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Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts) Fri Nov 29, 2013, 06:03 AM Nov 2013

Disgraced far-right polemicist and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza sparked an outcry on Twitter on Tuesday with a racist tweet comparing President Obama to Trayvon Martin. D’Souza eventually deleted the tweet, but here’s a screen grab via MSNBC’s Adam Serwer:

http://www.salon.com/2013/11/26/right_wing_author_and_filmmaker_dinesh_dsouza_sets_off_twitter_storm_with_outrageously_racist_tweet/

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Ding ding malaise Nov 2013 #10

We have a winner!!! nt kelliekat44 Nov 2013 #11

It's really dumb but is it racist? PeteSelman Nov 2013 #2

Conflating one person with another simply because of their race me b zola Nov 2013 #3

Here's a test for you... msanthrope Nov 2013 #6

+1000 KeepItReal Nov 2013 #14

Nicely done! Scuba Nov 2013 #15

Yes, it is. nt bemildred Nov 2013 #7

Thats a whole bunch of fuckupedness in one tweet. me b zola Nov 2013 #4

I saw that the other day.. he is one stupid Cha Nov 2013 #5

Wow. What an arrogant little POS. progressoid Nov 2013 #8

I miss Hitchens. Whisp Nov 2013 #16

Yes, that Iraq thing... Whisp Nov 2013 #18

There is a different way to read this (that D'Souza didn't mean). Gore1FL Nov 2013 #13

what a fucking dickhead. TeamPooka Nov 2013 #19

I can't believe he is that stupid to type something like that. duffyduff Nov 2013 #20