Mitt Romney: “I Can Relate To Black People, My Ancestors Once Owned Slaves, However Just Because They Were Freed Over A Century Ago Doesn’t Mean They Can Now Be Freeloaders”
Posted by Media Outrage on April 23rd, 2012
Mitt Romney sounded like a racist pig during a speech in Alabama the other day.
Get the full quote after the jump
In yet another seemingly faux pas moment for the former governor and presidential candidate, Mitt Romney tells a crowd of supporters in Alabama that he can relate to the plight of black individuals because his ancestors were slave owners in the 1800′s.
Mitt Romney was addressing a crowd in Prattville, Alabama this past Monday when he stated:
I understand how difficult it can be for an African-American in today’s society. In fact, I can relate to black people very well indeed. My ancestors once owned slaves, and it is in my lineage to work closely with the black community. However, just because they were freed over a century ago doesn’t mean they can now be freeloaders. They need to be told to work hard, and the incentives just aren’t there for them anymore. When I’m president I plan to work closely with the black community to bring a sense of pride and work ethic back into view for them.
Mediaoutrage- Woooosaaaaaah! First of all this country was built off the hard work, blood, sweat, and tears of black people, so we don’t need you or anyone else to instill a hard work ethic into us. White Slave masters weren’t the ones tilling the land and taking care of the crops or building rail roads you sumuofabytch.
April 23rd, 2012 at 2:52 pm
and this is the son of a bitch people tryin to vote in the white house, i cannot stand this long headed pointy nosed son of a bitch, i saw him once, he was shaking people hands, im lookin at all these blacks running up shaking this bitches hand, as i walk pass he lookin at me smiling like i was coming to shake his hand, i looked that bitch up and down like he had a disease there will never be a cure for and kept the fuck walking by him, left his white ass hand dangling in the air, fuck that prejudice son of a bitch!!!
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ibright Reply:
August 26th, 2012 at 11:46 pm
LowRidaz: You planning on staying on welfare, sucking the government teat.
The time for sucking is almost over, the well is way past dry. You may refuse to work and try to take credit for people who preceded you, but one thing for sure, no one born in the United States has ever been born in Africa. Therefore, you are a fraud if you claim to be African American. No such thing exists. “African American” is an oxymoron. Its’ claim is a fraud on the welfare system and the American people who pay taxes that support your lazy a#$ life.
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LowRidaz Reply:
August 27th, 2012 at 7:48 am
oooh ouch!! welfare!??? i almost spit my coffee up reading that one. never have/had to be on it, never stepped foot in those offices, NEVER.. not knocking it for the ones that really need it, seriously i will leave that one alone ,you have no idea and no clue of me. so lets just say thank you for the laugh this morning, and why the fuck is people still commenting on this bullshit! my lazy ass life, wowwwwwww thank you. hahahah
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Charniese Barber Reply:
September 5th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
i TOTALLY agree with you! He is a racist son of a bitch & I hope his ass dies a long horrible painful death for this bullshit he is doing! How te fuck can he relate to us that bastard is white! You weren’t in the fields plowing & picking fucking cotton stupid bastard
Kathryn S Reply:
August 29th, 2012 at 11:32 pm
Ibright…1. there are more whites on welfare than Blacks..2. any one born in America with african Ancestry is by definition an African American just the same way a person with irish Ancestry is by definitio
n an Irish American you blithering idiot!!
