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Shit Republican Candidates say about… Black People
You’ve seen YouTube’s “Shit [insert race and gender here] Say” video meme, right? Well, we figured it was time to start one for our 2012 Republican primary candidates, using their actual statements.
Here’s 10 clips encapsulating their thinking about black people. Notes expounding on each video are at the bottom of the page. It’s a YouTube playlist, so you can skip ahead if you’d like.
Video 1 and 2: Newt Gingrich doesn’t say anything about race in this video, but in a C-SPAN video, he clarifies that he means poor black people: http://ht.ly/8i1x6
Video 3: That’s right, Newt. Put those lazy blacks in place.
Video 4 and 5: First, Herman Cain denies the existence of racism. Then he blames it for the downfall of his campaign. Nice.
The Rest:
http://www.dominionofnewyork.com/2012/01/04/shit-republican-primary-candidates-say-about-black-people/#.Tx25Tpi0foT
Here’s 10 clips encapsulating their thinking about black people. Notes expounding on each video are at the bottom of the page. It’s a YouTube playlist, so you can skip ahead if you’d like.
Video 1 and 2: Newt Gingrich doesn’t say anything about race in this video, but in a C-SPAN video, he clarifies that he means poor black people: http://ht.ly/8i1x6
Video 3: That’s right, Newt. Put those lazy blacks in place.
Video 4 and 5: First, Herman Cain denies the existence of racism. Then he blames it for the downfall of his campaign. Nice.
The Rest:
http://www.dominionofnewyork.com/2012/01/04/shit-republican-primary-candidates-say-about-black-people/#.Tx25Tpi0foT
