“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” Trump said, after being presented with a proposal to restore protections for immigrants from those countries as part of a bipartisan immigration deal.
I think people need to stop shooting from the hip with charges of racism and do a little bit more introspection. It was sheer comic absurdity seeing those reporters ask Trump, "Are you a wacist?! This is a serious question!" If it was, I notice that no one in the room seemed to care, the majority of whom were black. — Thorongil
Learning Latin wouldn't have helped. They speak Spanish, Portuguese, and an assortment of Amerindian languages. Some even speak English without an Australian accent--always a plus. — Bitter Crank
I'm listening to conservative talk radio and they're saying that Trump is not racist because he was only referring to the country not the people. — Purple Pond
So how is it determined which immigrants to accept and which to reject? First come, first served? Most plausible sounding sob story? Parts missing? What? — Bitter Crank
The Dems have already shown a willingness to give the country over to a second-rate crook who happened to make it to the big times, simply because they didn't have a candidate politicaly sexy enough. — Akanthinos
* relatively to Obama. — Akanthinos
What do you mean by that? — Posty McPostface
Yeah, that's the Fox News cool aid — Posty McPostface
You realize that there is a legal framework for refugee acceptance, right? — Akanthinos
>:O >:O >:O - that's precisely the point. They are such idiots that they think that Latin is the language of Latin America...Learning Latin wouldn't have helped. They speak Spanish, Portuguese, and an assortment of Amerindian languages. Some even speak English without an Australian accent--always a plus. — Bitter Crank
This is the first time in my life feeling ashamed for being an American. What Trump said today was something only authoritarian dictators do. Shit like this does not fly in any type of democracy. — Posty McPostface
This is the first time in my life feeling ashamed for being an American. What Trump said today was something only authoritarian dictators do. Shit like this does not fly in any type of democracy. — Posty McPostface
I loathe Trump and his whole class, but really, let's stop being shocked, SHOCKED!!! when he behaves the way everybody who didn't vote for him predicted he would behave. — Bitter Crank
So how is it determined which immigrants to accept and which to reject? First come, first served? Most plausible sounding sob story? Parts missing? What? — Bitter Crank
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