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Raine1967

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144. Original OP Jury results:

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:01 AM

Sep 2013

I sent the alert. I still find this post offensive.

At Thu Sep 5, 2013, 06:03 PM you sent an alert on the following post:

Assad has a white wife
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023605219

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

YOUR COMMENTS:

Assad's wife and her skin color should not have one place of discussion with regard to Syria.

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Thu Sep 5, 2013, 06:11 PM, and voted 3-3 to LEAVE IT ALONE.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: This can be hashed out without without hiding the post
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Stupid post about race since Semitic people are considered by many to be Caucasian. Other characteristics, not skin color determine what a Caucasian is. However, not alert worthy on that basis.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT and said: Voting to hide. Alerter is correct. Aside from the fact that Assad's wife is not white, her skin color has nothing to do with this, and neither does the President's, for that matter.

Thank you.

I ask again that the OP please delete this. It's not being hashed out, it is a flame-fest.

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Assad has a white wife [View all] blazeKing Sep 2013 OP

Not white, she's Arab eissa Sep 2013 #1

I look Irish Warpy Sep 2013 #13

Funny you say that... dorkzilla Sep 2013 #60

Paleolinguists have pointed out a lot of similarities Warpy Sep 2013 #113

Arabs are whites. They are Caucasians. n/t totodeinhere Sep 2013 #96

Depends eissa Sep 2013 #102

White is a color. It is not an ethnicity or race. MineralMan Sep 2013 #169

forreal? She looks whiter than most of my white friends blazeKing Sep 2013 #2

You'd be surprised eissa Sep 2013 #4

. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #8

And this matters, WHY? Raine1967 Sep 2013 #41

The middle-east has many caucasians, people that have lived in the region for centuries. bluestate10 Sep 2013 #133

Going out in a blaze of glory? CreekDog Sep 2013 #174

What the fucking hell? El Supremo Sep 2013 #3

Whitey supreme...and blinded by ideological glasses Supersedeas Sep 2013 #9

I'm not sure I understand your post. Could you expound? Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #38

the 9% that support the President's actions Supersedeas Sep 2013 #48

LOL...Wuh? Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #5

You sir/m'am are an idiot. nt Earth_First Sep 2013 #6

^^^ hard to argue cthulu2016 Sep 2013 #54

Astute observation etherealtruth Sep 2013 #65

OFFS. Assad is "white" himself, just not European. Very white. Hekate Sep 2013 #7

He could be Italian, Greek, Spanish. Plenty of Europeans have his coloring. n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #111

True dat. But in his case he's--you know--Syrian. The OP is a bit bizarre.... Hekate Sep 2013 #132

She is Sunni jakeXT Sep 2013 #10

Uh, wut? Cerridwen Sep 2013 #11

. CountAllVotes Sep 2013 #12

Monsters can look like anybody I guess. ananda Sep 2013 #56

I can make no sense, whatsoever, of this OP. nt UtahLib Sep 2013 #14

there's no sense to be made of it. It's just majorly stupid and offensive. cali Sep 2013 #27

But he has white friends, so it's OK. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #35

Seriously, I LOLd so hard that I choked, thanks, I think tnlefty Sep 2013 #137

Blaze could also be a pot smoking reference. Also consider the psychedelic Bob Marley avatar Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #164

so many alibis Supersedeas Sep 2013 #165

I don't even know what that means Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #166

it means all of those things you reference could be possible at the same time Supersedeas Sep 2013 #167

The arrow pointed to/referenced me, ergo me going to college. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #168

No apology necessary...that's my bad. Supersedeas Sep 2013 #170

Ouch Supersedeas Sep 2013 #141

she is Ethnic Arab, and i guess she is White in the same way Assad is White also JI7 Sep 2013 #15

We bombed the Serbs for 78 straight days. I think they are white./nt DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2013 #16

and the Germans as well -- very white - often with blond hair and blue eyes karynnj Sep 2013 #93

If I were you, I'd self-delete this offensive garbage of a post pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #17

