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2. It seems like the tea party is just including racist jabs in their daily talking points now.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2014, 11:05 PM

Feb 2014

I hope that people see this, and show up to vote this November.

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Texas Tea Party candidate: Calling immigrants �wetbacks� is as normal as breathing air [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2014 OP

Ignorant racist fucker! gopiscrap Feb 2014 #1

When you surround yourself with like minded racists, you don't view yourself as racist. politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2014 #36

It seems like the tea party is just including racist jabs in their daily talking points now. nytemare Feb 2014 #2

Is it possible...the Teahadists can be even more offensive to everybody?!?! blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #3

They got all their bases covered. Beacool Feb 2014 #11

Homophobes. nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #13

Damn, I knew I was forgetting something. Beacool Feb 2014 #16

It is hard... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #17

You said it. Beacool Feb 2014 #38

Let's see him say some shit like that in a latino neighborhood. geomon666 Feb 2014 #4

Tea Party = Republican Party. Time for media to stop differentiating them. nt onehandle Feb 2014 #5

It's hard to believe there was a time 50+ years ago Jake Stern Feb 2014 #14

I Agree lib87 Feb 2014 #23

he is a lying, racist asshole Skittles Feb 2014 #6

And those are his billh58 Feb 2014 #10

Well, with opponents like Mapp, Cornyn has nothing to worry about. Beacool Feb 2014 #7

Please proceed Governor.... blackspade Feb 2014 #8

Where's the slur? QuestForSense Feb 2014 #9

"Wetback" is not a racist slur to you? me b zola Feb 2014 #26

Of course it is, but he is not quoted in the excerpt or in the article using that term. QuestForSense Feb 2014 #27

"saying that while he did use it..." LanternWaste Feb 2014 #48

This is pathetic, there is not a good excuse for his actions. Why these candidates are Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #12

Let's quite mincing words: Conservatism = White nationalism Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2014 #15

I believe it... KansDem Feb 2014 #18

I guess to him, I am probably a yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #19

And I'd be a kyke sakabatou Feb 2014 #21

Racist Republicans/Tea Partyists? sakabatou Feb 2014 #20

but early on so many swore the teabaggers were not racist lunasun Feb 2014 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #24

I get the feeling that being openly racist is a plus within the Tea Party. Kablooie Feb 2014 #25

And stupidity doesn't hurt either Android3.14 Feb 2014 #31

Just putting a toe out there to see what some people will respond positively to. bvf Feb 2014 #28

The GOP has been telling the Tea Party types that this kind of JoePhilly Feb 2014 #33

I wonder how many times that racist shit-bird has warbled along to "The Yellow Rose of Texas" MADem Feb 2014 #29

He's just there so Cornyn looks less crazy. /nt Ash_F Feb 2014 #30

The Tea Party is the GOP's id. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #32

Guess Mapp has a lock on the Republican Vote now wocaonimabi Feb 2014 #34

Mexican restaurant owners get new trial because of juror�s �wetback� statement jsr Feb 2014 #35

I wonder how he feels about the term Teabagger? BarbaRosa Feb 2014 #37

If only Breitbart were still living . . . . Jack Rabbit Feb 2014 #39

Has Ted Cruz slapped him down yet? KamaAina Feb 2014 #40

Unfortunately it's common in spanish Guaguacoa Feb 2014 #41

Ignorant racist cracker. WhiteTara Feb 2014 #42

And the S- El Shaman Feb 2014 #43

Looking mighty pale inside that big tent of theirs NickB79 Feb 2014 #44

He's confused breathing with farting, obviously. n/t freshwest Feb 2014 #45

So, to be fair, the 'new' term for a Tea Party member is the 'Tea Bagger'; greiner3 Feb 2014 #46

it is as normal as breathing air to a bigot. olddad56 Feb 2014 #47