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Rick Perry’s Texas hunting spot's racially charged name lingered. [Wabbit season! Troll season!]
washingtonpost ^ | Oct 1 2011

Posted on 10/02/2011 8:14:14 AM PDT by Staff Of Moses

Paint Creek, Tex. — In the early years of his political career, Rick Perry began hosting fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters at his family’s secluded West Texas hunting camp, a place known by the name painted in block letters across a large, flat rock standing upright at its gated entrance.

“Niggerhead,” it read.

The name of this particular parcel did not change for years after it became associated with Rick Perry, first as a private citizen, then as a state official and finally as Texas governor.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hermancain; niggerhead; perry; racecard; rickperry; zot
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To: john drake

“More importantly, when is the black community going to be outraged with rappers who use that word with impunity? I’m waiting.....snooze.”

Nevvah, Crackah.


101 posted on 10/02/2011 9:59:49 AM PDT by jivin gene (Breakin' up is hard to do)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

“I am DONE with Cain!”

lol

Palin 2012


102 posted on 10/02/2011 10:00:09 AM PDT by Gator113 (Palin 2012, period.....)
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To: Staff Of Moses; john drake; ZULU

There was a Native-American chief in that part of Texas—I think he was Kiowa but may have been Comanche—who was named Niggerhead...Surely he’s the source of the name.


103 posted on 10/02/2011 10:01:53 AM PDT by Ranald S. MacKenzie (It's the philosophy, stupid.)
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To: McGavin999

The only claim to the present fame enjoyed by candidates who are in the lights is on the back of attacking Rick Perry. Even they know where the goods are among them all.
Rick’s got it and they want it. This means there campaign has to shift gears and try to kill his. The LEFT would like to help.


104 posted on 10/02/2011 10:03:47 AM PDT by RitaOK (TEXAS. It's EXHIBIT A for Rick, who needs to pound the fiction flackers back into the Stone Age.)
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To: bgill
Do the happy dance all you want because the story trashes Perry. Any conservative with only a moderate understanding of politics understands this story has nothing to do with Perry.

This is the Washington Post relentless effort to portray Republicans, any Republican, as racists. Obama is seeing erosion of support among blacks in the Dem Party. They're in full blown panic. The Post will defend Dems until it goes bankrupt, and then get stimulus money to keep the doors open.

Every candidate, but mostly Cain, should be denouncing the Washington Post...not Perry.

105 posted on 10/02/2011 10:04:57 AM PDT by Tex-Con-Man
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To: Gator113

Seriously, she needs to get in. This is her golden opportunity and it’s being served up to her on a silver platter.


106 posted on 10/02/2011 10:05:02 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Epic Fail)
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To: headstamp 2

I grew up hearing this term in Indiana of all places. It was a term used for rocks commonly found more appropriately known as “geodes”.


107 posted on 10/02/2011 10:05:13 AM PDT by MachIV
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To: ZULU

I heard that when Perry was in college he also read Joseph Conrad’s famous 1897 novella, The Nigger of the Narcissus.


108 posted on 10/02/2011 10:05:30 AM PDT by Chester Jones
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To: Staff Of Moses

109 posted on 10/02/2011 10:07:10 AM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: Tex-Con-Man

Exactly! But instead Cain jumped on the race pimp band waggon. If I wanted to vote for race pimps, I’d vote Democratic.

Cain is dead to me now.


110 posted on 10/02/2011 10:07:17 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Epic Fail)
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To: bgill

Tried to tell us what? That you people are becoming unhinged in trying to destroy Rick Perry in pursuit of...hell if I know. I guess a Mitt Romney or Obama win. It’s got to be one or the other.

the story is ridiculous and no Freeper that is honest would have taken the side of WAPO if they weren’t so desperate to tear him down. I hated John McCain but even I defended him a couple of times during unreasonable attacks in ‘08. I’ve lost a lot of respect for Palin, but I’m not jumping down threads trying to insinuate where smoke there is fire about that sleazy book. People that are so committed to destroying someone they’ll pursue dishonest attacks...pathetic.


