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Owner59 -> While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 5:42:19 PM)

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/07/13/2010-07-13_rush_limbaugh_calls_george_steinbrenner_a_cracker_says_icon_minted_fired_a_bunch.html



Rush Limbaugh calls George Steinbrenner a 'cracker,' says icon 'fired a bunch of white guys'






Sanity -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 5:46:27 PM)

In its entirety:

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RUSH: George Steinbrenner has passed away at age 80.  That cracker made a lot of African-American millionaires.  George Steinbrenner, the classic capitalist.  Everybody around him [image]http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_071310/content/01125106.Par.89380.ImageFile.jpg[/image]became wealthy.  Like most successful capitalists, he made the people around him wealthy, and a lot of African-American millionaires along the way, and at the same time he fired a bunch of white guys as managers, left and right.  Steinbrenner hasn't been himself for the past two or three years, but nevertheless what a man he was and what a fixture and a character he was in Major League Baseball. 

BREAK TRANSCRIPT

RUSH: George Steinbrenner.  Now, this is an example, my friends, of the kind of news that I'm going to impart here that will just infuriate liberals, it will ruin their day.  George Steinbrenner, that cracker was a great capitalist, and he made many African-Americans who worked for him millionaires, as a lot of capitalists do.  But he also, as a good capitalist, knew when to die.  There is no death tax.  George Steinbrenner's family this year will not have to cough up 55% of what they inherit and perhaps lose the New York Yankees.  How sad it is we've come to this point in America? How much you want to bet, the liberals try to get around this, pass a special law or something to get the Yankee tax money.

This is a story from Business Insider:  "If you're massively wealthy, then 2010 is not a bad year to pass away. That's because Congress allowed the inheritance tax to lapse for one year.  Not that the Steinbrenner family is seeing any 'upside' in the passing of the legendary Yankees owner. But the lack of the tax, which could go as high as 55%, could make the passing of the Yankees franchise that much easier."  In fact, it will be totally easy.  You remember the family of Joe Robbie, who owned the Miami Dolphins? When he passed away they had to sell the team to pay the estate taxes.  It had not been the wisest estate planning going on there.  But Steinbrenner knew when to die.  No estate tax -- (interruption) what are you laughing at, Brian?  You know damn well this kind of thing is going to irritate the left like nothing else will, especially since I point it out. [image]http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/spc.gif[/image]

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_071310/content/01125106.guest.html
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Owner59 -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 5:48:14 PM)

The sanitizer loves limbaugh........

It`s orgasmic.[:D]




Sanity -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 5:54:23 PM)


Rush is okay. I listen to him if I happen to be driving around when his show is on, he's funny as hell and makes some pretty darned good points.

You on the other hand, and most all the other Liberals here constantly stoop to these lowlife personal attacks instead of ever landing a valid point. You're not funny, you're not smart, and you can't win a debate on its own merits to save your lives.




aphotic -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 5:56:10 PM)

Look, as a white person, I don't want to be racist. On the other hand, I just think people like Rush should drink from a separate drinking fountain.

Am I racist?




Owner59 -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 5:59:36 PM)

[:D]




DomKen -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:01:32 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Owner59

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/07/13/2010-07-13_rush_limbaugh_calls_george_steinbrenner_a_cracker_says_icon_minted_fired_a_bunch.html



Rush Limbaugh calls George Steinbrenner a 'cracker,' says icon 'fired a bunch of white guys'

You bet your ass it is racist. If Limbaugh didn't care about race he wouldn't have mentioned it.




Sanity -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:02:18 PM)


[image]http://www.freakygossip.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Rush-Limbaugh-wedding-photos1.jpg[/image]

I'm thinking that the fountains poor Rush has to drink from are probably adequate to sustain him.


quote:

ORIGINAL: aphotic

Look, as a white person, I don't want to be racist. On the other hand, I just think people like Rush should drink from a separate drinking fountain.

Am I racist?




Sanity -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:04:10 PM)


Oh. So, a cracker can't call a cracker a cracker any more?

Only New Black Panthers can label us as crackers (as they openly talk about killing our babies)?

quote:

ORIGINAL: DomKen

You bet your ass it is racist. If Limbaugh didn't care about race he wouldn't have mentioned it.





DomKen -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:08:09 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Sanity


Oh. So, a cracker can't call a cracker a cracker any more?

Only New Black Panthers can label us as crackers (as they openly talk about killing our babies)?

quote:

ORIGINAL: DomKen

You bet your ass it is racist. If Limbaugh didn't care about race he wouldn't have mentioned it.



Who said the NPP guy who said that wasn't a racist? I sure didn't.

What does that have to do with a convicted pill popper making racist comments anyway?




Level -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:09:14 PM)

FR

Edited to say, No, I doubt if it is racist. I don't know Limbaugh's mind, nor does anyone else here.

Are you saying he used "cracker" as a backhanded way of exhibiting a dislike of black people?




Sanity -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:10:11 PM)

Blacks can call each other the n word. Why can't whites call each other the c word? 




kdsub -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:11:39 PM)

I have no respect for limpdick BUT... I don't believe this is racists...I believe he was making a point that Capitalist are NOT racists and make people around them rich African Americans as well as whites.

Butch




Sanity -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:13:06 PM)


No, he was making a crack at the New Black Panthers.

You know, Obamas pals. The same people who his political people at the DOJ  let off the hook for the well documented voter intimidation case in Philly.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Level

FR

No, it isn't racist.

Are you saying he used "cracker" as a backhanded way of exhibiting a dislike of black people?




Owner59 -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:14:00 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Sanity

Blacks can call each other the n word. Why can't whites call each other the c word? 



If you have to ask,you wouldm`t understand.




Sanity -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:15:31 PM)


It was a rhetorical question.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Owner59

If you have to ask,you wouldm`t understand.




Level -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:23:48 PM)

I use the word cracker, and honky.




DomKen -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:25:32 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Sanity

Blacks can call each other the n word. Why can't whites call each other the c word? 

Rush can use cracker all he likes however his comments about Steinbrenner making black men millionaires while firing lots of white guys is racist.




Sanity -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:27:14 PM)


You don't know what racism is. One of my biggest peeves about you far left types is the way you're constantly trying to throw the race card out there, and you don't even know what racism is. julia the other day as trying to claim that all Idahoans are racist because her neighbors from California are moving up here to escape Californias high taxes.

Rush talks about race, and race relations, and thats hysterically misinterpreted as racist by you folks. Merely talking about someone of color (Obama) is hyped as racist if it isn't glowing praise. WTF, he's the president of the United States, every president gets talked about, catches heat. Its politics, get over it.

Its like you've lost your minds.


quote:

ORIGINAL: DomKen
Rush can use cracker all he likes however his comments about Steinbrenner making black men millionaires while firing lots of white guys is racist.




flcouple2009 -> RE: While We`re On The Subject,Is This A Racist Comment? (7/13/2010 6:29:31 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Sanity
You on the other hand, and most all the other Liberals here constantly stoop to these lowlife personal attacks instead of ever landing a valid point. You're not funny, you're not smart, and you can't win a debate on its own merits to save your lives.


I see you were looking in the mirror when you wrote that one.  That is a perfect good self description of Sanity.

Racist?  No, it was just some attempt of Rush to be funny.  Scary stuff George made some African American players wealthy.  And?  He also made some white people wealthy, several Latinos, and even a Japanese or two.

Except in the mind of Rush I don't think anyone ever connected George with being a cracker.  It might have had a point or been some what funny if George ever exhibited a problem with anyone who wasn't white.




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