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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 08:12 AM Original message |
'Replace Mexican farm workers with blacks from the inner-city to pick crops' |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. For most of my life, I 've heard racists make similar suggestions |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. A Black president has brought all of the roaches out from the dark. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. yup. n/t |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. +1000 |
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brewens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. I sent my "Harvest Corps" proposal to our Governor in Idaho, |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. I worked the tobacco fields as a youth. It's cruel and unusual punishment. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
3. the racists in this country cannot stand our half-caucasian President |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
4. I have a better idea. Our politicians are already well (over) paid |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 09:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. That way Boehner can get a free tan. Eh, he probably gets it free already. |
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jacquelope (364 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Boehner? In the sun? That's insta-kill! n/t |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
7. Pay people decent wages, whether they're black or white, they will do farm work. |
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RZM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Well said n/t |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Don't forget decent working conditions (like access to porta-potties & drinking water and breaks) |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. They had us on piece work as independent contractors. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. One of the many abuses of "independent contractor" positions. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. On the farm, you are lucky not to have to pay for the |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. +1 |
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exboyfil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Actually I think we would also import |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. the other problem is that it's seasonal |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
11. I knew talk about "fore fathers" translated to "BRING BACK SLAVERY." n/t |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
14. Get a handle on illegal immigration and the rest will happen naturally. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
16. Holy fucking shit. nt |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
17. Other than racist connotations... Corporate farmers aren't willing to pay a fair wage. |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
18. Davis ran as a Democrat and lost |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
20. How soon before they say what they really, really mean |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. I say put Jack Davis and his clan |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
24. gee, back to the 1800s. |
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