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[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Arrian
Well done, MtG.

Of course, if one gives the "short version" of your reaction, one is part of the "PC police."

-Arrian

The Bushies keep making me move farther left.

The "short version" of my reaction definitely isn't PC.

[Arrian]

The Bushies keep making me move farther left.

You and me both, although it should be noted in fairness that on this particular issue Bush's position is saner than many others.

-Arrian

[Kaak]

MtG - as was stated before, it wasn't, as with most jokes, meant to be taken literally... but congrats on tearing up piece full of irreverent exagerrations If you had read the entire thread, i think you'd have seen that very little of the ten pages are about that...

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Arrian


You and me both, although it should be noted in fairness that on this particular issue Bush's position is saner than many others.

-Arrian

Which is interesting, in that Bush is a very lame duck. My assumption is that Bush realizes that brown people are useful, and he really doesn't want to rock the boat on any new issues.

Tancredo and some of the other right wingers are looking for a way to stand out in November - the war on terror sure ain't it, and Republicans can't run on an economy good for the rich, but stagnant for most others without blaming somebody. They sure can't bite the corporate hands that feed them, so hey, let's recycle the immigration argument from the middle of Reagan's first term.

Next up, we have to find a small Carribean island nobody's ever heard of.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Kaak
MtG - as was stated before, it wasn't, as with most jokes, meant to be taken literally... but congrats on tearing up piece full of irreverent exagerrations If you had read the entire thread, i think you'd have seen that very little of the ten pages are about that...

I deliberately ignore the middles of ten page threads.

And you'd be surprised how many people think those exaggerations are accurate.

[Arrian]

Wedge issue, v.2006.

-Arrian

[Kaak]

MtG...After 10 pages of the ridiculous stuff that I have been accused of here because of a JOKE that i expressed no opinion about, little would surprise me.

Jokes are funny because they are usually over the top, but hint at truth. Take any blonde joke....

[Kaak]

while, admittedly, other jokes are just racist. And ted repeatedly posting "Cracker" is not funny, it is just a racist slur. Bigot.

[Arrian]

Ted's comment was "great list, cracker!" which would appear aimed at the composer of the list. The composer of the list is pretty clearly an ignorant bigot/xenophobe, and white to boot. A cracker, even.

Besides, it's not YOUR list, so why would you be offended?

-Arrian

[Kaak]

I guess you missed all of the other times he posted it? and the "Team Cracker" posts?

[Velociryx]

Just posting a note to self that I should probably never do any of the following, when meeting most of the posters in this thread (so far, the exceptions seem to be Kaak, Ogie, Cyclo, Arrian, and Patrikolos).

I should never:

* Answer any question with more than a monosyllabic response, lest I run the risk of offending gentle sensibilities.

* Listen to music, except for the other person's favorite radio station, lest one or more lyrics of a song that happens to be playing while we're in the car be horribly misconstrued, and cause a several hour tirade about the state of racism and bigotry in the USA, for allowing such crap on the radio (and Lord...believe me when I say I will offer no commentary whatsoever on "their favorite radio station"!--even without such commentary, odds are excellent that I will be branded as a racist or a bigot for whatever happens to be playing!) - and absolutely NO singing along or commenting on ANY lyric, even if it's on their favorite radio station. This could lead to all sorts of radical charges against me.

* Avoid looking at, or commenting on billboards, storefront signs, radio commercials, or newspaper headlines, lest I say, or in any way indicate that I find something in particular interesting or bizzare, as it could cast me as any one of a number of awful things (bigot, racist, etc).

* Absolutely NO going to comedy clubs of any kind.

Ever.

* Likewise, no listening to comedic cd's or watching comedy central, or any HBO comedy specials. To do so would obviously be a traumatizing experience for more than half the folks who have posted in this thread, and when I got caught laughing at something, I'd have to spend the next six weeks explaining and/or defending myself, and besides that, it would rather ruin the effect to have my guest dissect each line of the patter and make political commentary on it.

* For God's sake, don't forget that telling jokes is NOT...repeat is NOT allowed. At all. Under any circumstances.

If I do all of the above, I think I should be okay.

-=Vel=-

(now back to your regularly scheduled programming)
PS: And for the record, unlike the first post, these aren't sarcastic or exaggerations at all.

Based on the hissy fit thrown here, no way in HELL would I ever risk any of the above with the folks *throwing* the hissy fit. Thanks, but I'll pass.

And feel free to draw whatever conclusions you must for that stance (racist, bigot...whatever. It's cool).

[Ted Striker]

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[Velociryx]

Yes.

-=Vel=-
(see, I'm learning! )

[Ted Striker]

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[Velociryx]

(post deleted by me, since it broke my new rule)

-=Vel=-