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Tom Ripley

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42. Actually, I find their use of the name "Barry" to be more offensive; it is intended to diminish

Wed Dec 25, 2013, 05:37 AM

Dec 2013

If the black guy with the "Muslim sounding name" won two elections over stereotypical white guys, their attempts to paint Obama as "the Other" is just pissing in the wind.

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People who say “Barack Hussein Obama” [View all] JEFF9K Dec 2013 OP

No they don't OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #1

Good one. And we need to see the long forms of both of their birth certificates. nt okaawhatever Dec 2013 #2

No need to release Cruz's bc. jmowreader Dec 2013 #82

Full name yeoman6987 Dec 2013 #6

It's a dog whistle. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #24

Puh-leeze. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #46

What? yeoman6987 Dec 2013 #71

Of Course People Are Called By Their Entire Name Everyday HangOnKids Dec 2013 #72

I am just glad that the President is above this type of questioning yeoman6987 Dec 2013 #73

I doubt he is troubled by Americans using his full name of their President. HangOnKids Dec 2013 #74

There is nothing wrong with what I wrote. yeoman6987 Dec 2013 #75

Wrong.... it would be AS not OF HangOnKids Dec 2013 #76

Nope...never. FarPoint Dec 2013 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author delrem Dec 2013 #53

Oh sure.... FarPoint Dec 2013 #79

Perfect as well...Thank you for being very clever tonight.. busterbrown Dec 2013 #21

Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #3

Newton Leroy Gingrich??? Marie Marie Dec 2013 #4

Sounds like a Jim Croce song. ChazInAz Dec 2013 #8

Good one! Marie Marie Dec 2013 #12

Bad, bad Leroy Grinch Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #62

lol Cha Dec 2013 #15

That WAS good. nt mimi85 Dec 2013 #43

And even more most of all, why bother calling him Piyush Amrit Jindal when fuckwit works just fine. lonestarnot Dec 2013 #5

Good one! Auntie Bush Dec 2013 #7

certainly saves on keystrokes. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #9

keystrokes and IMO a good name for that pile. lonestarnot Dec 2013 #10

It's a good thing... 3catwoman3 Dec 2013 #48

OMG, I tried to put that out of my mind! LOL It was very entertaining though. LMAO at the time. lonestarnot Dec 2013 #93

and Nimrata Randhawa Haley JI7 Dec 2013 #11

+1. jsr Dec 2013 #35

"Nimrod"suits her better,, imho catbyte Dec 2013 #37

lol, excellent one! mimi85 Dec 2013 #44

Why, is she a great hunter? Jenoch Dec 2013 #66

In my neck of the woods, nimrod has always meant idiot catbyte Dec 2013 #83

Only if you get your history from Bugs Bunny. Jenoch Dec 2013 #85

Oh, so yoou enjoy insulting others on DU? Have a nice day catbyte Dec 2013 #88

Go ahead and Google Nimrod and tell me if I am wrong. Jenoch Dec 2013 #91

It can still be reduced to "Nimrod".......... lastlib Dec 2013 #52

They are so ignorant that they don't know the meaning of those words. freshwest Dec 2013 #13

Sounds foreign. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #18

Since Barack Hussein Obama sheshe2 Dec 2013 #19

Thanks for that Freshwest. Marie Marie Dec 2013 #27

Are you saying that these folks are trolls? Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #14

That is some funny shit! Enthusiast Dec 2013 #16

I guess there is just nothing worse than having an Arabic/Muslim name Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #17

Pretty much... shaayecanaan Dec 2013 #57

To 30% of the country... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #60

Yes, they revel like his middle name is some kind of "proof" of Islamic-ness. Beartracks Dec 2013 #63

My middle name is David... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #65

Perfect... Thanks..n/t busterbrown Dec 2013 #20

I agree with the premise of what you're saying madokie Dec 2013 #22

Plush Animal Jeegolly? Is that the name of a beanie baby? Just kidding... n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #30

I just call him "The President" Initech Dec 2013 #23

LOL! freshwest Dec 2013 #31

I use "OUR" President... blue14u Dec 2013 #33

None of those people were ever president. AAO Dec 2013 #25

Of course they don't....that's because they're hypocrites! MADem Dec 2013 #26

It's easy to see why some people refer to the President in that way chungking34 Dec 2013 #28

OUR President!!! blue14u Dec 2013 #29

^^^^This!^^^^ freshwest Dec 2013 #32

Hi freshwest!!! blue14u Dec 2013 #34

Hi and Happy Holidays! freshwest Dec 2013 #38

I call Pres Obama that to rwingers to rub it in their faces. But very true about Piyush Jindal uppityperson Dec 2013 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Dec 2013 #40

I love the fact that our President's middle name is 'Hussein'. Aristus Dec 2013 #39

It's a fern name at the head of our gubmint. politichew Dec 2013 #41

Actually, I find their use of the name "Barry" to be more offensive; it is intended to diminish Tom Ripley Dec 2013 #42

Although it is now used to diminish, Jenoch Dec 2013 #67

He's their president too openfield Dec 2013 #45

I see nothing alarming about it at all. maced666 Dec 2013 #47

What's In A Name BobUp Dec 2013 #49

Did you say "Dick Bruise" Cheney? Ouch. tclambert Dec 2013 #50

Ivan Gus Grissom PatrynXX Dec 2013 #51

Oh give the conspiracy theory shit a rest, for heaven sake. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #70

My standard response to "Barack Hussein Obama" Bette Noir Dec 2013 #54

He's THE president, and I call him that all the time. Iggo Dec 2013 #55

I must admit to having used it to piss off RWers a time or two Kennah Dec 2013 #56

People who call him "Barry Soetoro" agent46 Dec 2013 #58

Same with Ronald Wilson Reagan... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #59

'Dick Bruce Cheney'? Really? Not 'Richard'? trof Dec 2013 #61

I have not read this thread yet, Jenoch Dec 2013 #64

Whenever I hear someone call the President, “Barack Hussein Obama” JEB Dec 2013 #68

Yeah, when people say that, it's code for "President (insert racial slur here)". HughBeaumont Dec 2013 #69

There are a number of presidents that this is done for goldent Dec 2013 #77

It's Jimmy Carter. Phentex Dec 2013 #84

You are right goldent Dec 2013 #87

I use it JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #78

they're bigots ... napkinz Dec 2013 #81

Barack Hussein Obama. It's his name. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2013 #86

we know why they call him that. spanone Dec 2013 #89

I personally would say it correctly.... whistler162 Dec 2013 #90

Good catch, language and the words we choose, itself carries meaning...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #92