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So tell me, was it racist when Barack Obama said it? Or is it just that you hate Trump so much you'll say anything.

So tell me, was it racist when Barack Obama said it? Or is it just that you hate Trump so much you'll say anything. | DONALD TRUMP ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS:; “WE ALL AGREE ON THE NEED TO BETTER SECURE THE BORDER AND TO PUNISH EMPLOYERS WHO CHOOSE TO HIRE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. WE ARE A GENEROUS AND WELCOMING PEOPLE, HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT THOSE WHO ENTER THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY, AND THOSE WHO EMPLOY THEM, DISRESPECT THE RULE OF LAW AND THEY ARE SHOWING DISREGARD FOR THOSE WHO ARE FOLLOWING THE LAW."; "WE SIMPLY CANNOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO POUR INTO THE UNITED STATES, UNDETECTED, UNDOCUMENTED, UNCHECKED AND CIRCUMVENTING THE LINE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WAITING PATIENTLY, DILIGENTLY AND LAWFULLY TO BECOME IMMIGRANTS IN THIS COUNTRY.”; OH WAIT, THAT WAS THIS GUY .... | image tagged in barack obama,donald trump,illegal immigration,immigrants,illegal aliens | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
5,008 views 57 upvotes Made by anonymous 4 years ago in politics
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4 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Gotta say, I agree with the quote XD
Even Obama had some good to offer
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3 ups, 4y,
1 reply
I agree too, but when Trump says it, it's racist is the point.
2 ups, 4y
Yeah I know
3 ups, 4y
Condescending Spock | LOGIC IS LOST ON THE LEFT | image tagged in condescending spock | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
2 ups, 4y,
2 replies
Yeah, no shit. Trump can't put together sentences longer than 3 words.
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5 ups, 4y,
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Really? Trump doesn't have a problem there, but I know someone that does.
2 ups, 4y,
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No sure that the "But he's even way much more retardeder than our blithering pile of senility" is the best angle to work. It only serves to highlight the "Idiocracy became a documentary in 2016" factor.
Jus sayin...
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1 up, 4y,
1 reply
So we're reduced to pointing out a spelling error? 😬
2 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Per statement? Sure, if we're playing that tard is more tarded than this tard...
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0 ups, 4y
No, just pointing out that Trump has all his cognitive wits about him, while Biden is close to brain dead. Anyone can see. Trump even passed a test, while Biden mocks anyone who thinks he needs to take one.
3 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Doesn't it kill you to have to defend Biden over the same things you've been bitching about at Trump for years? You could have had Tulsi.
1 up, 4y,
1 reply
If you could quickly link any post wherein I have defended Biden.

On anything.

That'd be great.
1 up, 4y,
1 reply
Can you link me where you called him out? I do notice many of you don't ever post positive Biden memes.

But you are defending him by always pivoting to Trump.

What do you think of Tulsi? I thought she was pretty reasonable, beside the identity politics stuff. Smart. A veteran. Easy on the eyes and ears. Anti war. Why'd she have to go to Fox to be heard? I don't get why she was treated so poorly. Probably because she criticized Hilldawg. Seriously, I'm curious of your view.
1 up, 4y,
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I've been thinking about your question, because my initial response is "F**k, Tulsi!"

And I don't know why I had that response. But a lot of progressives feel the same way. Which is super odd, because she checks a lot of our boxes- anti-war, pro-weed, pro-choice, pro a lot of the things we want, but... the general response to her has been "oh, that bitch."

After some reflection, I think it's because she comes off as a moderate/corporate dem who has adopted progressive policies as a means to get elected. I think it's best illustrated on her change over gay marriage. It really came off as "well, I want to get elected so I gotta support this thing."

People pick up on that kind of thing.

And that's why she's on Fox. She's a centrist.
1 up, 4y
Yeah, okay, I appreciate the answer. I suppose that's the power of media to instill a gut reaction like that. She criticizes Hill. The media dredges up some old quote. Pounds it home. People turn away. Funny, because even Obama wasn't for gay marriage at election.

Naww, she had to go on Fox because the other networks ignored her, altho she probably would have gone on Fox regardless.

It's a shame. She seems like one of the few politicians that aren't just out for themselves. Should have been the VP pick.

Thanks for your insight.
1 up, 4y,
2 replies
I've already heard these comments before but... your meme's title kind of ruins the surprise for anyone who has not... y u put spoiler right in the title??

(Assuming they wouldn't be able to tell based on the structure/content/syntax alone that this was not a Trump quote...)

Anyway... Yuup.. good ol Barack "open borders" Obama.. aka deporter-in-chief.

To answer your question though.. I don't think those comments are inherently racist. Guess that means I hate trump and I'll say anything.. My TDS must be flaring up again. Man I should get like a cream or somethin!
:P
2 ups, 4y,
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Even at a glance without reading a word, just the fact that it's over 1.5 sentences long.
The only time Capt Garbled Tweeterpantz goes longer than that is when he's droning one of those staff scripted 'sincero' speeches off the teleprompter on the podium wheezing from one bad case of emphysema AND snoring AT THE SAME TIME! It's like a low budget Darth Vadar ripoff.

Seriously, what next, the Union won the Civil War?
Ermegad, Obama deported so many illegals that Hispanical support groups complained. You'd think some of these folks would remember two years of 2014 children detainees memes, "Badbama BAD!, Badbama BAD!"
Oh, and the ones showing the 'wall' Trump is so proudly getting photographed in front of built during the previous Administration. "Look, we built this much already, and I signed the Executive Order just yesterday, derp!"

This site, I swear,,,
1 up, 4y,
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Eh.. I think Trump can go on for quite a while... I mean to be fair in his off the cuff speeches he does often repeat statements/sentiments so the actual "substance" (if you could characterize any parts of his typical bullsh*t as such) IS relatively small. But idk if Biden speeches will be any better..I'm thinking if Biden gets elected he will be nearly the opposite as far as being in the public eye all the time.. (which would be fine with me).

The "racism no longer exists" and "Obama failed to solve racism" rhetoric also seem to be at odds but ya.
1 up, 4y,
1 reply
At least third parties are a thing,,,
1 up, 4y,
1 reply
Third parties are a thing in the same way that horse flesh flavored ice cream is a thing. It technically exists and might even be good but I doubt enough people would ever be willing to try it for it to become mainstream.
1 up, 4y,
1 reply
The mainstream is the problem, as are those who feed into and support it while complaining.
The thing with ye olde "lesser of two evils" is that it in effect accepts evil.

Voting for 'one of the two' is voting for one of the same, voting for someone else is making a statement.
1 up, 4y,
1 reply
If a statement is made alone in the woods.. does it make a sound?

If a 3rd party gained enough traction to become viable and we turned into a 3 party system, who's to say our reality wouldn't simply become the lesser of 3 evils..? *cue twilight zone music*
:/
1 up, 4y
That's the beauty of it, kazoos for the drones, and the lovely quiet hum that comes with independent thought.

Does getting bit by a potentially rabid bat make one evil, or just what we need in these trying times? Because as of tonight, that's who I'm voting for I reckon.
2 ups, 4y,
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Yeah, turning people back at the border doesn't = deportation.
1 up, 4y,
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It also doesn't = open borders.

I didn't make up either of these phrases to characterize him but I find it interesting both have been used for the same dude.
1 up, 4y
No, Obama was pretty moderate compared to the current batch of socialist dems but just because he spewed out the above, I doubt he really felt it, he probably felt he couldn't get away with a more open policy, though he did at the end do things that caused more attempts at illegal crossings and refugee declarations. Had he now been serving his second term, I bet things would be different.
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4 ups, 4y,
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The problem was when trump called them rapists, drug dealers and murderers, not sending their best. Obama had tact and couth.
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5 ups, 4y
Ah, is that the excuse ....
4 ups, 4y,
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He didn't say that about THEM, he said that about SOME. And he was exactly right, unless you like 80% of women being guided by coyotes being raped by them.
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1 up, 4y,
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2 ups, 4y,
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Now post the actual quote without bullshit libtard biased commentary.
2 ups, 4y,
1 reply
The quote is right there...
1 up, 4y,
1 reply
You mean the 'quote' that's telling me he's totally talking about 'Mexican immigrants'? C'mon.
2 ups, 4y
Um, yeeeeeeeeeeeeee-ahh,,,,,,,,,,
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3 ups, 4y,
2 replies
How soon you guys forget.
3 ups, 4y
Yeah, I forgot nothing.
1 up, 4y,
1 reply
Forget what?

