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dainthomas

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Originally posted by: inspire
What would be really funny is if Barack called this dude out. I wanna see Obama throw down on this clown.

Andrew Jackson would challenge anyone to a duel who said anything about his wife.
 

Bitek

Lifer
Aug 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: dainthomas
Originally posted by: spidey07
You guys call and continue to call GWB a chimp. Get over it, it was a funny jab at evolutionist.

What's an "evolutionist"?

If Letterman has to apologize for his much funnier joke, then so should this clown.

yes, because having sex with a 14-year old is funny.


She might have given you that excuse, but I don't think that was why she started laughing.



Bam!
 

nobodyknows

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Originally posted by: Craig234
Originally posted by: nobodyknows
Originally posted by: Phokus
TN GOP have been circulating this racist picture of Obama:

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/15/racist-image-eyes/

LOL, that's actually funny.

Thanks, I'll help you out and send the link to my friends.

It's not funny IMO, because of the unerlying hate/racism in the 'humor'. It'd be 'cute' without that.

I just don't see that as being racist. It acknowledges that like it or not, we have a black man as POTUS, so IMO it's right back in your face if having a black person as President bothers you, which is part of what makes it funny, not racist.
 

Craig234

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Originally posted by: nobodyknows
Originally posted by: Craig234
Originally posted by: nobodyknows
Originally posted by: Phokus
TN GOP have been circulating this racist picture of Obama:

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/15/racist-image-eyes/

LOL, that's actually funny.

Thanks, I'll help you out and send the link to my friends.

It's not funny IMO, because of the unerlying hate/racism in the 'humor'. It'd be 'cute' without that.

I just don't see that as being racist. It acknowledges that like it or not, we have a black man as POTUS, so IMO it's right back in your face if having a black person as President bothers you, which is part of what makes it funny, not racist.

I'd say that the intent behind it could vary, and you could be right about some people's intent. It's also useful for the racist intent though.
 

sandorski

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Originally posted by: CU
Originally posted by: mect
Once civilization has reached the point the thought wouldn't occur, then it becomes acceptable.

Originally posted by: Craig234
How long, you ask? Until the racism has been stamped out enough that the reference mean nothing to anyone more than my slur against Byzantines as being like seagulls.

So, the people being offended are the ones that make it racist because the though comes into their minds. Why don't the offended just stop letting it offend them. Like I said people need to just stop taking everything to heart and looking for the worst. The people that do are the ones with the problem not the people that are saying things that can be taken a million different ways.

No
 

Fear No Evil

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Wish a Republican to get a disease and die you are a hero.. dare to say something about a democrat and you should be waterboarded. Sure it was off color and probably inappropriate, but so is wishing for someone's death.

Faux Outrage.
 

GroundedSailor

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Originally posted by: Patranus
Do a google search for (Bush Monkey) and see how many hits comes up.

Once again. Bush Monkey is a politician. His wife is not. Disparage Obama - as he is a politician. His wife is not and making disparaging remarks about her with racial overtones is below crass.

 

SunSamurai

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Originally posted by: dainthomas
Originally posted by: spidey07
You guys call and continue to call GWB a chimp. Get over it, it was a funny jab at evolutionist.

What's an "evolutionist"?

If Letterman has to apologize for his much funnier joke, then so should this clown.

Edit: I found it. Apparently it's someone who believes in biology. Sort of like an "Earth Is Round"-ist.

LOL Im gonna use that im sure of it.
 

Patranus

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Originally posted by: GroundedSailor
Originally posted by: Patranus
Do a google search for (Bush Monkey) and see how many hits comes up.

Once again. Bush Monkey is a politician. His wife is not. Disparage Obama - as he is a politician. His wife is not and making disparaging remarks about her with racial overtones is below crass.

So you are the thought police? You knew that the person was intentionally trying to be racist and not simple "disparaging remarks"?

I see....

First off, the first lady puts her self out there, politically, so she is fair game. Period. I guess you support the firing of Letterman for his comments regarding Palins 14-year-old daughter?

Secondly, what is it, did we evolve from monkeys or not? Be consistent. Did evolution happen or not? Yes or no.
 

sandorski

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Originally posted by: Patranus
Originally posted by: GroundedSailor
Originally posted by: Patranus
Do a google search for (Bush Monkey) and see how many hits comes up.

Once again. Bush Monkey is a politician. His wife is not. Disparage Obama - as he is a politician. His wife is not and making disparaging remarks about her with racial overtones is below crass.

So you are the thought police? You knew that the person was intentionally trying to be racist and not simple "disparaging remarks"?

I see....

First off, the first lady puts her self out there, politically, so she is fair game. Period. I guess you support the firing of Letterman for his comments regarding Palins 14-year-old daughter?

Secondly, what is it, did we evolve from monkeys or not? Be consistent. Did evolution happen or not? Yes or no.

We didn't.
 

OrByte

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Jul 21, 2000
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Originally posted by: Phokus
TN GOP have been circulating this racist picture of Obama:

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/15/racist-image-eyes/

GOP - Not racist

also, my callout of the GOP's use of the southern strategy has been vindicated yet again:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy

From now on, the Republicans are never going to get more than 10 to 20 percent of the Negro vote and they don't need any more than that... but Republicans would be shortsighted if they weakened enforcement of the Voting Rights Act. The more Negroes who register as Democrats in the South, the sooner the Negrophobe whites will quit the Democrats and become Republicans. That's where the votes are. Without that prodding from the blacks, the whites will backslide into their old comfortable arrangement with the local Democrats

OH DAMN!

that racist pic is funny!! made me spit my drink!
 

