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The Polack MSgt

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61. Why on earth are there vehement posts defending 45's statement as not racist?
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 11:09 AM
Aug 2017

Last edited Wed Aug 2, 2017, 01:00 PM - Edit history (1)

According to the Steele Dossier, he paid 2 women to piss on the bed that the Obama's slept in while he watched.

Despite how intentionally weak and easy to deny anti-discrimination laws are, he was found guilty twice.

He got his political foothold fronting the birther movement.

He has been consistent in his support for white supremacist policies and people.

But several posters on DU immediately jump to defend his remarks as not racist. Of course they do.

They do that because calling anything racist on DU or any where else has to be shut down.

Not even blatantly racist statements on twitter out in the open for all to see can be labeled as racist.

Ya see in the opinion of the majority of white Americans the only racial problem in America is that "Some People" keep accusing others of being racist. That is the issue that gravels their ass. Not the ACTUAL PROVEN RACISM of the person accused - nope the accusation is the issue.

It's just the current generation of "those people should know their place and shut up."

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The Trumps are nothing but racist trash who live on Fifth Avenue dalton99a Aug 2017 #1
At our expense. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #3
It's very true. Take away their money and what would be left! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2017 #28
A family who owes millions to the Russians. LiberalArkie Aug 2017 #43
Yep! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2017 #46
Calling John Wick... Calling John Wick.. LiberalArkie Aug 2017 #50
Yeah. I think he's back. Big_K Aug 2017 #86
He maybe be the only one who can save the Trumpsters et al. That is if he decides to help them LiberalArkie Aug 2017 #90
An ignorant head of a privileged and ignorant family who would never have been able to make it haveahart Aug 2017 #75
Yep! I wonder if many of his supporters understand this, or is this want they want in a president RKP5637 Aug 2017 #76
Trump is the pinnacle of white privilege. DBoon Aug 2017 #79
Trump's grandfather was a pimp .......... runs in the blood Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #98
That is ridiculous oberliner Aug 2017 #2
Really? Tell us what Trump thinks of living in taxpayer-funded housing VermontKevin Aug 2017 #4
He is used to insane opulance oberliner Aug 2017 #5
That was my first impression. EarnestPutz Aug 2017 #19
I hate the color gold and when I had my.mom and sister visit NYC, we visited the Purveyor Aug 2017 #92
I agree. Racist pig 'though he may be, i don't think that was what he had in mind. maddiemom Aug 2017 #54
Read the allegations in the Steele dossier. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #66
In THIS particular case. maddiemom Aug 2017 #67
That is a part of why he said it for sure. First and foremost Donald Trump Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #70
There's no "for sure" about it...We're not fact-free Republicans whathehell Aug 2017 #78
He does not live in insane opulance. He's white trash, living white trash dictator chic fantasies. TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #81
This is what I mean oberliner Aug 2017 #82
Tacky and tasteless. Scots & Brits like silver. He has the taste of Putin, Erdogan and Qaddafi. TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #83
Distinguishing opulence from tacky seems outside your experience. LanternWaste Aug 2017 #96
Why would "trash" have a color? whathehell Aug 2017 #94
FAUX opulence. louis XIV SUN king. he is the mcmansion hell of taste. pansypoo53219 Aug 2017 #84
That's how I read it loyalsister Aug 2017 #88
So what do u think Trump means TheDebbieDee Aug 2017 #6
He means he is so rich that the places he lived in/owns make the White House seem like a dump oberliner Aug 2017 #7
His remark was disgusting no matter for what reason entered his cluttered head. He RKP5637 Aug 2017 #35
That is the important point. By calling the White House a "dump" he insulted everyone in the US. Lochloosa Aug 2017 #39
Oh, you read his mind and prez bannon too I assume heaven05 Aug 2017 #55
You think that is bad, over at Fox, he didnt say it was a dump, at all Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #71
How do you know what Trump means? yardwork Aug 2017 #15
Common sense oberliner Aug 2017 #20
Read the Steele dossier and put that in perspective. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #33
I agree. That whole 'hookers-peeing-on-the-bed-the-Obamas-slept-in' fleur-de-lisa Aug 2017 #89
It does. I shudder to think what that trash has done to the WH VermontKevin Aug 2017 #91
your "common sense" heaven05 Aug 2017 #59
I agree. There's no indication that's what he meant at all. He meant... Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #45
More likely it's both BannonsLiver Aug 2017 #60
+1 Hong Kong Cavalier Aug 2017 #62
The power of absolute inference is a heavy burden indeed for the closed mind to bear. LanternWaste Aug 2017 #95
