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leftyladyfrommo

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43. Of course it was racist.

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 10:32 AM

Aug 2013

We have lots of racists here. A goodly portion of them are the kind of people who frequent rodeos.

I hear racist stuff all the time from people. A lot of the Bible Believing Baptists here think Obama is the anti-christ.

Ignorance is bliss, I guess.

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If you have any doubt as to whether the rodeo incident was racist [View all] loyalsister Aug 2013 OP

Well, he does have a point Warpy Aug 2013 #1

He wasn't satirized with violent imagery that I remember loyalsister Aug 2013 #2

No, but he was dehumanized Warpy Aug 2013 #5

Just a movie about his assassination. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #8

The title is too disgusting for me to want to delve into it loyalsister Aug 2013 #12

I'm not sure who made the movie. "Our side" (as in DU) sure seemed to get a kick out of it though. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #22

Calling for *'s hanging is worse loyalsister Aug 2013 #25

and a similar book mwrguy Aug 2013 #32

And his head on a pike in Game of Thrones B2G Aug 2013 #41

See post #7 1KansasDem Aug 2013 #31

I think there is a world of difference between a Ministry concert loyalsister Aug 2013 #40

There was a website where you could punch the shit out of alleged president Bush CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #37

I remember plenty, and so does the internet. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #46

Which of the above is state sponsored loyalsister Aug 2013 #47

"Which of the above is state sponsored and publicly funded?" Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #48

Not really loyalsister Aug 2013 #49

So we've moved from "I don't remember" to "OK, but not at a publically funded venue" to Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #50

oy loyalsister Aug 2013 #51

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"Nobody ever mocked or satirized him." Jenoch Aug 2013 #3

I think that was the author's point loyalsister Aug 2013 #4

Burning and hanging effigies are violent. And they were directed at Bush. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #6

Sorry but no one "deserves to hang" loyalsister Aug 2013 #10

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #11

You might wanna take down your post Zestdog Aug 2013 #13

Threat noun \ˈthret\ - Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #15

It was a good hide IMO. Agschmid Aug 2013 #18

I'll reply here... Agschmid Aug 2013 #19

Here is the reply you asked I post... Agschmid Aug 2013 #21

By your own referenced definition Zestdog Aug 2013 #23

Yeahhhhhhhhh, that post might get a very uncomfortable visit from the Secret Service. tumtum Aug 2013 #44

That's not right! He's guilty, but should at least be given a fair trial before they hang him. Zorra Aug 2013 #30

There's no such sentence of life in prison without the possibility of pardon or parole. tumtum Aug 2013 #45

The "Bush or Chimp" site tblue Aug 2013 #9

Maybe by proxy? loyalsister Aug 2013 #20

I see that. tblue Aug 2013 #27

I openly cheered a similar satirical incident for Bush ... LannyDeVaney Aug 2013 #7

WOW If this had been done to President Obama DU would be going fucking nuts. 1KansasDem Aug 2013 #29

That was awesome. I loved it when he beat the shit out Bush at the end. limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #35

Any Gwar concert while Bush was in office Arcanetrance Aug 2013 #38

Just because racists react in predictable ways customerserviceguy Aug 2013 #14

It's not racist to encourage racist behavior? loyalsister Aug 2013 #16

I have no doubts. ismnotwasm Aug 2013 #17

he is whack too lunasun Aug 2013 #24

It's all in there loyalsister Aug 2013 #26

The last few days I keep reading that the "jiggling" or whatever of the lips was the racist "thing". 1KansasDem Aug 2013 #28

With Bush it wasn't racist mwrguy Aug 2013 #33

Thank you! loyalsister Aug 2013 #42

In my mind the forum of the satire was the exboyfil Aug 2013 #34

Politicians have been promoting Jenoch Aug 2013 #36

'state fair (and county fairs) are not supposed to be about politics' markiv Aug 2013 #39

At the one in my county loyalsister Aug 2013 #53

Of course it was racist. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #43