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spanone

(135,922 posts)
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 06:36 PM Feb 2017

six days later, the white house thinks this might have involved racism.....

White House condemns Kansas attack, calls it 'racially motivated'

Washington (CNN)A White House spokeswoman condemned on Tuesday the shooting of two Indian men in Kansas that gained international attention over the weekend, telling reporters that the shooting appears to be "an act of racially motivated hatred."

The comments are the most direct the White House has been on the shooting, which killed Srinivas Kuchibhotla, a 32-year old employee at GPS company Garmin, and left Alok Madasani, 32, and Ian Grillot, 24, in the hospital.

"As more facts come to light and it begins to look like this was an act of racially motivated hatred," said Sarah Sanders, a White House spokeswoman. "I want to reiterate the President condemns these or any other racially or religiously motivated attacks in the strongest terms. They have no place in our country."

The comments come as some have called for a more forceful response from President Donald Trump and his administration.


http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/politics/trump-white-house-kansas-racially-motivated/index.html?adkey=bn
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yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
1. When "whites" do it, it's not terrorism.
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 06:45 PM
Feb 2017

Only "whites" get to be terrorized!

If one of the "Iranians" had shot the poor "white" victim, this would get us that Muslim ban in a heartbeat!

Meanwhile, calm down. "Nothing to see here."

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
2. Again, too little, too late and it comes from a White House spokesperson, not
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 06:47 PM
Feb 2017

from Trump himself. It's quite obvious that he doesn't give a shit. The only reason that a spokesperson is saying anything at all is because the WH is caving in to public pressure to condemn this act. It's sickening.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,440 posts)
3. So the spokes lady speaks for Trumpy "in the strongest terms." But the Nazi president is missing
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 06:48 PM
Feb 2017

in action. Why doesn't TRUMPY say something in the strongest terms possible? It's because he loves his brownshirt fanboys and wants to say nothing that will give them the impression that he's been yanking their chains all along.

Solly Mack

(90,800 posts)
4. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is how her name appeared in articles until today.
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 06:52 PM
Feb 2017

I don't much care what the WH has to say about anything, especially hate crimes considering what that sick fuck she works for said today.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
8. This is finally something I can agree with the administration on (but for different reasons)
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 10:27 PM
Feb 2017

I think we as a society are far too quick to take instant reporting to be gospel truth. I'd much prefer we wait to make such declarations. Granted I think the administration waited hoping it would turn out the other way rather than being a commitment to the truth.

malaise

(269,266 posts)
10. Get out of my country was enough for me
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 10:32 PM
Feb 2017

that and the shooting of man who tried to stop him - Fuck theCon

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