Who said it?

[geezer_also]

Who said it?

December 01, 2013, 09:40
"... I didn’t ask, but just looking at faces I could tell there were some folks who are here not because they are born here..."
1:
a) a libertarian
b) a liberal
c) a conservative

2:
a) a racist
b) a limited immigration advocate
c) someone with an amnesty agenda

Hint: I can't seem to find it in the MSM.

Comments

[the_rukh]

1) No. Context matters.
2) Again, context matters.

[geezer_also]

I don't think the context changes the words, and in my opinion even the meaning YMMV

Frankly, I see it as a not well thought out comment, nothing more, nothing less.

[the_rukh]

The context obviously changes the words. If you walk in to a bar and tell the first hispanic person you see that he doesn't look like he's from here, it's a big difference then telling people who you already know aren't from the place that they aren't from there.

You know, conservatives going on about self-responsibility would be a lot more believable if they weren't trying to invent every single persecution under the sun to avoid self-responsibility.

[geezer_also]

In one way knowing the context, where it was said, and all that was said, makes it worse.
The majority of people who work there are not laborers from some other country seeking a better life. I would have to double check with people I know that work there, but my understanding is that they really don't have much in the way of general labor outside of janitorial and cafeteria staff; so he is stereotyping, big difference.

Jeeze louise, he was out here doing fund raising and preaching immigration reform. I gave two examples, there are many more, it's not invented, it's a *shrug* fact.

[the_rukh]

No that does not make it worse. You are trying sooooo hard to make it somehow offensive so you can shout how hard you've been victimized. Stop it. Go find something else to do.

[geezer_also]

*sigh* actually that was not my intent, but whatever.
No problem it's nearly my bedtime.

I make (a somewhat snarky) observation; and you are accusing me of claiming to being victimized, I thought we were having a discussion, apparently that is not the case, so perhaps you could go find something else to do?

[notmrgarrison]

People you already know?

" I didn’t ask, but just looking at faces"

[the_rukh]

See, great example of taking a fragment of a sentence and changing the meaning.

Difference between

"people you already know"

and what I actually said:

"People you already know aren't from a the place"

Great example, thanks.

[notmrgarrison]

I misread.

But you're still way off. How does he already know they aren't from there? From his quote it was by looking at their faces, not from prior knowledge.

[the_rukh]

I already said. You're in a place like touring dreamworks where people come from all over.

[telemann]