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Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #42)

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 09:30 PM

Apr 2013

The Onion wouldn't make this entire scenario up. Maybe one it two of his comments, but they would never stretch into such an unreal piece if writing. Oh well, life is a lot stranger than fiction when it comes to republican gaffes.

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GOP Official Apologizes To �Colored People� For Using Racial Slur [View all] Bennyboy Apr 2013 OP

He's not using "colored" in a racist way, he's just being elusive. The homes he built ... Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #1

I wonder what your "sister" thinks of that, Mr. Gile. nt SunSeeker Apr 2013 #2

Just let them keep talking JustAnotherGen Apr 2013 #3

Yes! Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2013 #52

the very worst kind of racist, doesn't even realize that he is one...... bowens43 Apr 2013 #4

Dare I say.... an "Accidental Racist"? PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #8

BINGO> Bennyboy Apr 2013 #13

Good call. watrwefitinfor Apr 2013 #22

like most of the GOP, this guy is about 50 years behind the rest of society. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #24

He thinks that "colored people" should be the only poor people poor enough to need HforH homes. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #5

I thought at first that this was from The Onion. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #6

So did I... vduhr Apr 2013 #17

One really wants to believe ... etherealtruth Apr 2013 #29

He's probably still hunting for the "colored" water fountain. Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #38

I literally did a facepalm. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #7

Godzilla, a favorite of my childhood. Thanks. freshwest Apr 2013 #40

Anyone using that language in 2013 even in Kansas treestar Apr 2013 #9

It's like people claiming that their Great Great Grandmother was a Cherokee Princess catbyte Apr 2013 #35

I've noticed! Gemini Cat Apr 2013 #37

Yes, I can see them now: freshwest Apr 2013 #41

I clicked on this link because I thought it was The Onion. silverweb Apr 2013 #10

OK. When is Satan going to go on CNN and admit that Kansas is hell? The secret's out anyway. Squinch Apr 2013 #11

Knuckle-drag yourself into the mid-20th century, Mr. Gile. Paladin Apr 2013 #12

�Afro-Americanized,� Gile replied. . . . That was his come-back? dmr Apr 2013 #14

That's what I thought too Politicalboi Apr 2013 #25

So...how's that GOP minority outreach program going? tanyev Apr 2013 #15

I'd hate to hear the word he's going to use for them when he apologizes for using "colored". drm604 Apr 2013 #16

Uppity N#$%rs? tavalon Apr 2013 #21

the local coverage is interesting. demosocialist Apr 2013 #18

I knew I shouldn't have gone to the comments section. Boomerproud Apr 2013 #39

We accept! bravenak Apr 2013 #19

Sweet mother of god. I was hoping this was an Onion headline. bullwinkle428 Apr 2013 #20

Man, he hit three spots on the BINGO card reflection Apr 2013 #23

You forgot his 'good works for teh poors' that he tossed in, to seal the deal! freshwest Apr 2013 #43

Good catch. Thanks. n/t reflection Apr 2013 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Carolina Apr 2013 #26

I'm not a racist. Some of my best friends are colored. Eugene Apr 2013 #27

Where have these people been hiding the last 30+ years? Obviously they have ignored the jwirr Apr 2013 #28

We really are going to have to drag these guys kicking and screaming Arkana Apr 2013 #30

Even the latter half of the 20th BobTheSubgenius Apr 2013 #50

That's it, use racist language while apologizing for racist language. nt bemildred Apr 2013 #31

"For colored people". Jennicut Apr 2013 #32

Forced apologies are bullshit; he said what he said because that's how he thinks LeftinOH Apr 2013 #33

ROFLMAO catbyte Apr 2013 #34

republicans will probably run him with old painted rock perry Sunlei Apr 2013 #36

People like this... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #42

I know TxDemChem Apr 2013 #46

Next he'll say the contractor bid needs to be "Jewed Down". Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #44

:::facepalm::: Melinda Apr 2013 #47

No and no. Pretty easy answer. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #48

Whenever someone starts a sentence with: BobTheSubgenius Apr 2013 #49

he means he used to have a black friend SemperEadem Apr 2013 #51