Lawmaker tells Blacks to 'get over' slavery!

[darin]

Honestly? I agree with him. Course, Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton and their ilk would be unemployed.

RICHMOND, Va. -- A state legislator said black people "should get over" slavery and questioned whether Jews should apologize "for killing Christ," drawing denunciations Tuesday from stunned colleagues.

Del. Frank D. Hargrove, 79, made his remarks in opposition to a measure that would apologize on the state's behalf to the descendants of slaves.

In an interview published Tuesday in The Daily Progress of Charlottesville, Hargrove said slavery ended nearly 140 years ago with the Civil War and added that "our black citizens should get over it."

The newspaper also quoted him as saying, "are we going to force the Jews to apologize for killing Christ?"

Black lawmakers swiftly denounced Hargrove's comments.

"When somebody tells me I should just get over slavery, I can only express my emotion by projecting that I am appalled, absolutely appalled," said Del. Dwight C. Jones, head of the Legislative Black Caucus.

Del. David L. Englin also criticized Hargrove's remarks, recalling that his grandparents were driven from their homes in Poland "by people who believed that as Jews, we killed Christ."

When Hargrove rose to speak, he told Englin he didn't care about Englin's religion. "I think your skin was a little too thin," Hargrove said as lawmakers gasped and groaned.

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[Insein]

These people are idiots.

Del. David L. Englin also criticized Hargrove's remarks, recalling that his grandparents were driven from their homes in Poland "by people who believed that as Jews, we killed Christ."

Thats the fucking point you dumbass. Should those Jews have had to have left their homes because someone wanted an apology for their ancestors killing Christ? Should lawmakers being wasting everyone's time putting out apologies for slavery when their isnt a Black American alive today who was a slave?

Seriously, this guy is right on. Get the fuck over it so we can all live our lives.

[jillian]

Funny. Last I heard, Jesus was killed by Romans. And besides any issue with Jesus was an internal one between them and another Jew and the political/religious structure of the time.

Perhaps its Jews who deserve an apology. Oh right... the Pope did that.

[Gaffer]

If blacks get over slavery jackson,sharpton and rangel won't be able extort money anymore. Would I enjoy seeing these three homeless on the street....YOU BET YOUR ASS I WOULD.

[Insein]

All the more reason to push this idea, lol.

[darin]

Funny. Last I heard, Jesus was killed by Romans.

At the hand of the romans, by the demands/choice of the jewish leadership of the day.

[Gunny]

Funny. Last I heard, Jesus was killed by Romans. And besides any issue with Jesus was an internal one between them and another Jew and the political/religious structure of the time.

Perhaps its Jews who deserve an apology. Oh right... the Pope did that.

Romans carried out the execution because by law, the Jews could not. But the choice was the Jews. That's the whole point to Pilate washing his hands of Christ's fate.

That isn't an accusation, just a fact. I find it absurd that anyone today (or 60 years ago) could hold Jews responsible for the actions of the Pharisees 2000 years ago. That's just dumb.

[darin]

But the REAL kicker is...Christians need to - in fact, all of MANKIND, needs to THANK those Pharisees. Them Killing Christ was the ONLY INSURANCE mankind has against spending eternity away from God. Them Killing Christ has allowed MILLIONS to know Him.

Only an Idiot Christian would be angry.

[5stringJeff]

How about this: every living former slaveowner should apologize to every living former slave. Those that were neither slaveowners nor slaves have nothing to say about the matter.

[Gunny]

How about this: every living former slaveowner should apologize to every living former slave. Those that were neither slaveowners nor slaves have nothing to say about the matter.

You left out the free, one-way trip back to Africa.

[Gaffer]

How about this: every living former slaveowner should apologize to every living former slave. Those that were neither slaveowners nor slaves have nothing to say about the matter.

Sounds fair to me. And what Gunny said.

[jillian]

Romans carried out the execution because by law, the Jews could not. But the choice was the Jews. That's the whole point to Pilate washing his hands of Christ's fate.

That isn't an accusation, just a fact. I find it absurd that anyone today (or 60 years ago) could hold Jews responsible for the actions of the Pharisees 2000 years ago. That's just dumb.

It is dumb. Yet my grandmother, her sisters and their mother had the windows of their home broken and were forced to hide in closets to get away from the flying glass by people who called them "christ killers".

So the type of statement, while there may be certain elements of historic fact, end up being inflammatory and leading to that type of hatred and hateful act.

[Gunny]

It is dumb. Yet my grandmother, her sisters and their mother had the windows of their home broken and were forced to hide in closets to get away from the flying glass by people who called them "christ killers".

So the type of statement, while there may be certain elements of historic fact, end up being inflammatory and leading to that type of hatred and hateful act.

I don't doubt that a bit. People have a habit of interpretting things to suit themselves, and they ALWAYS do so in search of someone to villify.

[jillian]

I don't doubt that a bit. People have a habit of interpretting things to suit themselves, and they ALWAYS do so in search of someone to villify.

True. And if a group of people are predisposed to hating another group, it doesn't take much to encourage them.

[Insein]

True. And if a group of people are predisposed to hating another group, it doesn't take much to encourage them.

All the more reason to encourage these people to "get over it." That way we can stop having bombthrowers like Sharpton and Jackson igniting flames where none need to be.