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Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts) Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:17 AM Oct 2013

NC GOPer Resigns After Criticizing 'Lazy Black People' (VIDEO)

In an interview centered on North Carolina's voter ID law conducted by the Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi, Yelton criticized "lazy black people that wants the government to give them everything."

"The bottom line is the law is not racist," Yelton said.

"Of course the law isn't racist, and you're not racist," Mandvi responded.

"Well," Yelton paused. "I've been called a bigot before. Let me tell you something, you don't look like me but I think I've treated you the same as anybody else. As a matter of fact, one of my best friends is black. One of my best friends."

"When I was a young man you didn't call a black a black," he added later. "You called him a negro."

You have to watch the video

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NC GOPer Resigns After Criticizing 'Lazy Black People' (VIDEO) (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 OP

Lordy, lordy. Shouldn't these people be extinct by now? chimpymustgo Oct 2013 #1

Turn the same person 90 degrees, and you get "I'm not saying she should have been raped . . . ." hatrack Oct 2013 #2

You do realize that we can hear you Gothmog Oct 2013 #3

When anyone wonders how you knew what they did, never reveal that 'sound carries.' freshwest Oct 2013 #7

Aasif Hakim Mandviwala is GREAT! --- --- VIDEO Coyotl Oct 2013 #15

"The North Carolina GOP finds that Mr. Yelton has thoughtlessly revealed our strategy to voters, struggle4progress Oct 2013 #4

LOL! KitSileya Oct 2013 #5

May this be seen by all of those you pound the pavement to register to vote, s4p! freshwest Oct 2013 #6

...especially while a federal investigation is going on about it... marions ghost Oct 2013 #21

Resigned? MynameisBlarney Oct 2013 #8

Ah Asheville. Our tiny island of progressiveness... paparush Oct 2013 #9

Good little bit in Gawker about it: Saviolo Oct 2013 #10

That is good Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #11

I only wish... Saviolo Oct 2013 #18

Aww, he's just like George Costanza with a black best friend. SMC22307 Oct 2013 #12

It's being reported this morning that he stands by his remarks. blm Oct 2013 #13

Wow, that's 1,001 poster good-ole-boys for the GOP Coyotl Oct 2013 #14

like shrooms Chaco Dundee Oct 2013 #17

So is gasoline. Coyotl Oct 2013 #19

The Difference between Republicans and Democrats saynotoplutocrats Oct 2013 #16

Thanks for posting it! Quantess Oct 2013 #20

chimpymustgo

(12,774 posts)

1. Lordy, lordy. Shouldn't these people be extinct by now?

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:39 AM

Oct 2013

hatrack

(59,587 posts)

2. Turn the same person 90 degrees, and you get "I'm not saying she should have been raped . . . ."

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:41 AM

Oct 2013

Gothmog

(145,291 posts)

3. You do realize that we can hear you

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:47 AM

Oct 2013

This interview was great

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

7. When anyone wonders how you knew what they did, never reveal that 'sound carries.'

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:04 AM

Oct 2013

What you said was better. Thanks for the morning LOL!

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

15. Aasif Hakim Mandviwala is GREAT! --- --- VIDEO

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 11:03 AM

Oct 2013

Don't know how long this will stay up??

struggle4progress

(118,290 posts)

4. "The North Carolina GOP finds that Mr. Yelton has thoughtlessly revealed our strategy to voters,

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:54 AM

Oct 2013

and we regret that Mr. Yelton was not authorized to blurt this stuff in public"

KitSileya

(4,035 posts)

5. LOL!

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:29 AM

Oct 2013

That really had me laughing out loud. Good reply, struggle4progress!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

6. May this be seen by all of those you pound the pavement to register to vote, s4p!

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:59 AM

Oct 2013

High-fiving that LOL!!

marions ghost

(19,841 posts)

21. ...especially while a federal investigation is going on about it...

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:34 PM

Oct 2013

Stupid personified.

But thank you Mr. Yelton, for speaking up for your views.

MynameisBlarney

(2,979 posts)

8. Resigned?

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:13 AM

Oct 2013

I thought they fired his stupid ass for being too truthful.
To the GOP, truth is the enemy.

paparush

(7,964 posts)

9. Ah Asheville. Our tiny island of progressiveness...

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:23 AM

Oct 2013

floating in a sea of racist, gay-hating, gun-toting, Neanderthals.

Saviolo

(3,282 posts)

10. Good little bit in Gawker about it:

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:27 AM

Oct 2013

Here: http://gawker.com/even-the-daily-show-was-shocked-by-this-racist-gop-lead-1451400551

Sounds like this guy just rumbled himself! Not only racist, but thick as a brick and twice as dense!

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)

11. That is good

Reply to Saviolo (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:33 AM

Oct 2013

My favorites are always the comments.

Saviolo

(3,282 posts)

18. I only wish...

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 11:13 AM

Oct 2013

that the comments on the Russell Brand video were a little more charitable!

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)

12. Aww, he's just like George Costanza with a black best friend.

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:41 AM

Oct 2013

There's probably an Archie Bunker episode about black BFFs, too.

Surely this has to help with the DOJ lawsuit against North Carolina?!

blm

(113,063 posts)

13. It's being reported this morning that he stands by his remarks.

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:51 AM

Oct 2013

Lovely. This IS today's Republican Party.

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

14. Wow, that's 1,001 poster good-ole-boys for the GOP

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:55 AM

Oct 2013

They just keep popping up like mushrooms.

Perhaps a better analogy: They just keep falling like manna from political heaven.

Chaco Dundee

(334 posts)

17. like shrooms

Reply to Coyotl (Reply #14)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 11:09 AM

Oct 2013

That shit can be poisonous.

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

19. So is gasoline.

Reply to Chaco Dundee (Reply #17)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 11:14 AM

Oct 2013

saynotoplutocrats

(40 posts)

16. The Difference between Republicans and Democrats

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 11:06 AM

Oct 2013

I think the main difference between Republicans and Democrats is this: If Republicans get caught saying what they really think when cameras or tapes are rolling, they end up fired. It’s true from the top (Mitt’s 47% remarks) to the bottom (this guy).

Quantess

(27,630 posts)

20. Thanks for posting it!

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:14 PM

Oct 2013

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