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SHRED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 03:33 PM
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First you wingnuts called them "ragheads",...
..."camel jockeys", and "dune coons". Pre-invasion you wanted to "turn Baghdad into a parking lot" and "nuke the place".

After the dry drunk pResident invaded, and found no WMD, it was then you decided that dying for their "liberation" was a "noble" cause.

You bunch of 2 faced lunatics are a pathetic and dangerous crew.


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I posted this for all you RW lurkers out there.
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laruemtt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 03:35 PM
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1. beautiful - nailed it! n/t
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 03:37 PM
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2. Quit trying to revise history for political purposes!
:rofl:
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SHRED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 03:47 PM
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9. too funny!
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MojoXN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 03:39 PM
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3. You forgot, "haji"...
and, "they hate us for our freedom".

:puke:

MojoXN
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Aimah Donating Member (598 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 02:48 AM
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36. Odd they would use that as an insult..it's a term of respect.
A Hajji in most Arab cultures is someone who has gone on Hajj in some others it's a term of respect to older people like Sir or Ma'am.

Just like Habib which is like saying dear. People say to close friends "Habibi" which is like "my dear".
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MojoXN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 10:21 AM
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40. "Haji was the name of a dark-skinned character on Johnny Quest"
I think he was supposed to be an Indian Sikh, possibly Pakistani. I asked my brother why they called Iraqis "hajis" and he told me about the Johnny Quest thing, but said that other than that, he didn't know.

MojoXN
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BJW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 03:41 PM
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4. THANK YOU! Recc'd
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Marr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 03:42 PM
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5. Oh, I know. I actually had a guy use both arguments inside of 30 seconds.
Edited on Sat Nov-19-05 03:42 PM by Marr
Doublethink at it's finest.

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SHRED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 04:01 PM
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11. funny how they do that
and don't even realize it.

The hypocrisy is astounding.
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knowbody0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 03:42 PM
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6. you just reminded me
of the "chariot races" b4 the nuking of Falluja, and the captain who told them to pray his god, the TRUE god for victory.

madness, plain madness.
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shenmue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 03:42 PM
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7. Yep
Such pottymouths. Scratch the surface and there's a boiling muck of hatred.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 03:45 PM
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8. Exactly! How bout it, you FReep lunatics?
Explain that away! "2 faced lunatics" dead on! :applause:
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lumpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 03:48 PM
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10. Beautiful
Thanks for reminding us of the right wing pre-war rhetoric. Wonder what ever happened to Bush's 'evil godless nation' rhetoric also,
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rock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 04:12 PM
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12. Ya got it in one
Good show
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niallmac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 04:17 PM
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13. Nice. Points to their hypocrisy like a laser.
Edited on Sat Nov-19-05 04:18 PM by niallmac
I hadn't thought about that aspect of their logic maze. Bring our kids home and send these idiots.
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Freedomfried Donating Member (684 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 04:35 PM
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14. The term is "sand nigger"
how could you forget that one?
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SHRED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 04:37 PM
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15. I didn't forget...
I think my point was made without getting too carried away.
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Freedomfried Donating Member (684 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 04:48 PM
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16. Thats their primary term for Arabs in general, in select company of course
But surprisingly, the only group of Arabs they don't denigrate are the "Iraqis"

I wonder why?
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 06:21 PM
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20. Many years ago, while working in a restaurant...
I was telling a 19 year-old co-worker about the girlfriend I had in high-school.

She was from the Tropical Island of Goa off the coast of India. She was gorgeous. She was 5'3", 110 lbs., had creamy mocha skin and the heart-shaped face of a model. Her lips were full and warm, her smile bright, and her hair was thick, long, and as black as the faintly blue midnight sky you see between the stars on a clear night. Her eyes were such a beautiful and dark brown one could become lost from looking into them. She had a wonderful laugh, she was bright, charming, intelligent and kind. She even taught me a little Tamil and some Hindi which I have long since forgotten.

So I showed the young man her picture which I still had in my wallet.

He said, "Oh... she's a sand-nigger."

It was the first time I ever hit someone out of scheer anger. I think I pinned his foot and punched him square in the sternum (It's not something you plan), he fell hard on his ass.

"What was that for?!"

"Look Pete,", I said, "you are a really nice kid, but if you ever say shit like that again, I'll break your nose."

His mother, the day cook, treated me very badly after that.

That's how I came to understand where he got it from.

And now every time I hear that phrase, I remember him on his ass with that stunned look on his face.
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 06:34 PM
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21. Good for you.
If someone ever said that to me (I'm of Indian descent), I'd turn them into the next Terri Schiavo.
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 07:03 PM
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25. That's what struck me about his ignorance...
Most of India (especially where she was from) is very lush. Sure there are deserts, but a tropical island?

Yes, these people are just plain ignorant.

