In the past, far too many people have been called racists for disapproving of Obama. It was unfair and I understand some people's frustration with being called racist when they aren't.

But I don't see how anyone can justify this. American citizens who were born here being told to go back to where they came from. For those that say it wasn't the color of their skin but rather their socialist policies, then why didn't Trump tell Bernie Sanders to go back to where he can from? The answer is obvious, and if you are defending him and saying it was not racist, then I'll have to assume you would still defend Trump and say he wasn't racist if he gave the State of the Union address while wearing a white sheet and pointy hat.

If you are ok with the president being a racist for whatever reason, fine. But trying to defend him just makes you look stupid. Own up to it.

Dog whistle for his racist scumbag base.

Doesn't that hurt your ears?

Where they gonna send her back to? Mattel?

I would send her back where her family was from for a short period of time. Let her learn why her family became
refugees and came to the US, and why the American right to free speech is so important. Let her sound off at the conditions there and blame those in power. She would be return quickly with a new respect for the country.

Also, all involved need to learn there are consequences for speaking radically.

With the Mattel, I was referring to Stepford Melania.

Where they gonna send her back to? Mattel?

I would send her back where her family was from for a short period of time. Let her learn why her family became
refugees and came to the US, and why the American right to free speech is so important. Let her sound off at the conditions there and blame those in power. She would be return quickly with a new respect for the country.

Also, all involved need to learn there are consequences for speaking radically.

As noted, the post you quoted was referencing Melania Trump... I assume you are talking about Ilhan Omar.

First of all, she was alive when her family fled Somalia, so I think it is highly likely that she knows exactly why they needed to leave. Secondly, it is, at the very least, quite condescending (maybe racist) to imply that she somehow wouldn't, couldn't, or doesn't understand the circumstances of her family's departure from their homeland. Lastly, I have never heard Ms. Omar suggest that she is unhappy with the freedoms that America affords people. She, as an elected official, has policy suggestions. If she can't win people over to her side of the debate, her suggestions will never become policy.

Did you suggest the same for any immigrant who becomes an American citizen and then becomes involved in politics, or just the ones from Africa? Henry Kissinger? Arnold Schwarzenegger? Madeleine Albright?

If you believe "the American right to free speech is so important", why does a member of congress using said right piss anyone off?

Also, what are the consequences of "speaking radically" in a country with freedom of speech? Deportation? Or just some racist punk who happens to be president being pissed and and complaining to crowds of other racists about you?

Where they gonna send her back to? Mattel?

I would send her back where her family was from for a short period of time. Let her learn why her family became
refugees and came to the US, and why the American right to free speech is so important. Let her sound off at the conditions there and blame those in power. She would be return quickly with a new respect for the country.

Also, all involved need to learn there are consequences for speaking radically.

As noted, the post you quoted was referencing Melania Trump... I assume you are talking about Ilhan Omar.

First of all, she was alive when her family fled Somalia, so I think it is highly likely that she knows exactly why they needed to leave. Secondly, it is, at the very least, quite condescending (maybe racist) to imply that she somehow wouldn't, couldn't, or doesn't understand the circumstances of her family's departure from their homeland. Lastly, I have never heard Ms. Omar suggest that she is unhappy with the freedoms that America affords people. She, as an elected official, has policy suggestions. If she can't win people over to her side of the debate, her suggestions will never become policy.

Did you suggest the same for any immigrant who becomes an American citizen and then becomes involved in politics, or just the ones from Africa? Henry Kissinger? Arnold Schwarzenegger? Madeleine Albright?

If you believe "the American right to free speech is so important", why does a member of congress using said right piss anyone off?

Also, what are the consequences of "speaking radically" in a country with freedom of speech? Deportation? Or just some racist punk who happens to be president being pissed and and complaining to crowds of other racists about you?

Yes, i was posting about Ilhan Omar. You noted that your post was about Melania Trump after my post was made. Matter of fact almost exactly 3 hours after my post.
1) So it's racist to think that a child of 4 years old would know why her family was leaving their home to live in a refugee camp? Did you know what was going on when you were 4 years old?
2) Your reading comprehension must be one of your lowest priorities. Read again about why I think she needs to understand why our free speech is so important.
3) Again, reading comprehensively. Let her try our freedom of speech in Somalia and see where it gets her.
4) Man, you really need to learn to read through a post before responding (kneejerk response possibly). Did you read the part "Also, ALL INVOLVED need to learn there are consequences for speaking radically." Think on that for a moment. Did I point out any one person, or did I point out ALL INVOLVED in the exchange?
5) Are you a racist since you just don't seem to like people of Scottish heritage.

