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This is pretty obvious to those of us who pay attention... Politico’s Roger Simon says that Republican presidential Rick Perry’s recent embrace of birtherism amounts to a racist “dog whistle.” “It’s not a ‘fun’ issue to poke somebody on,” Simon told CNN’s Howard Kurtz Sunday. “It is more than a little bit racist. Not everyone who believes it is a racist. It grew out of the belief that a black man could not be legitimately elected to the president of the United States.” He continued: “Now, why would Perry use that in the primaries instead of saving it for the general when he’s running against President Obama? Well, it’s because being extreme, perhaps, and a little bit racist, perhaps, gives you good bona fides in a Republican primary. It shows them that you are on the same side as they are.” “So, it’s a bit of a dog whistle?” Kurtz asked. “Absolutely,” Simon replied. After almost a week of refusing to admit that President Barack Obama was a U.S. citizen, Perry finally said Wednesday that he had “no doubt” that the president’s birth certificate was real. |
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On 10/31/2011 12:25 PM, jps wrote:
This is pretty obvious to those of us who pay attention... Politico’s Roger Simon says that Republican presidential Rick Perry’s recent embrace of birtherism amounts to a racist “dog whistle.” “It’s not a ‘fun’ issue to poke somebody on,” Simon told CNN’s Howard Kurtz Sunday. “It is more than a little bit racist. Not everyone who believes it is a racist. It grew out of the belief that a black man could not be legitimately elected to the president of the United States.” He continued: “Now, why would Perry use that in the primaries instead of saving it for the general when he’s running against President Obama? Well, it’s because being extreme, perhaps, and a little bit racist, perhaps, gives you good bona fides in a Republican primary. It shows them that you are on the same side as they are.” “So, it’s a bit of a dog whistle?” Kurtz asked. “Absolutely,” Simon replied. After almost a week of refusing to admit that President Barack Obama was a U.S. citizen, Perry finally said Wednesday that he had “no doubt” that the president’s birth certificate was real. I don't know the truth of the birther issue but it has nothing to do with race. Odd that every issue is now label racism. |
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On 10/31/11 12:25 PM, jps wrote:
This is pretty obvious to those of us who pay attention... Politico’s Roger Simon says that Republican presidential Rick Perry’s recent embrace of birtherism amounts to a racist “dog whistle.” “It’s not a ‘fun’ issue to poke somebody on,” Simon told CNN’s Howard Kurtz Sunday. “It is more than a little bit racist. Not everyone who believes it is a racist. It grew out of the belief that a black man could not be legitimately elected to the president of the United States.” He continued: “Now, why would Perry use that in the primaries instead of saving it for the general when he’s running against President Obama? Well, it’s because being extreme, perhaps, and a little bit racist, perhaps, gives you good bona fides in a Republican primary. It shows them that you are on the same side as they are.” “So, it’s a bit of a dog whistle?” Kurtz asked. “Absolutely,” Simon replied. After almost a week of refusing to admit that President Barack Obama was a U.S. citizen, Perry finally said Wednesday that he had “no doubt” that the president’s birth certificate was real. The only decent wannabes in the gop race are huntsman and romney. The rest of them are demagogues or bat**** crazy or both. When is Rick Santorum going to show up for the debates with a fetus in a glass jar or a used condom to rave about? |
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On 31/10/2011 10:25 AM, jps wrote:
This is pretty obvious to those of us who pay attention... Yep, like Donald Trump said, anything is better than what we got. Too bad Trump wasn't running. -- The reason government can't fix the economic problems is government is the problem. |
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On 10/31/2011 12:38 PM, Canuck57 wrote:
On 31/10/2011 10:25 AM, jps wrote: This is pretty obvious to those of us who pay attention... Yep, like Donald Trump said, anything is better than what we got. Too bad Trump wasn't running. We couldn't afford his coiffures. |
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On 10/31/11 12:38 PM, Canuck57 wrote:
On 31/10/2011 10:25 AM, jps wrote: This is pretty obvious to those of us who pay attention... Yep, like Donald Trump said, anything is better than what we got. Too bad Trump wasn't running. Trump is a scumbag...he'd fit right in with most of the GOP wannabes. |
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On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:33:53 -0400, Lil Abner wrote:
On 10/31/2011 12:25 PM, jps wrote: This is pretty obvious to those of us who pay attention... Politico’s Roger Simon says that Republican presidential Rick Perry’s recent embrace of birtherism amounts to a racist “dog whistle.” “It’s not a ‘fun’ issue to poke somebody on,” Simon told CNN’s Howard Kurtz Sunday. “It is more than a little bit racist. Not everyone who believes it is a racist. It grew out of the belief that a black man could not be legitimately elected to the president of the United States.” He continued: “Now, why would Perry use that in the primaries instead of saving it for the general when he’s running against President Obama? Well, it’s because being extreme, perhaps, and a little bit racist, perhaps, gives you good bona fides in a Republican primary. It shows them that you are on the same side as they are.” “So, it’s a bit of a dog whistle?” Kurtz asked. “Absolutely,” Simon replied. After almost a week of refusing to admit that President Barack Obama was a U.S. citizen, Perry finally said Wednesday that he had “no doubt” that the president’s birth certificate was real. I don't know the truth of the birther issue but it has nothing to do with race. Odd that every issue is now label racism. The birther issue is a dog whistle. It's directly related to whites who see the country being taken over by blacks and hispanics. The same ones who recite things like "let's take our country back." It started the minute Obama won the election and there's no other explanation than race. |
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On 31/10/2011 10:42 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 10/31/11 12:38 PM, Canuck57 wrote: On 31/10/2011 10:25 AM, jps wrote: This is pretty obvious to those of us who pay attention... Yep, like Donald Trump said, anything is better than what we got. Too bad Trump wasn't running. Trump is a scumbag...he'd fit right in with most of the GOP wannabes. Ah, I can smell the fear from the fleabaggers. Fact is 0bama be toast. Even the back room boys don't want 0bama any more. -- The reason government can't fix the economic problems is government is the problem. |
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On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:25:49 -0700, jps wrote:
This is pretty obvious to those of us who pay attention... Politico’s Roger Simon says that Republican presidential Rick Perry’s recent embrace of birtherism amounts to a racist “dog whistle.” “It’s not a ‘fun’ issue to poke somebody on,” Simon told CNN’s Howard Kurtz Sunday. “It is more than a little bit racist. Not everyone who believes it is a racist. It grew out of the belief that a black man could not be legitimately elected to the president of the United States.” He continued: “Now, why would Perry use that in the primaries instead of saving it for the general when he’s running against President Obama? Well, it’s because being extreme, perhaps, and a little bit racist, perhaps, gives you good bona fides in a Republican primary. It shows them that you are on the same side as they are.” “So, it’s a bit of a dog whistle?” Kurtz asked. “Absolutely,” Simon replied. After almost a week of refusing to admit that President Barack Obama was a U.S. citizen, Perry finally said Wednesday that he had “no doubt” that the president’s birth certificate was real. More liberals calling folks 'racists'. Seems like that's the 'other' answer, the first being 'That's Bush's fault'. Y'all need to remove your craniums from where ever you keep 'em. |
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