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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs Elizabeth Warren the first US Senator to use the word 'racist'
...to describe the presidential nominee of a major party?
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Is Elizabeth Warren the first US Senator to use the word 'racist' (Original Post)
Eric J in MN
Jun 2016
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tonyt53
(5,737 posts)1. Nah. Johnson said it about Goldwater, and it was true. Goldwater didn't even try to run from it.
gollygee
(22,336 posts)2. I think Paul Ryan said the same thing the other day
However he said he was still supporting him and voting for him. Racist but a-ok with Sen. Ryan. Nice. (/sarcasm)
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)3. Sen. Byrd of WV used it all the time. He could spot them.
Eric J in MN
(35,621 posts)4. Whom did Byrd call racist? NT
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