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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI just realized Pence called Mexicans "Things"
Gee that will help with the latino voters. Sheesh. WTF is wrong with these people?
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I just realized Pence called Mexicans "Things" (Original Post)
titaniumsalute
Oct 2016
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because so many of us are "things" I guess....obvious that trump/pence and the conservative
beachbum bob
Oct 2016
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beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)1. because so many of us are "things" I guess....obvious that trump/pence and the conservative
world in general places no concern on anyone who believes different, looks different or acts different. So its a manner of "dehumanizing" those segments
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)2. same tact that conservatives took to delegitimatize Obama
he wasn't an american, he isn't a christian, he isn't one of "us"...
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)3. Not only that.
Pence also called Mexicans fish when he called Obama's policy regarding undocumented immigrants a "Catch and Release policy"
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)4. No, he did not. He called Trump's gaffe/insult a "thing".
"That mexican thing" Kaine was "whipping out" was the talking-point of Trump having called Mexicans rapists 'n stuff.
imanamerican63
(13,823 posts)5. They are items to the GOP!
Gothmog
(145,666 posts)6. New hat