GOPer calls for a great white hope

[Zoom-boing]

'Great white hope' is just an expression . . . but I guess it doesn't pass the PC test of today's thin-skinned types. Get over it.

Anyone else notice Edthecynic's crush on Rush?

 

[WillowTree]

they've played that race card like a stake through a vampire's heart. I think America is officially puking sick of that "race" card. I think the day it happened was that prayer at the inaug.. "let's pray white will do right." yellow will mellow, how classless can you get for god's sake?

Willow, please go get some hairball medicine and stop regurgitating nonsense here.

so you deny it?

 

[JakeStarkey]

Sen Byrd approves this message.

At least he would have 40 years ago. That much is true.

So would have Strom Thurmond (R) several years ago before he died. He was the Democratic defector to the Republican Party because he hated that his party then led the way on integration. Get over it, racist pubs!

 

[Political Junky]

The Associated Press: Jenkins: `Great white hope' remark not about Obama

OTTAWA, Kan. — A freshman Kansas congresswoman said Thursday that her remark about fellow Republicans seeking a "great white hope" was not a reference to someone who could challenge President Barack Obama or his political agenda.
Rep. Lynn Jenkins said she was instead making a comment about GOP leaders in the House and was trying to reassure Republicans that the party has bright leaders there. She used the phrase during an Aug. 19 forum in Hiawatha and someone in the crowd recorded it and gave the video to the Kansas Democratic Party.
Both she and an aide apologized Thursday if the comment offended anyone. But when she was asked about the remark after a town hall meeting in Ottawa, Jenkins also suggested it had been taken out of context.
"Let's remember the context of this situation," she said. "I don't know how the president got injected into this debate."

 

[veritas]

She's just a plain idiot.

 

[Ravi]

The Associated Press: Jenkins: `Great white hope' remark not about Obama

OTTAWA, Kan. — A freshman Kansas congresswoman said Thursday that her remark about fellow Republicans seeking a "great white hope" was not a reference to someone who could challenge President Barack Obama or his political agenda.
Rep. Lynn Jenkins said she was instead making a comment about GOP leaders in the House and was trying to reassure Republicans that the party has bright leaders there. She used the phrase during an Aug. 19 forum in Hiawatha and someone in the crowd recorded it and gave the video to the Kansas Democratic Party.
Both she and an aide apologized Thursday if the comment offended anyone. But when she was asked about the remark after a town hall meeting in Ottawa, Jenkins also suggested it had been taken out of context.
"Let's remember the context of this situation," she said. "I don't know how the president got injected into this debate."

I didn't think it was about Obama...I thought it was about finding the great white hope to save the Republicans.

 

[Oddball]

Ohhhhh...The "white" thingy.

Which party is it that sees skin color first, again??

The Party of LimpBoy.

Liberal Calls Obama "Magic Negro"
Liberal Calls Obama "Magic Negro"
March 19, 2007
RUSH: These people are racists. You know, the racists in our society, Ted, are these white liberals. They're the ones that notice your skin color before anything else, and they're the ones deciding whose skin color is dark enough and therefore who's authentic enough and who's been down for the struggle. It's those people doing this. It's not me. It's not "talk radio."

Patriotism Has Obama Unglued
August 20, 2008
RUSH: You know, it's just that you can't hit the girl. I don't care how far feminism has taken us, you can't hit the girl, and you can't criticize the little black man child, you just can't do it because it's not right, it's unfair, he's such a victim.

RushLimbaugh.com Home - Wednesday January 24
January 24, 2007
RUSH: Hey, Barack Obama has picked up another endorsement: Halfrican American actress Halle Berry. "As a Halfrican American, I am honored to have Ms. Berry's support, as well as the support of other Halfrican Americans," Obama said. He didn't say it, but -- anyway

Obama Displays Maturity, Laughs Off "Barack the 'Magic Negro'" Song
May 2, 2007
RUSH: I don't look at Barack Obama and say, "Is he black enough?"

RushLimbaugh.com Home - Tuesday January 16
January 16, 2007
RUSH : And for Barack Obama, a -- well, he's a half-minority --

www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_092208/content/01125103.guest.html
September 22, 2008
RUSH: These polls on how one-third of blue-collar white Democrats won't vote for Obama because he's black, and -- but he's not black. Do you know he has not one shred of African-American blood? He doesn't have any African -- that's why when they asked whether he was authentic, whether he's down for the struggle. He's Arab. You know, he's from Africa. He's from Arab parts of Africa. He's not -- his father was -- he's not African-American. The last thing that he is is African-American. I guess that's splitting hairs, I don't -- it's just all these little things, everything seems upside-down today in this country.

I'm too lazy to read through the whole stupid thread....

You are, of course, aware that the whole "magic negro" thing was started by a LIBERAL columnist in uber-liberal the L.A. TIMES, wondering aloud if Barry Obolshevik was "black enough" to be the potential first black prez, aren't you??

Nope....I guess you don't...Otherwise you wouldn't have made such a lengthy and already thoroughly debunked bullshit post, bashing a mere radio host who has no political power whatsoever.

 

[Dr.House]

Beginning tomorrow the Great White Shark will be hereafter named the Great Pigmentilly Challenged shark...

The phrase "like white on rice" will be deemed racist as well and no longer acceptable in public...

Casinos will no longer be able to refer to the popular but racist game of chance as "Black Jack"... (future name is still being debated)

The Girl Scouts will be renaming their racist-sounding junior group from Brownies to "Burnt Siennas"....