Absolutely agree. nt UtahLib Sep 2013 #25

Another member had already alerted and the jury split 3-3 to leave it pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #31

just started to alert it - unbelievable DrDan Sep 2013 #37

My alert msg: pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #42

You nailed it. n/t FSogol Sep 2013 #87

How . why ... ? etherealtruth Sep 2013 #91

more and more. someone called our daughters... bitches in the litter and it was left standing. seabeyond Sep 2013 #99

I know etherealtruth Sep 2013 #101

The job must be overwhelming considering all the ignorant trash and insults that is posted here. lumpy Sep 2013 #116

just hard to believe 3 would support not hiding it - wonder if they even read the post DrDan Sep 2013 #104

DU juries are like the Wild West pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #110

I have yet to see a post by this one that isn't flamebait. nolabear Sep 2013 #136

I recently suggested that the poster chose that username... pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #138

this thread just seems kind of fucked up JI7 Sep 2013 #18

dafuq did I just read? nt Union Scribe Sep 2013 #19

+1 Hissyspit Sep 2013 #171

Assad's wife was born in London, her parents are Shia Muslims from Aleppo, Syria. bluestate10 Sep 2013 #20

Close, Homs and not Aleppo, Sunni and not Shia jakeXT Sep 2013 #32

So, Assad is Alawhite too! dixiegrrrrl Sep 2013 #68

I am curious... DURHAM D Sep 2013 #73

the poster added a letter Alawite/Alawhite jakeXT Sep 2013 #94

Because he and his wife are Al-white dixiegrrrrl Sep 2013 #95

She was making a joke. I got it. nt bluestate10 Sep 2013 #125

Alawhite! bravenak Sep 2013 #89

Thread-winner, hands down. I'm in awe of your punning skills - nt HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #120

aww.......shucky durn...weren't nothing... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2013 #145

Nice catch, dixiegrrrrl! pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #147

Thanks for the corrections. nt bluestate10 Sep 2013 #124

Many Hispanics ARE white. AND black. And ASIAN! MADem Sep 2013 #162

What the fuck? nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #21

+1 bunnies Sep 2013 #29

BTW...I have a Syrian friend Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #22

What the hell? Arab people are considered caucasians by many. Assad has blue eyes. David__77 Sep 2013 #23

Makes one wonder what 'color' Adam and Eve were. lumpy Sep 2013 #112

jaysus. hate to break this to you but Assad is a blue eyed fair complected white man cali Sep 2013 #24

but that kind of defeats the theory that Republicans are supporting Supersedeas Sep 2013 #142

Some arabs are white, some are brown, some are black. CJCRANE Sep 2013 #26

FFS Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #28

The Syrian crisis has shown a propensity for generating idiocy. rug Sep 2013 #30

+ A brazillion! pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #39

oh fuckin bullshit. try a little harder to pull something out of ..... seabeyond Sep 2013 #33

What does it matter what color she is? hrmjustin Sep 2013 #34

Bringing up skin color for any reason is wrong. Cooley Hurd Sep 2013 #36

bizarre OP quinnox Sep 2013 #40

Par for the course here, I believe. nt pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #43

how so? Supersedeas Sep 2013 #51

Not the first bizarre post pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #103

there's lots of masquerading going on these days Supersedeas Sep 2013 #117

And you thought I was being cryptic pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #118

Nah, straight as you could be about it Supersedeas Sep 2013 #128

I heartily concur. I want to say it's racist, but that seems to dignify it with HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #121

strange days...nt Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #44

Holy shit you don't get out much do you? giftedgirl77 Sep 2013 #45

I really have no problem with this post eissa Sep 2013 #46

Your other right. Cerridwen Sep 2013 #47

Exactly, asking what her race has to do with it is or what's the point completely ignores the ProSense Sep 2013 #49

This is where you get to learn why I Cerridwen Sep 2013 #52

You know what? ProSense Sep 2013 #58

omc was allowed to teach a lot Cerridwen Sep 2013 #61

"Your comment lacks class" RetroLounge Sep 2013 #98

Holy hell. bunnies Sep 2013 #79

+1000 RetroLounge Sep 2013 #97

+1 leftstreet Sep 2013 #72

You really should delete this OP. UtahLib Sep 2013 #50

Wow alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #53

whiteness is conditional and can be revoked BOG PERSON Sep 2013 #55

Nice. n/t leeroysphitz Sep 2013 #57

oh no! not a white-on-white marriage! what a scandal! kwassa Sep 2013 #59

I am opposed to this type of union! etherealtruth Sep 2013 #64

Oh for Pete's sake etherealtruth Sep 2013 #62

This post is so crazy it sounds trollish. blm Sep 2013 #63

OP will be "blazing" out shortly, I suspect. LAGC Sep 2013 #156

What do you mean, "ish"? pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #158

