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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-09-08 01:53 PM
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OK time to boycott Austria- WTF??
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1083907/New-Obama-race-row-Austrian-political-pundit-claims-black-people-uncivilised-rule.html
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Austria's official state broadcaster is refusing to sack a senior political commentator who said blacks were not civilised enough to rule.

Klaus Emmerich, the retired editor-in-chief of Austrian broadcaster ORF's news and current affairs service, is the station's top political commentator for U.S. affairs. Der Spiegel likened him to Wolf Blitzer, CNN's legendary political commentator.

But covering the election in which Barack Obama was elected American president, Emmerich said: 'I do not want the western world being directed by a black man. And if you say this is a racist remark, I say you are damn right it is.'

Following his outburst, the moderator prevented Emmerich from speaking again.

But Emmerich took an even harder line in newspaper interviews later, calling Mr Obama's victory 'a highly disturbing development' because 'blacks are not as far advanced in the civilisation process nor in their political progress'.

Slur: Barack Obama has 'a devilish talent', the Austrian journalist claimed

He went on to tell Die Presse that Mr Obama has 'a devil-like talent to present his rhetoric so effectively'.

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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-09-08 01:59 PM
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1. Well, Hitler was able to thrive there...
and was able to recruit a lot of loyal Nazi's from Austria. It's sad that the reprehensible social Darwinist bullshit of 70 years ago is still being spewed from here. How disgusting and shameful.
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JDPriestly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-09-08 02:02 PM
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2. Teuflisch. Herr Emmerich is the Teufel here.
You will understand why I insisted on moving back here from Austria after living there for years. This is just one example of the bigotry I encountered.

Boycott? Not all Austrians agree with Herr Emmerich. In fact, he is in the minority. But the minority of which he is a part speaks loudly and has a lot of power in Austria.
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crikkett Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-09-08 02:02 PM
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3. Isn't austria where that monster lives, who kept his daughter in the basement
for 30 years and fathered 4 children by her?

And our dear Gropernator was born there. Honestly, I'm glad he escaped.

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The Shadow Donating Member (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-09-08 02:04 PM
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4. Does He Mean Civilized Like Bush And His Ilk?
I thinking he had a little "Zieg Heil" on the side to go with his rant. I'll take my chances with our newly elected "uncivilized" president Obama thank you. Oh, by the way, you racist retard, Fuck You and Austria too! Perhaps some residual from WWII, sounds like it to me.
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-09-08 02:40 PM
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5. "Mr Obama has 'a devil-like talent to present his rhetoric so effectively'. "
Yeah, that what happens when you go to law school. You pick up all these "devilish" tricks to make you just another lawyer.
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