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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 08:51 AM Original message |
Chris Matthews Calls Birthers 'Crackers' |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. I don't have a problem with that. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. I call 'm idiots |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. People in this Country need Lessons in Civics |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
4. the he should be fired just like an announcer who would use |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Exactly |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
5. I think Matthews was being kind. n/t |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
7. If the shoe fits. And, coming from a long line of 'crackers', I don't have a problem with it. n/t |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. So, it's okay to use a racial slur as long as it's against someone we don't like? |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I've just never found it offensive in a racial way; more like a slur against one's intelligence |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. just because you don't understand how it is racial |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. It IS a racial term though |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
58. I disagree. A southern writer did a piece on the term once, it is commonly used in |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #58 |
78. I read a piece about it in some journal once... the origin of "cracker" is not what most think it is |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 12:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
56. I don't think it was meant as a racial slur. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 12:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
57. Cracker is not a racial slur. I am a cracker because of the part of my |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
64. meh |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
76. Yep the similarities escape most. Pretty much encompasses |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
8. Racist term, sorry Mr. Matthews |
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RichGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. I'm not a fan of his...but.... |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:47 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. horseshit...that is not how he was using it... |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:47 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. He might not have meant it... |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. "some cracker" is the phrase he used |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
66. Much like "some nut" |
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OKNancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #19 |
52. I agree.. I think he meant cracked in the head/nuts n/t |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 11:26 AM Response to Reply #19 |
54. I've heard it that way too |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
30. it sure ain't a racial slur here in the south...we're all crackers |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. The n word sure ain't a racial slur in rap music... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #31 |
62. The n word and cracker are in absolutely no way similar. |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #62 |
79. Yep, theres an "H-word" thats the analogue for the "N-word". Cracker, is harmless. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
65. self-delete |
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cordelia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #30 |
40. Speak for yourself. n/t |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #30 |
49. I'm Not A Cracker |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:26 AM Response to Reply #30 |
77. You're admitting that southerners are nuts? |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
10. One of my SIL's comes from an old Alabama family, and ther refer to themselves |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. African Americans tend to use the n word to refer to themselves sometimes... |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
33. I understand, but I still think it's a big nothing.....nt |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I understand where you come from... |
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Celeborn Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I don't like it. |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I think that's actually pretty accurate |
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RandiFan1290 (721 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
15. Thesaurus.com |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:40 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. horseshit...that is not how he was using it... |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:41 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Dictionary.com |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #15 |
48. You looked up the adjective. |
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RandiFan1290 (721 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. He said "cracker" |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
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RandiFan1290 (721 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. So where does it say |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #69 |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
18. White people want something to be offended about too! |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. bullshit...just bullshit |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. So you're arguing that calling a white person a "cracker" is the equivalent of calling |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. not equivalent...but a racial slur nonetheless... |
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Celeborn Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. It can be used as a racial term. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #28 |
43. Sure, it's a slur. |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Given the historical context of "cracker"... |
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Celeborn Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. See my post above. |
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RandiFan1290 (721 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. They don't care |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Alright, so in some contexts it's just a derogatory term against the poor |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #29 |
41. I wish you luck in your quest to correct the centuries of oppression suffered by white people. |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Right, because since white people have power and money makes slurs against them ok |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Carry on, brother. |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 10:10 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. My ancestors weren't slavemasters |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
67. +1 |
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Tanuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #29 |
46. Crackers were of the lower social class, not the slave-owning planters. |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 10:21 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Appreciate the background info |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. My folks were from Ireland and they sure liked the crack |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Yeah, because that's what this is about... |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I know. That's why I said it. n/t |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Hold, on let me go back and edit that... |
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frogmarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
50. He probably meant they were cracked |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
53. Watched the movie "Rosewood the other night |
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Still a Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
59. As a middle aged white man I'm sooooo disadvantaged |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
60. Matthews is one teevee's most undisciplined sources of oral spew |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
61. He's right. Some of them are crackers. lol. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
63. Matthews should not have used that term because it 's crude,and in this instance elitist |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
71. He should have used the term: 'Peckerwoods.' |
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sylvi (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
72. Because it's not "as bad" as another doesn't make it right |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
73. I thought cracker was a reference to skin color. |
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joe_sixpack (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
74. I don't find anything wrong |
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elana i am (626 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-17-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
75. around here calling someone a cracker means |
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