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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sat Jan 13, 2018, 06:19 PM Jan 2018

Republican defends Trump's 'shthole countries' remark: Obama once called Libya a 'shtshow'

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/obama-once-called-libya-a-shtshow-ex-gop-lawmaker-stuns-msnbc-host-with-novel-defense-of-trumps-shthole-comment/

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Republican defends Trump's 'sh*thole countries' remark: Obama once called Libya a 'sh*tshow' (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2018 OP

Completely different context, subject, meaning ... the word 'shit' is the only commonality nt mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #1

The statement was about PEOPLE from shithole countries jberryhill Jan 2018 #2

Yep, it was straight-up "shithole country means worthless people" bigotry William Seger Jan 2018 #4

Boy, the GOP is scrambling to find a way to blame Obama. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2018 #3

Thank goodness Obama talked about liking arugula and not shiitake mushrooms..... Freethinker65 Jan 2018 #5

Sure, and saying the Drumpf Whitehouse is a "clusterf**k" indicates a preference rzemanfl Jan 2018 #6

unbelievable... yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #7

There's nothing "allegedly" about it. joshdawg Jan 2018 #8

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. Completely different context, subject, meaning ... the word 'shit' is the only commonality nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 06:22 PM

Jan 2018

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

2. The statement was about PEOPLE from shithole countries

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 06:25 PM

Jan 2018

And not a statement about countries or conditions therein.

William Seger

(10,779 posts)

4. Yep, it was straight-up "shithole country means worthless people" bigotry

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:45 PM

Jan 2018

LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(12,586 posts)

3. Boy, the GOP is scrambling to find a way to blame Obama.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 06:42 PM

Jan 2018

By saying Obama also used the word "shit," however, they are admitting that Donnie Two Scoops said exactly what he's accused of saying.

When you lie down with pigs, all you ever get is dirty

Freethinker65

(10,024 posts)

5. Thank goodness Obama talked about liking arugula and not shiitake mushrooms.....

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:51 PM

Jan 2018

The spin on Trump’s comment in laughable. Context is everything. I have yet to hear an explanation of why Trump would prefer immigrants from Norway over the entire continent of Africa, that is not inherently ignorant and racist.