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21. Stupid argument from those saying our Native Americans came from somewhere else.. yeah about

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2014, 03:31 AM

Nov 2014

"13 thousand years ago..".. they were here long enough to be called Native Americans when the slaughter house of Christoper Columbus arrived. Or as Canada calls them.. "First Nation".

"The majority of authorities agree that the earliest migration via Beringia took place at least 13,500 years ago, with disputed evidence that people had migrated into the Americas much earlier, up to 40,000 years ago."

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

President Obama is smart enough to know that.. not so much those who are looking for a way to take cheap pot shots and not give our Native Americans their due.

Mahalo DIrish~

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Obama: The only people with the right to object to immigration are Native Americans [View all] Drunken Irishman Nov 2014 OP

Too soon... killbotfactory Nov 2014 #1

Native Americans were not the first. former9thward Nov 2014 #2

Gawd what is it you are up too? RobertEarl Nov 2014 #4

yeah, learning new things sucks big time. unblock Nov 2014 #6

Obama quote RobertEarl Nov 2014 #9

Don't rationalize with the haters. Drunken Irishman Nov 2014 #14

Obama hate?? jonno99 Nov 2014 #15

the additional information is tangentially interesting, and doesn't attack obama's point at all. unblock Nov 2014 #38

And it's not so much about the "right to complain" jonno99 Nov 2014 #43

bollocks. he was talking about an anti-immigrant attitude, and how that's hypocritical. unblock Nov 2014 #46

Kennewick Man Yupster Nov 2014 #10

consider that all who were first were included in the remarks roguevalley Nov 2014 #41

The president's quote: jonno99 Nov 2014 #8

cool stuff bro, i love anthropology...the first Paleo-Indians migrating into the Americas BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #24

Please see my reply to Unblock - #43. I am of the opinion jonno99 Nov 2014 #44

Excellent! Fucking Awesome. Cha Nov 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 #5

Finally a president says the truth and ends the lying. Thanks, Obama! freshwest Nov 2014 #7

As a wisecrack, it's cool. However, as an objective look at today's economy, I'm not so sure. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #11

Was not a "crack" but it is Wise. It's about not separating families.. it the humane thing to do.. Cha Nov 2014 #12

Native Americans, those people who immigrated here from Asia, he means? blackcrowflies Nov 2014 #13

They were here long enough when Colombus came to be called "Native American".. or as Cha Nov 2014 #16

Columbus called the indigenous peoples "Indian" b/c he thought he landed in Asia meow2u3 Nov 2014 #35

I love this, but somehow I feel the RW media is going to rip this quote to pieces. C Moon Nov 2014 #17

Fuck 'em. Drunken Irishman Nov 2014 #18

+ about a million ... or so. eom BlueMTexpat Nov 2014 #20

. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #25

Actually, following that logic, the "Native Americans" should also not complain, since they were Wella Nov 2014 #19

Stupid argument from those saying our Native Americans came from somewhere else.. yeah about Cha Nov 2014 #21

Nitpickers annoy the fuck out of me. Drunken Irishman Nov 2014 #22

Ignorant cheap pot shots that mean absolutely Cha Nov 2014 #23

quite so. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #26

You're most Welcome, Blanche! Happy Thankgiving to Cha Nov 2014 #27

:) BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #29

Our Native Americans Honoring the Land, Blanche.. Cha Nov 2014 #28

wow, thanks, I'd missed that thread. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #30

Sure.. I just wanted to highlight how our Native Americans have been on the forefront Cha Nov 2014 #31

Bingo!! mindem Nov 2014 #32

Nailed it! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #33

True that Derek V Nov 2014 #34

he's right Enrique Nov 2014 #36

He forgot about the Clovis people. maced666 Nov 2014 #37

I say, give Texas back to the indians!!! grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #39

Black Americans are always ignored in the Immigration history mindset SweetieD Nov 2014 #40

Don't Agree With Him About Many Things But Not This colsohlibgal Nov 2014 #42

Good for him. Truth will out. n/t PowerToThePeople Nov 2014 #45

Exactly! People need to stop complaining about H1-B visas. They are immigrants and hughee99 Nov 2014 #47