There already is nekkid bigotry in this country

My neighbors insist I keep my clothes on.

I'm going to be dancing in the streets if Obama wins....

does that make me part of al-qaeda?

danger @ 4:

I'm going to be dancing in the streets if Obama wins....

does that make me part of al-qaeda?

If you're white it means you don't dance very well.

I find it so interesting that NONE of the Talk shows or talking heads came out and called it Hatemongering or Bigotry in it's most ignorant form...and NO Repug Leadership repudiated it either.....Esp McCain...( the talking heads kept saying he took the weekend off- which is a joke- because he takes every weekend off, and he has a ranch in Sedona...that has a phone)....

I was glad that Rick was willing to bring it up- but he did not call it for the racist outburst that it was.....

This type of "journalism" is beyond pathetic. Is it sad that I can no longer expect any better of CNN?

Hey Sanchez (guni gu gu): if the only thing you're concerned about is the prevalence of the anti-Muslim xenophobic mentality of Americans, why not do some RESEARCH rather than stifle your panel into answering your ridiculous questions? And how come not one member of the panel even bothered to question the premise of the questions being asked? Truly sad.

Unfortunately, he may be right. Americans have yet to come to terms with their deeply held predjudices and bigotry. I'm originally from Pennsylvania, and I'm sad to report that I have heard more than one person from there say: "I guess I’m going to vote for Hillary. I’d rather vote for a woman than a _______” (you fill in the blank)

There's only one redeeming factor about this election that I can think of. It's that finally a giant mirror will be held up to all Americans so that we can finally see our own reflection all at the same time, and realize we don't like the image. Not surprisingly, it's the image that world around us has observed for years.

Would it be appropriate to point out here that the name Hussein is not Arabic in origin? It actually goes back much further than that. It is originally from ancient Semitic, before there was a real difference.

Did I hear that right?

Cynthia is equating the "She's a monster" comment to "Al-Qaeda will be celebrating"?

Obama should have been more careful when he exited the womb and chose his own middle name. People should really think before making such hasty decisions. He should have read up on it first.

Anyone who thinks that someones middle name has any bearing on the person is clearly an idiot.

enigma4ever @ 8:

I find it so interesting that NONE of the Talk shows or talking heads came out and called it Hatemongering or Bigotry in it's most ignorant form...and NO Repug Leadership repudiated it either.....Esp McCain...( the talking heads kept saying he took the weekend off- which is a joke- because he takes every weekend off, and he has a ranch in Sedona...that has a phone)....

I was glad that Rick was willing to bring it up- but he did not call it for the racist outburst that it was.....

That behavior isn't exclusive to America. In many countries, including Europe, the majority would rather sweep xenophobia and hate mongering under the carpet and pretend it doesn't exist in their society. When an African immigrant child was killed by his school mates in Norway, the media and politicians pretended like it was an isolated incident and that racism wasn't as prevalent as many minorities claim.

Sanchez and his panel live in la la land.

They can take the GWOT and shove it up their rectum. I'm sick of the GWOT. Besides not existing in the first place, the GWOT is simply a front for the Iron Triangle. GWOT means pork for weapons manufacturers and the all the merchants of the death-industry.

That's God's truth about GWOT and nothing any right-wing blabberhead says will ever change it.

I just wish we could elect a president that was realistic about the GWOT. But Obama isn't it, and neither is Clinton. All the candidates who are were blacked out of the race early on.

House rules. And the Iron Triangle owns the house. Welcome to America.

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CNN’s Rick Sanchez: Will King’s Comments Hurt Obama?

Hurt his wiiiitle feelings?

Rico @ 12:

Unfortunately, he may be right. Americans have yet to come to terms with their deeply held predjudices and bigotry. I'm originally from Pennsylvania, and I'm sad to report that I have heard more than one person from there say: "I guess I’m going to vote for Hillary. I’d rather vote for a woman than a _______” (you fill in the blank)

There's only one redeeming factor about this election that I can think of. It's that finally a giant mirror will be held up to all Americans so that we can finally see our own reflection all at the same time, and realize we don't like the image. Not surprisingly, it's the image that world around us has observed for years.

Americans don't like the image, but lack the courage to do what has to been done to right the ship.

I remember a poll taken before the Chimp took us to war in Iraq. 75% of Americans wanted war with Iraq, but that was reduced to 38% if it required bringing back the draft. We have disgraced our ancestors who gave so much for America. Do we want to leave our failures for our children?

I don't think so. Hillary's already got the Moron vote sewn up, anyway.

