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19 Mar 2011, 10:33 am

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What I find amazing is how the race card is being played here. How many political groups are exclusively Asian, or Hispanic, or African-American and nobody smears them as racist like they do the Tea Party.


Now hold on a minute. It was a supporter of the teabaggers who made the first reference to racism and to the concept that people regarded the teabaggers as racists. The teabaggers are the ones playing the race card, by accusing others of smearing them as racists.



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19 Mar 2011, 12:13 pm

The Teabaggers want to take over the USA, they arrogate to themselves the right to rule. Chinese-American organisations don't do this. Teabaggers are heirs to people like the Know-Nothings and the '20s-era Ku Klux Klan.



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19 Mar 2011, 12:52 pm

This is the tactic that David Duke and the modern Ku Klux Klan employ--accusing other people of labeling them as "racist", without similarly calling the NAACP, the Anti-Defamation League, and the Organization of Chinese Americans racists. Claiming that liberals are out to give special advantages to Jews and non-whites at the expense of Aryan whites. They've found whining, rather than terrorism, to be an effective means of gaining attention.



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19 Mar 2011, 5:38 pm

pandabear wrote:
zer0netgain wrote:

What I find amazing is how the race card is being played here. How many political groups are exclusively Asian, or Hispanic, or African-American and nobody smears them as racist like they do the Tea Party.


Now hold on a minute. It was a supporter of the teabaggers who made the first reference to racism and to the concept that people regarded the teabaggers as racists. The teabaggers are the ones playing the race card, by accusing others of smearing them as racists.


the point is not that the teaparty is racsist it is that it is not a cross-section of america like thay claim.
the argument is that the Teaparty is insincere.
They present themselves as something they are not.
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19 Mar 2011, 5:46 pm

An action which only resulted from the calls of racism, also the most I have seen done is claim they have members of non-white races. I have never seen claims of being a demographic cross section, this of course may be understandable as I don't really pay attention to the tea partiers.



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19 Mar 2011, 5:49 pm

pandabear wrote:
zer0netgain wrote:

What I find amazing is how the race card is being played here. How many political groups are exclusively Asian, or Hispanic, or African-American and nobody smears them as racist like they do the Tea Party.


Now hold on a minute. It was a supporter of the teabaggers who made the first reference to racism and to the concept that people regarded the teabaggers as racists. The teabaggers are the ones playing the race card, by accusing others of smearing them as racists.


Wrong, it was Democrat leaders and the mainstream media along with their cronies in the NAACP.



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19 Mar 2011, 5:59 pm

Inuyasha wrote:
pandabear wrote:
zer0netgain wrote:

What I find amazing is how the race card is being played here. How many political groups are exclusively Asian, or Hispanic, or African-American and nobody smears them as racist like they do the Tea Party.


Now hold on a minute. It was a supporter of the teabaggers who made the first reference to racism and to the concept that people regarded the teabaggers as racists. The teabaggers are the ones playing the race card, by accusing others of smearing them as racists.


Wrong, it was Democrat leaders and the mainstream media along with their cronies in the NAACP.


But no one is this discussion is saying that.
no one here is a democratic leader.
I am only only member of the NAACP here and it is only because I really dig black chicks.
you are building little straw people and knocking them down.
a ploy that people that gets big cheers from your cronies but people in the center just groan
and people on the center right give us pained apologetic faces and shrug.
try arguing against what people actually say rather than what you wish thay would have said.
-Jake
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19 Mar 2011, 7:01 pm

Thought Bernie Goldberg had a nice point in an article about white skin color.

"The Lamestreams Strike Again — This Time in Madison"
http://www.bernardgoldberg.com/the-lame ... n-madison/

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Some thoughts about the demonstrations in Madison and why liberals in the media are held in such low regard.
Let’s first take a trip down memory lane. Remember when journalists covered those tea party rallies and couldn’t help but notice that most of the people who showed up were white? They made it sound like an indictment. I was never quite sure why race was significant, but since the lamestreams brought it up, let me bring up a question: Since almost all the demonstrators in Wisconsin are white, why have the media, ever alert to skin color, not said a word about the crowd’s complexion?
Answer: Because they gratuitously bring race into the story if their real purpose is to make conservatives look bad. Telling us that most of the tea partiers were white was a way of saying they’re probably racists, without actually saying it.



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19 Mar 2011, 7:13 pm

Jojoba wrote:
Thought Bernie Goldberg had a nice point in an article about white skin color.

"The Lamestreams Strike Again — This Time in Madison"
http://www.bernardgoldberg.com/the-lame ... n-madison/

from the article:

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Some thoughts about the demonstrations in Madison and why liberals in the media are held in such low regard.
Let’s first take a trip down memory lane. Remember when journalists covered those tea party rallies and couldn’t help but notice that most of the people who showed up were white? They made it sound like an indictment. I was never quite sure why race was significant, but since the lamestreams brought it up, let me bring up a question: Since almost all the demonstrators in Wisconsin are white, why have the media, ever alert to skin color, not said a word about the crowd’s complexion?
Answer: Because they gratuitously bring race into the story if their real purpose is to make conservatives look bad. Telling us that most of the tea partiers were white was a way of saying they’re probably racists, without actually saying it.


To answer Bernie Goldberg; Wisconsin is after all a pretty white state, with few minorities (much like my own Washington state). Tea baggers though have shown up in plenty of states with significant minority populations.
But then again, I wouldn't expect the likes of Goldberg to acknowledge this fact, though I doubt it hadn't ever occurred to him.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer



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19 Mar 2011, 7:18 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:
Jojoba wrote:
Thought Bernie Goldberg had a nice point in an article about white skin color.

