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Old 04-20-2010, 11:40 AM
 
Location: Inis Fada
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This is more birther nonsense. Trying to move beyond that, and based solely upon the Tancredo quote, "If his wife says Kenya is his homeland, why don't we just send him back?" I would say no. The President's father was from Kenya, he has family in Kenya. It's not like he's saying send him to Africa simply because he is black. I think a mountain is being made out of a molehill.

Whether the publicity is good or bad, it keeps the TEA party in the public eye. Wouldn't it be best to let them languish in silence?
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:40 AM
 
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Is it racist to tell an Irish man to go back to Ireland? Or how about telling a German to go back to Germany
Judging by your answer I can assume that your answer is no. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:41 AM
 
Location: South Fla
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No more racist that Obama referring to his grandmother as a "typical white person".
Exactly let a white person say that
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:43 AM
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Can't "go back" to somehwere where you didn't even come from in the first place.
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:43 AM
 
Location: South Fla
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Judging by your answer I can assume that your answer is no. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I am simply asking a question is it racist to tell an Irish man to go back to Ireland.

I am so sick of the double standard. So is it racist to tell an irish man to go back to Ireland

While we are doing all this talk about a persons race we ignore the actual problems of country. But hey lets keep up with the obsession of someones skin tone and then say we want to end racism.

Well racism is never going to end long as those that see skin tone keeps seeing it
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:45 AM
 
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I am simply asking a question is it racist to tell an Irish man to go back to Ireland.

I am so sick of the double standard. So is it racist to tell an irish man to go back to Ireland
You are answering a question with another question, which means you are evading the question. If you are refusing to answer the question in the OP, why even post on this thread?
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:45 AM
 
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Tancredo: "If his wife says Kenya is his homeland, why don't we just send him back?"

Only freakish granola hempsters with a touch of feminism and a healthy dose of limp-wristed masculinity - ie. Liberal Wussy Sort-Of-Men - would be so sensitive as to find that statement racist.

It's disrespectful, yes, but it's not racist.
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:48 AM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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Yes or no? Prominent Tea Party speaker doesn't think so. Thoughts?

Tom Tancredo To Tea Party Rally: "Send Obama Back To Kenya"
You don't get the reference that this was to, do you?

Michelle 0bama said Kenya was Barack's home country.

Michelle: "Barack has led by example, when we took our trip to Africa and visited his home country in, Kenya."

People in America are mostly patriotic, so when the First Lady publicly declares that the president views his home country as Kenya, and not America, its a bit insulting, and we have had enough disparagement of our country from these two already.
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:48 AM
 
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It's disrespectful, yes, but it's not racist.
Finally a straight answer and no bsing.
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:49 AM
 
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I don't think Tancredo himself is a racist, but I do think his words are designed to manipulate those who are. In this case, though, I think he's trying to manipulate birthers, not racists.
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