re: &quot;Fox News host makes disgustingly racist comments about African Americans&quot;

Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 10:54 am to Wishnitwas1998

On what O'Reilly said I think he is right. The Upper Echelons of the GOP don't "get" black people and are more afraid of the bad pup that comes out of it than doing something about it.

I think GWB understood that and tried to get some headway by talking about the "soft bigotry of low expectations" which is a very real thing. He got clobbered for his efforts/

Strategically I think it is a huge mistake for the GOP if they could get to 20%+ of the AA vote it would kill the Dems.

Posted by trackfan

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 11:05 am to Mid Iowa Tiger

Rand Paul's not afraid of Black people.

Posted by SquirrelyBama

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 11:39 am to onmymedicalgrind

I just watched a reasonable discussion between two people that should happen more. It sure was better than some of the material I've seen from race-baiters & racist in today's world. Both racist and race-baiters are serious roadblocks to us all continually moving forward.

Racism comes in all different colors these days
It seems hate knows no color......

Posted by StrongSafety

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:09 pm to S.E.C. Crazy

No, republicans are scared that courting the black vote will scare off the white Christian bloc that is a strong hold of their constituency.

its really that simple. They fear white flight

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Posted by L.A.

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:11 pm to StrongSafety

quote:
No, republicans are scared that courting the black vote will scare off the white Christian bloc that is a strong hold of their constituency.

its really that simple. They fear white flight

What an incredibly racist thing to say.

Posted by Chimlim

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:16 pm to Wishnitwas1998

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O'Reilly stated that "white privilege" had nothing to do with the struggles of African Americans communities, rather blaming the “disintegration” of individual black families for their own problems.

You mean the black community is responsible for their own problems.

The nerve of O'Reilly.

Posted by SpidermanTUba

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:21 pm to HonoraryCoonass

quote:

O'Reilly makes some fairly benign (and true) points about blacks and the GOP,

Right.

He's afraid of black people. So are most of the rest of the Republican party.

We already knew that.

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Posted by StrongSafety

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:23 pm to SpidermanTUba

What is there to be scared of?

Someone give me a reason for this racist xenophobja

Posted by StrongSafety

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:23 pm to SpidermanTUba

Racist xenophobia that dates back to colonial times

Posted by L.A.

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:23 pm to SpidermanTUba

quote:
He's afraid of black people. So are most of the rest of the Republican party.

Damn, you leftists are out in your full racist glory today, aren't you?

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Posted by StrongSafety

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:24 pm to L.A.

Explain his statement then.

Posted by StrongSafety

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:24 pm to L.A.

Why should blacks vote for a party that is so out of touch with them.

Posted by StrongSafety

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:24 pm to L.A.

How can you want to effectively represent them without getting to know the base?

Posted by SpidermanTUba

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:26 pm to StrongSafety

quote:
Racist xenophobia that dates back to colonial times

What a coincidence, so does Bill O'Reilly.

Posted by L.A.

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:30 pm to StrongSafety

quote:
Explain his statement then.

Which statement do you have in mind?

Posted by Pettifogger

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 12:34 pm to StrongSafety

quote:
No, republicans are scared that courting the black vote will scare off the white Christian bloc that is a strong hold of their constituency.

its really that simple. They fear white flight

I think it has a lot more to do with the fact that what Black Americans want from the GOP are probably things that the GOP fundamentally opposes.

And no, before you say "equal rights," I'm talking about dropping opposition to affirmative action, dropping plans to curb entitlement spending, etc.

Posted by S.E.C. Crazy

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:36 pm to StrongSafety

You sir are dumb.

Why would white Christians not want black Christians to vote with them.

You sir are a condescending liberal.

Your type are the true racists.

Posted by NHTIGER

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Posted on 10/31/14 at 4:57 pm to Homesick Tiger

quote:
quote:
Is the examiner supposed to be an unbiased news source?

Look at the people writing the articles.

The linked article:

" Fox News host makes disgustingly racist comments about African Americans" - by Robert Sobel

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And ALL of the above "stories" are from this month - October, 2014!