I like the reference to Omar Bradley . As far as Stevie-boy King is concerned, the man who led the U.S. and allies to victory over the fascists in WW2 was a treacherous Islamic spy . Is this correct, Stevie-boy ?

What King fails to notice is that Al Qaeda already has a lot to be happy about, courtesy of the Bush administration. "dancing in the streets" might actually take them down a few notches from where they are now (somewhere between "dancing on the ceiling" and "partying all night long").

Sanchez is a big doofus, and the only thing I can stand watching him do is this.
P.S. to the reader who wanted to know what his credentials were.... he was a weather man out of Miami. Real journalistic heavyweight.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=125740&title=momen...

cuz god forbid the muslim world has a little better opinion of us

You pretty much summed it up, Nicole. But I want to add, why is it that this kind of bald-faced racism isn't met with the same condemnation in politics as it is in other public commentary?

Imagine if some sports commentator or coach were to suggest that a basketball or football star were somehow aligned with Al Qaeda, simply because their name sounded Muslim. They'd be immediately ridiculed and yanked, relegated to a Jimmy-the-Greek early retirement.

It's absolutely unconscienable that we treat politics as the only public realm where anything goes, where anything is not only allowed, but somehow met with a "bold strategy" pat on the back. It's sick.

Chopvac @ 39:

Will it hurt Obama? Of course. Any low-blow by a Rethugnican will go unchallenged by the RWM (rightwing media).

Just look at this cheap shot made by Condescending Rice: she is equating the Palestinians to the KKK.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/28/AR200711...

"Like the Israelis, I know what it is like to go to sleep at night, not knowing if you will be bombed, of being afraid to be in your own neighborhood, of being afraid to go to your church," she said.

Rice is so ignorant, stupid or has such a short term memory that she forgets it was the Israeli Terrorist Force (the ITF) that was flying over Palestinian homes to cause sonic booms at 2AM.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/nov/03/israel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEkbTzscBUg

Rice is full of shit. How would she know about bombings and such?

Next she will equate her upbring to MLK.

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If I shoot my foot, will you die?

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King's comments speak for themselves:
KING IS A BIGOT!

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According to his bio, all he did was attend college, no mention of graduating!
Shouldn't Homeland Security be checking him out a little closer, after he was born in Cuba, a real hotbed of Anti-American activities. For all we know he could be sending secret messages back to his mother country, and Fidel!

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Juan HUSSEIN Cole has a more current version of his thread.
And in the comment section, Scott Banks says some wisdom:

In addition to the racism, there is another childish idea hiding within King's comments and begging to be exposed. King suggests that our voting decision should be based on how our enemies will perceive those decisions.

A country confident in its abilities, its vision and its power does not allow fears about its enemies' perceptions to shape its own voting process. To do that is to surrender autonomy and dance as the unwitting puppet of the enemy one fears. It is the opposite of the strong path King thinks he favors.

It is analogous the position of a man who thinks he is strong but who lives in secret fear that his weakness will be discovered, and who therefore takes no action without wondering how real and imagined enemies would perceive it. This is not a secure man, and it is not the choice of a secure country.

It is a different thing entirely to weigh how a candidate might be perceived by allies. In that case one acts not out of fear but out of hope and regard for others, and with a view toward the power that comes from unity.

It is in part because Bush has left the right with so few friends internationally that such a distinction is hard for them to see.

But then again, when the only friends you have left are the enemies you've courted, then...

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Excuse me there Mr. Baoky N. Vu can you explain how pointing out that the numbers used by General Petraeus to support "the surge" were as Phony as a 3 dollar bill is "morally reprehensible"? Speaking of 3 dollar bills, all of this outrage gets to be framed by the worse right wing fascists, why is that?

It will hurt Obama probably about as much as it hurt The Dixie Chicks chances of winning a Grammy.

Dancing in the streets? You mean like they did when Bush started giving them money?

I hope the Repugs keep skinnin' their ignorance and bigotry all Summer. Sure there are those that agree but they're so stupid that nothing will change them, but the repugnance of comments like this will only serve to drive the rest of us to the polls in droves to turn as many Republicans out of office as possible.

I mean why didn't Sanchez pick up on this...it would be like saying that he, Sanchez, is in favor of wholesale and open illegal immigration...or that King himself would have been a Torrey and sympathetic to King George.

Ooh the bigotry hurts, it hurts!!!

Get some skin people! Oh, that's right; we're talking about the American public here.......................................................................................
God bless, and all that bullshit...............................................................................................................................................................

Sweet Jesus, my browser hates RedLasso. I had to disallow scripting for it to get into comments. I had to close my browser three times through task manager. Argh. Scripting. Can't live with it; can't compute without it.

