.
“My grandfather’s 99th birthday would have been tomorrow. Growing up, he had to cross the street if a white person was coming. He suffered the indignity of being forced out of school as a third grader to pick cotton, and never learned to read or write,” Scott said.
“Yet, he lived long enough to see his grandson become the first African American to be elected to both the United States House and the United States Senate,” he added.
“Our family went from cotton to Congress in one lifetime. And that’s why I believe the next American century can be better than the last,” Scott said.
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3 Comments
3 years ago
“Everything that the Democrats do and fake news media do is always, I repeat, always about stopping Donald Trump from being elected,” ~ Lloyd Marcus
3 years ago
I prefer people that at least basically like this country. Scott does that, and more.
Congresspeople like Ilhan Omar, who went from a refugee kid to Congress, hates this country, and wants to ruin it.
3 years ago
Scott’s speech couldn’t have been better! He truly nailed it!
