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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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To: MeshugeMikey

As Rush said, conservatives who don’t stick to conservative principles at all times and fall for liberal shibboleths, turn into liberals. As you’ve perfectly demonstrated by believing (or pretending to believe) that Trump is a “racist” for asking an innocent question.

Now why don’t you go lay down in a dark room and slap a cool compress across your head.


41 posted on 10/16/2015 5:12:31 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: Starman417

The point is that a candidate is foolish to agree to a platform like that, where any questioner can hide behind the “no labels” mask and really be a hit man for a particular party, opposing candidate, or ideology.

Hey, Choe...who gives a rat’s ass what SK pays? The American tax payer foots a huge bill for our military to protect countries like yours and many countries in Europe...so that they can spend that money on socialist programs.

I say it’s time to pack up our military from all of those countries and let them sink economically or be taken over since they haven’t the revenue to rebuild their militaries.


42 posted on 10/16/2015 5:12:47 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Carter...Reagan...Bush...Clinton....Bush....Carter....BUSH? / CLINTON? STOP THE INSANITY!)
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To: Sasparilla

Exactly. It’s one thing to not like or support Trump. But for conservatives to throw around the R word in order to take him down is quite another.


43 posted on 10/16/2015 5:13:53 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: miss marmelstein

what gave him the hint that this guy was KOREAN??????

amswer that and perhaps we can talk.. okey dokey


44 posted on 10/16/2015 5:14:07 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Chickensoup

Ah yes...we all did that! And the answers ranged from which county in Ireland, Scotland, England, France, northern or southern Italy...where in Portugal. .or Poland or Scandinavia. It was fun, it was interesting and harmless. We were diverse, but no one told us we HAD to be. In the end, we were just happy to be American.

The best part was how well we ate when someone’s grandmother from the old country started cooking.


45 posted on 10/16/2015 5:14:54 PM PDT by SE Mom (God, restore our beloved country, amen.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

This is Friday, so I am a bit tired. Are you serious?


46 posted on 10/16/2015 5:15:32 PM PDT by odawg
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

If you watched the video, you will see that Trump did answer the question. But the kid was too busy talking to someone else to learn the answer. Does that answer your question?


47 posted on 10/16/2015 5:17:57 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

Obviously, you picked the correct moniker for yourself. You’re not even making sense for a crazy person.


48 posted on 10/16/2015 5:19:06 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: miss marmelstein

Another plant, like “Clock Boy.”


49 posted on 10/16/2015 5:19:20 PM PDT by dfwgator
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S AVE O UR S ITE


We cannot exist
without you.



50 posted on 10/16/2015 5:21:23 PM PDT by RedMDer (Support Free Republic and Keep FReedom ALIVE!)
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To: dfwgator

Yes. He’s all over twitter in Korean - another “activist” college child hoping to have a career in activism and world saving. And yet there are folks here crying over his brutal treatment at the hands of mean old white man Trump.


51 posted on 10/16/2015 5:22:52 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

It was perfectly appropriate.

Trump was trying to ascertain whether the boy (yes, I use that term to put him down, because he was a plant) was of SK descent and whose loyalties were still with SK.

If a woman in a Burqa stood up and started trying to “get the facts straight” regarding terrorism in Syria, it would be apropos of any candidate to ascertain whether they were from that country and had some personal, vested interest in asking the question.


52 posted on 10/16/2015 5:23:34 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Carter...Reagan...Bush...Clinton....Bush....Carter....BUSH? / CLINTON? STOP THE INSANITY!)
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To: datura

Unfortunately, the observations you’ve made based upon life with your wife, are true for nearly all immigrants.

Indians care about India or Indians in this country.

Asians for Asia and Asians.

Islamists for the CalipHate and Muslims.

Latinos for their South-of-the-Border countries and Latinos.

However, if white Americans dare say anything in defense of our heritage and culture...they call us the racists.


53 posted on 10/16/2015 5:25:50 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Carter...Reagan...Bush...Clinton....Bush....Carter....BUSH? / CLINTON? STOP THE INSANITY!)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Actually - lets look at it a different way than you’re saying.

If there’s a slight obvious visual possibility that the questioner has a vested or sentimental interest in the matter at hand - the person answering would be foolish NOT to consider that and answer with a more astute perspective and empathy. That’s just the way the world is made.

What could be considered racist if Choe said “No, I’m from China” and Trump cavalierly said “Same difference...” - but he didn’t. I think it’s more of what I said - a desire to empathize with the perspective the questioner asks from.


54 posted on 10/16/2015 5:32:13 PM PDT by time4good
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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe

WOW - it’s as if you hacked my computer and cut paste and sent before I had to - the same answer!! - Nice going!


55 posted on 10/16/2015 5:33:27 PM PDT by time4good
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To: time4good

nuancing this isnt chaniging the corfe principle whatsover

it may not have been EVIL or even WRONG in the most strict semse.of the word .but it was FOOLISH...for reasons ive already covered quite well enough.

Freegards


56 posted on 10/16/2015 5:34:17 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: MeshugeMikey

well - I WILL give you that - the Foaming-Media will try to make it a ‘Makaka’ moment


57 posted on 10/16/2015 5:35:40 PM PDT by time4good
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To: miss marmelstein

a remark which would be right at home on THE DEMOGOGUE UNDERGROUND

adios


58 posted on 10/16/2015 5:36:03 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Starman417

There all praying for that “Macaca moment” that will end Trump’s campaign like it did to George Allen. I’m sure even some here would applaud that.


59 posted on 10/16/2015 5:36:50 PM PDT by McGruff (Trump-Cruz 2016. Make America Great Again.)
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To: time4good

thank you!

when your fighting the beast..you need to be painfully aware


60 posted on 10/16/2015 5:37:04 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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