Tommy Tuberville is RACIST. We knew that. How many other college coaches are like him?

Mike Freeman, USA Today

Mike Freeman, USA Today
Tommy Tuberville rose to prominence as a college football coach, where his success was made due to the efforts put forth by teams consisting predominantly of Black student-athletes. Now that he’s a U.S. Senator, the former Auburn coach seems to be admitting he doesn’t think very much of Black people.

GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville is a flat-out racist. We knew this. Been knowing it. Saying that isn’t even controversial anymore. It’s like saying the Earth is round. And the thing is, Tuberville keeps proving just how much of a racist he is. Over and over again.

At a recent Donald Trump rally in a rural part of Nevada, Tuberville said the Democratic Party is “pro-crime, they want crime.” He added: “They want crime because they want to take over what you got. They want to control what you have.”

“They want reparations,” he said, screaming, “because they think the people that do the crime are owed that! Bullsh–! They are not owed that.”

Let’s be clear what Tuberville is saying. Reparations are commonly associated with Black people being compensated for centuries of slavery. He is equating reparations with crime. He is, in effect, calling Black people criminals. Not individual Black people. All Black people.

“Senator Tuberville’s comments are flat out racist, ignorant and utterly sickening,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in a statement on Monday. “His words promote a centuries-old lie about Black people that throughout history has resulted in the most dangerous policies and violent attacks on our community.”