You also need to get some facts about the people you post about. Check their biographies, you know, like, date of birth, when they left Somalia, how long they were in a refugee camp, when they migrated to the US, when they applied for citizenship, things like that.

Also, all involved need to learn there are consequences for speaking radically.

Yes, and nobody will know this more than the Republicans after Trump is gone. You can tell a woman to go back but can’t stand up to Trump. Where is your manhood?

Mine is right where it is supposed to be, and why are you asking?

Mine is right where it is supposed to be

They are both behaving the same but you only have the balls to go after the woman, while remaining silent like a bitch when the stronger male does it. Coward.

Mad about how you got schooled a little while ago, or is it that you still don't have an inkling about what I posted since you don't have very good reading comprehension?

So you admit that she is a race baiting, knee jerk, radical content posting dweeb?

Mine is right where it is supposed to be

They are both behaving the same but you only have the balls to go after the woman, while remaining silent like a bitch when the stronger male does it. Coward.

Mad about how you got schooled a little while ago, or is it that you still don't have an inkling about what I posted since you don't have very good reading comprehension?

So you admit that she is a race baiting, knee jerk, radical content posting dweeb?

Well, we all know Trump is a racist, knee jerk, radical content posting moron. Seems like his base loves him that way. The rational free thinking part of the world become more and more horrorified with every Trump tweet.

Mad about how you got schooled a little while ago, or is it that you still don't have an inkling about what I posted since you don't have very good reading comprehension?

So you admit that she is a race baiting, knee jerk, radical content posting dweeb?

Keep going after the girl ya big puss.

Still no grasp on that reading comprehension, huh?

You're the one that said she was.
Your Quote: "They are both behaving the same"

Think on it.

I find it interesting that constituents of these four are so easily swayed by ideologies with little basis in existing American culture and values. Somalia? Seriously? Raise your hand if you, with your educational background, could vote for someone espousing thoughts Germaine to their country of origin. This has ZERO to do with their being women and everything to do with the ignorant people who voted for them.

Yes, i was posting about Ilhan Omar. You noted that your post was about Melania Trump after my post was made. Matter of fact almost exactly 3 hours after my post.
1) So it's racist to think that a child of 4 years old would know why her family was leaving their home to live in a refugee camp? Did you know what was going on when you were 4 years old?
2) Your reading comprehension must be one of your lowest priorities. Read again about why I think she needs to understand why our free speech is so important.
3) Again, reading comprehensively. Let her try our freedom of speech in Somalia and see where it gets her.
4) Man, you really need to learn to read through a post before responding (kneejerk response possibly). Did you read the part "Also, ALL INVOLVED need to learn there are consequences for speaking radically." Think on that for a moment. Did I point out any one person, or did I point out ALL INVOLVED in the exchange?
5) Are you a racist since you just don't seem to like people of Scottish heritage.

You also need to get some facts about the people you post about. Check their biographies, you know, like, date of birth, when they left Somalia, how long they were in a refugee camp, when they migrated to the US, when they applied for citizenship, things like that.

You are replying to the wrong person. I assume you are talking to me since you wrote "You noted that your post was about Melania Trump" Somewhere around here I said I DID NOT think the President's tweets were racist. Stupid and sociopathic, yes, racist no. So maybe back off on the reading comprehension and knee jerk stuff? Looks like you needed the spectacles and jumped the gun, to me.

Also, I have a lot of Scottish, MacGillivray, dead at Culloden fighting British imperial slime like Trump. My folks were in Jamestown 1621, Stouts, direct descendant of a member of Washington's cabinet, Oregon Trail, both sides of Civil War, on and on, proud American.

[Edited on 7/20/2019 by BrerRabbit]

I find it interesting that constituents of these four are so easily swayed by ideologies with little basis in existing American culture and values. Somalia? Seriously? Raise your hand if you, with your educational background, could vote for someone espousing thoughts Germaine to their country of origin. This has ZERO to do with their being women and everything to do with the ignorant people who voted for them.

