Santorum starts to call President Obama the "n-word"

[macphile]

The only word I can think of is niggardly, but that's not a noun. And it'd still tick people off because they think it's racist. There's the country, Niger, but I think that's a long I, and it'd also be an odd thing to call someone. Perhaps a mispronunciation of Nigel? Or there's...yeah, there's a word that fits pretty well there. Yeah...

[Boozy]

My favourite comment on the topic so far: "I'm sorry, Mr. Santorum, but you'll have to carry your dead presidential campaign to full term."

[protege]

Oh well, at least we don't have to worry about "frothy" for awhile. That bastard suspended his campaign for awhile. Good riddance, asshole

[SongsOfDragons]

There are plenty of other common terms that are or are very likely racist, such as gypped, jewed, welshed, indian giver... Interestingly enough, these all have similar meanings.

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There's a large semi-main road in Winchester city centre called Jewry Street. It was the old Jewish quarter way back when; now it leads around to the station and has loads of bars and restaurants on it, as well as a massive bank on the corner betwixt it and the High Street.

I like the name, it sounds pretty.

[Andara Bledin]

Yeah. Considering that niggardly predates the term nigger by a couple of centuries, I can't see it's use as being worthy of prohibition.

There are plenty of other common terms that are or are very likely racist, such as gypped, jewed, welshed, indian giver... Interestingly enough, these all have similar meanings.

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[Skunkle]

That one both does and doesn't bother me. "Niggardly" is a real term that isn't a racial slur, and yet there's always the chance that he chose that word because it sounded similar.

[guywithashovel]

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/socie...ress-niggardly

Senator Sharrod Brown got into a little hot water when he called Congress "niggardly."

[Andara Bledin]

The phrase "tar baby" is a bit of a tar baby in and of itself. If you don't care about what people might infer from your word choices, or you're just sloppy, then go ahead and use it when referring to people, but don't be surprised when they or others consider it a racial slur of some sort, particularly when the person in question is actually black and you liken associating with him to touching one, making a direct comparison between the two. If you have any modicum of tact, however, you'll choose a different phrase from among the dozens that mean the same thing and save "tar baby" for situations and not people.

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[Slytovhand]

So where's the outcry against the most blatantly racist statement against the President since Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO) referred to associating with President Obama as "touching a tar baby"?

ummm... what's so inherently 'blatantly racist' about a 'tar baby' reference??? I mean, sure - if someone wants to play a race card, it's there... but that's really the only way...

Are we getting so ridiculously PC these days, that we're not allowed to reference our fairytales and stories from childhood???

[Jaden]

The fact that Rick Santorum has made it as far as he has is just incredible to me. I can't stand him, and it leaves me baffled that anybody supports him.

[blas87]

Um, I voted for Gov Walker. That's the first and only time since age 18 I've voted for anything.

Yep. Shoot me, I voted for our "dictator" governor!

[MadMike]

I'm not surprised, after that comment he made about not wanting to make black people's lives better.

[XCashier]

I'm surprised more people aren't speaking out against this. I Googled it and found it on various blogs, but few news sites.

When Rush Limbaugh spewed that vile misogynistic bilge about Sandra Fluke, he got it from all sides, and rightfully so. So where's the outcry against the most blatantly racist statement against the President since Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO) referred to associating with President Obama as "touching a tar baby"?

Seriously, the GOP is showing their true colors, and they are ugly.

[Gravekeeper]

Yeah, I'm wondering about that too. This has the possibility to blow up in the GOP's faces even more than the 2008 election.

Problem with the GOP and many of its current followers is they don't give a rat's ass what the rest of the world thinks. They labour under the false impression that the US is the greatest country in the world in every possible way while likewise believing the US is an island onto itself that doesn't require international relations or trade to succeed.

Remember, these are the people who freak the fuck out if Obama does anything less than slap other world leaders in the face with his dick when he meets them. Remember the uproar when he dared to bow his head slightly? Or when he apologized for that whole buring the Koran thing?

[ngc_7331]

Apparently, for some people - Hopefully, not too many - in the G.O.P., turning the 2008 Presidential election into an international embarrassment wasn't enough. They are really determined to make us look stupid to the entire world.

Yeah, I'm wondering about that too. This has the possibility to blow up in the GOP's faces even more than the 2008 election.