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		<title>By: figurinoutlife</title>
		<link>http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2010/02/05/tea-party-convention-kicks-off-with-racist-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-7704</link>
		<dc:creator>figurinoutlife</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was reading some of Tom Tancredo&#039;s past speeches after my last comment and all I have to say is that you are right - there is so much racism hidden within the text. For example, on a dinner with some of his black supporters in March 2010, he said (exerpts only)
&quot;I remember when I was young, sitting on the porch with my aunt and uncle...&quot;

porch! Can you believe he said that in front of black people? He was clearly alluding to a nasty racial epithet which I won&#039;t repeat. He chose his words carefully - he could have just said &quot;out in front&quot;. But he was well aware of who was at the table with him. It gets worse - he describes a dinner he had at an African American&#039;s house once:

&quot;...best dinner I ever had. She made this fruit salad that had oranges and watermelon in it&quot;

omg, do you believe that? he said &quot;watermelon&quot; when referring to an event where he was in the presence of a black person! Perpetuating a nasty, nasty stereotype involving culinary preferences. Man, I cannot belive this man is in office. Is there any more solid proof than this that he is a hardcore racist? Why, yes there is. In a seperate speech he also said

&quot;...and that was part of my struggle to understand politics&quot;

&quot;my struggle&quot;? In German, that translates as &quot;Mein Kampf&quot;! Holy cow, Rick. I am sorry I didn&#039;t take all these vague allusions you pointed out seriously. Clearly, there is a pattern. I am watching carefully every time I see him and, you know, one time he was waving and his hand went slightly up - it was the &quot;Heil Hitler&quot; sign! I just know it! We are so lucky to have you pointing out these things we would not otherwise see. 

&quot;The police acted stupidly&quot; - Barack Obama
This, of course, has absolutely nothing to do with race and is in no way linked to stereotypes of white police officers in even the most remote manner. It is a pure, objective factual statement, of course.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was reading some of Tom Tancredo&#8217;s past speeches after my last comment and all I have to say is that you are right &#8211; there is so much racism hidden within the text. For example, on a dinner with some of his black supporters in March 2010, he said (exerpts only)<br />
&#8220;I remember when I was young, sitting on the porch with my aunt and uncle&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>porch! Can you believe he said that in front of black people? He was clearly alluding to a nasty racial epithet which I won&#8217;t repeat. He chose his words carefully &#8211; he could have just said &#8220;out in front&#8221;. But he was well aware of who was at the table with him. It gets worse &#8211; he describes a dinner he had at an African American&#8217;s house once:</p>
<p>&#8220;&#8230;best dinner I ever had. She made this fruit salad that had oranges and watermelon in it&#8221;</p>
<p>omg, do you believe that? he said &#8220;watermelon&#8221; when referring to an event where he was in the presence of a black person! Perpetuating a nasty, nasty stereotype involving culinary preferences. Man, I cannot belive this man is in office. Is there any more solid proof than this that he is a hardcore racist? Why, yes there is. In a seperate speech he also said</p>
<p>&#8220;&#8230;and that was part of my struggle to understand politics&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;my struggle&#8221;? In German, that translates as &#8220;Mein Kampf&#8221;! Holy cow, Rick. I am sorry I didn&#8217;t take all these vague allusions you pointed out seriously. Clearly, there is a pattern. I am watching carefully every time I see him and, you know, one time he was waving and his hand went slightly up &#8211; it was the &#8220;Heil Hitler&#8221; sign! I just know it! We are so lucky to have you pointing out these things we would not otherwise see. </p>
<p>&#8220;The police acted stupidly&#8221; &#8211; Barack Obama<br />
This, of course, has absolutely nothing to do with race and is in no way linked to stereotypes of white police officers in even the most remote manner. It is a pure, objective factual statement, of course.</p>
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		<title>By: figurinoutlife</title>
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		<dc:creator>figurinoutlife</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You see what you want to see. I remember in college a sociology professor of mine commented in class about how blacks were excluded from higher education by whites on admissions committees as a way to marginalize them. I counted faces in the classroom and about 6/50 (12%) were black, so I pointed out that this was close to their representation in the population as a whole. She thanked me for making her point for her - it was less than 14% (oblivious to the obvious statistical insignificance). I realized that day that even a PhD doesn&#039;t mean people are capable of overcoming their own biases, even when presented with facts.

