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A later tweet implies he was trolling, which is context enough for me.
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Zwabu posted:Your "understanding" IS wrong, and, I suspect, not entirely honest either. She could have said he was a "Hispanic male who shot a young black man" is all I'm saying. But she didn't. Because he skipped the tanning salon that day.
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May 20, 2014 22:05
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Amergin posted:She could have said he was a "Hispanic male who shot a young black man" is all I'm saying. But she didn't. Because he skipped the tanning salon that day. You didn't answer my question about how you would identify someone who looked just like Barack Obama to a police or emergency services dispatcher.
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May 20, 2014 22:07
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Amergin posted:She could have said he was a "Hispanic male who shot a young black man" is all I'm saying. But she didn't. Because he skipped the tanning salon that day. Hispanic men CAN BE AND ARE WHITE 
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May 20, 2014 22:08
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Zwabu posted:You didn't answer my question about how you would identify someone who looked just like Barack Obama to a police or emergency services dispatcher. As black. And I would identify George Zimmerman as a "hispanic male with a voracious appetite."
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May 20, 2014 22:09
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Oh great Rand Paul is going to filibuster a Court of Appeals nominee in order to give a big ole anti-drone speech.quote:This time, however, Paul's lengthy speech will almost assuredly just be for show. The Senate changed its rules on filibusters last year and nominees can now advance with a simple majority vote instead of crossing the previous 60-vote threshold. This means Democrats can move along Barron's nomination by themselves. Every day the bucket go a well, one day the bottom of it drop out.
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May 20, 2014 22:09
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Amergin posted:As black. OK, tell me something. Knowing nothing other than the physical description of George Zimmerman, how would you have described him to police?
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May 20, 2014 22:10
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Amergin posted:She could have said he was a "Hispanic male who shot a young black man" is all I'm saying. But she didn't. Because he skipped the tanning salon that day. She also didn't say "George Zimmermann murdered Taryvon Martin" which would have been even more accurate. So what's your point?
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May 20, 2014 22:11
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Oh and here is the Pentagon's actually developed zombie contingency plan.quote:“This plan was not actually designed as a joke. During the summers of 2009 and 2010, while training augmentees from a local training squadron about the [joint operation planning process], members of a [U.S. Strategic Command] component found out (by accident) that the hyperbole involved in writing a ‘zombie survival plan’ actually provided a very useful and effective training tool.
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zoux posted:Oh great Rand Paul is going to filibuster a Court of Appeals nominee in order to give a big ole anti-drone speech.
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May 20, 2014 22:12
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zoux posted:Oh great Rand Paul is going to filibuster a Court of Appeals nominee in order to give a big ole anti-drone speech. Well since the first one put Rand on the map of 2016 contenders, a second go at it sure will advance his fortunes just as much. Aren't there procedural rules governing someone grabbing a huge block of floor time for a speech if a vote isn't at stake? With Rand's first go at this didn't he have approval from Harry Reid to do it? I would imagine there would be some kind of limits to this.
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May 20, 2014 22:13
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Federal judges love trolling Scalia. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/judge-cites-scalia-pennsylvania-gay-marriage quote:Upon striking down Pennsylvania's gay marriage ban Tuesday, a federal judge cited Justice Antonin Scalia's "cogen[t]" argument that the Supreme Court had essentially paved the way for nationwide marriage equality last year.
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May 20, 2014 22:13
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Who What Now posted:She also didn't say "George Zimmermann murdered Taryvon Martin" which would have been even more accurate. So what's your point? My point is that I expect better from NPR than "this person killed a black kid and is half-white therefore he's white." Alter Ego posted:OK, tell me something. Knowing nothing other than the physical description of George Zimmerman, how would you have described him to police? Amergin posted:And I would identify George Zimmerman as a "hispanic male with a voracious appetite."
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May 20, 2014 22:15
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Sword of Chomsky posted:Federal judges love trolling Scalia. Best part about this judge is that he comes with Rick Santorum's endorsement.
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zoux posted:Oh and here is the Pentagon's actually developed zombie contingency plan. Never say never, boys.