Do you see yourself as the only authority on American culture and values? If so, what have those four done to directly threaten the culture and values?

Or, are you surprised to find that there are other views, or something?

I find it interesting that constituents of these four are so easily swayed by ideologies with little basis in existing American culture and values. Somalia? Seriously? Raise your hand if you, with your educational background, could vote for someone espousing thoughts Germaine to their country of origin. This has ZERO to do with their being women and everything to do with the ignorant people who voted for them.

Whatever assumptions you are making about Somalia, realize that her family left Somalia to escape war. Do you think German Jews agreed with the ideologies of German Nazis? Or Polish Jews with Stalin and the Soviets? Or victims in Rwanda and their warring governments? Or Italians and Mussolini? By your logic, you lump everyone within the same borders together when often these people are victims of their own government's ideologies. And you're only addressing one of the four women of color he called out.

This has everything to do with ignorant people who are prejudiced against people they haven't bothered to learn anything about beyond what they think they see at face value. And there's a word for it. And these ignorant people voted for Trump.

....thoughts Germaine to their......

"germane"

Where they gonna send her back to? Mattel?

I would send her back where her family was from for a short period of time. Let her learn why her family became
refugees and came to the US, and why the American right to free speech is so important. Let her sound off at the conditions there and blame those in power. She would be return quickly with a new respect for the country.

Also, all involved need to learn there are consequences for speaking radically.

I still can't wrap my head around this way of thinking. Last time I read the constitution I don't remember anything about their being different classes of US citizens. Other than the ability of running for president, every citizen has the same rights. She is just as much a US citizen as you. She is just as American as you. Why don't you go back to where your family came from? Seriously, leave! America is a great melting pot. If you can't accept that, then America isn't for you. Unless you are native American or brought over as a slave, you are a decendent of immigrants. The Constitution gives no more rights to be here if your family came over 200 years ago or 20 years ago. Don't like it, then go somewhere else. America is for Americans...regardless of where that American's family originally came from. If you can't accept that, then there is a word for people like that...and you can probably figure out that word.

I would send her back where her family was from for a short period of time. Let her learn why her family became
refugees and came to the US, and why the American right to free speech is so important. Let her sound off at the conditions there and blame those in power. She would be return quickly with a new respect for the country.

Also, all involved need to learn there are consequences for speaking radically.

This is disgustingly patronizing. I'm sure Omar recalls her family's flight from Somalia as a child, and to several other countries before landing in Virginia and then Minnesota. No doubt, she would be happy to teach you about it and explain that Trump's Administration attempts to see to it that refugees such as her are not welcome today. It is that respect, which you are ignorant of, that causes her to fight for her country

I doubt Trump would act this way and show bigotry if those immigrants were coming from Scandinavian countries. He even said that he prefers those from Norway over those from $hithole countries. Those are bragging words from Big Donald.

And we've all seen him him on the world stage basically drinking a white Russian.

I would send her back where her family was from for a short period of time. Let her learn why her family became
refugees and came to the US, and why the American right to free speech is so important. Let her sound off at the conditions there and blame those in power. She would be return quickly with a new respect for the country.

Also, all involved need to learn there are consequences for speaking radically.

This is disgustingly patronizing. I'm sure Omar recalls her family's flight from Somalia as a child, and to several other countries before landing in Virginia and then Minnesota. No doubt, she would be happy to teach you about it and explain that Trump's Administration attempts to see to it that refugees such as her are not welcome today. It is that respect, which you are ignorant of, that causes her to fight for her country

I'd be glad to sit down and talk with her, as long as she is willing to discuss rather than rant. Also PorkChob, do you remember what was going on around you at 4 years of age. I doubt anyone really remembers anything going on when they are at that age, they just remember second hand knowledge.

Which country is she fighting for? US or Somalia? It's fine if she supports efforts to end the fighting, famine, and desecration of the Somali people.

As a US Rep, she would have the backing to ask questions-pointed questions-as to why there are still reasons for Somali citizens to feel the need to leave their country. Possibly able to add to sanctions and embargoes, Never know until she does go back and ask those questions, will we?