More "changes" will be coming...

 

[Oddball]

Black bass?

Black markets?

Black plague?

Blackened redfish?

 

[Yurt]

Funny stuff.

U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins offered encouragement to conservatives at a town hall forum that the Republican Party would embrace a "great white hope" capable of thwarting the political agenda endorsed by Democrats who control Congress and President Barack Obama.

http://cjonline.com/news/state/2009-08-26/jenkins_remark_raises_eyebrows

OH NOZE....she is probably lily white too

 

[Yurt]

clearly, it's a black day for the repubs.

Idioms & Phrases

great white hope

Something or someone that is expected to succeed. For example, Mark is the great white hope of the international division. This expression dates from the early 1900s, when heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson, who was black, seemed invincible and the term was used for any white opponent who might defeat him. It gained currency as the title of a Broadway play and later (1970) a film. By then it had been transferred to anyone of whom much was expected.
Great white hope Definition | Definition of Great white hope at Dictionary.com

you know, in looking at this, the wrong part was bolded....

so I fixed it and bolded the relevant part which is where the term comes from and why people have called the dear lady who used the phrase on it.

you so pathetically dishonest.....

 

[Dr.House]

Black bass?

Black markets?

Black plague?

Blackened redfish?

Blacklight posters!

Damn...

 

[Yurt]

Black bass?

Black markets?

Black plague?

Blackened redfish?

 

[Zoom-boing]

Beginning tomorrow the Great White Shark will be hereafter named the Great Pigmentilly Challenged shark...

The phrase "like white on rice" will be deemed racist as well and no longer acceptable in public...

Casinos will no longer be able to refer to the popular but racist game of chance as "Black Jack"... (future name is still being debated)

The Girl Scouts will be renaming their racist-sounding junior group from Brownies to "Burnt Siennas"....

More "changes" will be coming...

But seriously . . . .

It could be construed as a black day for the English language — but not if you work in the public sector.

Dozens of quangos and taxpayer-funded organisations have ordered a purge of common words and phrases so as not to cause offence.

Among the everyday sayings that have been quietly dropped in a bid to stamp out racism and sexism are “whiter than white”, “gentleman’s agreement”, “black mark” and “right-hand man”.

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has advised staff to replace the phrase “black day” with “miserable day”, according to documents released under freedom of information rules.
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It points out that certain words carry with them a “hierarchical valuation of skin colour”. The commission even urges employees to be mindful of the term “ethnic minority” because it can imply “something smaller and less important”.

The National Gallery in London believes that the phrase “gentleman’s agreement” is potentially offensive to women and suggests that staff should replace it with “unwritten agreement” or “an agreement based on trust” instead. The term “right-hand man” is also considered taboo by the gallery, with “second in command” being deemed more suitable.

Many institutions have urged their workforce to be mindful of “gender bias” in language. The Learning and Skills Council wants staff to “perfect” their brief rather than “master” it, while the Newcastle University has singled out the phrase “master bedroom” as being problematic.

Advice issued by the South West Regional Development Agency states: “Terms such as ‘black sheep of the family’, ‘black looks’ and ‘black mark’ have no direct link to skin colour but potentially serve to reinforce a negative view of all things black. Equally, certain terms imply a negative image of ‘black’ by reinforcing the positive aspects of white.

“For example, in the context of being above suspicion, the phrase ‘whiter than white’ is often used. Purer than pure or cleaner than clean are alternatives which do not infer that anything other than white should be regarded with suspicion.”

Quangos blackball ... oops, sorry ... veto ‘racist’ everyday phrases - Times Online

Yeah, this is in the UK but it's almost as bad here . . or will be. I'm sick to death of all the PC crap so as 'not to offend'. Get the hell over it. I will be using anti-pc language even more now.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

I'll file this is "Who the **** cares".

Seriously. Perhaps it was a poor choice of words. But seriously, who the **** cares?
There are much more important things to worry about.

 

[Zoom-boing]

Black Eyed Peas?!?

 

[Yurt]

Beginning tomorrow the Great White Shark will be hereafter named the Great Pigmentilly Challenged shark...

The phrase "like white on rice" will be deemed racist as well and no longer acceptable in public...

Casinos will no longer be able to refer to the popular but racist game of chance as "Black Jack"... (future name is still being debated)

The Girl Scouts will be renaming their racist-sounding junior group from Brownies to "Burnt Siennas"....

More "changes" will be coming...

^lol^

 

[jillian]

I'll file this is "Who the **** cares".

Seriously. Perhaps it was a poor choice of words. But seriously, who the **** cares?
There are much more important things to worry about.

Well, it isn't the apocalypse, but certainly its indication of the continued tone deaf manner of the repubs.

That makes it noteworthy...

 

[Yurt]

I'll file this is "Who the **** cares".

Seriously. Perhaps it was a poor choice of words. But seriously, who the **** cares?
There are much more important things to worry about.

Well, it isn't the apocalypse, but certainly its indication of the continued tone deaf manner of the repubs.

That makes it noteworthy...

aren't you the one who reminds people about serious issues and bashes them when they post on "non" issues regarding obama or other dems?

 

[Yurt]

Black bass?

Black markets?

Black plague?

Blackened redfish?

Blacklight posters!

Damn...

white christmas

black magic woman

black marker

white wedding