Idiocy is Denying That Racism is A Factor in The Town Hall Protests

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	Idiocy is Denying That Racism is A Factor in The Town Hall Protests

zizzy

8-22-2009 9:36 AM

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zizzy says:

Against the Health Care Plan? Fine. Dissent does not make you a racist. Denying that racism isn't a factor in the protests makes you a party to racism.

“These people are bringing [in] race — and ‘Negro’ and ‘colored’ and Obama,” Scott said. “We should applaud the fact that we have an African-American president and he is working on this. This is a great thing. But it should not be a racial situation. What have we done except look at the problem and move on it?”

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