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Sylvi Reply:
August 30th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
Amen to that one. SMH why do white people still think the arte better than everyone else. Pretty soon the US is gonna be full of mixed race people what they gonna say or do then
francine Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
in the world i live in there’s maybe 1 white person in each walfare office getting gov assit….. if people would read this statement he made ,, he’s talking bout helping the black community ,,,, you have to read and understand what the guy is saying instead ,people are jumping to and forming their own conclusions ,,,, as far as im concerned i’d vote for my g/ma before i’d ever vote for stupid obama,,,,,,,,he’s an idiot and thats just the facts , if that offends blacks then so b it , it’s the truth anyway,,,,,,,,,,, as far as race goes , we none can help the color of our skin ,, blacks are upset cause they weren’t born white , they aren’t proud of their heritage ,,, and thats what it all boils down to ,,,it’s sad that every time a black person stumps their toe they holler , o if i had been white that wouldn’t have happen ,,,,, lol ,,lol ,,, give it a break ,, gezzzz ,, u r what u r , live with it
francine Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 9:47 am
the mans telling the truth ,,,, no one alive today has ever owned a slave ,,,, people need to get over it ,,,,, if anyone ever read a history book they would c the native americans r the ones that should be angry ,,, why not leave the past in the past ,,, it’s sicking how blacks of today are holding so much anger for stuff they no nothing about ,,,, this is 2012 , who has a black slave now ,,,
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Chynaman Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 4:37 pm
in the world i live in there’s maybe 1 white person in each walfare office getting gov assit
Thank God you proved how much of an idiot you were in the first sentence, I didnt have to waste time reading the rest of the bullshit…
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Paula Reply:
October 18th, 2012 at 1:10 am
Jeff King reported that Mitt Romney said that he could relate to blacks because hi ancestors used to own them. That is a flat out lie and it is irresponsible to print lies like that. Even liberal leaning Snopes said it was a lie. Shame on you for printing this garbage. A friend of mine who is half black really believes this and I cannot convoke her otherwise and she is really hurt by it. She was going to vote for Romney but now is not going to vote. After all the progress we have made in electing people of color to the highest offices in the land (Secr. of State, Supreme court, President, Congress and Senate) is this really what you want to hurt good people and slander their name. Mr Romney’s father even marched in the Civil Rights marches in the 60′s with black citizens and community leaders. It saddens me that websites like these exist. It saddens me even more that people believe in the garbage you are spreading. Please remove this lie from your website before you hurt more Americans.
Sincerely,
Paula F
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Personally, he just lost the election. Anybody in their right mind that would vote for this racist, would have to be out of their mind. What he fails to understand is the wealth that he and his family are now enjoying was generated by the labor of African Americans as slaves, we need to get together and file a class action lawsuit against his him for retribution.
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Susan Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 10:28 am
http://www.freewoodpost.com/ That’s the site that published that article. It’s a JOKE. See..now that’s why your dumb ass should just stay out of politics..you read something and you believe it’s true. The wealth he has was because of dumbasses like you? I doubt that’s absolute truth. That’s satirical, right? Good luck finding a lawyer for that class action lawsuit…geez. Stupid people are abundant.
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Jen Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Can you stfu already, we get it you like then guy who want to take RMoney, by the way he’s an illiterate baste red who can’t spell his own name and more importantly can’t spell the name of the country he wishes to govern over.
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Tara Reply:
August 31st, 2012 at 12:56 pm
You can’t even spell “Bastard” – so stfu.
francine Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 9:50 am
lol ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
ibright Reply:
August 26th, 2012 at 11:55 pm
Let the real racist make their nasty comments to this article. New to you Miss D. white people were slaves long before any blacks were enslaved by their own kind. White people have been used as slaves going back to the Roman Empire, the Goths, and oh yes, way way back to the Muslims. Muslims slaves were not allowed to own property. Entire white families were murdered by Muslims. Only the strong were made slaves. Black people are whiners and they are whiners because they want something for nothing. Freeloaders, claiming to be hard workers. Todays blacks are riding on the hope that they are descendants of individuals who were slaves, but most were not. Many more white people were slaves, indentured servants, but not one of them has been found on the internet or at a government welfare office whining about it.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 5:18 pm
Mediaoutrage- Woooosaaaaaah! First of all this country was built off the hard work, blood, sweat, and tears of black people, so we don’t need you or anyone else to instill a hard work ethic into us. White Slave masters weren’t the ones tilling the land and taking care of the crops or building rail roads you sumuofabytch.
Exactly! This is one of the most ridiculous things i have heard come out of a politician’s mouth.. And thats saying something. WTf!! Is this a late april fools joke? Im gon have to say the fix is on to get Obama reelected and he’s just doing his part either that or we getting closer and closer to a civil war in this country because the others are getting a little too reckless.