This is a truly horrible post. Wow. Damn. Why is this thread not locked? Solly Mack Sep 2013 #66

Your post has FAIL written all over it fujiyama Sep 2013 #67

Racebaiter. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #69

some one alerted MIRT right? irisblue Sep 2013 #70

I sent a TOS question to the Admin. DURHAM D Sep 2013 #71

MIRT can't PPR a member with that many posts pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #92

How are things at Glenn Beckkk's blaze site? xfundy Sep 2013 #74

Excuse me? Iggo Sep 2013 #75

does anyone have results of the jury vote on this ? JI7 Sep 2013 #76

3-3. bunnies Sep 2013 #82

I wasn't on the jury. If I was, I would have voted to leave it. bluestate10 Sep 2013 #130

Could be. bunnies Sep 2013 #131

You'd leave it? Really? pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #139

Every village has one ... etherealtruth Sep 2013 #77

I have a red Ford Escape lpbk2713 Sep 2013 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author warrprayer Sep 2013 #80

She's had some high profile spreads in Vogue magazine BainsBane Sep 2013 #81

I have a white ass. Throd Sep 2013 #83

Me, too... Iggo Sep 2013 #127

Considering that Assad isn't being targeted, this is completely irrelevent. brooklynite Sep 2013 #84

Easily the worst thread in a forum full of damn good contenders for that title on a daily basis Number23 Sep 2013 #85

odd post, however carlin was correct noiretextatique Sep 2013 #86

You are wrong about the media. Yesterday or day before CNN was talking about her Tx4obama Sep 2013 #88

My BFF is Turkish and Persian. bravenak Sep 2013 #90

WTF? MineralMan Sep 2013 #100

I agree with you warrant46 Sep 2013 #107

hooked Supersedeas Sep 2013 #135

+1 n/t trackfan Sep 2013 #154

This may actually be the stupidest OP I've seen here this week. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #105

That's a funny way to write the headline Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2013 #106

Assad has a white wife. Bloody hell, that post is unbelieveable. lumpy Sep 2013 #108

this post didn't go over well here at DU Enrique Sep 2013 #109

Oh, snap! pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #153

Omg go back to freeperville with this racist crap Drew Richards Sep 2013 #114

... SidDithers Sep 2013 #115

Assad has a white wife. George W. Bush has a good heart. Cruise missiles aren't war. WilliamPitt Sep 2013 #119

Noone is "white"and everyone should know that. Coyotl Sep 2013 #122

Dumb post. Texasgal Sep 2013 #123

Still? BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #126

'K lunasun Sep 2013 #129

And you appear to be a flamer and nothing more. nolabear Sep 2013 #134

smh/nt DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2013 #140

Pssst... cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #143

Original OP Jury results: Raine1967 Sep 2013 #144

Actually, I'm glad the post was left standing . . . markpkessinger Sep 2013 #149

Thankyou, Raine pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #152

'Basically the 9% is a bunch of old white males' markiv Sep 2013 #146

Huh? Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #148

You made a fool of yourself donheld Sep 2013 #150

And what a lucky woman she is, to have landed a man who looks like he's swallowing his lower jaw Scootaloo Sep 2013 #151

This is racist drivel. Jamastiene Sep 2013 #155

Dafuq does that have to do with anything? bobclark86 Sep 2013 #157

Assad is also white. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #159

Wtf ? iamthebandfanman Sep 2013 #160

and ? dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #161

Ahh, this is insane. a la izquierda Sep 2013 #163

onion? annabanana Sep 2013 #172

I don't care what color she 'looks'. How does she feel about her husband gassing innocents? n/t Avalux Sep 2013 #173