Rick Perry Connects Civil Rights Movement To Fight For Lower Taxes

Presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry recently said on a campaign stop in South Carolina that the Civil Rights movement is similar to the GOP’s current fight for lower taxes.

“Listen, America’s gone a long way from the standpoint of civil rights and thank God we have,”said the Texas governor. “We’ve gone from a country that made great strides in issues of civil rights, I think we all can be proud of that. And as we go forward, America needs to be about freedom. It needs to be about freedom from overtaxation, freedom from over-litigation, freedom from over-regulation. And Americans, regardless of what their cultural or ethnic background is, they need to know that they can come to America and you got a chance to have any dream come true because the economic climate is gonna be improved.”

The question came in response to a reporter asking a question about the “Freedom Nine” sit-ins.

20 Tweets Dragging Roseanne Barr To A White Privilege Hell

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20 Tweets Dragging Roseanne Barr To A White Privilege Hell

1. Racist Roseanne

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Let Roseanne trend for all of her bigotry, racism and hatred.

Let @ABC see her trending for her bigotry, racism and hatred.

Let @Disney see her trending for her bigotry, racism and hatred.

Let her trend all day.

Trend, @therealroseanne, trend.
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) May 29, 2018

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Sis, the show is titled “ROSEANNE.” She IS the show. https://t.co/9pr86WynyY
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) May 29, 2018

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The cold cruelty in Roseanne ’s tweets should stop you in your tracks. Yes, her show should be canceled or she replaced—but we also must find new & more innovative ways to counter act this creeping racism. It is dangerous & erodes the soul. @therealroseanne @ABCNetwork pic.twitter.com/sXC7GdGJx6
— J Brokaw (@Julesitter) May 29, 2018

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Roseanne about to cry that she being censored and go on tour and make a billion dollars. Book and talking head show soon come
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) May 29, 2018

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We got Roseanne cancelled.

KEEP THAT SAME ENERGY FOR THESE MIDTERMS AND 2020.

We gotta cancel some house seats, governorships, and an entire presidency.
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) May 29, 2018

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Roseanne got canceled. 😂😂😂 Cue a Trump attack tweet in 5, 4, 3, 2...
— Kevin Allred (@KevinAllred) May 29, 2018

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Me learning that ABC cancelled @therealroseanne's show. pic.twitter.com/ZI3GbZEmlx
— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) May 29, 2018

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Win-Win:
If u abhor racism, good news is, Roseanne canceled. Good for @ABCNetwork, @bensherwood & whole ABC Family.

If you’re a racist, the good news is, Roseanne’s now free of corporate restraints & can remain on Twitter spewing any crazy thing she wants https://t.co/o0bAV9XWVn
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) May 29, 2018

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Roseanne Barred.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) May 29, 2018

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Shame on you @therealroseanne and @ABCNetwork @RoseanneOnABC Not a single apology can get me to respect your despicable racist character. #EndRacism in #mainstream media NOW!!!
— Zoe Saldana (@zoesaldana) May 29, 2018

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Twitter is to the right and Roseanne is in the middle. Bye, toots! pic.twitter.com/aSY5532ibs
— Clay (@claycane) May 29, 2018

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Twitter is to the right and Roseanne is in the middle. Bye, toots! pic.twitter.com/aSY5532ibs
— Clay (@claycane) May 29, 2018

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I’m not shocked at all that @ericbolling tweeted - then deleted - that @therealroseanne should not apologize for her racist @valeriejarrett tweet. Bigots always stick together! Both have blocked me. Ha! pic.twitter.com/sMFEchhmgB
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) May 29, 2018

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No, not really.

Your show, which is called Roseanne, and reflects her off-screen politics and personality, is not "separate and apart from the opinions and words of one cast member" - particularly when that cast member you refer to is her.

This is aloof at best. https://t.co/2DXrXHfXae
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 29, 2018

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Roseanne's racism got a whole ass show canceled. One must think of all the writers, crew people, and so on who are immediately out of a job. The below the line people you don't hear about. Because she will be just fine financially.
— April (@ReignOfApril) May 29, 2018

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Roseanne's racism got a whole ass show canceled. One must think of all the writers, crew people, and so on who are immediately out of a job. The below the line people you don't hear about. Because she will be just fine financially.
— April (@ReignOfApril) May 29, 2018

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Got fired on your day off smh @therealroseanne pic.twitter.com/PxJsmvcxBE
— Fumikage Tokoyami (@FastTimesAtRF) May 29, 2018

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Remember folks, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences (cc: @therealroseanne)
— Yes, You're Racist (@YesYoureRacist) May 29, 2018

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Time for @therealroseanne to wallow in obscurity where she's always belonged.

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— Shelby Happy (@ShelbyHappy) May 29, 2018

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#BREAKING ABC cancels the new "Roseanne" show after Roseanne Barr's racist Twitter rant this morning. https://t.co/UAykL2KdLJ

Here's some live footage of Wanda Sykes reacting. pic.twitter.com/378M6PG39K
— NewsOne (@newsone) May 29, 2018

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20 Tweets Dragging Roseanne Barr To A White Privilege Hell

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20 Tweets Dragging Roseanne Barr To A White Privilege Hell