111 posted on 10/02/2011 10:08:34 AM PDT by Soul Seeker (I will work every day to make Washington, D.C., as inconsequential in your lives as I can - Perry)
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To: NautiNurse
Cain was asked a direct question about the Perry Rock story during an interview this morning on Fox News Sunday. Educate yourself. Watch the interview or read the transcript.

THANK you for explaining how Mr. Cain got drawn into and viciously attacked on this thread...No, I did not watch Fox News Sunday, but I may have to. Sure sounds like a 'set' up by the Foxes to see what kind of news they could make.

112 posted on 10/02/2011 10:09:04 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: ZULU

“Maybe they feel that by using them, the terms loose their venom.”

I would not give them that much credit. It is nothing but “in your face honky - I can say it, but you better not try it”. Until we get off our knees and grow some backbone, they will continue to cast their “self- righteous” spittle in our faces.


113 posted on 10/02/2011 10:09:04 AM PDT by jivin gene (Breakin' up is hard to do)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

I continue to believe she will.


114 posted on 10/02/2011 10:10:18 AM PDT by Gator113 (Palin 2012, period.....)
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To: JLS

Antique river navigation charts show these same hazards you described and they are named the same. The political correct term of Afro-Enginered that corrected a popular name for a fouled up situation needs to be applied. Please note my PC use of terms and language as the HNIC would probably court martial my ancient arse.


115 posted on 10/02/2011 10:11:55 AM PDT by BTCM (Death and destruction is the only treaty Muslims comprehend.)
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To: doodad

“I have camped in Nigger Bill canyon out in Utah.”

I knew Perry has made a good deal of money for himself as governor (probably lucky investments, who knows), but I didn’t realize he was buying land in Utah also. Hmmm, it is a nice place to retire to.


116 posted on 10/02/2011 10:12:43 AM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts)
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To: john drake

“As Herman Cain said this morning, that is/was “insensitive” and it sounds like Perry took care of it (it’s been painted over.) I’m trying to figure out how it got the name to begin with.... More importantly, when is the black community going to be outraged with rappers who use that word with impunity? I’m waiting.....snooze.”

I think Cain is just having some fun with him now...just to get under his (very thin) skin.


117 posted on 10/02/2011 10:14:36 AM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts)
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To: sinanju
The Jewfish is a fish still called that. As a kid, my dad and I fished at Jewfish Creek in the Florida keys which still has a bridge call the "Jewfish Creek Bridge" on the only road to Key West from Miami. So millions have crossed over it in the last 100 years.

Other examples are easy. Virtually all states and cities with Indian (Native American) names including Indiana, Indianapolis, Spokane, Sioux City and Sioux Falls etc. Maybe non-Catholics can be "offended' by virtually every city with Saint or San in its name.

118 posted on 10/02/2011 10:15:23 AM PDT by masadaman
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To: Marty62

Staff of Moses
Is a TROLL!!!
I’m think either some Dummies org or maybe Dixienet.org.
both “types” are lying about Perry. <<<

But, but, they would claim they are not lying! When you flog a sliver from the whole of the facts, and do it really loud, you’ve got a colossal and unjust distortion but you can tell yourself you’re really not lying. Only on the LEFT should that work. Apparently it is. Helping the destruction along are sometime those we know.


119 posted on 10/02/2011 10:15:33 AM PDT by RitaOK (TEXAS. It's EXHIBIT A for Rick, who needs to pound the fiction flackers back into the Stone Age.)
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To: Irenic

“Cain is now playing the race card.
That is the final straw, I want nothing to do with Cain.”

Up until this time I was very seriously advocating a Palin/Cain ticket. I thought - here is an American who just happens to be black. Sure fooled me.


120 posted on 10/02/2011 10:18:10 AM PDT by jivin gene (Breakin' up is hard to do)
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