Posted on Jun 25, 2021
'Racist' shouted at GOP congressman while he pressed education secretary on critical race theory
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A GOP congressman was called "racist" during a House Committee on Education and Labor virtual hearing Thursday, as he pressed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona over the teaching of critical race theory.
Rep. Bob Good, a Virginia Republican, repeatedly pressed Cardona over the teaching of critical race theory and the 1619 Project. At one point, New Jersey Democratic Rep. Donald Norcross' screen popped up and someone shouted "racist" during Cardona and Good's exchange, but the Republican did not acknowledge that it happened. Good later told CNN's Manu Raju he wasn't aware of it at the time but heard about it afterward.
Good was relaying the Loudoun County board of education meeting that devolved earlier this week as the board walked out in the face of parents flooding the meeting to debate the teaching of critical race theory when the virtual House hearing switched to a screen that said "Don Norcross" and "Racist!" was shouted. The hearing then reverted to Good's face as he continued to speak. Norcross serves on the panel.
Norcross' office did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment.
Asked after the hearing what he thought about being called a racist, Good told CNN, "Well, I think it's telling that for some people when you are criticizing racist ... something racist, like critical racist theory, then you are called a racist."
Asked if he regretted his exchange with Cardona, Good said, "No."
Rep. Bob Good, a Virginia Republican, repeatedly pressed Cardona over the teaching of critical race theory and the 1619 Project. At one point, New Jersey Democratic Rep. Donald Norcross' screen popped up and someone shouted "racist" during Cardona and Good's exchange, but the Republican did not acknowledge that it happened. Good later told CNN's Manu Raju he wasn't aware of it at the time but heard about it afterward.
Good was relaying the Loudoun County board of education meeting that devolved earlier this week as the board walked out in the face of parents flooding the meeting to debate the teaching of critical race theory when the virtual House hearing switched to a screen that said "Don Norcross" and "Racist!" was shouted. The hearing then reverted to Good's face as he continued to speak. Norcross serves on the panel.
Norcross' office did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment.
Asked after the hearing what he thought about being called a racist, Good told CNN, "Well, I think it's telling that for some people when you are criticizing racist ... something racist, like critical racist theory, then you are called a racist."
Asked if he regretted his exchange with Cardona, Good said, "No."
'Racist' shouted at GOP congressman while he pressed education secretary on critical race theory
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how can a theory be racist? by definition, it is unproven. it is an idea. like the THEORY of evolution.
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LTC David Brown
Actual a theory on the level Einstein’s theory of relativity is an over arching theory that explains a complex subject. Far from being unproven we continually find confirmation of the theory of relativity by measurement and observation. They put extremely accurate clocks on airplanes flying at high rates of speed away from each other. The clocks measured different times just as the theory of relativity predicted. Critical race theory is a legal theory that has now been applied to history. Critical race theory states that the only time minority rights advance is when it benefits the white race. CRT is simply reverse racism. It places all blacks as oppressed by all whites. It isn’t teaching history and the historical record doesn’t support the theory.
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The parents of Loudon County have it right. And Good did well to ignore the insult
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