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Jennylynn

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3. I'm still not sure if he actually believes in the crap he's spewing

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Wed Jun 8, 2016, 10:28 PM

Jun 2016

Or if he's saying this shit in order to help himself to losing. He can't be this stupid. Not that his supporters give a shit about what he says.

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Stipulating Trump is crazy, ok. But am I the only one who [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 OP

Has any source told us what race the judge is yet? braddy Jun 2016 #1

Yes. So is that his slime? Grasping at straws to explain why Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #4

Do you have a link, what race is he? I tried to look up his parents but couldn't find their race. braddy Jun 2016 #5

link Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #13

It names a country, but not his race. Mexico is a country of racial diversity, it isn't a race. braddy Jun 2016 #15

You are right...can't seem to find the actual race of the judge's parents Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #25

We do know that the media is determined to call it race though, this Orwellian new America, is braddy Jun 2016 #26

Here's the thing... jberryhill Jun 2016 #2

I hear you. May also be that he is inciting and fueling racist tendencies Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #10

I'm still not sure if he actually believes in the crap he's spewing Jennylynn Jun 2016 #3

Agree - but he just doesn't strike me as a deep and deliberative enough thinker Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #11

Idk. What's to plan, really? Jennylynn Jun 2016 #17

Here's the thing ... Straw Man Jun 2016 #6

You're not crazy, but you're too generous. Let's think about what Trump said... Bucky Jun 2016 #7

And all this is AFTER Curiel did Trump a huge favor by moving the case to after the election Bucky Jun 2016 #8

Thanks B. You've made a very good argument and I appreciate it. The whole Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #16

+1,000 malaise Jun 2016 #35

His comments were bigoted Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #9

Interesting...never knew the difference between those two. Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #12

Well "Mexican" is not a race Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #14

thanks. of course. guess it just bothers me that everyone uses the term Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #19

Sorta, but not really. Remember that race is a social construct Bucky Jun 2016 #21

I agree Albertoo Jun 2016 #18

Think his world view is much more binary. Those with me (love them) and those Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #20

a disciplined enough thinker to plan this all out? Are you joking? Albertoo Jun 2016 #33

Agree. 840high Jun 2016 #32

Trump is an opportunistic bigot, period. qdouble Jun 2016 #22

I'm a stickler for words too and I think his comments were bigoted, prejudiced, and racist. nt TeamPooka Jun 2016 #23

Racists hear 'words' that send them into certain reflexive states like anger or fear. Rex Jun 2016 #24

So, Trump understands this to the fullest and is using it to the fullest. What do Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #27

Yes which in my opinion means using racism or ageism or disability Rex Jun 2016 #29

Racist sexist bigoted MFM008 Jun 2016 #28

I understood Trump to say that because the judge is "a Mexican" he cannot Tal Vez Jun 2016 #30

Yes, you are the only one. shenmue Jun 2016 #31

... Crepuscular Jun 2016 #34

oy Bucky Jun 2016 #36

:) Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2016 #37