You mean we have forgotten how from jump, the media has taken everything Trump says and twists it into something he didn't say, but that they think makes him look bad?

Naw, eyes shut, nobody has forgotten that, because it never stopped.
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1 up, 4y,
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F**k you people are ignorant, stupid, deaf and just plain idiotic.
1 up, 4y
Oh, um, yeah, that.
2 ups, 4y,
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A "basket of rapists" if you will...
:P

Moving on.. I'm not sure where you were going with that. Coyotes raping the women who are trying to come here = "Mexico sending us rapists"?? Seems like a gross mischaracterization. Do the women who get raped on the way become rapists? I've heard of that being a thing among men but not sure if it also rings true for women.
2 ups, 4y,
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Because of the fact illegal immigrants get f**ked, literally in many cases, by those helping them illegally cross. I'm obviously not saying the raped become rapists. But shit does happen, like that Tibbits girl who had a corn cob shoved up her ass and murdered by an illegal piece of shit.
2 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Maybe I'm incorrect in thinking the coyotes/rapists either don't fully come here.. or return to Mexico to do it again.
1 up, 4y,
1 reply
I imagine some come eventually but I was bringing up another issue with illegal immigration, not conflating coyotes with immigrants, illegal or otherwise.
2 ups, 4y,
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Ah. Well it is for sure an issue.. and we need open borders to solve it.
;P

kidding.
1 up, 4y,
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1 up, 4y,
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:D
1 up, 4y,
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1 up, 4y
0 ups, 4y
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4 ups, 4y,
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3 ups, 4y,
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He didn't say that. He called MS-13 that. He actually said they weren't sending their best.
0 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Source (of your lie)?
0 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Source of the truth:
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2019/11/debunking-trump-racist-charge-john-perazzo/
Scroll down to the racism section. It covers all of his remarks in context.
0 ups, 4y,
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I. don't. do. links. still.

Post

the

QUOTE
0 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Full quote from Trump:
“When do we beat Mexico at the border? They’re laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend, believe me. But they’re killing us economically. The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems…. When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best…. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with [to] us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people. But I speak to border guards and they tell us what we’re getting. And it only makes common sense. It only makes common sense. They’re sending us not the right people. It’s coming from more than Mexico. It’s coming from all over South and Latin America, and it’s coming probably—probably—from the Middle East. But we don’t know. Because we have no [border] protection and we have no competence, we don’t know what’s happening [at the border]. And it’s got to stop and it’s got to stop fast.”
0 ups, 4y,
1 reply
''lokiare 4 ups, 3d, 2 replies

He didn't say that. He called MS-13 that. He actually said they weren't sending their best.''

Still waiting for THAT quote.
0 ups, 4y,
3 replies
Its in that article.
0 ups, 4y,
1 reply
You're lying again.

'' lokiare 0 ups, <1h, 1 reply

Full quote from Trump:
“When do we beat Mexico at the border? They’re laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend, believe me. But they’re killing us economically. The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems…. When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best…. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with [to] us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people. But I speak to border guards and they tell us what we’re getting. And it only makes common sense. It only makes common sense. They’re sending us not the right people. It’s coming from more than Mexico. It’s coming from all over South and Latin America, and it’s coming probably—probably—from the Middle East. But we don’t know. Because we have no [border] protection and we have no competence, we don’t know what’s happening [at the border]. And it’s got to stop and it’s got to stop fast.” ''
0 ups, 4y
What? I just said its in the same article. You keep wanting me to do the work for you. Just read the article. That's all you gotta do.
0 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Quote it already then, liar.