"The Lamestreams Strike Again — This Time in Madison"
http://www.bernardgoldberg.com/the-lame ... n-madison/

from the article:

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Some thoughts about the demonstrations in Madison and why liberals in the media are held in such low regard.
Let’s first take a trip down memory lane. Remember when journalists covered those tea party rallies and couldn’t help but notice that most of the people who showed up were white? They made it sound like an indictment. I was never quite sure why race was significant, but since the lamestreams brought it up, let me bring up a question: Since almost all the demonstrators in Wisconsin are white, why have the media, ever alert to skin color, not said a word about the crowd’s complexion?
Answer: Because they gratuitously bring race into the story if their real purpose is to make conservatives look bad. Telling us that most of the tea partiers were white was a way of saying they’re probably racists, without actually saying it.


To answer Bernie Goldberg; Wisconsin is after all a pretty white state, with few minorities (much like my own Washington state). Tea baggers though have shown up in plenty of states with significant minority populations.
But then again, I wouldn't expect the likes of Goldberg to acknowledge this fact, though I doubt it hadn't ever occurred to him.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer


I'm actually wondering what is taught in public schools in your area in order, to think a trillion+ annual debt isn't at the very least a serious cause of concern.



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19 Mar 2011, 8:07 pm

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Who cares what they're made up of? The ideas suck.


The ideas of holding politicans accountable, believing in Life, Liberty, and the prusuit of happiness, as well wanting less government in our lives a bad thing?

Crack open a book, chiefy.

I bet they love their moms and apple pie, too, and are opposed to setting live puppies on fire. What's not to like?
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19 Mar 2011, 8:41 pm

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and are opposed to setting live puppies on fire. What's not to like?

You answered your own question before even asking it. :twisted:


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19 Mar 2011, 8:46 pm

Why were the Wisconsin protesters white? Wikipedia says that the racial composition of Madison, Wisconsin, in 2000 was " 83.96% White, 5.84% African American...",



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19 Mar 2011, 8:53 pm

Inuyasha wrote:
pandabear wrote:
zer0netgain wrote:

What I find amazing is how the race card is being played here. How many political groups are exclusively Asian, or Hispanic, or African-American and nobody smears them as racist like they do the Tea Party.


Now hold on a minute. It was a supporter of the teabaggers who made the first reference to racism and to the concept that people regarded the teabaggers as racists. The teabaggers are the ones playing the race card, by accusing others of smearing them as racists.


Wrong, it was Democrat leaders and the mainstream media along with their cronies in the NAACP.


Nope. No Democratic leaders, mainstream media, nor NAACP members have participated in this thread. You were the first to cry racism within this thread.



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19 Mar 2011, 11:41 pm

Inuyasha wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Jojoba wrote:
Thought Bernie Goldberg had a nice point in an article about white skin color.

"The Lamestreams Strike Again — This Time in Madison"
http://www.bernardgoldberg.com/the-lame ... n-madison/

from the article:

Quote:
Some thoughts about the demonstrations in Madison and why liberals in the media are held in such low regard.
Let’s first take a trip down memory lane. Remember when journalists covered those tea party rallies and couldn’t help but notice that most of the people who showed up were white? They made it sound like an indictment. I was never quite sure why race was significant, but since the lamestreams brought it up, let me bring up a question: Since almost all the demonstrators in Wisconsin are white, why have the media, ever alert to skin color, not said a word about the crowd’s complexion?
Answer: Because they gratuitously bring race into the story if their real purpose is to make conservatives look bad. Telling us that most of the tea partiers were white was a way of saying they’re probably racists, without actually saying it.


To answer Bernie Goldberg; Wisconsin is after all a pretty white state, with few minorities (much like my own Washington state). Tea baggers though have shown up in plenty of states with significant minority populations.
But then again, I wouldn't expect the likes of Goldberg to acknowledge this fact, though I doubt it hadn't ever occurred to him.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer


I'm actually wondering what is taught in public schools in your area in order, to think a trillion+ annual debt isn't at the very least a serious cause of concern.


Uh....
I was actually addressing the racial demographics of Wisconsin, which is overwhelmingly white. Where did you get the part about eastern Washington schools falling on their faces concerning the national debt?

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer



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20 Mar 2011, 10:49 am

Kraichgauer wrote:
Inuyasha wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Jojoba wrote:
Thought Bernie Goldberg had a nice point in an article about white skin color.

"The Lamestreams Strike Again — This Time in Madison"
http://www.bernardgoldberg.com/the-lame ... n-madison/

from the article:

Quote:
Some thoughts about the demonstrations in Madison and why liberals in the media are held in such low regard.
Let’s first take a trip down memory lane. Remember when journalists covered those tea party rallies and couldn’t help but notice that most of the people who showed up were white? They made it sound like an indictment. I was never quite sure why race was significant, but since the lamestreams brought it up, let me bring up a question: Since almost all the demonstrators in Wisconsin are white, why have the media, ever alert to skin color, not said a word about the crowd’s complexion?
Answer: Because they gratuitously bring race into the story if their real purpose is to make conservatives look bad. Telling us that most of the tea partiers were white was a way of saying they’re probably racists, without actually saying it.


To answer Bernie Goldberg; Wisconsin is after all a pretty white state, with few minorities (much like my own Washington state). Tea baggers though have shown up in plenty of states with significant minority populations.
But then again, I wouldn't expect the likes of Goldberg to acknowledge this fact, though I doubt it hadn't ever occurred to him.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer


I'm actually wondering what is taught in public schools in your area in order, to think a trillion+ annual debt isn't at the very least a serious cause of concern.


Uh....
I was actually addressing the racial demographics of Wisconsin, which is overwhelmingly white. Where did you get the part about eastern Washington schools falling on their faces concerning the national debt?

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer


Yeah, but that doesn't mean that Inuyasha doesn't think that you deserve to be soundly rebuked for something else.