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Susan Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 10:32 am
http://www.snopes.com/politics/romney/blackcommunity.asp Now, don’t you feel like a dumbass? I hope so. You gon have to reexamine the need for a civil war. You should read the crime beat in my local paper. There already IS a war. Poorly orchestrated, because the bastards get caught 20 minutes after they commit a crime. You’ll need to get better organized, I’m afraid.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 7:04 pm
Why is this not a headline of CNN news they talk about everything else that’s is irrelevant. This racist bigot needs to be exposed for who he really is, and if any Republicans vote for him they would be only hurting themselves. He’s not for the poor he’s for the rich, and he riding right along with his ancestors. He’s only rich because of the things black people have built and created for this country. What an insult to every black person that working and and trying hard to make a difference in this country. Every time we think we have made progress its people like him that set us back by projecting a negative image of black people. We need to work hard to make sure President Obama gets back into office or our country will be in chaos if this fool is elected.
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Media Outrage Reply:
April 24th, 2012 at 12:49 am
Lol
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Susan Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 10:23 am
Dumb@ss. That was a SPOOF article on a funny “almost news” site. Do your homework.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 7:09 pm
LMAO @ his whole statement but the part about “He can relate to blacks people because his ancestors owned slaves” has got to be the most ignorant thing coming out of a politician’s mouth I have heard in a long time. He’s done, not that he was getting my vote anyway.
If he thinks saying things like that will get him the black vote someone lied to him big time. Why don’t these politicians talk about the Asian or Latino race sometimes and stop with these idiotic statements about black people for a minute.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 8:51 pm
Someone please kick him in his azz.
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Susan Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 10:24 am
And kick you harder for believing it, stupid.
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BrittBrattisLivingforTheTruth Reply:
May 9th, 2012 at 2:32 am
lol
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April 23rd, 2012 at 10:04 pm
I dont to defend a fucking idiot..but this what a spoof people…you think the GOP candidate would say something that stupid ? come on now M.O.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/romney/blackcommunity.asp
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JN Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Yes, the GOP candidate has and would say something that stupid.
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April 24th, 2012 at 9:37 am
thats how he got rich in the first place, it came right out of his mouth, do he really get assistants to help him focus on his speeches. Yes, your ancestors got rich off the backs of poor black people, now tell me how you can relate to blacks because your forefathers own slaves, the slaves werent paid, and besides your forefathers were not relating to the blacks back then. The blacks had no rights. Then he said he will work with blacks to help them work hard, black people work hard, what you gonna do with the whites that collect welfare and food stamps, are you going to work with them so they can go out and work hard, and not stay at home and get two kids and dont know who the fathers are? I hope all black people go out and vote this man down, he thinks he’s the president already.
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Susan Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 10:25 am
Yoo hooo…NANCY….are you there? Don’t you feel stupid, believing every single thing you read? That was a SPOOf, SATIRICAL ARTICLE, and if you do you homework, you’ll realize it was a site much like The Onion that was responsible for it. Vote the man DOWN? How the h3ll do you do THAT? Vote for anybody else that’s running against him? Shit..you do that anyway.
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April 24th, 2012 at 9:44 am
I cant believe he said those words though, it just shows how his wealth were handed down, he also goes all over the country telling people what they want to hear, in a black section of town he would talk contrary to what he said in the southern part of the country. This man dont know what he will decide to do if he gets into office. Is that how you going to relate to black people because your family from way back owned slaves, people got to realize this man would repeat history if he gets in the white house. America wont be moving forward, it will be moving backwards. He put his foot in his mouth, big time.
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Tara Reply:
August 31st, 2012 at 1:20 pm
It’s moving backwards because of people like you who believe this shit. This country would be so much better off without you and all the other brainless dickheads who believe everything they read.
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April 24th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
this is not a true statement it was posted on a political satire website as a joke. after reading this article about a week ago i had to investigate this myself because there is no way someone is that stupid to make a comment like that. i live in texas and a democrat….(i know impossible right) and i was about to burn mitt romney at the stake….thank god i did my research before…..whooooooosaaaaahhhh….
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Franklin Cos Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
Way to go Vicki! Independence is a wonderful thing! Don’t fall in line with anybody!
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April 29th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
This story is all a lie and I can’t believe that you are so stupid as to fall for it! Please don’t vote in November, DUMMIES!
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Chynaman Reply:
April 30th, 2012 at 9:52 am
Didnt take much imagination to “fall” for it. Maybe not as overtly as this but members of the GOP say things similar to this all the time. Me personally I dont give a shit what he said in the past or say in the future because i know who Mitt Romney is, a born rich mormon, that never had to work a day in his life. A man that only cares about coporate interest, a man that has never seen an economic or social struggle and dont give a fuck about the people who go through them everyday. See you at the polls in November buddy!!