We done? Because you were always the most boring troll on the site, DrStrangeFate.
0 ups, 4y
Please take your meds. The mods already checked my IP and ran my comments through the machine. I'm not who you think I am. I only have one account and I post facts.
Also, in what way am I a troll? A troll is someone that misleads others on purpose for personal gratification. I don't enjoy destroying dems and leftists narratives. I just believe the truth is more important than someones feelings.
0 ups, 4y
No they didn't, troll.

We done? Yeah, we done.
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3 ups, 4y,
3 replies
Bullshit. He generalized ALL mexicans.
6 ups, 4y
No he didn't, take off the libtard goggles.
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5 ups, 4y,
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No he didn't. Half my family is "Mexican." Hispanic is the proper term since since many of them, including me, were born here. My grandfather was from Mexico and married into the country. Trump was not talking about all Mexicans and you know it. You're just so blinded by hate you'll say anything to label him a racist.

He was speaking about their criminals who are coming here illegally and committing crimes. That's who he was referring to. Although, I'm not sure why I'm bothering typing all this to you.
2 ups, 4y,
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Just the language you use. The proper term is "AMERICAN." Or, if you'd rather, "TEXAN."

Saw some documentary over a decade ago (lest anyone think I'm attacking poor beleaguered Trump) that showed this big car dealership in SoCal, and that despite the family going back round there at least 500 years, are STILL referred to by others as "Mexicans" as opposed to Americans. Same with Native Americans living there - MEXICANS!

Keep playing their game treating yourself as the 'other' and that's how the game shall still go while someone whose parents came from Europe are considered Americans because they're not "Hispanics' - whatever the heck that means.
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1 up, 4y,
1 reply
Hispanic is heritage, Mexican refers to what country you came from or live in. If you live in the United States legally, you're and American.
2 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Yet that's only half your heritage, and should matter in terms of discussions revolving around such.
But that it's tagged on to some people whereas other folks have nothing to designate them as different (like your other half), than that's an issue.

And I like your previous name better, or even just "Spurs"
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0 ups, 4y
No, I agree with you on that front, but just pointing out that we're all Americans (everyone legally here) and I don't like calling anyone African American or Mexican American because we're just American.
4 ups, 4y,
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Funny how the white Canadians are adamant that they know how all Mexicans feel and they have some of the strictest border and immigration controls on the continent.
2 ups, 4y
1 up, 4y
(I'm Canadian) I once was talking to my friend, and we somehow started talking about Trump. When he started saying how horrible a person Trump was (with no reason), I asked him why he thought this way. He answered with "The wall". After I told him about how many illegals go into the US and what MS-13 is, he shut up entirely. Canadian think "Wow, the United States are a cesspool of crime and murder, and that everything is falling apart and that the US is full or racists and rapists and sexists and homophobes, and etc.", and that is mainly because Canadian nationalism is routed in Anti-Americanism. If anyone has any political questions to ask to a Canadian, ask me. Here. In the comments.
1 up, 4y,
1 reply
Bullshit. No, he didn't.

The fact that you think he did, only proves that the media controls what the weak-minded end up thinking.
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1 up, 4y
This is one quote from early on you f**king dummy.
1 up, 4y
Trump speaks directly. Most people like you, apparently, prefer to have their information wrapped in "tact and couth", when a cold hard dose of the truth is what's needed to get the point across.
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    DONALD TRUMP ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS:; “WE ALL AGREE ON THE NEED TO BETTER SECURE THE BORDER AND TO PUNISH EMPLOYERS WHO CHOOSE TO HIRE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. WE ARE A GENEROUS AND WELCOMING PEOPLE, HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT THOSE WHO ENTER THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY, AND THOSE WHO EMPLOY THEM, DISRESPECT THE RULE OF LAW AND THEY ARE SHOWING DISREGARD FOR THOSE WHO ARE FOLLOWING THE LAW."; "WE SIMPLY CANNOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO POUR INTO THE UNITED STATES, UNDETECTED, UNDOCUMENTED, UNCHECKED AND CIRCUMVENTING THE LINE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WAITING PATIENTLY, DILIGENTLY AND LAWFULLY TO BECOME IMMIGRANTS IN THIS COUNTRY.”; OH WAIT, THAT WAS THIS GUY ....