Obama: I'm Sorry Americans are LOSING Insurance

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Seriously? Only a person living under a rock would think so.

His Kenyan heritage references is due to the doubt that he is truly American and deserving to serve as president.

His Muslim references is due to his trying to force Americans to like and coddle those people.

Neither has anything to do with him being black. Just as talking about Clinton's Sexcapades has no racist background. It's a reference to performance or policies.

Wow! What is "those" people?

Are they a different category of people that are not really people?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

He's trying to make us like "those people" again. Ewww.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

He's trying to make us like "those people" again. Ewww.

I know right. Comments like this from individuals who cannot be named are scary. I can see the future generations of children will be no different from the ones who are currently adults.

No Hope, No Change.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I made a $5 bet with one of my tea party buddies. If the us is under martial law by July 1st 2015, I owe him. If not he owes me.

So what are you going to spend that $5.00 on?

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Now who is being a bigot?

You say Mexican is not a race, it is a nationality. Well, not really. It refers to a group of people from a region, namely Mexico.

Yet you allude that Asian IS a race, but it is a geographical region that is loosely used to define people from that (very large) region. How is this different from Mexican?

By your definition, African is not a race, either. Nor is African-American. Yet we use it like it is, don't we. Heck, we have even included "Kenyan" in the list of racial categorizations.

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From Wiki: Race is a classification system used to categorize humans into large and distinct populations or groups by anatomical, cultural, ethnic, genetic, geographical, historical, linguistic, religious, or social affiliation.

Dictionary says:

1. A local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics.

2. A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution: the German race

3. A genealogical line; a lineage.

4. Humans considered as a group.

So yes, Mexican, Asian, German, African are all terms that describe races. And people who are bigoted towards a particular race is a racist. Technically, someone who speaks out against an American is also a racist, right?

The trouble with ALL claims of race and racism is that... not many places nowadays hold a particular group of people. Asia holds Americans, Africans, Asians, Australians, etc. America holds people of all nations and races. So to make a bad statement towards "Americans" as a race it not really racist, it's just lazy and ignorant.

Dude, I'm a white Mexican-American. Mexican-American is (part) of my ethnicity; my race is Caucasian. Mexican is not a race. German is not a race. American is not a race. Australian is not a race. The definition you provide above which cites "the German race" refers to, I believe, the Nazi concept of the Germanic peoples as the so-called "Master Race." It is not a term which has much meaning outside of that. Tell me, how many times have you heard people speak of "the American race"?

Asian and sub-Saharan African peoples are generally considered to be of fairly homogeneous races but there are white Africans and black Asians. Mexico, Canada, America, Germany are multi-racial countries. Not like Botswana. Not like South Korea. Furthermore, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who would agree with your analysis that "American" or "German" is a race. It's all well and good that you know how to access Wikipedia and a dictionary, but being able to parse the information contained therein is important. Moreover, many scholars believe race to be a social construct that has less biological basis than it once was believed to have. We are humans -- we like to categorise. Race is one of our ways of making sense of the world, of grouping, of making some "us" and the rest "others," for better or for worse.

I never alluded to Asians in my earlier statement. I'm utterly baffled as to how you arrived at this.

Edited November 12, 2013 by the maven

[Penny Lane 8,159]

CABA's a race.

[Teddy B 17,252]

CABA's a race.

CABA is the Master Race, that's why so many men here fear them.

[MyLittlePony 340]

Out of 47 presidents has any of them had own healthcare system?

[JohnR! 5,495]

Out of 47 presidents has any of them had own healthcare system?

You will have to wait for the next three presidents to be sworn in before that question can be answered.

Edited November 12, 2013 by Gegel

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Out of 47 presidents has any of them had own healthcare system?

Someone send bigdog back to school.

[GandD 5,966]

So what are you going to spend that $5.00 on?

I'm thinking the nancy pelosi re-election campaign efforts. Seems like that will make him the most mad.

[GandD 5,966]

Out of 47 presidents has any of them had own healthcare system?

Well only one of them freed the slaves. Also, only one made the Louisiana purchase. One bought the Panama Canal. What's your point?

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

CABA is the Master Race, that's why so many men here fear them.

It's true. Now go fetch me my Cheetos.

[Crashed~N2~Me 970]

It's like a Star trek circle jerk....I need time to read up & respond accordingly.....what a bunch of jerk off prima donnas....lol..please be patient..arh arh...went the sea lion....lol...stuffed shirts....

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I like* my doctor and healthcare plan and I can keep it. That's true not only for me but for the overwhelming majority of Americans.

* like might be the wrong word when talking about health insurance plans in this country (yes, they all suck just as the entire health care system in this country sucks) but I use it here for the sake of the argument

That's an overwhelming a$$ kissin job your doing there. keep it up. Your a laughing stock.