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Rhiannon12866

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3. Neither did mine - when they came through Ellis Island.

Reply to Mime-Is-Money (Original post)

Thu Aug 3, 2017, 04:11 AM

Aug 2017

But they learned. They made my Polish grandfather a citizen and sent him to France to fight in the War. Apparently my mother's grandfather spoke three languages - and used to secretly teach children in occupied Poland.

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As you prolly expected, Miller's Polish ancestors didn't speak English when they arrived in US [View all] Mime-Is-Money Aug 2017 OP

Do his Nazi friends know about his Jewish roots? I guess they will soon. bettyellen Aug 2017 #1

yes, but they love it when self hating types help them spew their shit JI7 Aug 2017 #6

Yup! Behind the Aegis Aug 2017 #7

Quite the over-broad generalization you're making Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #8

Not even remotely close to what I said. Behind the Aegis Aug 2017 #9

NO. You did NOT write "anti-Semites". You wrote "the left" without qualifying it at all. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #10

You are correct. I apologize. Behind the Aegis Aug 2017 #20

No. You said "the left". nt kcr Aug 2017 #17

Kind of like how they love female ReTrumplicans maxrandb Aug 2017 #19

Nazi creep Richard Spencer claims to have been his "mentor" at Duke. Miller has vehemently anneboleyn Aug 2017 #18

I figured they were either British or Australian. gordianot Aug 2017 #2

Neither did mine - when they came through Ellis Island. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #3

Sublime irony! longship Aug 2017 #4

My grandfather arrived from Prince Edward Island speaking French Sedona Aug 2017 #5

He looks like his grandparents were Carp. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #11

LMAO! CottonBear Aug 2017 #12

*snort* smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #14

. dalton99a Aug 2017 #16

Can we send him back? HAB911 Aug 2017 #13

Yeah, and Paul Ryan used govt programs. They are all evil hypocrites. WinkyDink Aug 2017 #15