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ThatGuyGreg
2008-10-17 11:44:47 AM  
It's people like this that makes it so hard to take the DNC seriously.
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2008-10-17 11:46:51 AM  

ThatGuyGreg: It's people like this that makes it so hard to take the DNC seriously.


Yeah. And doggone it, I've been trying real hard.
 
Cordwainer Deathbird
2008-10-17 11:52:34 AM  
ThatGuyGreg: It's people like this that makes it so hard to take the DNC seriously.

Seventh graders make it hard for you to take the DNC seriously? Really? That's kind of silly.
 
what_now
2008-10-17 11:55:06 AM  

ThatGuyGreg: It's people like this that makes it so hard to take the DNC seriously.


Yeah, seventh grade students run a lot of the powerful positions in DC...you idiot.
 
Diogenes [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-10-17 11:55:10 AM  

ThatGuyGreg: It's people like this that makes it so hard to take the DNC seriously.


? (possible sarcasm detection malfunction...rebooting...)

I just don't see the necessity in sending your young kid to school with campaign-wear. Ya, ya, free speech and all, but it's just asking for trouble.
 
BigDumbGuy
2008-10-17 11:55:40 AM  
So some stupid kids decided that she must be a racist because she wore a pink Palin shirt and taunted her. Well, kids at that age are stupid and mean. This might be news if the school made her take it off, but they deny even knowing about this. I can't believe this made the local Orlando news and got greenlit here.
 
ThatGuyGreg
2008-10-17 11:58:05 AM  

Cordwainer Deathbird: ThatGuyGreg: It's people like this that makes it so hard to take the DNC seriously.

Seventh graders make it hard for you to take the DNC seriously? Really? That's kind of silly.


They didn't grow the attitude on their own.

/*waits for someone to say I'm in the tank for McCain*
 
ThatGuyGreg
2008-10-17 11:59:17 AM  
*rereads post*

Yeah, not the DNC proper... more the people that call themselves Democrats.
 
itazurakko
2008-10-17 12:00:00 PM  
I suspect there might be more to the story?

If it's truly just the plain Palin shirt, yeah, those kids are dumb, but hey, they're in junior high. Junior high kids will taunt each other for ANYTHING.

Meanwhile I'm forbidden from wearing any political wear to work, so I won't really be getting a kick out of these replies.
 
what_now
2008-10-17 12:00:32 PM  

ThatGuyGreg: Yeah, not the DNC proper... more the people that call themselves Democrats


Have you seen any footage of the Palin rallys? I don't call myself a Democrat, but I would be ashamed to call myself a Republican.
 
Diogenes [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-10-17 12:01:10 PM  

BigDumbGuy: I can't believe this made the local Orlando news and got greenlit here.


Especially given that everyone involved is treating it like a non issue. No punishments, and the girl intends to wear it again. Where's the story?
 
what_now
2008-10-17 12:01:14 PM  

itazurakko: Meanwhile I'm forbidden from wearing any political wear to work,


Which is a smart position for an employer to take. Why piss off potential clients?
 
MadAsshatter
2008-10-17 12:03:37 PM  

what_now: ThatGuyGreg: Yeah, not the DNC proper... more the people that call themselves Democrats

Have you seen any footage of the Palin rallys? I don't call myself a Democrat, but I would be ashamed to call myself a Republican.


?
 
ThatGuyGreg
2008-10-17 12:04:07 PM  

what_now: Have you seen any footage of the Palin rallys? I don't call myself a Democrat, but I would be ashamed to call myself a Republican.


That's the fault of the campaign staff failing to control the crowd - or, more likely, making sure that attitude is reflected & just said out loud by people in the crowd.

Diogenes: I just don't see the necessity in sending your young kid to school with campaign-wear.


I'd guess that the girl got it from a rally her parents brought her to recently, and she wanted to wear it to school. Hell, at that age, the kid probably wants McCain/Palin to win because a) she saw one of them in person, and b) to get back at those kids.
 
larsinio
2008-10-17 12:04:12 PM  
ThatGuyGreg: Yeah, not the DNC proper... more the people that call themselves Democrats

Have you seen any footage of the Palin rallys? I don't call myself a Democrat, but I would be ashamed to call myself a Republican.

that

/this is too old
 
Fart_Machine
2008-10-17 12:04:14 PM  
It's not racist but it does help sort out the kids who use the short bus.
 