You think because literacy tests were mentioned and these were associated with Jim Crow laws that is the same thing as racism? Well, I guess that&#039;s your opinion, but you do not back it up with anything but rhetoric. And, frankly, anyone who invokes comparisons to Hitler is just intellectually lazy. I&#039;m sorry but, seriously, it&#039;s the adult equivalent to calling someone a &quot;poopy head&quot; and how seriously can anyone possibly take you when you do that?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You see what you want to see. I remember in college a sociology professor of mine commented in class about how blacks were excluded from higher education by whites on admissions committees as a way to marginalize them. I counted faces in the classroom and about 6/50 (12%) were black, so I pointed out that this was close to their representation in the population as a whole. She thanked me for making her point for her &#8211; it was less than 14% (oblivious to the obvious statistical insignificance). I realized that day that even a PhD doesn&#8217;t mean people are capable of overcoming their own biases, even when presented with facts.</p>
<p>You think because literacy tests were mentioned and these were associated with Jim Crow laws that is the same thing as racism? Well, I guess that&#8217;s your opinion, but you do not back it up with anything but rhetoric. And, frankly, anyone who invokes comparisons to Hitler is just intellectually lazy. I&#8217;m sorry but, seriously, it&#8217;s the adult equivalent to calling someone a &#8220;poopy head&#8221; and how seriously can anyone possibly take you when you do that?</p>
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		<title>By: Tea party not racist..... riiiiiight. - Page 4 - Volconvo Debate Forums</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tea party not racist..... riiiiiight. - Page 4 - Volconvo Debate Forums</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] and dude had to go.   Here are some pictures: tea party racism - Google Search  Then there is this: Tea Party convention kicks off with racist rant - Rick Ungar - The Policy Page - True/Slant  But this is the best evidence that the Tea Party is basically racist and it comes from a survey of [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] and dude had to go.   Here are some pictures: tea party racism &#8211; Google Search  Then there is this: Tea Party convention kicks off with racist rant &#8211; Rick Ungar &#8211; The Policy Page &#8211; True/Slant  But this is the best evidence that the Tea Party is basically racist and it comes from a survey of [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Steele To Hold RNC Event -- Co-Starring Andrew Breitbart - Page 4 - US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steele To Hold RNC Event -- Co-Starring Andrew Breitbart - Page 4 - US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] ZERO EVIDENCE, maybe Breibart should consider it.  Not before then.  Sure, TeabaggerWimp, sure;  Tea Party convention kicks off with racist rant - Rick Ungar - The Policy Page - True/Slant  Tom Tancredo, the one time GOP Congressman, presidential candidate and confirmed wing-nut, [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] ZERO EVIDENCE, maybe Breibart should consider it.  Not before then.  Sure, TeabaggerWimp, sure;  Tea Party convention kicks off with racist rant &#8211; Rick Ungar &#8211; The Policy Page &#8211; True/Slant  Tom Tancredo, the one time GOP Congressman, presidential candidate and confirmed wing-nut, [...]</p>
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		<title>By: 5 Reasons I Hate Glenn Beck &#171; sleeping through the revolution.</title>
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		<dc:creator>5 Reasons I Hate Glenn Beck &#171; sleeping through the revolution.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] (PS, that 9/12 Project he’s talking about eventually morphed into the Tea Party movement, which we all know is full of pleasant, tolerant folks and not crazy ignorant bigots.) [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] (PS, that 9/12 Project he’s talking about eventually morphed into the Tea Party movement, which we all know is full of pleasant, tolerant folks and not crazy ignorant bigots.) [...]</p>
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		<title>By: The Toast of the Tea Party or Just Toast?</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Toast of the Tea Party or Just Toast?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] there&#8217;s that subtle underhanded racism that seems to crop up in the Tea Party movement, which happened during former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo&#8217;s public remarks at the [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] there&#8217;s that subtle underhanded racism that seems to crop up in the Tea Party movement, which happened during former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo&#8217;s public remarks at the [...]</p>
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		<title>By: O&#8217;Reilly Comes Out Strongly Against Racism . . . When, That Is, It&#8217;s a Black Man Accusing Whites of Being Racist - Fox News Watchdog</title>
		<link>http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2010/02/05/tea-party-convention-kicks-off-with-racist-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-4743</link>
		<dc:creator>O&#8217;Reilly Comes Out Strongly Against Racism . . . When, That Is, It&#8217;s a Black Man Accusing Whites of Being Racist - Fox News Watchdog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] any coverage on the new, grassroots Coffee Party Movement? Didn&#8217;t think so.) As reported by True Slant, the recent Tea Party Convention in Nashville kicked off with a ragingly racist speech by Tom [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] any coverage on the new, grassroots Coffee Party Movement? Didn&#8217;t think so.) As reported by True Slant, the recent Tea Party Convention in Nashville kicked off with a ragingly racist speech by Tom [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Postmodern Self-assessment: Pretending Doesn't Make It So</title>
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		<dc:creator>Postmodern Self-assessment: Pretending Doesn't Make It So</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Congrès du parti du thé démarre avec Rant racistes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Congrès du parti du thé démarre avec Rant racistes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Il s&#039;avère que le Tea Party a plus en commun avec les grands partis politiques que nous avons réalisé mai. Ils sont trop complètement et totalement dysfonctionnel. Le coup d&#039;envoi à leur congrès national à controverse, à Nashville la nuit dernière, Tom Tancredo, le temps qu&#039;on GOP Congressman, candidat à la présidentielle et a confirmé l&#039;aile de noix, a présenté le discours d&#039;ouverture. De procéder à certaines [. . . ] URL article original: http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2010/02/05/tea-party-convention-kicks-off-with-racist-rant/ [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Il s&#39;avère que le Tea Party a plus en commun avec les grands partis politiques que nous avons réalisé mai. Ils sont trop complètement et totalement dysfonctionnel. Le coup d&#39;envoi à leur congrès national à controverse, à Nashville la nuit dernière, Tom Tancredo, le temps qu&#39;on GOP Congressman, candidat à la présidentielle et a confirmé l&#39;aile de noix, a présenté le discours d&#39;ouverture. De procéder à certaines [. . . ] URL article original: <a href="http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2010/02/05/tea-party-convention-kicks-off-with-racist-rant/" rel="nofollow">http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2010/02/05/tea-party-convention-kicks-off-with-racist-rant/</a> [...]</p>
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		<title>By: rockyinlaw</title>
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		<dc:creator>rockyinlaw</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>misterb -- Thank you for the link. Very nice article. Cognitive fluency = very neat concept.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>misterb &#8212; Thank you for the link. Very nice article. Cognitive fluency = very neat concept.</p>
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