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UT lawmaker apologizes over NAACP remark
Sacramento Bee ^ | May 2, 2014

Posted on 05/02/2014 8:30:49 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

SALT LAKE CITY -- State Rep. David Lifferth has apologized over his comment that the NAACP is a "racist" organization.

On Tuesday, Lifferth tweeted that "we should have known Don Sterling was a racist when he gave money" to the NAACP. He then tweeted, "Yes, any group that tries to advance specific people based on their race is by definition racist."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: davidlifferth; election2014; naacp; race; racism; utah

1 posted on 05/02/2014 8:30:49 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The NAACP is a racist organization.


2 posted on 05/02/2014 8:31:35 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It is. You told the truth.


3 posted on 05/02/2014 8:31:58 AM PDT by mulligan (I)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Why apologize. He was right!

I like Rush's version of the NAACP:

NAALCP - National Assoc. for the Advancement of Liberal Colored People.

Black's on the Right don't count.

4 posted on 05/02/2014 8:33:16 AM PDT by QT3.14
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
any group that tries to advance specific people based on their race is by definition racist.

What's to apologize for?

5 posted on 05/02/2014 8:33:25 AM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks Oldeconomybuyer.
"we should have known Don Sterling was a racist when he gave money" to the NAACP. He then tweeted, "Yes, any group that tries to advance specific people based on their race is by definition racist."
He's 100 percent correct, but obviously he needs to be more discreet if he plans to continue in politics.
6 posted on 05/02/2014 8:39:56 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: grobdriver

Kind of the way I see it too. Like unions in the beginning. They had a place, that time has passed.


7 posted on 05/02/2014 8:40:03 AM PDT by rktman (Ethnicity: Nascarian. Race: Daytonafivehundrian)
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8 posted on 05/02/2014 8:40:47 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Show me where he’s wrong.


9 posted on 05/02/2014 8:41:47 AM PDT by elcid1970
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To: grobdriver

Can you imagine if there was a NAAWP? A Congressional White Caucus? A White History Month?

But, as we’ve all been told, black people can’t be racists.


10 posted on 05/02/2014 8:42:01 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: mulligan

The truth is forbidden these days.


11 posted on 05/02/2014 8:42:21 AM PDT by B4Ranch (Name your illness, do a Google & YouTube search with "hydrogen peroxide". Do it and be surprised.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Mealy mouthed coward.


12 posted on 05/02/2014 9:14:36 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

why apologize for the truth?


13 posted on 05/02/2014 9:48:46 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What a sniveling coward. Not a bone in his body. He’s a dirtbag and a liar.


14 posted on 05/02/2014 9:56:47 AM PDT by JimSp
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I never apologize for saying the truth.


15 posted on 05/02/2014 10:55:15 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

You are known by the company you keep. There are certainly many racists in positions of power or influence in the NAACP..


16 posted on 05/02/2014 11:02:16 AM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (I am an American - Not a Republican or a Democrat.)
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