WHAMPOM

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Feb 28, 2006
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Originally posted by: Patranus
Originally posted by: GroundedSailor
Originally posted by: Patranus
Do a google search for (Bush Monkey) and see how many hits comes up.

Once again. Bush Monkey is a politician. His wife is not. Disparage Obama - as he is a politician. His wife is not and making disparaging remarks about her with racial overtones is below crass.

So you are the thought police? You knew that the person was intentionally trying to be racist and not simple "disparaging remarks"?

I see....

First off, the first lady puts her self out there, politically, so she is fair game. Period. I guess you support the firing of Letterman for his comments regarding Palins 14-year-old daughter?

Secondly, what is it, did we evolve from monkeys or not? Be consistent. Did evolution happen or not? Yes or no.

No, apes, monkeys, humans descend from a common ancestor. Apes ars actually further evolved then humans and found to have more genetic diversity in a single group of apes then the entire human race does. Apes also have the full set of 48 chromosomes unlike humans 47 due to inbreeding damage after a near extinction.
 

CADsortaGUY

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Originally posted by: EndGame
Originally posted by: Craig234
Originally posted by: Paddington
Is it OK for me to describe Michelle's Texas sized ass as being as wide as a Buick? I just want to make sure that's not racist. I noticed this when she was visiting Europe and took up as much real estate as 4 or 5 Sarkozy's.

It might make you a boor, shallow, a cad, rude, unchivalrous, trailer-trash culture, misogynistic, insensitive, blind - but I don't see it as racist. Hope you are relieved.

Might all be but, speaking purely on the subject of the first ladies behind, caboose, buttocks, etc., he is most definately correct!;)

:laugh: Yep. She's definately not some glamorous diva like the media is trying so hard to make her out to be. lol
 

Red Dawn

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Originally posted by: Patranus
did we evolve from monkeys or not? Be consistent. Did evolution happen or not? Yes or no.
I'm thinking that you and your ilk did but the rest of us didn't and yes I believe in Evolution.
 

CU

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Aug 14, 2000
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Originally posted by: Craig234
Originally posted by: CU
Originally posted by: mect
Once civilization has reached the point the thought wouldn't occur, then it becomes acceptable.

Originally posted by: Craig234
How long, you ask? Until the racism has been stamped out enough that the reference mean nothing to anyone more than my slur against Byzantines as being like seagulls.

So, the people being offended are the ones that make it racist because the though comes into their minds. Why don't the offended just stop letting it offend them. Like I said people need to just stop taking everything to heart and looking for the worst. The people that do are the ones with the problem not the people that are saying things that can be taken a million different ways.

No. It's racist because of the history making it racist, and the person choosing to say it given that history.

Obviously, if someone had lived in a cave since birth and didn't know the history, they wouoldn't know not to say it; they could then be told how big an oops it was, and say 'sorry, didn't know'. But go find me a public official who is unaware of the black-Simian racism history, that it's a racist thing to say.

You are trying to blame the victim. You are being obtuse.

I tire of the people who pull this crap - it's so often 14 year olds explaining how 'i love you' means a cigarette in England, so it's ok to say ha ha ha. Idiocy.

I speak to you as a reasonable person - you come back too many times with BS blaming the victim here, and that can change.

I agree it is racist because of history, but you said it would be racist until the reference meant nothing. For it to not mean something the people being offended by it must not let it mean something or offend them thus they are part of the problem. The offended need to stop taking things in the worst way and people saying things should assume people will take things in the worst way. That way if either side makes a mistake it should not offend anyone.

You do seem very reasonable, and I appreciate that. But how many times do I came back blaming the victim here? I don't really even post that much here.
 

Atreus21

Lifer
Aug 21, 2007
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Originally posted by: Craig234
Originally posted by: VashHT
My gf told me the same thing (Michelle is ugly and looks like a gorilla) a few months ago. Maybe some people think it's true, I think she's pretty cute though I don't get it.

I can even accept that comment in a private context to a friend, if it was meant at face value and with no racist overtones.

But making it in a public manner is another matter entirely. Sorry, you need to have some sensitivity to the race issue on that. There's a public culture affected by public speech.

You need to not say anything you like as a public speaker just because the urge hits. You might find her attractive and imagine hot sexual acts. Do you say that in the speech, too?

Unless of course you're disparaging a republican.
 

Atreus21

Lifer
Aug 21, 2007
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Originally posted by: WHAMPOM
Originally posted by: Patranus
Originally posted by: GroundedSailor
Originally posted by: Patranus
Do a google search for (Bush Monkey) and see how many hits comes up.

Once again. Bush Monkey is a politician. His wife is not. Disparage Obama - as he is a politician. His wife is not and making disparaging remarks about her with racial overtones is below crass.

So you are the thought police? You knew that the person was intentionally trying to be racist and not simple "disparaging remarks"?

I see....

First off, the first lady puts her self out there, politically, so she is fair game. Period. I guess you support the firing of Letterman for his comments regarding Palins 14-year-old daughter?

Secondly, what is it, did we evolve from monkeys or not? Be consistent. Did evolution happen or not? Yes or no.

No, apes, monkeys, humans descend from a common ancestor. Apes ars actually further evolved then humans and found to have more genetic diversity in a single group of apes then the entire human race does. Apes also have the full set of 48 chromosomes unlike humans 47 due to inbreeding damage after a near extinction.

Good heavens. How is it we rule the world?
 

feralkid

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Originally posted by: Patranus


Secondly, what is it, did we evolve from monkeys or not? Be consistent. Did evolution happen or not? Yes or no.


The theory is that monkeys and humans evolved from a common ancestor, you nitwit.