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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhen somebody tells you he is the least anti-semitic and racist person in the world
When somebody tells you he is the least anti-semitic and racist person in the world hide all the hoods, crosses, and robes:
Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are little short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.
-Donald John Trump
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When somebody tells you he is the least anti-semitic and racist person in the world (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2017
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Also, he'll shout at you and tell you to shut up because he's not done talking yet. nt
Tommy_Carcetti
Feb 2017
#1
yup. Same as those who feel the need to use the expression, "some of my best friends are _______"
still_one
Feb 2017
#2
Only a racist would tell a reporter to get all her black friends together to
chelsea0011
Feb 2017
#3
He said that, because he, like MANY others, don't understand or even know what anti-Semitism is.
Behind the Aegis
Feb 2017
#6
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,181 posts)1. Also, he'll shout at you and tell you to shut up because he's not done talking yet. nt
still_one
(92,187 posts)2. yup. Same as those who feel the need to use the expression, "some of my best friends are _______"
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)3. Only a racist would tell a reporter to get all her black friends together to
organize a meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus assuming that the reporter and CBC must all know each other.
global1
(25,242 posts)4. I Noticed What He Didn't Say....
Forcefully - he should have said "I am not anti-semitic."
Instead he said "He's the least anti-semitic."
Does that mean there's a twinge of anti-semitism there Donald?
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)5. Red Flag Moment!!!!
Behind the Aegis
(53,955 posts)6. He said that, because he, like MANY others, don't understand or even know what anti-Semitism is.
Anti-Semitism isn't really a difficult concept to grasp, but it seems a bridge too far for many people, which is why it often gets a "pass" as not "real bigotry."
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)7. Attributing preternatural
He said that, because he, like MANY others, don't understand or even know what anti-Semitism is.
Attributing preternatural business acumen to Jews is a good start:
Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are little short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.
-Donald John Trump
-Donald John Trump