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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Wed Nov 11, 2020, 05:56 PM Nov 2020

UK peer 'should be ashamed' for calling Kamala Harris 'the Indian', says former top Biden official

The British peer who referred to US vice president-elect Kamala Harris as “the Indian” has been condemned by Joe Biden’s former special adviser.

Jon Wolfsthal, a former special adviser to the president-elect, said Lord Kilclooney “should be ashamed” of his racially-charged remark – reminding the life peer that Ms Harris “is American”.

It comes as the Speaker of the House of Lords, Norman Fowler, demanded the peer apologise for tweeting: “What happens if Biden moves on and the Indian becomes President.”

The Speaker said: “Lord Kilclooney should retract and apologise. This is an offensive way to refer to anyone, let alone a woman who has just made history. The comment is entirely unacceptable and has no place in British politics.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/uk-peer-ashamed-calling-kamala-101510343.html

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UK peer 'should be ashamed' for calling Kamala Harris 'the Indian', says former top Biden official (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 OP
Fuck your peerage Cirque du So-What Nov 2020 #1
And why the US fought the revolutionary war. Nt spooky3 Nov 2020 #7
Confirms their House of Lords are as big exboyfil Nov 2020 #2
Do we get to call Lord Kilclooney "The idiot" ... CatMor Nov 2020 #3
There are racist assholes in every government... Spazito Nov 2020 #4
Here is Lord Kilclooney's official email address, in case you want to express Mike 03 Nov 2020 #5
"President Harris" does have a nice ring to it..but not right now. Marcuse Nov 2020 #6
Thanks I sent this email MLAA Nov 2020 #8
LOL Spazito Nov 2020 #10
Northern Irish Unionist git, many are rotten to the core Celerity Nov 2020 #9
Lord Kilclooney (aka John Taylor) was a despicable wanker during the N.I. "Troubles" so it's no OnDoutside Nov 2020 #11
Racists will be racists malaise Nov 2020 #12

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
3. Do we get to call Lord Kilclooney "The idiot" ...
Wed Nov 11, 2020, 06:00 PM
Nov 2020

VP Harris is an American. Unfortunately there are others in the world as despicable as trump.

Spazito

(49,750 posts)
4. There are racist assholes in every government...
Wed Nov 11, 2020, 06:03 PM
Nov 2020

we can only work toward weeding them out and tossing them into the trash.

MLAA

(17,163 posts)
8. Thanks I sent this email
Wed Nov 11, 2020, 06:50 PM
Nov 2020

John,

I want to be culturally correct were you being an asshole or an arsehole when you referred to Madame Vice President Elect of the United States as ‘The Indian’?

My friends and I have a bet, I said both.

OnDoutside

(19,906 posts)
11. Lord Kilclooney (aka John Taylor) was a despicable wanker during the N.I. "Troubles" so it's no
Wed Nov 11, 2020, 06:58 PM
Nov 2020

surprise that he is still a despicable wanker.

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