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To: ConservativeMan55
Dumb joke.

How anyone could think it was racist is a mystery.

4 posted on 01/09/2004 7:19:34 AM PST by tallhappy
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To: tallhappy
How anyone could think it was racist is a mystery

Merriam Webster thinks:

rac·ism

Pronunciation: 'rA-"si-z&m also -"shi- Function: noun Date: 1936

1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities ......

seems racsit to me

7 posted on 01/09/2004 7:26:46 AM PST by BigLittle
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To: tallhappy
It's not whether the joke is racist or not, it's the double standard applied to lefties versus righties.

If a Republican had of made the exact same remark, it would have caused an uproar among the media and every left wing group in existence.
11 posted on 01/09/2004 7:32:10 AM PST by Guillermo (It's tough being a Miami Dolphins fan)
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To: tallhappy
I have to agree with tallhappy. I don't see racism in her joke. Is it the part about running a gas station or living in St. Louis that makes it wrong?

Her comment is equal to the Rush comment about the QB.

I have never been a big Rush fan. I do like to listen to Dennis Prager during my lunch hour though. He has a Happiness Hour on fridays that is always enjoyable.



34 posted on 01/09/2004 7:51:52 AM PST by phugg
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To: tallhappy
Dumb joke. -- How anyone could think it was racist is a mystery.

But the double-standard is that Republicans can never make bad jokes or belong to the the KKK(Byrd) and it NOT be racist!

48 posted on 01/09/2004 9:44:49 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: tallhappy
Dumb joke.

How anyone could think it was racist is a mystery.

I agree. And for that matter, so does Sean Hannity. He basically claims that to attack her for making a dumb joke is to lower ourselves to the standards that liberals are so famous for using.

As much as I detest this woman and fear the power given to her by liberals, it is obvious to me that she simply made a lame attempt at humor.

But it is fun to see the differences in the way the liberal media elects to ignore this, compared to their attacks on Trent Lott.

52 posted on 01/10/2004 12:06:46 AM PST by bjcintennessee (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff)
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