Scott: GOP way out of poverty NOTE: COMMENTS? Says party not intolerant By Amy Clarke Burns Staff writer aburns@greenvilleonline South Carolina Senator Tim Scott decried the suggestion of intolerance in the Republican Party and instead characterized the GOP as the Great Opportunity Party during an appearance Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Scott was asked about comments from fellow Republican Colin Powell a year ago that described a “dark vein of intolerance” in the party. Scott disagreed with the statement and said his first introduction to the Republican party was through a mentor who taught him “there’s a way out of poverty that does not include athletics or entertainment.” “The first blush I had with politics at 16 years old, 15 years old was a conservative guy who thought that the future could be very bright for a kid in a single parent household if he had the right tools,” Scott said. Scott, one of only two black senators and the only black Republican senator, also responded to comments from William Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP, who accused Scott of being a puppet for the Tea Party. “He wasn’t there when I was growing up in a single parent household, struggling through high school,” Scott said. “He wasn’t there when I was running for Congress against long odds.” Sen. Scott Powered by TECNAVIA Copyright (c) 2014 The Greenville News 02/03/2014
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:01:18 +0000
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