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Local Texas Democratic chair apologizes for calling Sen. Scott an 'Oreo' Olafimihan Oshin © Screenshot Local Texas Democratic chair apologizes for calling Sen. Scott an 'Oreo' The chair of a local Texas Democratic Party is apologizing Tuesday after calling Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) an "Oreo." Lamar County Democratic Party Chairman Gary O'Connor sent a letter to Scott apologizing for using the racial slur, which the party posted on their Facebook page. "To Sen. Tim Scott, the residents of Lamar County, especially our Black residents, and to my family and friends, I profoundl...

4 May 2021 Lamar County Democratic Party Chairman Gary O’Connor resigned Tuesday after calling Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) an “Oreo.” “I had hoped that Scott might show some common sense, but it seems clear he is little more than an Oreo with no real principles,” he wrote on Facebook after Scott’s rebuttal speech to President Joe Biden’s Wednesday. “I am deeply and sincerely sorry for my inappropriate and hurtful use of racist term I used to describe Sen. Tim Scott on my personal Facebook page. It was insensitive, and I have embarrassed myself and my party by its use,” O’Conn...

Texas Dems refuse resignation of official who called Scott an ‘oreo’: report Edmund DeMarche The Lamar County Democratic Party said Tuesday that after days of reflection, it will not accept the resignation of its leader who has faced swift backlash for calling Sen. Tim Scott, a Black Republican, an "oreo," according to a report. The Texas Tribune reported that the group met on Tuesday to discuss the issue and later announced its decision. The group and its chair, Gary O’Connor, did not respond to after-hours emails from Fox News. O’Connor was criticized over a since-de...

The Democrat apologised following a now removed post where he used the racial slur, made in connection with the Republican's response to Joe Biden's congressional...

Senate Television via AP Democrats have been making very bigoted comments against Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) since he delivered the response to Joe Biden’s address to Congress. He was called an “Uncle Tom” and the left even trended “Uncle Tim” on Twitter. Liberals like Joy Behar tried to lecture Scott, a black man, on what racism really is and the WaPo fact checker questioned Scott’s story about his ancestors. What set them off so? Scott dared to challenge the narrative, saying that America was not a racist country. That simple fact, said with truth and conviction by a black senator, ...