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Media Outrage Reply:
April 30th, 2012 at 9:59 am
We couldn’t have said it better Chynaman!
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LowRidaz Reply:
April 30th, 2012 at 10:40 am
For real! amen brother!
Susan Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 10:30 am
So, you’ll vote for the guy with the least amount of money? That’s how it works? Makes total sense. LowRidaz-you’ll vote for anybody, as long as he isn’t white. You’ll also believe everything you read…you’re a Democrat through and through. You don’t even know WHY, you just are. Fabulous. Dumb as a box of hammers.
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Chynaman Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 11:51 am
You’re confused if you believe im voting for the guy with the least money. I vote for the guy who can do the best job at pretending to give of fuck about me and people of all races who are in similar situations as me. At the end of the day thats what we all do, vote for the one telling the lies we want to hear, Its kinda like kiss me before you fuck me, you know? I know the game and I understand enough of it to where I could never be dumb… What yo life like?
Media Outrage Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
LMAOOOOOO!!!! @ chyna
Articulated very well…
now that’s real folks
LowRidaz Reply:
May 8th, 2012 at 7:12 am
Agreed, Chynaman very well articulated!! listen to this bitch, i will vote for anybody, oh my god! as if you really know me, but you know what, im gonna take your comedic ass words and just laugh, cause you simply just talking to get attention, but i like that, you said i will vote for anyone, you must be standing behind me when i vote, hahaha some of these bitches i swear!
May 7th, 2012 at 10:22 am
What a SHAME that you sheep can’t see a satirical “spoof” article as just that…you take something and run with it. Morons. You really are idiots. LowRidaz-you really do take the trophy for “most likely to believe anything she reads because she’s a dumbass” award. It’s called a SATIRE. Look that up…it’ll do you some good….geez. Morons.
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Chynaman Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Why exactly are you so angry about this? Please explain..
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JN Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
Word. This thread is already 2 weeks old.
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LowRidaz Reply:
May 8th, 2012 at 7:08 am
bitch you can join the long line of bitches waitin to kiss my yellow ass, and you can tongue it, and you fucking right i am a democrat, and what about it bitch! i dont have to support this motherfucker, or any republican fuck you and him, the only moron i see on here is you bitch for even coming up here puttin anyone down. fuck mitt romney and bitch you to. you come up here like JN says two weeks late and want to call people dumb an morons, your simply late. just shut the fuck up and shut down if you dont like what people say , whether they believe it or not, its a site to leave what you feel and think, so fuck yourself with a large dildo. you dont know a damn thing about me, or my personal life or beliefs, dont take cause i come up here and talk shit , dont take that and try to run with it bitch. you have no idea of me. im far from a fool and never dumb, shit talking i will do just for fun, as this site is for me, but dont take that and fool yourself about me bitch, cause you will get rocked. but then again, as i have said thousands of times i dont have to prove shit to anyone, i know where i am and who i am, you cannot make everyone like this motherfucking republican, nor can you expect everyone to or everyone to be one. fuck you!
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dwightc Reply:
September 25th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
Susan, the fact that some of us were fooled is the purpose of the site in the first place. I got ,got just like many others including you. I know this because you have picked this formum to express your ability to out think the rest of us. So my question is this how long did it take you to run to your friends and show the article to them before you decided to come back to the site and blast other folks who were fooled just like you. Including some folk on t.v. doingthe news daily. That’s why they have fact checkers, so that they don’t get to look like iditos on national news.
So do us all a favor let the joke be on us and rub it in if you must but do it in a satirical way. Just as the site was meant for us to do. You don’t have to be sinister and hurtful in your replies. It only makes you look un-educated.
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May 8th, 2012 at 2:24 pm
It doesn’t surprise me a bit that there are a bunch of Democrats posting on this site……funny stuff!!!
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Chynaman Reply:
May 8th, 2012 at 5:23 pm
Muslims vs Jews, Christians vs Gays, Blacks vs Whites, etc. etc. etc. all these things to keep us against each other, to keep us fighting senseless and useless battles. Blinded by fear and hate while the powers of the universe tighten their grip and keep us under their thumb. I dont know what you’re laughing at you think this is about Democrats vs Republicans and you’re just as lost as anybody. ONLY 2 groups matter in this world, the people who have power and those that have none. The Haves and The Have Nots the rest is just smoke to keep us dumb and confused.
