Your handy-dandy compilation of Bush racist comments

[Bluebear]

1) In 2000, George Bush Senior referred to his son George W's nephew, George P. Bush and his siblings, all of whom are half Mexican, as "the little brown ones".


2) WASHINGTON - It was Condoleezza Rice, national security advisor, who helped her boss out of the embarassing situation. During a conversation between the two presidents, George W. Bush, 55, (USA) and Fernando Henrique Cardoso, 71, (Brazil), Bush bewildered his colleague with the question "DO YOU HAVE BLACKS, TOO?" Rice, 47, noticing how astonished the Brazilian was, saved the day by telling Bush "Mr. President, Brazil probably has more blacks than the USA. Some say it's the country with the most blacks outside Africa."
Later, Brazilian president Cardoso said, regarding Latin America, Bush was still in his "learning phase."

3) "SOME people don't believe Iraq can be free; that if you're Muslim, or perhaps brown-skinned, you can't be self-governing or free." - 13 April 2004

4) "You know there's a lot of people in the world who don't believe that, that people whose skin color may not be the same as OURS can be free and self governing. I reject that. I reject that strongly. I believe that people who practice the Muslim faith can self-govern. I believe that people whose skins aren't necessarily, you know, are a different color than white, can self-govern." - 30 April 2004

[seabeyond]

1. the rubbing of the black head

in california

[BlueEyedSon]

2. "Here Colin, read this steaming pile of BS over there at the UN."

:)

[Skittles]

3. he sounds more ignorant than racist

nt

[NuckinFutz]

5. It's such ignorance that often breeds racism...n/t

[Skittles]

9. true

that is true

[NuckinFutz]

18. And such comments coming from

the leader of the 'free' world just reinforces the mindset in more mean-spirited people who are already steeped in the Us vs Them mentality.

[Skittles]

22. well

I have never doubted Bush is f***ing ignorant. I've just always had the sense he is more anti-poor than racist.

[rkc3]

6. There is ...

A high correlation between stupidity and racism.

It's rare you see an Ivy leaguer as a member of the Klan. Unless they are too smart to get caught uttering racist remarks or are working behind the scenes to further the goals of supremacists.

[Stephanie]

11. You might want to reconsider that - Bush is an Ivy Leaguer

An Ivy League diploma does not connote intelligence. Often, quite the opposite.

[noiretextatique]

27. he is ignorant AND racist

not all racists are ignorant, and not all ignorant people are racists. dumbya just happens to be both.

[LeahMira]

36. Ignorant white man's "burden"

he sounds more ignorant than racist

It's a certain sort of ignorance that comes from accepting the perks of "white privilege" and not even being aware of it.

As if Americans... "we"... are a nation of white people. The man is profoundly flawed, beyond repair.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

4. How come more people don't harp on this???

[rkc3]

8. Most people...

don't pay enough attention to understand what the idiot is saying. When he rambles on your mind literally shuts down and his voice is like background noise.

Kind of like when your wife asks you to change the light bulb at the front door for the 50th time (not that your wife would do that - mine maybe). It just becomes a buzzing sound and we nod along.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

10. I get what you're saying

But my girlfriend would just try to set me on fire if I didn't do it after asking twice. Kinda hard to drown out the noise when your arm is covered in napalm.

[Skip Intro]

14. Someone, the NAACP, some powerful group

should call a press conference and demand an apology from bush to ALL Americans, if not the world.

He pretty much said that the US is a white country. The *&%^* president - ?!?!?!

Some group powerful enough to demand attention from the media should make a big deal of this by demanding an apology. Let's see the little moron and his defenders come out and defend these remarks, or lets see him apologize.

The only group I can think of, other than maybe enough Congresspeople, with the power to demand media attention is the NAACP.

The jerk's outrageous comments - unbelievable comments, shouldn't be allowed to go without challenge. Not here, in the US, in 2004. No room for that kind of $#!%.

[Bluebear]

15. (877)NAACP-98

[AspenRose]

17. LULAC and La Raza too

Strength in numbers! Show a united front WITH the NAACP.

[Bluebear]

40. Washington Post poinbts out Bush won't say "who" says this

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A57791-2004Apr30?language=printer

[goclark]

42. The Congressional Black Caucus

and the NAACP should slam the hell out of him!

Enough is enough!

He is a RACIST,and an IDIOT and he does not care about anyone that is not like him.

[noiretextatique]

30. because: many americans AGREE with him

that's why.

[dawg]

7. But, but, but ....

Arabs are caucasian!!!!!

