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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 8 Jan 2017

    As attorney general, Jeff Sessions would bring the conservatism of his Southern roots to policing and civil rightshttp://nyti.ms/2irrtc0 

    9:40 AM - 8 Jan 2017
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      2. Bill Wong‏ @ten24get 8 Jan 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        .@nytimes Southern "Policing" during Jim Crow used attack dogs, fire hoses, truncheons but u only had 140 characters. I understand

        1 reply 5 retweets 14 likes
      3. Bill Wong‏ @ten24get 8 Jan 2017
        Replying to @ten24get

        .@nytimes Photos of "Southern Policing" Next time you're nostalgic for Jeff Sessions' "Southern Policing"pic.twitter.com/CHNYWSWp4E

        3 replies 40 retweets 45 likes
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      1. G.Rob‏ @MisfitGabe 8 Jan 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        by "conservatism of his Southern root" you mean racism and bigotry, right?

        0 replies 9 retweets 179 likes
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      2. Fernando Pizarro‏ @fpizarro 8 Jan 2017
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        Fernando Pizarro Retweeted The New York Times

        Oh my god, @nytimes! "Conservativism of his Southern roots?" It's called racism, pure and simple. Don't give him cover.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/818150285084332032 …

        Fernando Pizarro added,

        The New York TimesVerified account @nytimes
        As attorney general, Jeff Sessions would bring the conservatism of his Southern roots to policing and civil rights http://nyti.ms/2irrtc0 
        1 reply 25 retweets 77 likes
      3. John T Marohn‏ @johntmarohn 8 Jan 2017
        Replying to @fpizarro @MonsterMarcia @nytimes

        Sometimes Northern white bourgeois euphemisms or nuanced writing of the NYT drives me nuts. And then again

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
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      1. Danielle Gembala‏ @DanielleGembala 8 Jan 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        You misspelled "racism" and "Jim Crow."

        0 replies 8 retweets 105 likes
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      1. Peter, Peter, Peter...‏ @peterpen9000 8 Jan 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        fixed that for you: As attorney general, Jeff Sessions would bring the racism of his Southern roots to policing and civil rights.

        0 replies 15 retweets 51 likes
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      2. Jonah Keri‏Verified account @jonahkeri 8 Jan 2017
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        lol

        2 replies 1 retweet 18 likes
      3. Joseph Flynn‏Verified account @ChinaJoeFlynn 8 Jan 2017
        Replying to @jonahkeri @nytimes

        Jim Crow was also conservative Southern roots being applied to policing and civil rights

        1 reply 3 retweets 25 likes
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      1. Joseph Fedorko‏ @expressojf 8 Jan 2017
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        Wow - now THAT is a piece of normalizing shit that covers up the virulent racism of the AG-to-be right there in one phot ... SHAME

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      1. Sara‏ @BadPrincessSara 8 Jan 2017
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        A jackass who opposed equal voting rights for blacks–there's no better word to describe Jeff Sessions than <racist>.

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      1. Jeremy Leis‏ @J_Leis 8 Jan 2017
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        Racism and bigotry are the words you were looking for.

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      1. Andre Segura‏Verified account @andresegura 8 Jan 2017
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        To @nytimes 4 decades in govt as Alabama AG, US attorney, and US senator means a lifetime on the outside? You mean lifelong extremist.

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      1. And Still, I Rise‏ @gratefulg1rl 8 Jan 2017
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        Holy cow! So you're just openly, gleefully promoting dog whistle politics of white supremacist ideology from Sessions? $hameful.

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      1. TheMachine‏ @TimmyCarraway 8 Jan 2017
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        Alt Headline: Racist Does Racist Things and Will Do More Racist Things

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      1. Paige Ream‏ @CynthiaPaige10 8 Jan 2017
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        The "conservatism" of his southern roots? You mean racism. Don't try to gloss over his history and beliefs.

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      1. Paula Bristol‏ @paulambristol 8 Jan 2017
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        unfortunately the election showed that America still has white power racism intact. How disturbing and sad

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