That said, what kind of a fucking b00b is Sanchez? Blame the target of racism for somehow engendering the hate directed toward him, and imply (or state) that this may hurt the target's chances of getting ahead?

what morons.

I was so horrified by Sanchez and his out of control behavior that I wrote to CNN and that silly woman from "Pink" who is supporting Clinton. Did Clinton's campaign coordinate this ridiculous panel with CNN? Damn it. Maybe in this case, CNN is working as the Clinton News Network. Or at least until they can somehow get Clinton as the nominee. Then they will turn on her like a pit bull in heat, and start tongue kissing McCain.
That whole hour was an affront to the intelligence of most of the electorate. I wish Clinton and all of her right wing enablers would self destruct and get the hell out of the way so that we can stop the sideshow and get busy trying to solve this country's problems!

"Al-Qaida Will Be "Dancing In The Streets" If "Hussein" Obama Wins"

Then Obama can bomb "The Streets" and no more Al-Qaida.

Problem solved.

Why are these alleged newspeople people actually discussing this statement as if it has any relevance?
The media should be mocking King, not taking him seriously.

Orangutan. @ 64:

I'll take that into consideration for about 4 seconds. Then I'll tell you to shut the f--k up.

Whats your problem today? Your sure edgy.

Matt Hussein in Texas @ 15:

cg @ 10:

This type of "journalism" is beyond pathetic. Is it sad that I can no longer expect any better of CNN?

Hey Sanchez (guni gu gu): if the only thing you're concerned about is the prevalence of the anti-Muslim xenophobic mentality of Americans, why not do some RESEARCH rather than stifle your panel into answering your ridiculous questions? And how come not one member of the panel even bothered to question the premise of the questions being asked? Truly sad.

cg - OK, where does "guni gu gu" come from? I haven't heard it in years, and I can't remember why I'm familiar with it. Help!

Hahaha. Does 'Eddie Murphy - Delirious' ring a bell?

ns hussein r @ 55:

Dancing in the streets? You mean like they did when Bush started giving them money?

And you know that's right!

McDuff @ 20:

enigma4ever @ 8:

I find it so interesting that NONE of the Talk shows or talking heads came out and called it Hatemongering or Bigotry in it's most ignorant form...and NO Repug Leadership repudiated it either.....Esp McCain...( the talking heads kept saying he took the weekend off- which is a joke- because he takes every weekend off, and he has a ranch in Sedona...that has a phone)....

I was glad that Rick was willing to bring it up- but he did not call it for the racist outburst that it was.....

That behavior isn't exclusive to America. In many countries, including Europe, the majority would rather sweep xenophobia and hate mongering under the carpet and pretend it doesn't exist in their society. When an African immigrant child was killed by his school mates in Norway, the media and politicians pretended like it was an isolated incident and that racism wasn't as prevalent as many minorities claim.

Sanchez and his panel live in la la land.

Well, residing in Norway gives me the qualification to say that it was an isolated incident. That does not mean racism isn't common here. It is. Killing one another because of it however, is not common here. A fine line to you maybe..........

Not only will Muslims be dancing in the streets, but people all over the world will join hands to sing and dance.

They continue to play around with this kind of horse crap, because they think it will turn off some people, yet they have not got the message yet that people are no longer playing that game and you would think they realize this when the good Senator is just beating the hell out of Hillary in state after state after state and I am so very proud to say it is not only the black voters that recognize talent when they see it, but Americans all over this country see the real accomplishments and the ability to bring us together , this man clearly has.

You could almost feel sorry for them, as they are simply trying any and everything they can and nothing seems to stop the train.

The more they through darts at him and refuse to give him the credit for his accomplishments, the more supporters he picks up .

The man has won most all of the states in this country and all they can now holler is he has not one the big ones.

He is ahead of Hillary on everything and when you add up the small or med size states and add the number of voters up, he is just killing her in the over all number of voters across this country. At last count I think it was running about twenty million more people support him over her and by now is just to many to count.

He is going to again kick her in her flat ass Tuesday and Philadelphia is going to also be a huge blow out and he will continue kicking her ass until the end of time if she makes it necessary.

The NAFTA, issue is documented and we all have the truth on video and it is not pretty, because it shows that Hillary is the sole culprit behind this scandal and no it did not work because as much as they hoop and holler about her so called victories in Ohio and Texas, we also have data that shows otherwise and that Senator Obama won the caucus by 56% and over all he got more delegates they she, because all the mess and money she spent she got about four delegates out of it and thank god for the 8% of radical republican votes she got or she would have lost the entire thing.

