It's Scary When I Find Myself Agreeing with Newt Gingrich
I don't like to make whole judgments based on sound bites out of context, but what little I do know is pretty damning. I will certainly look into this further. For now, here's what I've got
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Besides that the quote as I read it said that a latino woman hearing a case dealing with latino issues will invariably have a different opinion from a white man simply because they grew up in the culture and have been exposed to that information. Similarly a white male will be more informed on white male issues by living that life. I think it is a stupid thing to say but I read it very differently. So obviously we read that very differently.
Whatever I dont much like her center right rulings and she's too focused on legal minutia for my tastes but unless there is an outcry she is sticking around.
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The quote itself is what alarmed me. The fact of the matter is that if you change the word "Latina" to "white" in that sentence, it sounds like the words of a klansman. I recognize that her life experience will influence her decisions, and her experiences in the projects will certainly lead her to empathize with the poor. However, she could have said so in a thousand different ways that were not that.
As for her comment being restricted to Latino issues, I think it's bull. Many many decisions on these Latino issues will affect every American, not just Latinos.
As for Gingrich's comment, I don't necessarily agree that she should step down. She's not who I would have chosen, but I don't think that her comment is enough to demand that of her. However, I do agree with Newty that a white man would be crucified for saying pretty much the same damned thing. It ( ... )
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I just think the comment is being blown out of proportion and out of context. You're right that if a white man said it he would be attacked. Depending on how he said it. And you know that there would be a lot of white men coming to his defense in hat case such as Gingrich himself so I'm far from empathetic on the issue.
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Careers get ruined over this stuff.
Black comedians can make entire routines out of making fun of Chinese, Gays, Hispanics and White people if they choose to. A white comedian can not make fun of blacks at all if he wants to keep his career. Just can't.
I remember some years back there was even the case of a man getting fired for using the word "niggardly" in a business meeting, because it sounded like "nigger." Those around him, being ignorant of the English language, had a knee-jerk reaction, fired him, and did not reinstate him even after they had been corrected.
Having Newt come to your defense really isn't enough. It's a serious social problem that is seldom talked about, except by right wing loons who do the situation no favors.
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No offense but, instead of taking right wing talking points at face value and then responding to them as though they were valid, you might want to always check to see if they're even true at all in the first place. :-P Very often, you'll find that they just simply aren't.
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First chance I get, I'm going to listen to what ziabandito sent. As for your You Tube link, it no longer works. :P
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