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Trump’s “Where are you from?” Moment
Flopping Aces ^ | 10-16-15 | Wordsmith

Posted on 10/16/2015 4:19:09 PM PDT by Starman417

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1 posted on 10/16/2015 4:19:09 PM PDT by Starman417
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so hes ethnically Korean SO WHAT?

thats a maybe tad racist isnt it?


2 posted on 10/16/2015 4:24:30 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Starman417

Ah, an act of microagression by Mr Trump. I’m sure this will resonate deeply in middle America and his poll numbers will plunge /s


3 posted on 10/16/2015 4:24:57 PM PDT by scottinoc
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To: Starman417

I saw that and I don’t care.


4 posted on 10/16/2015 4:25:42 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (Say what you will about The Donald, but he has all the right enemies.)
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To: Starman417

What is it with identity politics among skull-full-of-mush American school children?


5 posted on 10/16/2015 4:25:51 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: MeshugeMikey

Forget the term “racist” which no longer has any concrete meaning. Did Trump correctly ascertain where the guy was coming from? Yes he did.


6 posted on 10/16/2015 4:26:16 PM PDT by River Hawk
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To: Starman417

almost a billion bucks? wow. We have jets that cost more.

this ORIENTAL can go to hell.

Go Trump.

I’m sure that costs Trump lots of votes.

the ORIENTALS are going to vote dem anyway so @#$ em.


7 posted on 10/16/2015 4:26:43 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: River Hawk

what on earth did where he was from.. have to do with his question??

it wasnt an egregious affront.. just inappropriate to the matter at hand.

is that how a leader handles himself? ah no


8 posted on 10/16/2015 4:28:21 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: dp0622

“When we had that steak dinner, you didn’t pay a dime. I paid for it.”

“Not true. I left a 15% tip.”


9 posted on 10/16/2015 4:33:47 PM PDT by Bogey78O (We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
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To: dp0622

Now I do not care who you are voting for that post was funny. This should be a interesting thread.


10 posted on 10/16/2015 4:34:37 PM PDT by easternsky
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To: Starman417

Why are the two true commie countries left an Asian country and a Hispanic Country?

People often assume Asians are conservative voters. But the majority of Asians support gun control, the police state and other big government projects.

On somewhat conservative issues, Asians only agree on black-on-asian crime.

Trump should interrupt any know-it-all teenager/youth who talks trash to Trump.


11 posted on 10/16/2015 4:34:47 PM PDT by ObamahatesPACoal (Savage BLASTS Megyn Kelly, Fox News Over Treatment Of Trump)
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To: Starman417

Boo hoo.


12 posted on 10/16/2015 4:35:32 PM PDT by heights
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To: Starman417

Trump’s follow up question should have been: Are your parents from Korea? If Choe answered yes, he is still considered a Korean citizen by Korea.

In other words, legally he is Korean (dual national with U.S.).


13 posted on 10/16/2015 4:35:42 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Starman417

Donald responded to him that the $860 million is peanuts to what the USA spends to protect S. Korea and what it allows in its trade deficit.

I think Donald has competent people who fact check everything he puts out. I’ll stay with Donald.


14 posted on 10/16/2015 4:36:49 PM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: Bogey78O

LOL!!


15 posted on 10/16/2015 4:37:32 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: MeshugeMikey

I’m married to a Chinese woman. Asian issues matter avove all others to most of them (sorry, but it’s true).

What Mr Trump did was not uncalled for, no matter how you spin it.

After many years of marriage, I can’t identify different origins of Asians visually. The kid was talking of very specific Korean issues, so it is natural to assume Korean ethnicity.


16 posted on 10/16/2015 4:40:41 PM PDT by datura
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IF I identified myself as a Czech and then asked a question about eastern europe, would anyone be out of their mind to ask me if i were from the Czech republic??

Nope.


17 posted on 10/16/2015 4:43:42 PM PDT by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: Starman417

Okay they already tried the trump-is-racist-against-blacks and trump-is-racist-against-hispanics. It was only a matter of time until we got trump-is-racist-against-asians.


18 posted on 10/16/2015 4:44:03 PM PDT by DouglasKC (I'm pro-choice when it comes to lion killing....)
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To: Starman417

So let me see if I understand the “controversy”... an asiatic student asks Donald Trump a question about South Korea and Donald Trump is “in trouble” for inquiring if the student is from there. Did I miss something? That’s ridiculous.


19 posted on 10/16/2015 4:44:33 PM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

People of the northeast past a certain age will remember that there were ethnic blocks throughout the northeast and asking people where they were from or what was their ethnicity is (asked as What are you?) was commonplace.


20 posted on 10/16/2015 4:45:34 PM PDT by Chickensoup (We lose our freedoms one surrender at a time)
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