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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:24 PM Original message |
Some are saying Jarrett's "lifestyle choice" comment was a dog whistle. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. I have no idea what that means. n/t |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Paddy Roberts? |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's a term that religious right types use... and she should apologize |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. Sometimes people say such things. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. If I had to guess, I'd say Independent Voters. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Yup, exactly. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. They've been blowing that particular dog whistle ever since the days of |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. hardly a dog whistle |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. True. This is not a dog whistle. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. Trying to score political points on the corpse of a dead gay kid? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
11. If it was, we know for certain who it wasn't calling: |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
12. Dog whistle? It was a freakin' air raid siren. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'd say the remark was dumb and insensitive, but not intentional or malicious. n/t |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 11:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I'd say 100% bullshit |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I agree. nt |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
15. Why not ask the person who said it? |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
16. I disagree. |
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VMI Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
18. Bigots...such as those that oppose marriage equality for gays. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
19. To those mythical 'centrist undecideds' that they are just sure are going to vote for them someday |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
20. "Some people say..." |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
21. A whistle is meant to rile up hatred in certain groups |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 07:27 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Why are you asking me to explain it? |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
22. It's her dog whistle to the anti-gays |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
23. Those who appreciate Donnie McClurkin's contribution to O's campaign. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
24. She was speaking to a gay reporter who often writes on LGBT issues. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 07:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. You're raising willful misinterpretation to an art form |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 08:58 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I stated plain facts. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
25. it means saying something that only "dogs" could hear, so who are the dogs, of course, |
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