Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 5/9

[SVPete]

We Cannot Believe What This CNN Contributor Just Said About Electing a Black Republican

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/08/tezlyn-figaro-racist-to-elect-black-republicans-n2675736

Following the Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, several states have moved to redraw their Congressional maps ahead of the midterms. This includes Tennessee, where Democrats did not cope well with the red state eliminating its racially gerrymandered and unconstitutional blue district.

That now-defunct district is represented by Congressman Steve Cohen, who is White. Thanks to redistricting, it's likely that Charlotte Bergmann, a Black Republican, will now represent the state in that district.

But for the Left, that's not good enough. In fact, it's the opposite of good, if this exchange between Lydia Moynihan and Tezlyn Figaro is any indication.

"It's a little ironic that the woman now who is likely going to win the 9th District in Tennessee is a Black Republican woman as a result of this redistricting effort," Moynihan said. "It's likely going to be a Black Republican woman who beats that old, White man. But that's racist?"

"Yeah, it is," replied Figaro. "It actually is."

It's not about black skin, it's about the magic golden D.

[Ralph Wiggum]

We Cannot Believe What This CNN Contributor Just Said About Electing a Black Republican

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/08/tezlyn-figaro-racist-to-elect-black-republicans-n2675736

It's not about black skin, it's about the magic golden D.

Saw that early thing morn, and this was the famed quote that came to mind:

"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”