Finally figured out why Card's statement bothered me SO much

elfin

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Tue May-10-11 09:38 AM
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Finally figured out why Card's statement bothered me SO much

Here it is -

"I think he has pounded his chest a little too much," Card said. "He can take pride in it, but he does not need to show it so much."

For some reason this bothered me much more than other idiotic Rethug reactions.

What mammal pounds its chest in triumph? A gorilla.

To me, this illustrates the underlying racism in the Rethug party.

Perhaps I am stretching a bit here, but I haven't seen this take on the statement elsewhere.

My reaction taught me something more about myself - how more attuned I have become to this issue, even as a caucasian female of a certain age.

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Ichingcarpenter

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Tue May-10-11 09:42 AM
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1. It was a racist dog whistle

I thought it meant the same thing as you.

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elfin

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Tue May-10-11 09:51 AM
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3. Thanks for the descriptive phrase

I had heard it before, but now it really resonates.

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Snoutport

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Tue May-10-11 09:44 AM
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2. me too

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aquart

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Tue May-10-11 10:00 AM
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4. Oh, I got the chest pounding crap right away.

Think how much the PR people were paid to craft that little metaphor.

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emulatorloo

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Tue May-10-11 10:15 AM
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6. Card is one of those "PR People." More accurately he is a Propagandist for the Bush/Cheney crowd

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ensho

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Tue May-10-11 10:14 AM
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5. agree

from a white female of an elderly age :)

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elfin

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Tue May-10-11 10:46 AM
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8. Maybe DU needs a geezer forum

Just thinkin'.

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BrklynLiberal

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Tue May-10-11 10:43 AM
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7. DeNial is more than just a river in Egypt. The Repukes cannot stand the fact that we have a black

Edited on Tue May-10-11 10:43 AM by BrklynLiberal

President. Sadly, there are some Independent and Dems who share that horror.

All that tbaggger and birther crap and other arguments of Obama "not being qualified" to be President....RACISM. And they think that the rest of us are too stupid to notice that.

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joeybee12

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Tue May-10-11 10:47 AM
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9. Mission Accomplished...

Did anyone remind Card of Bush's stunt?

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