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Brazil’s Leader Blames White People For Crisis
Financial Times ^ | 27 Mar 2009 | Jonathan Wheatley

Posted on 03/27/2009 3:17:56 AM PDT by edpc

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday blamed the global economic crisis on “white people with blue eyes” and said it was wrong that black and indigenous people should pay for white people’s mistakes.

Speaking in Brasília at a joint press conference with Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, Mr Lula da Silva told reporters: “This crisis was caused by the irrational behaviour of white people with blue eyes, who before the crisis appeared to know everything and now demonstrate that they know nothing.”

He added: “I do not know any black or indigenous bankers so I can only say [it is wrong] that this part of mankind which is victimised more than any other should pay for the crisis.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blueeyes; brazil; dasilva; economy; finance; gordonbrown; lula; unitedkingdom; whitepeople
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To: Jeff F
I say not guilty!

But only by reason of insanity. Denise is Bat$hit crazy!

41 posted on 03/27/2009 5:58:49 AM PDT by CholeraJoe (Turning gold into lead!)
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To: CholeraJoe
But only by reason of insanity. Denise is Bat$hit crazy!

Give the ho some slack jack - after all, she was voted worst Bond girl, EVER.


42 posted on 03/27/2009 6:08:38 AM PDT by Jeff F (austinaero; Phoenix11; WaterBoard)
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To: livius

“..and Barry’s hate and resentment-filled policies are encouraging this on a global basis.”

The Demcorats get in power and stay in power by class hatred, race-baiting and setting one group of citizens against another.

They started these tactics with the very first immigrants who came over here and have honed them to perfection over the generations.

They are a thoroughly evil and useless political party - Communist Light.


43 posted on 03/27/2009 6:18:44 AM PDT by ZULU (Obamanation of Desolation is President. Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam.)
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To: ought-six

Not enough of us have. Keep up the good work.


44 posted on 03/27/2009 6:21:58 AM PDT by ZULU (Obamanation of Desolation is President. Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam.)
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To: Perdogg

Really?

It shows!!!


45 posted on 03/27/2009 6:22:25 AM PDT by ZULU (Obamanation of Desolation is President. Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam.)
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To: edpc

WHITE MEN built everything worth having on earth.


46 posted on 03/27/2009 8:49:06 AM PDT by weezel
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To: edpc

WHITE MEN built everything worth having on earth.


47 posted on 03/27/2009 8:52:03 AM PDT by weezel
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To: ZULU

There are also reports he is an alcoholic.


48 posted on 03/27/2009 9:50:12 AM PDT by Perdogg (The difference between Madoff and the US Congress is about a trillion dollars)
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To: Perdogg

He must drink - OFTEN. He must have been drunk when he said this, or perhaps “In vino veritas.”


49 posted on 03/27/2009 10:07:20 AM PDT by ZULU (Obamanation of Desolation is President. Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam.)
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To: edpc

Wow, things are moving quite far, quite fast.

Got to talk with my Brazilian boss about this.


50 posted on 03/27/2009 3:37:29 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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