[Karenina]

41. Psssst! Dawg...

Amis don't GET that. They JUST DON'T GET IT! Never mind it's an artificial construct... :shrug:

[DrWeird]

12. When questioned about his campaign stop at a white supremacist..

...camp, Mr. Bush said this:

"Do not subscribe--I mean, you know, you cannot subscribe those views to me because I went to a university to speak to try to convince 6,000 people to be on my team. Ronald Reagan went there and spoke. Do you think the Catholics in Michigan rejected Ronald Reagan when he asked for their vote for the presidency? Of course not. They listened to what Reagan had to say, and they looked at Ronald Reagan's heart. And I do not agree with this notion that somehow if I go to try to attract votes and to lead people toward a better tomorrow, somehow I get subscribed to some--some doctrine gets subscribed to me. I don't accept that, and neither should you. And it's unfair."

-- Meet the Press, Feb. 13

[blueseas]

13. Can you ask the admins to

Include this in their top ten conservatives list?

Thanks for compiling the utterances of the frat boy.

[rocktivity]

16. You have to admit George P. is a looker

But I understand that he's Hispanic in name only--or should I say color?



:headbang:
rocknation

[AspenRose]

19. Hispanics can be any race, or "color"

That said, you're right

[JohnLocke]

20. How is #3 and #4 racist?

[Bluebear]

23. #4 would be construed as racist...

when our President says people whose skin is different from ours (Americans)....in the context of brown-skinned people. The US is not a "white nation".

[Stephanie]

29. His intimation that SKIN COLOR has anything to do with governing ability

That he even suggests that someone ELSE believes this is disgusting. WHO believes this, George?

[Bluebear]

31. Good question! Who are these "some people"

Some people say this, saome people say that. WHO George? Who is saying that or is this a Rove/Hughes idea?

[AmandaRuth]

21. he is speaking to his crowd

those fundy x Limbaugh types are pretty racist

[Bluebear]

26. Exactly!

[robbedvoter]

24. How about "hanging" MLK's portrait remarks?

The entire "compassion page on his site.
Saying that the confederate flag is a state issue.
As texas Governor being against the hate crimes legislation.
Refusing to speak at the NAACP
No ignorance.
When jeb was elected ans asked what will he do for his black constituents he said: "Probably nothing"

[noiretextatique]

28. good one...i remember that...extremely offensive eom

[OneTwentyoNine]

25. regarding Latin America, Bush was still in his "learning phase"

I've got news for you President Cardoso,this fucking IDIOT is still in his learning phase on EVERY issue,and we're the ones who have suffered at his hands for the last 3.5 YEARS because of it....

[AP]

32. On MLK Day in 2002 (?) Bush said he had been looking forward to hanging

MLK's portrait, and he laughed.

[tinanator]

44. "I cant wait to hang it" he didnt laugh the room did

but it was his joke. In front of King's widow and children. Yet NOTHING is said. We have no media. They have us.
Let's not forget the UN Conference on Racism he boycotted.

[newsguyatl]

33. i was struck by this comment today too

4) "You know there's a lot of people in the world who don't believe that, that people whose skin color may not be the same as OURS can be free and self governing. I reject that. I reject that strongly. I believe that people who practice the Muslim faith can self-govern. I believe that people whose skins aren't necessarily, you know, are a different color than white, can self-govern."


i turned to my colleague and said "did he just say what i THINK he just said?"


we live in strange times indeed folks...


ya know, we could probably make this a big issue if we push harder on it...

[Bluebear]

34. This should be a huge issue...

A different color than white, indeed.

Media won't pick up on it and the WH will scrub the transcript before long. I hope the NAACP and other "brown skinned" groups are planning to call the media's attention to this!

[AgadorSparticus]

43. hellooooooooooooo, Sen. Kerry? We need you to pounce on this!

We know you have your hands full keeping up with all of georgie's faux pas. but this is a real election doozy. PLEEEEASE make him accountable for this ridiculously offensive statement.

[Classic_Liberal712]

35. Ummm

Re #3 a, he didn't include himself in that group of people that believe that. #4 addresses this point and defeats your argument. Sorry to burst your bubble but I'm going to go to law school and your argument is weak. Also, isn't racism the holding of beliefs that one race is superior to another. Those comments reflect nothing of the sort.

:shrug:

[Bluebear]

37. Oh OK I will have to withdraw the thread

:)

I maintain that a) it would be enlightening to ask Bush who these people are that say brown skinned people can't govern themselves; and b) his rhetoric plainly imply that the US and Canada are "white" nations.

[leftchick]

38. psst ,and don't forget....

chimpass* thought Brazil was a white nation too!

[tinanator]

45. His history and voluminous comments spell it too clearly

Or are those facts unfamiliar to you?

[snippy]

39. Bush spread the rumor that John McCain had a "nigger" daughter.

I think that episode in South Carolina defines Bush's principles, values, integrity, ethics, honesty, and Chritianity. I do not know whether Bush is a racist, but I find the republican party's practice of praising and soliciting the support of overt racists and racist organizations to be just as evil, if not even more evil, than racism itself.