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Tommy Tuberville says he can’t be racist because he’s a football coach – after white nationalist comments

www.independent.co.uk

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Tommy Tuberville says he can’t be racist because he’s a football coach – after white nationalist comments

www.independent.co.uk

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politics @lemmy.world • 1 year ago

GOP senator now says he can’t be racist because he’s a football coach

www.independent.co.uk

Tommy Tuberville often prefers to be called ‘coach’ in the Senate hallways rather than Senator

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The NFL (and NBA) is one of the last bastions of slavery. Players are bought and sold by rich white men
- Ech
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  And…you know…prisons.
  - Giddy
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    Yup that too

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