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stewert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 10:52 AM
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Have You Seen Racism at Town Hall Meetings

Last night O'Reilly had a segment with the Democrat Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, during the segment O'Reilly told Dr. Hill that there has not been any racism at the town hall meetings, he actually said he has not seen any of it, and denied there has been any racism at any town hall meetings.

Dr. hill told O'Reilly that people told him they saw signs with the n-word on them, and O'Reilly said if you can not show him photos of those signs then it never happened. Which is just ridiculous, but that's what he said.

So I am looking for photos of racist signs at town hall meetings, if anyone has any post them here, or e-mail them to me.

oreillyspins@yahoo.com

Steve
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me b zola Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 10:58 AM
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1. I don't have any of the pics that you are looking for
...but I have seen them all too frequently. Kicking for you to get the pics you are looking for.

:kick:
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stewert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 11:02 AM
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2. me b zola

Do you remember where you saw them, was it a blog or a website.
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me b zola Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 11:12 AM
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4. I saw most of them posted here at DU
I haven't seen any of the town hall gas baggers with signs that straight out said " n***er", but there have been plenty where the message is clear. Like the kid holding the sign referring to President Obama as a monkey.
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 12:20 PM
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14. the Vid of the lady at Barney Frank's meeting
where he asks her " what planet do you spend most of your time?"

Listen in the background, after her "Nazi" characterization, she says "it all started with the Jews"

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demodonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 11:08 AM
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3. My wise 91 year-old mother and I attended one last week, and as we were leaving she said.....

"Those people aren't mad about healthcare. You can just feel it that they are furious because we have a black person as President of the United States."

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ProgressiveProfessor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 11:14 AM
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5. Those style of town hall meetings aren't being held, but here is something similar
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 11:16 AM
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6. I heard racist talk at the meeting I went to
A woman told several different groups of African Americans that abortion was 21st century genocide for the black race and that Obama wanted to annihilate black Americans.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 11:42 AM
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7. I saw an interview clip of that woman who had her Rosa Parks poster ripped from her.
She said she saw signs in the rear of the room with the N word.
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jimcarlton32 Donating Member (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 12:10 PM
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9. I'm thinking those where just the words of an angry person.
Her poster was ripped out of her hands because posters where banned from the meeting. If you'll notice the person who did it was wearing a volunteer shirt. I highly doubt the volunteers would have ripped a poster of Rosa Parks out of her hand, and left posters that called Obama a N***** up.

I myself haven't been to a townhall meeting, so I couldn't say whether or not I've seen any let alone had pictures of.
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 12:14 PM
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11. You're full of shit
And you know it. Enjoy your stay....
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jimcarlton32 Donating Member (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 12:17 PM
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13. Have you seen the video?
The word VOLUNTEER is very clear on the back of the guys shirt. And there are several other people wandering around the hall wearing the same shirt. So you mean to say that they would let signs calling Obama the N word stand, but would rip down a sign of Rosa Parks? I stand by it that I think it's the words of an angry woman saying there where those signs there.
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 12:29 PM
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16. You wouldn't happen to be the same jimcarlton from the conservative underground, huh?
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 12:47 PM
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17. Yeah i've seen the video
And I don't know if the other signs were there or not, but the actions taken by the guy that ripped the sign out of her hands were those of an angry bitter little man whether he was a volunteer there or not. Had the lady been a member of my family and he treated her like that, I would have looked him up and broke his damn jaw.
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 12:53 PM
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18. I think Mr. Carlton has lost his way.
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 12:54 PM
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19. I think you're right
but maybe they will let us play with it for awhile before they throw it out :P
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 12:15 PM
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12. I only know what I heard her say about the region (lotsa racism) and the incident.
Edited on Wed Aug-19-09 12:16 PM by valerief
The sheriff told her he couldn't protect her in that hall. Find the clip, research the region, and judge for yourself.

Oh, yes, and the video makes your interpretation of the incident untrue. Do some research.
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 12:21 PM
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15. Her poster was ripped up because they were banned?
I had no idea you right wingers were suck sticklers for the rules. :eyes:

Reminds me how bat shit crazy they got when they thought John Kerry brought an ink pen to a debate.
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 11:45 AM
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8. How about the Obama joker one.
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auditguy Donating Member (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 12:11 PM
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10. lots of portrayals of people (like Bush) as the Joker are around
they can't all be racist
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 01:04 PM
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20. No, that was pickles. And she does look like the joker in the batman movies
Edited on Wed Aug-19-09 01:07 PM by notadmblnd
there really was no making that up. I saw a lot of pics of bush portrayed as a monkey, however, you'll need to show me one where he was portrayed as the joker.

on edit: can't you republicans even come up with anything original? Does everything have to be copied from the Dems? Maybe deep down, it's really just a simple case of jealousy?
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auditguy Donating Member (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 01:15 PM
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21. please see links below
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 01:33 PM
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22. Thanks
It confirms to me that repubs don't possess a lick of originality.
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auditguy Donating Member (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 01:37 PM
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23. that's a different question, huh?
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-19-09 01:37 PM
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24. yeah, but I did ask it in a previous post.
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