I will admit that I had to think about it for a minute. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #99
Oh, are you a mind reader? How can you be so sure he's not appealing to racism pnwmom Aug 2017 #103
Trump likes Golden Beds! Gilded sofas! Stuffed dead endangered species! Samovars! WinkyDink Aug 2017 #8
When the bush's burnbaby Aug 2017 #9
I remember that! There were articles abt missing TheDebbieDee Aug 2017 #11
Lol I remember the w thing nt burnbaby Aug 2017 #17
Not the same thing. The Bushes didn't call the White House a dump. yardwork Aug 2017 #16
I wonder what they would have said to me about marrying a black woman! Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #10
My brother married a black woman. It was his second marriage. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #27
Not to worry, since some people .... .... oops, cant talk about that Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #72
My guess, if I may, as to your family members' attitudes CakeGrrl Aug 2017 #93
I think that describes a lot of my family. Irish Catholic and stuck to themselves. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #97
AND, calling Obama black (granted Michelle is more "traditionally" black) maddiemom Aug 2017 #56
Bingo! Never thought about that but I'm sure you are correct. MoonRiver Aug 2017 #12
Well, Donald, if the White House is not good enough for you... kentuck Aug 2017 #13
I think you nailed it Hokie Aug 2017 #14
I see what you are saying you may be right but Catmusicfan Aug 2017 #18
Dictator chic. Girard442 Aug 2017 #22
"Dictator chic." Oh, I'm sooo using that from now on! Amimnoch Aug 2017 #31
GREAT term! maddiemom Aug 2017 #57
Trump didn't name it. maddiemom Aug 2017 #58
The man is a walking dog whistle. Girard442 Aug 2017 #21
Yes, he is. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #23
I think he's a walking talking racist. He is never subtle enough for a dog whistle. Nitram Aug 2017 #26
Wow! Thanks for sharing your story of True Racism. Those who have never experienced it Nitram Aug 2017 #24
I think I should have confronted her then and there. But honestly I was VermontKevin Aug 2017 #32
I understand. More than once I'ver been so surprised and flabergasted by what Nitram Aug 2017 #36
It's just not gaudy and nuevo riche enough for his taste Amimnoch Aug 2017 #25
The "R" Stands for Racist dlk Aug 2017 #29
Fuck Donal Trump Shell_Seas Aug 2017 #30
yeah, what you said irisblue Aug 2017 #63
With a splintery two by four madokie Aug 2017 #34
I honestly thought bobbieinok Aug 2017 #37
I'm certain Trump did replace it all, most especially the toilet seats he tweets from. hunter Aug 2017 #110
that kind of ignorant hatefulness is just... barbtries Aug 2017 #38
It is now occupied by the worst type of white trash GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #40
I would guess Jackie Kennedy would have straightened out this orange toad. gordianot Aug 2017 #41
The Cretin is a walking, talking, nose sniffing "dump"... Guilded Lilly Aug 2017 #42
It's old. He dosen't understand History. yankeepants Aug 2017 #44
K&R Gothmog Aug 2017 #47
Trump wants to live in a castle and wear a crown. MineralMan Aug 2017 #48
It's disgusting because people should know better by now IronLionZion Aug 2017 #49
I wish I hadn't read this n/t leftstreet Aug 2017 #51
I wonder if he knows that the White House was BUILT by black people. kag Aug 2017 #52
When we were househunting in a PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #53
Why on earth are there vehement posts defending 45's statement as not racist? The Polack MSgt Aug 2017 #61
The Steele dossier is what I thought of and referred to upthread. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #65
K&R ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #64
Trying To Promote His Wealth erpowers Aug 2017 #68
Possible if not probable. moondust Aug 2017 #69
It just isn't gawdy enough for his taste. And a black family lived there for 8 years. haveahart Aug 2017 #73
Normally I'm hesitant to read racism into things like this, but given his father's history Azathoth Aug 2017 #74
This is an "assumption" of yours, not a fact -- Please don't state it as fact. whathehell Aug 2017 #77
The White House is a dump because a Rump lives there. Wolf Frankula Aug 2017 #80
Do you suppose Trump had the White House toilet seats changed? tclambert Aug 2017 #85
What's sad was my mother, who was one of the earliest "progressives" probably before... George II Aug 2017 #87
OMG. You're right. zentrum Aug 2017 #100
It's a clear "Dog Whistle" for his base ThoughtCriminal Aug 2017 #101
"If he thinks the White House is a dump... alterfurz Aug 2017 #102
Ding, ding, ding - agree iluvtennis Aug 2017 #106
"They have hairs that go everywhere!" CrispyQ Aug 2017 #104
I use a seam ripper. Works like a charm. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #107
I felt that. librechik Aug 2017 #105
Angry he has to live in public housing bottomofthehill Aug 2017 #108
There is simply...... SergeStorms Aug 2017 #109
My mother was just the opposite - she really liked Obama, until she found out he was a Democrat Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #111
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