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In reply to the discussion: Rep. Steve King wonders what ‘sub-groups’ besides whites made contributions to civilization [View all]I liked Charlton Heston (as an actor).
And, even as a guy named "Moshe" (really), I can't help but picture my namesake as Heston.
(Doesn't mean King is not an ass. He's the king of pork and corruption, in addition to being a bigot. So bad even Republicans hate him.)
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Rep. Steve King wonders what ‘sub-groups’ besides whites made contributions to civilization [View all]
Rose Siding
Jul 2016
OP
And in the Western World, the first people to develop writing were the people named in
Cal33
Jul 2016
#49
Yep. And I'm sure his NRA friends appreciate the Chinese invention of gunpowder.
arcane1
Jul 2016
#27
Is 'contribution' code for 'conquering and slaughtering' entire generations of 'sub-groups'?
Rex
Jul 2016
#7
That's not a terrible question.The better one is why we white folk don't do more to teach how
jtuck004
Jul 2016
#11
as z budapest observed about the fanatic worship of the bible, "isn't it amazing that white
niyad
Jul 2016
#28
Someone please tell the poor man there are no races. He's just like everyone.
L. Coyote
Jul 2016
#37
the last white male pResident certainly didn't make any positive contribution.
olddad56
Jul 2016
#53
Isn't much of our government structure based on ideas from the Iriquos League?
rurallib
Jul 2016
#56
Republicans should stop playing rock at their events then since it was invented by black people
yurbud
Jul 2016
#62
Perhaps the voters who voted for King will be so filled with maybe disgust, they'll make a better
downeastdaniel
Jul 2016
#69