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Eliot Rosewater

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27. They dont NEED the sheets anymore, the anonymity, they are and want to be out in the open.
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 10:59 AM
Aug 2018

KKK or GOP, are now 40% of the country, most of them armed.

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This wasn't really a dog whistle Zambero Aug 2018 #1
What a POS. n/t FSogol Aug 2018 #2
I remember the chimpanzee cartoon with his hands up.... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2018 #3
Sounding the rallying cry for his voters.. nt. drray23 Aug 2018 #4
They aren't even trying to hide their racism anymore. smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #5
In fact this is intentional. It is now popular to be racist in the GOP. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #33
Has to be. That "monkey" was emphasized and Hortensis Aug 2018 #42
"monkey". WTF! oasis Aug 2018 #6
GOP got to get those racist dog whistles out early and often workinclasszero Aug 2018 #7
He won't apologize and will probably double-down RockaFowler Aug 2018 #8
The spinning will be very interesting. marble falls Aug 2018 #18
I'd forgotten the 'macaca' outburst.... Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #9
If he had to say that and could not be stopped, he should have waited until closer to the election. marble falls Aug 2018 #17
Yes. So awful. Just ginning up awfulness. Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #20
Another Trump supported racist asshole, who would thunk it /sarcasm uponit7771 Aug 2018 #10
They think we don't hear their dog whistling. marble falls Aug 2018 #14
I assume Fox host just let it pass. riversedge Aug 2018 #11
I wondered about that, too. marble falls Aug 2018 #15
Why doesn't he just slip his white sheet on and be more comfortable? marble falls Aug 2018 #12
They dont NEED the sheets anymore, the anonymity, they are and want to be out in the open. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #27
We not voting for him either way, and they're going to vote for him either way ... marble falls Aug 2018 #34
No kidding workinclasszero Aug 2018 #28
That might play well janterry Aug 2018 #13
What happens when racism is someone's norm. marble falls Aug 2018 #19
So stupid, he didn't need to signal to his base this way The Polack MSgt Aug 2018 #16
He couldn't help himself. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2018 #22
Klan adjacent - that's the current GOP. yardwork Aug 2018 #37
Wow, can't even wait for the dust to settle before saying something racist? Initech Aug 2018 #21
@#$% this guy. Scurrilous Aug 2018 #23
Swamp creature looking to relocate. peekaloo Aug 2018 #24
And he still has a better than even chance edhopper Aug 2018 #25
For folks "shocked" that he said this...... GusBob Aug 2018 #26
I believe your analysis is correct workinclasszero Aug 2018 #32
Yes with respects to the "why" he said it GusBob Aug 2018 #40
You really nailed him in your first post workinclasszero Aug 2018 #43
I would have been more surprised if he had not said something racist. LonePirate Aug 2018 #29
Is that even a common saying? Never heard it before. Frustratedlady Aug 2018 #30
Closest I've ever heard would be, "Muck it up." TlalocW Aug 2018 #41
I have never heard this either. 3catwoman3 Aug 2018 #55
These days comments like that will probably help him with white people. nycbos Aug 2018 #31
Wonder if DeSantis taught the phrase to his kids... B Stieg Aug 2018 #35
Oh please !! Macaca was a different era where public words and actions had some consequences Le Gaucher Aug 2018 #36
Trump gets away with it, others not so much, DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2018 #45
That's will do nothing but gin up his base sellitman Aug 2018 #38
The truth of the matter is that the GOP is a party of failed ideas The Liberal Lion Aug 2018 #39
And pushing through a tax cut for rich is NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT. It's a travesty. nt Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2018 #49
This will be the first of many racist remarks. They are just getting started. SweetieD Aug 2018 #44
Yup. Hate,fear, racism from a Trumpanzee candidate. Here it comes Florida.... workinclasszero Aug 2018 #50
this is why trump supported him. he's a racist just like don. spanone Aug 2018 #46
I am totally wondering if us even bringing this up is perpetuating crap. If despicable bigots Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2018 #47
Unfortunately, that kind of junk attracts white wing voters. Hoyt Aug 2018 #48
Fortunately, this kind of junk mobilizes non -white voters and liberal and moderate whites DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2018 #51
We think and hope, it didn't work in 2016 with trump, that's for sure. But, hope you are right. Hoyt Aug 2018 #53
And then he tried to clean it up. RACIST. Come on Florida, turn this blue. iluvtennis Aug 2018 #52
The dog whistle is now a bullhorn... (nt) ehrnst Aug 2018 #54
Are you kidding? It's Florida. He just went up 10 points. :-D TheBlackAdder Aug 2018 #56
LOL, jesus ProfessorPlum Aug 2018 #57
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