NPR Contributor Heaves Sigh of 'Brown Relief' That Tucson Shooter Was a 'Gringo'

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/lachlan-markay/2011/01/13/npr-contributor-heaves-sigh-brown-relief-tucson-shooter-was-gringo ^

[chessplayer]

It had to come eventually. National Public Radio simply could not keep from using Saturday's Tucson massacre to do some race-baiting and to bash Arizona's attempts to control its souther border.

NPR brought on Daisy Hernandez, former editor of ColorLines magazine, on Wednesday to express her "brown relief [that] the Tucson killer turned out to be a gringo"

[jeffc]

Gee, isn’t calling someone a “gringo” racist? Isn’t it like calling a Mexican a “wetback”?

[AZLiberty]

“Brown relief”? That sounds like the result of a laxative, not a racial consideration.

[amihow]

Is that because one of the former mass murderers in Tucson was a Mexican? http://articles.cnn.com/2002-10-28/us/university.shooting_1_borboa-barbara-monroe-professors?_s=PM:US

What disgusting racism. Mean, violent, destructive, comes in all colors and persuasions.

[Viking2002]

Me? Gringo? Isn't that like one of us calling them a 'beaner'? Or a 'melon farmer'? Or a 'spick'? Or a 'flap hat'? Hey, I'm fine with it if they are...........

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[FreeAtlanta]

It is telling that her immediate suspicion was that the shooter would be an illegal alien.

[omega4179]

Nevermind that 83% of murder warrants in Maricopa are for illegal aliens.
Its only a big deal when the wrong person is shot.

[Right Wing Assault]

NPR Contributor Heaves Sigh of 'Brown Relief' That Tucson Shooter Was a 'Gringo'

What?? Does this person REALLY think there would have been a problem if the guy was Mexican? They would have blamed the Minutemen and right wing politicians and talk show hosts for persecuting and pushing the poor, hard-working family guy so far, he went insane. Conservative Gringos' fault for generating an intolerable atmosphere of vitriol (they like that one) and HATE!!!

[starlifter]

In much of Latin America, gringo has the same meaning and intent as that which we euphemistically call the n-word (unless, of course, one is black)

[machogirl]

some more responses here to Daisy’s thoughts.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2656508/posts

[TNCMAXQ]

Or if the assailant had been from a minority group the mainstream media coverage would have been much quieter. Just like when the Beltway shooters were caught in 2002.

[TigersEye]

Don't sweat it, Daisy, Mexico is your huckleberry.

More Than 30,000 Killed in Mexico's Drug Violence

Mexico says more than 30,000 people have been killed in drug violence since President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown against cartels in 2006.

[o-n-money]

Will they give her the Juan Williams treatment?

[libertyhoundusnr]

Somehow this punta doesn’t realize, that here, she is the “Gringo”

[Libloather]

Audio -—> http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/01/13/npr_brown_relief_when_tucson_shooter_turned_out_to_be_a_gringo.html

[muggs]

Don’t you know, white people can’t be discriminated against? /s

[Nickname]

How very civil.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

NPR Contributor Heaves Sigh of 'Brown Relief' That Tucson Shooter Was a 'Gringo'

Res ipsa loquitur.