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CRITICS RIP RUCKER FOR PERFORMING 'WHITE CHRISTMAS' AFTER GARNER DECISION

Posted on 12/05/2014 8:41:18 AM PST by Impala64ssa

Social media lit up Wednesday evening with complaints about former Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer Darius Rucker performing "White Christmas" at the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at New York City's Rockefeller Square. Some activists had threatened to attack the ceremony after a grand jury declined to indict a New York police officer in the death of unarmed Eric Garner during a confrontation over cigarette sales in July. The ceremony went ahead under police protection and Rucker performed "White Christmas," a classic written by a Jewish immigrant, Irving Berlin. The song refers to snow, not to race, in recalling a traditional Christmas scene. Critics, however, believed that the mere reference to the color "white" by a black singer in the throes of a racially-charged controversy was offensive and suggested a contempt for the feelings of other black people.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: dumbassedness
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To: Impala64ssa

“Cain’t nobody be allowed to be happy while we’re busy being miserable!”


21 posted on 12/05/2014 9:13:52 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Impala64ssa

I thought Mr. Rucker did a great job with the song. He sang it with class and was kinda of jazzy. I loved it. I heard Miriah Carey again had problems with her ear piece and was signing out of tune. On TV she sang perfectly but someone showed the actual footage of her singing terrible.


22 posted on 12/05/2014 9:26:01 AM PST by Patriot Babe
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To: Impala64ssa
I’m Dreaming Of A Bright Kwanzaa

I'm dreaming of a bright Kwanzaa
With the seven candles all a-glow
With the flames all a'flickering
And bright red wax be dripping
By white lines of snow in a row

I'm dreaming of a bright Kwanzaa
With the seven candles burning low
And the dope smoke a-drifting
Makes our heads all go spinning
While the Big Choomer is sniffing
A couple righteous lines of blow

I'm dreaming of a bright Kwanzaa
With the seven candles all a-glow
And each candle we all know
Burns for each of the great
Seven mystery states
Where Barack Obama has yet to go

I'm dreaming of a bright Kwanzaa
With seven candles lit each night
For another year packed full of immigration
With lot's of solemn meditation
And more generous reparations
Plus lots of free chicken for all to eat

Yes, I'm dreaming of a bright Kwanzaa
So I can watch the candles all a-flame
And the little chi'rens singing
And the fed'ral gov'ment bringing
Free Kwanzaa stuff to my crib
And to all my many lazy friends.....


23 posted on 12/05/2014 9:26:58 AM PST by Iron Munro (D.H.S. has the same headcount as the US Marine Corps with twice the budget)
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To: cripplecreek

Otis Redding is the best.
Is his surname racist?
To Rev. Al , It’s about SNOW, Duma$$!


24 posted on 12/05/2014 9:27:56 AM PST by GOYAKLA (Waiting for the Golden Screw to be removed from Obama's navel and his a$$ falls off!)
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To: GOYAKLA

Sure it is... and Black Friday is just an accounting term.

right....


25 posted on 12/05/2014 9:28:51 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Impala64ssa

Al Sharpton and his mobs screech Bah Hum Bug. Such uplifting souls.


26 posted on 12/05/2014 9:29:12 AM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Impala64ssa

Sharpton will protest snow until it turns black. Snow is racist.


27 posted on 12/05/2014 9:31:47 AM PST by SkyDancer (I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am)
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To: Impala64ssa

So now it is taboo to reference the color of snow.?


28 posted on 12/05/2014 9:32:56 AM PST by Texas Songwriter (w)
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To: Iron Munro

The Lousi Farrakhan version is, I’m screaming at a white devil..........


29 posted on 12/05/2014 9:43:27 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: SaraJohnson; All

It is so sad that Ella Jane Fitzgerald is gone.
She made sweet lemonade out of her lemons when she sang this tune.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0aIWyKn83s


Reverse Al could learn a valuable lesson, from Madame Ella!


30 posted on 12/05/2014 10:11:07 AM PST by GOYAKLA (Waiting for the Golden Screw to be removed from Obama's navel and his a$$ falls off!)
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To: GOYAKLA

Thanks. That is a sweet song. I never heard it before.


31 posted on 12/05/2014 10:29:18 AM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Impala64ssa

White Christmas is NOT about race you dumbasses, it is about SNOW...


32 posted on 12/05/2014 1:49:09 PM PST by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: Impala64ssa

Seriously? Hands Up! (In disgust and frustration).


33 posted on 12/05/2014 2:01:49 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: Impala64ssa

Back home in Jersey we actually call White Castle “The Black Shack”.


34 posted on 12/05/2014 4:31:08 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: rktman

May the spirit of the Holiday Season smash your storefront, steal all your malt liquor and blunt wrappers, and burn this bitch down.


35 posted on 12/05/2014 4:33:11 PM PST by Rodamala
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