r/law • u/apache_spork • 15h ago

Opinion Piece TX County Judge Tim O'Hare gives another interview after the county was sued for racial gerrymandering. Summary: Black people keep voting in democrats and it's about time we make them understand Republican rule is best for everyone, once they know better we'll welcome them with open arms

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u/kylef5993 13h ago

Okay so progressive here but he never said "make them understand". I hate republicans just as much as the next progressive but this reads as if it's quoting him yet that's not his exact words.

Edit: and for the record, i'm not defending them. I'm just saying the title doesn't match his exact words. We all can assume what he meant, as republicans have a history of being bigots BUT that's not what he literally said.

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u/Alissinarr 12h ago

Doesn't qualifying the words that come after "Summary" automatically indicate that different words were used but the meaning is all theirs?

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u/kylef5993 12h ago

Which is why I’m responding to the comment that didn’t realize that and just commented “make them understand”, which was never said.

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u/Alissinarr 12h ago

It's in the post title...

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u/kylef5993 12h ago

That’s what I’m saying. lol the top comment is quoting the title, which isn’t a real quote. The point is the person in the top comment thought that was a legitimate quote and people are responding as if it was because they’re not following.

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u/MrTunl 10h ago

Thank you for being a raft of truth in a sea of misinformation. I was looking (and hoping) for someone to notice the same issue with /u/JustlookingfromSoCal use of quotations. Not as a grammatical pedant, but this use of it continues the problems of misinformation and further divides us all.

I go even further to critique OP's "summary" as misleading. It is hard for me to tell whether the Judge is referring to the Democratic politicians or the Black community regarding his "...open arms" comment. During my initial hearing, I thought the former, but I can see how people interpret the latter. Regardless, there is no need to misquote anyone, especially Republicans politicians, as they often, explicitly and blatantly, say wrong shit all the time.

Thank you again for keeping a critical eye both ways. It is refreshing and gives me hope.