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[Xipe Totec]

1. American nt

[merrily]

8. +1

I can barely stand to hear him speak, but, nonetheless, that is the correct answer. Good for you.

[Kingofalldems]

2. He's Catholic and I believe his parents are from India.

[devils chaplain]

5. This is correct. Who cares though? His politics are the problem. n/t

[CBGLuthier]

3. American, Christian, Louisiana

Took me 30 seconds to find that out.

[Ohio Joe]

4. I'm pretty sure his religion is 'Batshit Crazy'

At least... To listen to him, that is what it sounds like.

[madokie]

24. I 'm pretty sure of that one too

so that makes at least two of us who think that

[4139]

6. He is from The Red Stick and is Catholic

Baton Rouge

[merrily]

9. In my experience, there is rarely anything good behind this line of questioning.

[CurtEastPoint]

12. My thoughts exactly!

[sawdust]

15. He may be

an "anchor baby"....

[merrily]

16. And? What does his religion have to do with being an anchor baby anyway?

[sawdust]

18. Take a look

http://m.

[merrily]

20. No.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

42. SIGH

On Sun Dec 7, 2014, 07:53 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

He may be
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5923694

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Please do use that disgusting racist and xenophobic epithet here at DU.

Babies are babies, not anchors.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sun Dec 7, 2014, 08:07 AM, and the Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: A very rude statement, but free speech should be protected on DU
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Don't really like this post or term, or the original post. But, I seldom vote to hide. People are responding appropriately to the unnecessary OP and waste of screen space.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Sounds racist. Just because we don't like Bobby Jindal does not give us carte blanche to make racist statements about him. This is a test of the conscience of DU. I hope I'm not disappointed.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: This idiot is posting horrifically bigoted and right wing garbage throughout this thread ... links to 'Gomer" as source of a coherent explanation ...? WTF

I am hoping MIRT or the Admins take note and address this bigoted imbecile
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Jeez. "Anchor baby"? Really? Dude....(smh)
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[merrily]

43. If you posted that to me because you think I alerted, you are wrong.

If that is not your thought, I don't get why you are posting the alert results to me. Is it because you are disappointed in the result or because you like the result? (Sorry, sometimes I just need things spelled out.)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

46. I posted it because I'm disappointed it wasn't deleted-Juror #3/NT

[merrily]

47. I feel your pain. Some juries think nothing should be hidden.

Some think everything should be hidden. Some vote based on whether they agree with the politics of the post or not, or whether they like the poster or not. Sometimes, it seems pretty random to me. I once got a sarcastic post hidden because I didn't use the sarcasm emote. (The hidden post accused kindergarteners of not creating enough jobs--that's how obviously sarcastic it was.)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

53. I love free speech as much as the next guy or gal ...

If he wants to start his own blog and post all kinds of aberrant nonsense that is his or her right but DU is not this or that person's blog and racism and xenophobia is taboo ,imho, regardless of the target.

I am certain the free speech absolutists wouldn't have been so absolute if it was somebody they/DU like.

[merrily]

54. Bingo.

I once alerted on "Republicunt," not because I love Republicans, but because I am sick of words like pussy and cunt being used to describe people and behaviors we don't like or are angry with. It's sexist.

I had a similar experience with "fag," but I may have been a juror on that one, rather than the alerter--don't recall.

Anyway, not only was there no hide, but, in both instances, some jurors chastised the alerter. I wonder what would have happened if the words had been applied to Democrats?

[BlueJazz]

60. I love free speech as much as the next guy or gal ...

Apparently not.

[BlueJazz]

58. I had a post deleted because of something similar. A woman complained about her neighbor on...

...a variety of subjects and was at her wits end. (supposedly).

I jokingly posted a picture of a house burning down and the jury voted to hide because I incited violence.

I wanted to tell the stupid fucks that I'm not a mob boss and not related, in any way, to the "Sopranos" and that sometimes in this world, people use exaggeration to be funny.

(Of course, I doubt if it would have changed anything. You have to NOT be from Dumb-Fuck-Ville to understand that.)

[merrily]

61. In my case, a couple of jurors actually said that I should

have used the sarcasm thingie, so they knew very well I was being sarcastic. I suspect their hide votes were based solely on how they feel about me and/or my politics.

A couple of poor souls though, actually concluded I was a right winger who was sincerely condemning kindergarteners for not creating enough jobs. I couldn't be angry with them, but I do have to wonder how they make it through life.

(I was modeling on Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal.)

[stone space]

41. Jury results:

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your alert

Mail Message



On Sun Dec 7, 2014, 07:53 AM you sent an alert on the following post:

He may be
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5923694

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

YOUR COMMENTS

Please do use that disgusting racist and xenophobic epithet here at DU.

Babies are babies, not anchors.

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Sun Dec 7, 2014, 08:07 AM, and voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT ALONE.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: A very rude statement, but free speech should be protected on DU

Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Don't really like this post or term, or the original post. But, I seldom vote to hide. People are responding appropriately to the unnecessary OP and waste of screen space.

Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Sounds racist. Just because we don't like Bobby Jindal does not give us carte blanche to make racist statements about him. This is a test of the conscience of DU. I hope I'm not disappointed.

Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: This idiot is posting horrifically bigoted and right wing garbage throughout this thread ... links to 'Gomer" as source of a coherent explanation ...? WTF

I am hoping MIRT or the Admins take note and address this bigoted imbecile

Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Jeez. "Anchor baby"? Really? Dude....(smh)

Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

Thank you.

[Iggo]

44. "Anchor baby" is a term often used by anti-immigrant racists.

That's why I stopped using it, even in jest.

You should consider stopping, too.

[HereSince1628]

19. This is what Elanor Roosevelt had to say about it...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

48. in mine too

[Katashi_itto]

10. He took the name "Bobby" from the "Brady Bunch"

By the Numbers - Charles M. Blow
SEARCH
Bobby Jindal, the Exorcist

A day after Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s widely ripped Howdy Doody-meets-Mister Rogers response to President Obama’s address, Max Blumenthal piled it on with an interesting article on The Daily Beast reiterating some things not widely known about the “Bayou’s boy wonder.”

One of the most interesting facts in the piece, titled “Bobby Jindal’s Secret Past,” was that Jindal said he witnessed, and then haltingly participated in, the exorcism of his very close friend (a woman named Susan) when he was in college.

(It should be noted that other bloggers have been making hay of this fact for a while.)

http://blow.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/bobby-jindal-the-exorcist-pro-or-con/?_r=0

[edhopper]

11. Since there is talk of him running for President

you would have to assume he is native born.

[merrily]

21. No, Republicans talked about Schwartzenegger and Cruz for POTUS, too.

In fact, some DUers post things like "Say hello to President Cruz" whenever someone talks about going left.

Assume nothing.

[edhopper]

23. Were they going to

amend the Constitution.

Or just say since Obama is from Kenya...

[merrily]

25. Soon after Russert died (and wasn't there to defend himself, Schwartzenegger claimed

that Russert had told him to just become Governor and "we" will take care of getting the Constitution amended." Schwartzenegger went on, "I became Governor, but he never got the Constitution amended." Classy guy, that Arnold, eh?

As for Obama, I was going to mention that, but was afraid someone might misinterpret and think I was a birther myself. So, I passed.

[edhopper]

32. I hoped

my smilies would show I am joking.

While Arnold can't be Pres. His "love child" can one day.

[merrily]

37. I never understood how Shriver could have married him.

He's a cartoon, though not an amusing one.

[edhopper]

38. The heart

is a mysterious agent.

[merrily]

40. Yes. (sigh).

[JI7]

13. are non Americans able to be governor

In Louisiana ?

Or did you mean ethnicity?

[sawdust]

14. I'm sorry, I did

mean ethnicity.

[madokie]

27. Where was Arnold born?

he presided over the biggest fuck story to ever hit California
Best I remember he was not born in America

[JI7]

30. he was an American citizen when he became governor

[madokie]

33. The question was where was he born

I was giving an example of how foreign born people can become governors

[Rhinodawg]

17. Neanderthal.

[merrily]

22. Why insult Neanderthals?

Last edited Sun Dec 7, 2014, 12:29 PM - Edit history (1)

[still_one]

26. jackass

[madokie]

29. That fits too

[edhopper]

28. Being new here

you might want to explain your why you posted this.
Did Wikipedia not give you an answer?
I have no idea of your motives, but the question could be seen as little prejudice.

[RKP5637]

31. My guess is Reptilian Humanoid! n/t

[malaise]

34. Piyush "Bobby" Jindal was an anchor baby

whose parents are Hindi Indians.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

49. no such thing as Hindi Indians. nt

[Iggo]

50. Seriously?

His parents only conceived him as part of a plan to stay in this country? I didn't know that about them!

Or is that not what you meant by "anchor baby"?

[Thinkingabout]

35. I think he may worship Bobby Jindal. He wasted no time in cutting state workers pay and benefits

So he could increase the salaries of his new staff. Bobby is not good for Louisiana and when given a chance by the GOP he showed he could not do the job.

[99Forever]

36. With all of the evil shit happening in our nation...

... who cares about this nonsense?

I have to wonder what the heck is wrong with someone that would even ask that question.

[etherealtruth]

39. Sadly, I do NOT wonder n/t

[bigwillq]

45. He was born in Louisiana and his parents were immigrants from India

He is Roman Catholic.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

51. would those answers change your opinions about his policies?

[Enrique]

52. obviously the OP is not really asking this question

he's making some point in a sneaky way.

Since he won't say, let me guess what his point is: he hates Indians.

[merrily]

56. He said it was about the possibility that Jindal is an "anchor baby."

And, he linked me to the incoherent ravings of Gohmert for further info. (Not that the ravings actually included info, just ramblings about "terror babies&quot Only one jury hide so far, though (for speculating that Jindal is Muslim).

Where's MIRT?

[elleng]

55. Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is an American

politician who is the 55th and current Governor of Louisiana and the Vice Chairman of the Republican Governors Association. Jindal was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to immigrants from India.

[notadmblnd]

57. I'm certain that he was born in the USA and that he practices a Christian religion.

[chrisa]

59. I bet all of your questions are answered on Bobby Jindal's Wikipedia page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jindal