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Media Outrage Reply:
May 8th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Chynaman should run for office or replace Al Sharpton as the 24/7 go-to-guy for all minority problems! lol
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Chynaman Reply:
May 8th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
Lol! Man they would shoot me the first sentence of my first speech.
Media Outrage Reply:
May 8th, 2012 at 11:20 pm
LMAO!
dwightc Reply:
September 25th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
I’m always telling folks that this election is not and has never been about black vs whites,or muslim vs jews. Its always been about the have’s and the have not’s. The rich vs the poor. You have better learn the difference becuase a lot of you that are against black people, jews, muslims and ect. are in the same melting pot as we are and you are not doing the cooking. This is about creating a two value system of government the rich and the subservant. As Mitt Ronmey has told you most of us are in the latter. I’m a 98%er, look at your last check stub and tell yourself where you rate. Then you will know who to vote for.
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Media Outrage Reply:
September 26th, 2012 at 8:39 am
Take A Bow! *Round of Applause*
May 9th, 2012 at 2:26 am
MO please place a disclaimer that this was a joke, and was never said by Romney. Cause everyone is going beserk in here. :-O
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May 16th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
This ashame how this man shot that young boy that was he devil.
If if would have been a white person it would not been any ?
They would have lock the person up if they was black.
Just be for real its still people on this earth that do not like black people or God people
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May 18th, 2012 at 12:59 am
Some of you people will go for anything. Why don’t you get the transcript and try reading it before you comment. I bet most of you can’t tell me 3 issues that prompted you to vote for the second black president in the last election. It’s a sad day when people believe everything they read on a BLOG no less.
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July 6th, 2012 at 8:34 am
Whoa? Did he really say that?
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August 24th, 2012 at 7:25 pm
So what ru really saying Mitty? you want to work closely with African Americans while we’re in the fields… for free… 15hrs/ day… you wanna separate me from my family?will me to your descendants to “keep me in your family” for another century since we didn’t learn work ethic the first time. You know, since America doesn’t owe us anything from our ancestors blood, sweat &tears building this country’s foundation…
what are you talking about Mitt? I mean, your ancestors collected money while our ancestors worked!
Oooooh, maybe that’s it. We need to learn from your ancestors how to be freeloaders… I gotchu… We need to learn how to beat ppl in submission, have them work for free, get rich and blame them when we lose money… kinda like now huh?
Mitt, you got some splaining to doooooo (in my Ricky Ricardo voice)
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August 31st, 2012 at 12:59 pm
You’re all a bunch of fucking morons. THIS is why the country is so divided. No one takes the time to research and educate themselves, they just believe whatever the fuck is spoon fed to them and stay on that track to fruit loops town. Drown yourselves in the milk, please. Romney NEVER said this. Do some research, and read a fucking book while you’re all at it.
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September 1st, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Before posting about a “speech” someone gave, some research would be beneficial to avoid looking like an idiot. That was posted by the Free Wood Post who claim: News That’s ALMOST Reliable. It has no truth in it. It is just like The Onion. Look it up on a reliable site… It doesn’t exist because it was someone’s idea of a joke.
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September 1st, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Checked it on Snopes.com and this is false. Another false article going around on the web to divide our country.
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JN Reply:
September 2nd, 2012 at 3:41 pm
The article is from a parody site and was never intended to be taken seriously, so technically it’s not false.
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September 5th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Romney IS racist no questions asked! how te HELL can you relate to a black person your WHITE! ASSHOLE
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Km Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 2:14 am
http://www.snopes.com/politics/romney/blackcommunity.asp
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September 6th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Lies.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/romney/blackcommunity.asp
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September 10th, 2012 at 11:53 am
And that’s another IQ test you’ve failed.
How is it that you leftists keep believing that articles from parody sites are true? Haven’t you figured out that it means that your simplistic caricature of Republicans has no relation to reality? Or is that kind of thinking above your pay grade?
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September 11th, 2012 at 11:28 am
seriously. it was something Free Wood Post had posted. go to Snopes.com and read the article there. Do your homework before you rant and rave about something you know nothing about. typical trying to find anything to make this presidential race racial. It’s not about black or white, it’s about policy and what will be done to be make the united states a better place to be. quit trying to show your ignorance and read what it’s all about!!
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