Posted on 10/02/2011 1:19:35 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
“The Washington Post story revealing that Texas Governor Rick Perry hunted and hosted lawmakers at a hunting camp called Niggerhead is alarming and displays a new height in racial insensitivity in national politics. Mr. Perry should immediately fully explain how he could have gone to a ranch and hunted that is named after such an obvious racist term or he should withdrawl from the race. He is either blindly insensitive or hopelessly unaware of where he spends his time. Either way it makes one wonder if he is ready for prime time and certainly whether he is ready for the White House. – Reverend Al Sharpton, President National Action Network”
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Stick a sock in it “Rev”. The 60s are over. Your “rasis” bull**** isn’t working anymore.
One or maybe two bumbles with an incredibly sensitive topic among a lot of people does not a race baiter make. I think Cain made sense when he implied that Barack Obama doesn’t even live out “blackness” well. Think of all the impressive things that have come out of the American black community, all the noble things, and you could hardly find them in Obama if you looked with a microscope.
I wasn’t suggesting Perry had done anything wrong. That’s ridiculous. Whoever the owners are should.
Cindie
Niggerhead, Niggerhead, Niggerhead.
......sorry.
Perry can boost his campaign and put himself back on top by ignoring these ridiculous attacks from “fellow” republicans and getting out on the campaign trail and talking SOLYNDRA and FAST AND FURIOUS. He needs to get on offense and put obama on the defensive. Sound bites make the news.
Truth, no. BS, yes! You and Cain are stinking up the place.
The head of a African-American
The head of a African-American
The head of a African-American.
There, I said it!
WTF??!! Admittedly I've been busy the last few days but I can't believe I missed that>
When did that happen??!!
Just checking. Are you serious? Or are you series?
So it’s totally evil to give a few children whose parents are illegal an in-state tuition break but it’s ok to support affirmative action? No double standard there.
Every kid who grew up in rural West Texas (back when kids used to play outside) knows what a "Niggerhead" or "Niggertoe" is.
It's a prolific perennial which grows on a long slender stalk. The "head" is round, rock hard and darkbrown/black. The surface of the head has the appearance of close cropped Negro hair.
As kids we would pull these and chase each other trying to bonk each other on the head. They would often times grow in very thick patches among the mesquites.
I wouldn't say raicebaiting but doing his part to get Romney elected.
yesterday or the day before
Reminds me of objections to the appellation: “Nigger Jim,” in Mark Twain’s classic, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
Agreed, but he needs to slow down and consider how he's about to respond to events and press statements. He's starting to look impulsive and un-statesmanlike to me.
Pray tell...lol.
He leased land for hunting in an area generally named for either a Texas wildflower or a outcropping of rocks dubbed innocently by ranchers a long time ago as..."niggerhead."
And Perry's Dad was sensitive enough to even paint out the word on a sign marking the area by its given name.
I'm thinking of changing my cat's name to Niggerhead in honor of this tempest in a tea pot!;-)
” And when someone says they will change “Hail to the Chief”...because tradition has to go....I say....And who the hell do you think you are??? “
It should be modified to : “ Hail to the THIEF “
Agree....I've been kind of outta the loop here the last few day but wow, this thread is really surprising.
After reading it, we don't have to beat the other side we can just beat ourselves.
We must not forget the enemy is in the White hut, the way this is shaping up he kenyan bastard will walk away with this election whilst we all wonder what the hell happened.....blaming everyone else but ourselves.
Dorian Gray-like, Rev Al is turning from black to gray.
No, his name was not Pelletier. That is the name of a prominent family in the area. So, the history of the black lumberman is erased.
I tell my students that this country was built by rednecks. That their necks got red from bending over in the sun and doing good, honest labor.
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