Posted on 12/13/2008 12:44:25 PM PST by Salena Zito
While most people will agree that being “politically correct” has gone too far -- Sen. Arlen Specter R-PA reminds us why political correction began in the first place: tasteless ethnic jokes.
At the swanky once-a-year Pennsylvania Society (where all politico’s large & small from the Keystone State trek up to NYC to converge on Park Avenue for luxurious power- broking) Specter thought it appropriate to tell “Polish Jokes”.
One insider said before Specter gave his speech at the Commonwealth Club he asked the audience if anyone there was Polish. Since only ten or so out of a few hundred raised their hands Specter decided it was ok to tell the jokes.
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Yup, pretty much every Pennsylvanian who notices the Pennsylvania Society asks that question.
The most racist people in America are liberals. Spector is a liberal. Par for the course.
Arlen gets his jokes from ancient Scottish law.
SO...Murtha got re-elected by insulting his constituency...can a Republican?
it is questioned evey year
When the Liberal came home he was amazed that the apartment was smelling of paint. He asked his Democratic partner what had he done.
"I painted the living room while you were gone today." said the Democratic partner.
The Liberal partner said, " How come you have on your leather coat and your ski jacket? You're sweating like a politician who just got caught trying to sell a senator's seat?"
"Well," the Democrat partner said, " on the can it said for best results, put on two coats."
(Sarc)
Is that what the media decided to define maccaca as?
The elephants, on the other hand, are just biding their time. They never forget.
The Russian and Pollock ask the American what he is going to take.
He said, "the water in case I get thirsty."
They said that's cool.
The American and Pollock ask the Russian what he is going to take.
He said, "the food in case I get hungry."
They said that's cool.
- The American and the Russian ask the Pollock what he is going to take.
He said, "the car door in case I get hot all I have to do is roll down the window."
http://www.gotjokes.net/pollock-jokes/
“The Poles are white”.
More than that, Poland is largely a Catholic country. Thus a double “get out of jail free” card for Arlen.
Are you saying all Poles are blonde?
Exactly. Sounds like he is qualified to be the VP of the USA, as long as he runs as a Dem.
Specter actually started out as a Democrat, but maybe he figured that he could get over the primary hurdles as a Republican than a Democrat.
I don't know about the "liberals are the worst bigots" argument though. It's possible, but there are enough bigots out there of all political stripes and of none.
“At least he didn’t say “maccaca”.”
That will cause an uproar only if you are perceived as an up and coming Republican force to be reckoned with.
A few years ago the the Univ of Georgia had a player named David Pollack. A CBS sideline reporter mispronounced his name (if u now what I mean) and she got into a little bit of trouble.
Curiously, the only things that are not sacred are those that are Sacred.
One of the funner comedy bits I saw from Second City TV was a spokesperson sitting at an anchor desk, apologizing for previously aired Polish jokes but repeating the jokes in the process. What he did not know was there were a couple of other guys behind him acting out the jokes as he spoke.
I guess that makes me an old dog, too.
I’ do not care if Howdy Doodie liberal Dem runs against this asshole Arlen Specter R-PA, I want this jerk to go down.
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