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May 20, 2014 22:18
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Moneyshot:quote:6. (U) Zombie threat summary:
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May 20, 2014 22:23
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Sword of Chomsky posted:Hispanic men CAN BE AND ARE WHITE Wouldn't that be Zimmerman's decision though? It still wouldn't be appropriate to immediately label him as white without any input.
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May 20, 2014 22:24
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They must have had a ton of fun writing that.
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May 20, 2014 22:24
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Ghost of Reagan Past posted:They must have had a ton of fun writing that. Our tax dollars. 
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May 20, 2014 22:28
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Pohl posted:Our tax dollars. Getting a full set of zombie definitions is exactly why we shouldn't cut defense spending. I also want more details on "occult/evil magic".
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May 20, 2014 22:29
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Amergin posted:My point is that I expect better from NPR than "this person killed a black kid and is half-white therefore he's white." Except that Zimmerman is visibly Caucasian, with a 'white' name. Literally the only reason I know he has any Hispanic background is because I have been told. And that is on top of the fact that people of Hispanic descent are traditionally still considered 'white'. There is a reason that the term 'non Hispanic white' exists on a lot of political surveys when it comes to self identification. The same is true of Obama incidentally. He looks black, he identifies as black. He isn't the countries first 'half black' president. Caros fucked around with this message at 22:34 on May 20, 2014 |
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May 20, 2014 22:31
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Amergin posted:Getting a full set of zombie definitions is exactly why we shouldn't cut defense spending. Which, by the way, I want to watch that movie.
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May 20, 2014 22:33
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Pohl posted:Our tax dollars. It's actually a pretty good exercise as far as military planning goes... which is the whole point since it's at JPME which is an extensive course with the purpose of developing those skills. Military planning, by the way, extends to things such as "A giant hurricane just crashed into our east coast" and "Oh holy poo poo, a nuclear reactor just went critical from tsunami damage" You know. Things you'd actually want the military to be able to effectively assist with. But eh, gently caress whatever I don't understand. Boon fucked around with this message at 22:45 on May 20, 2014 |
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May 20, 2014 22:39
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Caros posted:Except that Zimmerman is visibly Caucasian, with a 'white' name. Literally the only reason I know he has any Hispanic background is because I have been told. Weird how the vast majority of people to bring up that Obama is only half-black are white, isn't it?
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May 20, 2014 22:39
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Amergin posted:Like I said, most of the content was pretty objective, interesting and insightful. However now and then they get a professor who tells me that I'm afraid because our president is black and I just have to roll my eyes. Relax, they're not talking about you, you're one of the good ones. Anyway, it's cool, I have straight white male friends and they're okay. But until white heterosexuals start taking responsibility for fixing the problems in white hetero culture, these things are just going to happen. VitalSigns fucked around with this message at 22:46 on May 20, 2014 |
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May 20, 2014 22:40
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Caros posted:Except that Zimmerman is visibly Caucasian, with a 'white' name. Literally the only reason I know he has any Hispanic background is because I have been told. I think your memory might be a little cloudy. It's very easy to see that Zimmerman is part Hispanic at a glance Not that it matters, since the definition of white is ever changing. If this was the 1800s we could just as easily be having a conversation about whether the media is biased for calling someone white when he's actually half Irish.
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May 20, 2014 22:40
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May 20, 2014 22:41
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I can imagine an entire Bureaucratic form just for identifying the evil magic properties of a raised zombie. "Are your zombies raised by a single Necromancer or a cabal in a ritual? Is the spell/ritual complete or is it ongoing? Do the zombies crumble with the Necromancer in question is killed or are they self sustaining? Is your magic source natural, arcane, or are we talking about a full fledged demonic possession here? Please fill this out in triplicate and submit it to the relevant agencies."
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May 20, 2014 22:45
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Sword of Chomsky posted:Why do I, as a white male, have to listen about the problems that non-white people have? - A serious question. There's value in the idea that spreading the news throughout the day avoids ghettoization of these issues, but it could be argued that doing so also devalues the news itself by merging it with the dominant thread of white people issues in the rest of the news. Really you need both a dedicated show AND integrated stories in All Things Considered.
