Marc Morial: Sen. Tuberville's "Stunning" Racist Comments Disqualify Him From Discourse
MARC MORIAL: TUBERVILLE’S “STUNNING” RACIST COMMENTS DISQUALIFY HIM FROM SERIOUS DISCOURSE
NEW YORK (October 10, 2022) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today denounced Sen. Tommy Tuberville's outrageously racist tirade at Saturday's Trump rally in Nevada, calling on members of the Senate to condemn the statements.
"Even in this era of heightened racial rhetoric, Sen. Tuberville's bigoted comments were stunning,” Morial said. "Every member of the Senate must make it clear that Tuberville's repugnant views are unacceptable and must bear no influence on public policy.
"Tuberville's racial views are even more heartbreaking in light of his decades of coaching Black athletes who entrusted their health, safety and futures to a man who clearly holds them in the lowest contempt," Morial said.
"People of conscience can disagree on the best way to achieve economic justice after centuries of slavery, segregation, and discrimination. Sen. Tuberville has disqualified himself from serious discourse by smearing in the ugliest possible terms those who pursue racial justice and those to whom justice is owed."