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View Poll Results: Is calling Obama ghetto goon racist?
yes 87 60.84%
No 56 39.16%
Voters: 143. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 11-08-2011, 12:18 PM
 
Location: South Carolina
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I know GOP types will vote no nothing is ever racist to them but Im interested in seeing what the independents and dems think.

 
Old 11-08-2011, 12:19 PM
 
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I know GOP types will vote no nothing is ever racist to them but Im interested in seeing what the independents and dems think.
Of course it's racist.
 
Old 11-08-2011, 12:19 PM
 
Location: Reality
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Make this a poll.
 
Old 11-08-2011, 12:21 PM
 
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I voted yes, but its more of stereotypical.
 
Old 11-08-2011, 12:21 PM
 
Location: OCEAN BREEZES AND VIEWS SAN CLEMENTE
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I am a repub and proud of it!!!!!!
yes i feel this term is racist, and crude, nothing about it says it is not. But it is how one determines what a racist word is. Some would say no to this, i say yes.
 
Old 11-08-2011, 12:22 PM
 
Location: Reality
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So sensitive, poor politically correct liberal, can not handle the truth?
Yep.

Let's make sure people have the information needed to make an educated choice since it doesn't seem like many liberals actually know what these terms mean.

Ghetto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A ghetto is a section of a city predominantly occupied by a group who live there, especially because of social, economic, or legal issues. The term was originally used in Venice to describe the area where Jews were compelled to live. The term now refers to an overcrowded urban area often associated with specific ethnic or racial populations living below the poverty line. From a statistical perspective, are typically high crime areas relative to other parts of the city. [1]

Goon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A goon is someone that is employed as someone's personal enforcer, such as either a personal bodyguard or a ruffian who is kept on staff to intimidate or assault people. Goon may also refer to:
 
Old 11-08-2011, 12:23 PM
 
Location: SWUS
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Didn't vote in the poll. Calling Obama a "ghetto goon" isn't racist, it's just stupid and doesn't make sense.
 
Old 11-08-2011, 12:23 PM
 
Location: South Carolina
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I am a repub and proud of it!!!!!!
yes i feel this term is racist, and crude, nothing about it says it is not. But it is how one determines what a racist word is. Some would say no to this, i say yes.
Well I guess at least one repub will admit something is racist.
 
Old 11-08-2011, 12:24 PM
 
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Well I guess at least one repub will admit something is racist.
Meaning there is Hope after all
 
Old 11-08-2011, 12:25 PM
 
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Yep.

Let's make sure people have the information needed to make an educated choice since it doesn't seem like many liberals actually know what these terms mean.

Ghetto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A ghetto is a section of a city predominantly occupied by a group who live there, especially because of social, economic, or legal issues. The term was originally used in Venice to describe the area where Jews were compelled to live. The term now refers to an overcrowded urban area often associated with specific ethnic or racial populations living below the poverty line. From a statistical perspective, are typically high crime areas relative to other parts of the city. [1]

Goon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A goon is someone that is employed as someone's personal enforcer, such as either a personal bodyguard or a ruffian who is kept on staff to intimidate or assault people. Goon may also refer to:
Trying to define slang using a dictionary is an exercise in futility.

The original meaning of the term is here...
Urban Dictionary: ghetto goon

When middle-aged and old white people use it, they're talking about unlawful minorities, or even just male minorities, depending on their level of racial hatred ................... and everybody knows it.
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