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MaxxBot posted:Wouldn't that be Zimmerman's decision though? It still wouldn't be appropriate to immediately label him as white without any input. What's he gonna be? Asian because he feels like an Asian at heart?
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May 20, 2014 22:50
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Zuhzuhzombie!! posted:What's he gonna be? Asian because he feels like an Asian at heart? Can't we just call everyone African and be done with it?
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Speaking of race and identity--and I hope linking tangent related content isn't too verboten because I seem to have a habit of it--this is a pretty great and somewhat illuminating piece about just how ingrained this stuff can be. https://soundcloud.com/stateofthereunion/the-entire-pike-county-ohio/ Their brief description: quote:In this episode Al Letson and guest producer Lu Olkowski visit a tiny town in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio where, for a century, residents have shared the common bond of identifying as African-American despite the fact that they look white. Racial lines have been blurred to invisibility, and people inside the same family can vehemently disagree about whether they are black or white. It can be tense and confusing. As a result, everyone’s choosing: Am I black? Am I mixed race? Or, am I white? Adding to the confusion, there’s a movement afoot to recognize their Native-American heritage.
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May 20, 2014 22:53
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ChampRamp posted:Representative Ted Yoho (Pirate-FL), known hater of absentee voting, wishes to make voting tougher by limiting it to property owners. These comments were made during the 2012 election cycle, where he also stated “I fear for the country, two and a half years from now we may not be able to vote.” Yohoho and a bottle of Night Train also gave a Coach-like "I never took anything from anybody" except you know, that time he was on food stamps.
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May 20, 2014 22:55
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Stultus Maximus posted:Yohoho and a bottle of Night Train also gave a Coach-like "I never took anything from anybody" except you know, that time he was on food stamps. But he earned those foodstamps unlike those other mooching poors.
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May 20, 2014 23:08
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Amergin posted:My point is that I expect better from NPR than "this person killed a black kid and is half-white therefore he's white." Zimmerman identifies as white. (Its on his court docs, iirc) and Obama identifies as black. Also White hispanics are a thing that exist. But you've been told this multiple times, so why are you still beating this drum? Booze chat: I've always wanted to get some Night Train but alas. I've got some Brandy though. And that's awesome.
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May 20, 2014 23:35
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Alter Ego posted:Best part about this judge is that he comes with Rick Santorum's endorsement. As a native Yinzer I've been reading all day (moreso then usual) about that case. It never ceases to amaze me how many die hard "Mericans" talk out of their asses about the Constitution, without having ever read it. I've seen about 80 "state's rights" posts today. Seriously reading the Constitution takes like 12 minutes, is equal protections really that loving hard to grasp?
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Koalas March posted:Zimmerman identifies as white. (Its on his court docs, iirc) and Obama identifies as black. Also White hispanics are a thing that exist. "On voter registration forms, George Zimmerman identified himself as Hispanic, as did his mother. His father, Robert, listed himself as white on voter registration forms. Zimmerman's mother, Gladys, is originally from Peru." And for some extra input: To be blunt, Zimmerman's skin tone is the same as mine, a medium brown. But I would not personally identify as white. My heritage is 100 percent Mexican. My maternal great-grandfather left Mexico for Texas in 1890 and my paternal grandparents migrated from Mexico in the 1920s. If a Mexican is pale enough can I call him/her white and laugh at people who try to tell me differently?
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Splendid, I didn't think I could be any more annoyed by TMM's cancellation. Now I've read Amergin holding forth about how problematic it was because it tried "too hard" to focus on race. Pressed for examples he went full Zimmerman. Splendid!
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SedanChair posted:Splendid, I didn't think I could be any more annoyed by TMM's cancellation. Now I've read Amergin holding forth about how problematic it was because it tried "too hard" to focus on race. Pressed for examples he went full Zimmerman. Splendid! Were you drunk when you were reading my posts? Because I think you were.
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