I am sure that Hillary is not as happy as she makes out she is as she actually spent more money on the campaign and confetti, then she got out of the state she spent millions of her wasted dollars on.

We need to continue to pounce on her and her supporters to show us why she thinks she has so much experience and that she is ready to serve this country on day one.
The proof is in the documents and data she is hiding along with her financial statements and Tax Records instead of out in the open where they should be, unless she is hiding something.

Another issue is who are the people that gave all this money to his library and why is it so hard to get media to go after this crap, when they have no problem going after Obama on all the little petty, trumped up trash they are consistently sticking him with?

In spite of the red phone issue they claim Hillary made so much traction with, especially when there is no red phone in the white house, but it is located at the pentagon instead.

This promotion of her accomplishments are also questionable when the Texas News, clearly admitted she got 8% votes from regagade republicans that Rush and the media sent to bloody Obama. So if she so call wins the primary by 4% in the hard data, what that really means is that without those votes, she loses by 4% in the primary and she will diffenatly lose the caucus and the so call overwhelming Latino support she and media laid all claims too, is also very questionable, when their were many of them that did also support Obama. We have to call these people on this kind of reporting and keep in mind that they are the very same gang that has lied to us about all these illegal elections and even worse, the illegal invasion of Iraq and all the trimmings to go with it.

Snowball @ 3:

I Republicans keep allowing imbeciles like King to represent their party, it will be the death of the McCain campaign and the Republican party for decades to come.

especially if McCain says/repeats it during the Fall campaign!!

LanceThruster @ 78:

The Bush misadministration has been one of the greatest recruiting tool for Muslim radicals ever. They're already dancing thanks to Shrub. He single-handedly squandered almost all the good will of the planet with his idiocy.

That's the point, LT. The longer the war lasts, the stronger the US foothold in the Midddle-East will be, and the more money the friends of the administration will be making. This war will last another decade, at least, no matter who is the winner in November.

CheneyIsADick @ 79:

LanceThruster @ 78:

The Bush misadministration has been one of the greatest recruiting tool for Muslim radicals ever. They're already dancing thanks to Shrub. He single-handedly squandered almost all the good will of the planet with his idiocy.

That's the point, LT. The longer the war lasts, the stronger the US foothold in the Midddle-East will be, and the more money the friends of the administration will be making. This war will last another decade, at least, no matter who is the winner in November.

Indeed all 300 members of the Bush Cabal Clique are hoping for the War that won't end in our lifetime you can bet on that.

Watch out for Sanchez in the future. He`s good at what he does presenting both sides and at the same time promoting a right wing agenda. Blitzer comes from the same mold.

The fear mongering we see once again from Rep. King is wearing thin and doesn't have the effects it once did. The only people that still buy it are the same people that support King. They tend to be scared of their own shadows and pee in their pants at the mere thought of "terrorists".  They are in a word, cowards.

Besides, Obama is well beyond any of that now and has a much more powerful emotion working with in his base that goes well beyond fear. His message of hope and change are whats needed to offset the Republican fear machine. This is how a movement is started and it could go well beyond Obama.  With hope and change people feel more in charge where as with fear, the people must succumb to those that they feel can handle that threat they do not understand. 

Allan Roberts @ 41:

I too will be dancing in the streets when Obama wins...the whole world is starting to look better than it has in at least a decade!

Point well made. Who isn't going to be dancing in the streets when Obama wins?

After the past 8 years of Bush-o-Reagan-onomics, scare tactics (as evidenced by this comment), pitting Americans against each other, corporate looting of the public tax coffers, fascist hate speech, and the utter dismantling of the Constitution, the world (along with everyone in the U.S. with the few possible exceptions of people like Delay and Robertson) will indeed be cheering.

As if that's a bad thing.

Very Fox-worthy comments by the CNN'ers I thought. Channelling Fred Barnes anyone?

SInce they're unfairly tarring Obama for having ties to Islam, can we start tarring McCain for this:

A new issue has arisen. The issue is that John McCain was born in Egypt.

http://watchingamerica.com/News/2008/03/09/the-mccain-incident-an-egypti...

Seems fair to me.

Terrible @ 91:

Stupid Git, that's an interesting link but mccain was actually born in the Panama Canal Zone.

Looks like they confused Panama Canal with Suez Canal??

gallery @ 36:

Sanchez is a big doofus, and the only thing I can stand watching him do is this.
P.S. to the reader who wanted to know what his credentials were.... he was a weather man out of Miami. Real journalistic heavyweight.

