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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy guess, why conservatives are pissed at Obama for saying "n*****"
http://www.salon.com/2015/06/10/greg_gutfelds_new_comedy_show_for_fox_news_shows_once_again_why_there_are_no_great_conservative_comics/"When Kilmeade points out that in Quinns new book, The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America, the comedian talks about growing up with Italians, Jews, Koreans, and Chinese, hes positively radiating jealousy. Whereas Quinns humor originates from an intimate knowledge of the social situations into which he was born and in which he was raised, Kilmeade is enraptured by the very thought of making jokes at the expense of Italians, Jews, Koreans, and Chinese."
They are jealous.
"He gets to say the word? He gets to say the word and nobody is offended? WTF? That's not fair! Why not me? I want to say the word... in a totally professional way that allows me to use one of those fake sorry-if-anybody-felt-offended apologies..."
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My guess, why conservatives are pissed at Obama for saying "n*****" (Original Post)
DetlefK
Jun 2015
OP
The faux outrage is a demonstration that the point the Presient was making rings true
still_one
Jun 2015
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still_one
(92,526 posts)1. The faux outrage is a demonstration that the point the Presient was making rings true
That point being, racism is a lot more than using the n-word
virtualobserver
(8,760 posts)3. I would be willing to bet that Kilmeade has said the word......
more often in his lifetime than Obama has.
still_one
(92,526 posts)4. And for an entirely different reason
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)2. They aren't really mad.
This is an incredibly weak attempt to stir up a nontroversy.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)5. "nontroversy" FTW!
rock
(13,218 posts)6. Boy do they want to say that word!
I've seen it burn in their eyes every since Obama was elected president! They strain so hard not to say it, they must bust blood vessels all the time.