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The "Take"

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Somebody has to say it

From the Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune: "Late in the town hall meeting, Gayle Quinnell of Shakopee called Obama "an Arab." Taken aback, McCain shook his head and, taking the microphone from her, said, "No, ma'am. He's a decent family man, citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues."

Since when are "decent family man" and "Arab" incompatible?

This is appalling.

Yes, Senator McCain is intervening in a somewhat better direction, but think seriously about what this has come to.

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RE: Somebody has to say it
by mgraymcn (User #213376) on Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 5:54:51 PM (#1006)
The woman was widely quoted as saying "Arab terrorist", though some question whether she actually said "terrorist".
RE: Somebody has to say it
by johnwmcn (Administrator #211640) on Monday, October 13, 2008 @ 4:42:44 PM (#1010)
This confusion as to what she actually said is in and of itself interesting. I speculate that there are some who will hear "Arab terrorist" when someone says "Arab."

I did listen a few times to the youtube video and listened to a post-rally interview with the woman who made the remark. I didn't hear her say "terrorist." The post rally interview is at http://the-uptake.groups.theuptake.org/en/videogalleryView/id/933/.

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