He Gets Away With This Because He's Black

Alcee Hastings, a senior Democratic whip in the House of Representatives, and a prominent member of the Congressional Black Caucus, offered a threatening joke to a rally on Sunday.

Hastings was speaking at a rally in Sunshine, Fla. when he repeated a joke he heard from Ari Silver, the son of former Florida state legislator Barry Silver.  ("Collusion"? –T.L.)

"I will tell you one joke," Hastings said.  "Do you know the difference between a crisis and a catastrophe?"

"'A crisis is if Donald Trump falls into the Potomac River and can't swim,'" Hastings said, retelling the joke.  "'And a catastrophe is anybody saves his ass.'"

The crowd cheered and whooped in delight at the joke.

I have a question. What if the writer of this article went on to say, "And after they finished laughing they all enjoyed their watermelon and fried chicken? Who would be the bad guy?

Read more: https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/prominent_democrat_encouraging_the_assassination_of_trump.html#ixzz5OkAyt9f7 

A wee bit more about the corrupt Alcee Hastings:

Two Democrats in the Florida congressional delegation were included in the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust’s  (FACT) “Top 5 Worst Ethics Violators” of the year.

FACT, which defines itself as “a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting accountability, ethics, and transparency in government and civic arenas,” included Florida Democrats U.S. Reps. Alcee Hastings and Debbie Wasserman Schultz in its list of worst ethics violators.