If you do have to 'deal' with someone... please don't get yourself tossed in jail for it.
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 07:21 PM
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27. I know where to hide the body.
;)
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 11:08 PM
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31. ....
"There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence. "

;)
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 11:41 PM
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33. LOL, hell yeah!
I've been feeling a need to release some of the ultraviolence on a few people, but can't for legal reasons. ;)
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BJW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 06:36 PM
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22. Thx for the story (inspirational)
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 11:10 PM
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32. Anecdote...
And it is a pleasure because it is the first time I've written rather than spoke it.

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BJW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 01:37 PM
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42. Thx for correction
I hope you keep writing.
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mtnsnake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 06:45 PM
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23. Oww! That is one great description you wrote of your HS girlfriend!
Very picturesque with your wording. Almost popped a little wood just reading it!

BTW, kudos to you for dropping that imbecile on his ass for his dumbass remark he made about her. There is nothing more revolting than to hear prejudiced ignoramuses calling someone a n****r or sand n****r. People who randomly throw those racial terms around like that are still a real problem in this country.
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 07:00 PM
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24. The sad part is
that he thought it was an acceptable adjective.

He learned it from his mother who was a very angry human being. She once told me that 'forgetfulness is a sign of a weak mind' when I had forgotten where I put my order slip.

I couldn't help it, I said, "So is being a short-order cook for twenty years."

I don't really believe that of anyone who is a short-order cook, but by that time she'd decided to dislike me and was already trying to screw with me.

My retort lit her up but good though.

Poor Pete really thought that was acceptable because he had heard it all his life from his racist mother

Very sad.
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IronLionZion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 10:17 AM
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37. Goa is not an island
I'm Indian-American, and have heard these ignorant racist terms and more. There are some desert areas, but most of India is tropical and green. "Sand nigger" doesn't work because of a lack of sand and negroes. Indians tend to be milk chocolate, but some have very light skin. My mother's family looks almost white.
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 03:25 PM
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44. You are right. For some reason
I've always had it in my head that it was an island, and no one ever corrected me.

So thanks!

She did show me beautiful pictures, I think I always thought of it as an island because the pictures reminded me of Hawaii.
Strange how that happens.
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HeeBGBz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 01:41 PM
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43. Rock on, Doc
Wish I could have witnessed it. Stuff like that makes me sick to my stomach. I totally write people off as human when they spout that shit.
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Aimah Donating Member (598 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 04:59 PM
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17. Exactly
I see it a lot on the net. They always assume that I'm a Muslim man. So we get into the debate and they go on and on about how Muslim women are oppressed and how they came to liberate us all while using words like "raghead". I'd have to inform them that I am a woman. I would then ask them if it was oppressive to refer to me as a "raghead". After that they would go on about how "in my country" (I'm American born and raised)I wouldn't be allowed to speak. It's as if now they are telling me I should shut up because they can't win the debate.
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d_b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 05:35 PM
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18. Short and to the point.
That's their precise mentality. They don't give a shit about what happens to the Iraqi people; only the image of their fuhrer.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 05:55 PM
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19. Good point!
Bravo!!
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AuntPatsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 07:05 PM
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26. So on target, but do you really think they will respond? They never
admit to thier hypocrisy, its a character flaw..
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Mr_Spock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 09:12 PM
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28. I wish the Rapture would occur soon...
I'm getting tired of waiting! :evilgrin:
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tamtam Donating Member (450 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 09:27 PM
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29. You forget one
You forgot their favorite slur sand N word. I overheard a repuke referring to the Iraqi people as sand N's in the same breath he was talking about how they deserve liberation and freedom. Yup, they are two faced bigots but what else is new. These are the same people who think bombing people to death is the best way to win their trust and give them freedom.
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JWS Donating Member (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 10:40 PM
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30. Very brash, rude, and impolitic...
but i think you just about nailed it head on. I remember more than a few people, just after september 11, having loud conversations so everyone around them could hear, about how they wanted to "blow up a 7-11", or "kick a raghead's ass". Bushco, went in solely to satisfy his neocon advisors, and the repug's supported him solely because they wanted revenge for 9-11.

Help the iraqis? Maybe start by not shooting them.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 11:46 PM
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34. Nothin' but a bunch of fuckin' flip-floppers
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 11:47 PM
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35. I know that's right.
:mad:
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MojoXN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 10:19 AM
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38. "Dry?"
:rofl:

That's a good one! Dry... :rofl:

MojoXN
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 10:21 AM
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39. Their most recent derogatory name..."ISLAMO-FASCISTS"
I've been hearing this over and over and over. American fascists PROJECTING what they are onto others. :eyes:
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SHRED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 12:40 PM
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41. yes they are...
they do that all the time.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 03:26 PM
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45. Yeah, I rub this in some republicans faces all the time, with the line
Since when did you give a shit about the A-rabs
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