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Old 03-21-2008, 05:47 AM
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Post News, Texas City Council Member in Hot Water for Racist Comment on Public Document.

A Texas city council member is under pressure to resign from office after he published a racist comment in a public document, according to a report on MyFOXAustin.com.

Mustang Ridge City Council member Charles Laws referred to a proposed immigrant detention center as a “holding pen for *******s” on the March 12 meeting agenda, MyFOXAustin.com reports.

FOXNews.com - Texas City Council Member in Hot Water for Racist Comment on Public Document - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum
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Is he White...........????????????????/
Seems no on else is ever called to task for raciest comments
Well except for G.....D.........America preachers
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Old 03-21-2008, 09:48 AM
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I have to agree that article has alot of holes, and sounds like gibberish.
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Old 03-21-2008, 08:03 PM
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'Laws' is probably an English name------although there are quite a few Hispanics with 'Anglo' surnames.

Bill Richardson is an example.
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Old 03-22-2008, 10:21 AM
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An elected government official who prefers to use a racist term on a city document and "feels" nothing is wrong with it? Would anyone feel the same way if it was racist terms for other races?
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That is not appropriate language for a city document.
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Old 03-22-2008, 01:26 PM
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That is not appropriate language for a city document.
And I agree with both you and madicarus2000 here.
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An elected government official who prefers to use a racist term on a city document and "feels" nothing is wrong with it? Would anyone feel the same way if it was racist terms for other races?
No I would feel no different no matter what race, it is just wrong.
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How would everyone feel if Obama used the N-word with an "A" at the end of it in a public document?
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Pure ignorance. Geez.
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