I grew up watching Sanchez report and anchor the news in Miami (I don't think he was ever a weatherman). Anyway, he was laughable then. He hasn't lost his touch nor gained anything new with his over-the-top reporting stunts. I think the only reason he made it into the "big league" is due to his bilingualism and status as a Cuban immigrant. He's a trophy reporter. Oh, and if there is any slant to his broadcast, it could be something to do with the Cuban's devotion to G.H.W. Bush. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little....

djr @ 94:

gallery @ 36:

Sanchez is a big doofus, and the only thing I can stand watching him do is this.
P.S. to the reader who wanted to know what his credentials were.... he was a weather man out of Miami. Real journalistic heavyweight.

I grew up watching Sanchez report and anchor the news in Miami (I don't think he was ever a weatherman). Anyway, he was laughable then. He hasn't lost his touch nor gained anything new with his over-the-top reporting stunts. I think the only reason he made it into the "big league" is due to his bilingualism and status as a Cuban immigrant. He's a trophy reporter. Oh, and if there is any slant to his broadcast, it could be something to do with the Cuban's devotion to G.H.W. Bush. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little....

I like Sanchez, I have no problem with him being Cuban, otherwise if it's ok to say that then what about the Jewish Wolf Blitzer, Dana Bash, etc. or the Irish O'Reilly, Hannity, Matthews. It's not ok to criticize someone for their ethnic background.

Well, if they'll be dancing in the streets that means we'll be able to see them (via surveillance of some sort) and thusly blow them to pieces. That is the goal right, King ol boy? To win the war on terror, whatever that is. so if electing Barack Obama president, brings Al-Qaeda dancing into the streets, and I gather we're watching their every move (in Iraq at least but not the pakistani mts) so we should be able to see them dancing their jigs, then we can destroy them in one fell swoop. how simple, amazing Bush hasn't thought of it. wow, then all Americans have a patriotic duty to vote for Obama as that will bring Al-Qaeda into the streets pronto. what a great start to a great presidency that would be. thanks for the idea, King ol bigot.

Peter G @ 99:

miss_kitty Hussein @ 60:

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Miss Kitty may I suggest using NoScript with Firefox. It allows good control of scripts and gets rid of most of the advertising.

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CheneyIsADick @ 75:

No. 44 @ 70:

I will dance in the street if he wins and we get a majority that can accomplish something on his behalf.

As long as the author of this book is one of Obama's advisors, I see no reason to dance in the streets.

I had no idea we needed Norway's stamp of approval on our political process and candidates' advisers.
Brzezinski happens to be a brilliant foreign policy adviser. He understand that one cannot rule the world with an iron fist. That's why he's Obama's adviser and not Bush's, for example.

But, thanks for your concern.

I want to know how King is so plugged into what Al-Qaeda wants--don't you think Homeland Security should be looking into his sources of information? Maybe, with a FISA warrant?

He's wrong -- the Saudis will not be dancing.

They have made trillions off of Bush's protection racket with them.

And their funding of at least two of the 17 Saudi Nine-eleven hijackers in 2000 need never come up.

Rick Sanchez is nothing more than an empty CNN suit with no journalistic backbone. I watched in horror last year as he, an American born to Cuban immigrant parents, allowed Lou Dobbs to spew his anti-Latino, anti-immigrant bigotry in a "debate".

I'd like to see Rep. King attempt to justify his remarks to Jack Cafferty or Roland Martin

Saaaanncheeeez?? Sounds like a gul-durn Messican to me. He mussa cum cross the border all illegal 'n stuff.

We caint hav no gul-dern Messicans in our gov'ment.

Yee Haa. Let's string 'em up.

King is running for re-election against Democratic candidate Joyce Schulte - maybe she could use some help getting this clown out of Congress.

http://www.schulteforcongress.com/

Obama will have to continue to fight on every front. It is clear people will try to undermine what he stands for. The reason? Change and hope. Sounds stupid I know. But he represents a change that would have a direct impact on those with vested interests. And the hope Obama brings should never be underplayed. It is a hope that is about race, America, the World, the future, and about him and me. It is a burden he has to carry. And it is a burden that he should never forget. Because it is a burden that people don't want to carry for much longer. He should never forget what this is about. He brings hope. But he also carries the hope of people who have all but given up on politics. More on this in my blog at http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/obama-dont-ever-forget-the-...

Rick Sanchez was a hack when he was at WSVN in South Florida and he's a hack now. But then again, almost all of today's current "journalists" are hacks that are more interested in instigating "drama" than instigating truth.

Here's the really sad part of this story. I called Rep. King's Washington office to complain and the kid that answered the phone claimed that their phone calls were running 65% in favor of King's bigoted, ignorant and slanderous comments.
That's really sad.
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