NYZooMan
2008-10-17 12:04:57 PM  
Put the kid on Obama's "Hate Speech" internet registry!

Then rally up all the Obamabots to torch the kid's house!
 
ChewbaccaJones
2008-10-17 12:05:14 PM  

ThatGuyGreg: It's people like this that makes it so hard to take the DNC Florida seriously.


FTFY
 
DamnYankees
2008-10-17 12:05:35 PM  
FTA:

"Some of the students were calling me racist because I was Caucasian," she said. "I wanted the Caucasian man to win. And I told them that's not true. It's my freedom of speech, it's my opinion."


Yeah - you're a racist.
 
MrGoodkat
2008-10-17 12:05:49 PM  
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/obligatory
 
DamnYankees
2008-10-17 12:06:11 PM  

Fart_Machine: It's not racist but it does help sort out the kids who use the short bus.


Read the article. The girl is a racist.
 
Barakku
2008-10-17 12:06:13 PM  
I can only imagine how much people would freak out at me if I wore one (at college).
...
OMG. Must. Get. Palin. Shirt.
 
curlyjoe
2008-10-17 12:06:31 PM  
Gee- this reminds me of the article I submitted TWO HOURS AGO with a different headline. Admittly this headline is better than mine. Funny how none of my submissions go green, yet the same ones show up an hour or so later from someone else.

/No sour grapes
//maybe just a little.
 
BilltheThrill
2008-10-17 12:07:03 PM  
As a subsititute middle school teacher, I find myself in a unique position to lend my opinion.

Middle school kids are idiots. No seriously, they are really stupid, especially on topics like politics. That is all

/who the hell alerted the media about this? That is the real story here.
 
Farked_in_the_NW
2008-10-17 12:07:21 PM  
Holy farking shiat, are you trying to tell me that 12 year olds pick out the one who is different then call them names??? Color me shocked. If this had been a case of the school administration telling the child to change her shirt that would be one thing (something I would be totally against), but a bunch of kids calling an outsider names is a non-issue.

/Gobama
 
GoodasGold
2008-10-17 12:07:21 PM  
Everything seeems racist to blacks.
 
Scutter
2008-10-17 12:07:28 PM  
I thought if you were white, you were automatically a racist no matter what.
 
ga362
2008-10-17 12:07:33 PM  
Meanwhile at schools in poorer neighborhoods Obama and ACORN is trying to get the kids registered.
 
mikaloyd [OhFark]
2008-10-17 12:07:34 PM  
Might as well get used to the chants of racism now I guess.
 
Barakku
2008-10-17 12:07:52 PM  

DamnYankees: FTA:

"Some of the students were calling me racist because I was Caucasian," she said. "I wanted the Caucasian man to win. And I told them that's not true. It's my freedom of speech, it's my opinion."


Yeah - you're a racist.


She didn't make her sentence terribly clear, she's still saying "they said I wanted the white guy to win, that's not true."
She's twelve, give her a break.
 
HotWingConspiracy
2008-10-17 12:08:16 PM  
Well republicans are overwhelmingly racist. Her classmates were trying to educate her. That's what school is for.
 
itazurakko
2008-10-17 12:08:23 PM  

what_now: Which is a smart position for an employer to take. Why piss off potential clients?


Oh yeah, certainly for anyone outward facing at all, it makes complete sense.
 
Farked_in_the_NW
2008-10-17 12:08:32 PM  

BilltheThrill: As a subsititute middle school teacher, I find myself in a unique position to lend my opinion.

Middle school kids are idiots. No seriously, they are really stupid, especially on topics like politics. That is all

/who the hell alerted the media about this? That is the real story here.


exactly
 
DamnYankees
2008-10-17 12:08:35 PM  

Barakku: She didn't make her sentence terribly clear, she's still saying "they said I wanted the white guy to win, that's not true."
She's twelve, give her a break.


Oh. Yeah, that wasn't clear at all. Learn some grammar, 12-year-old.
 
o_blah
2008-10-17 12:08:37 PM  

Diogenes: BigDumbGuy: I can't believe this made the local Orlando news and got greenlit here.

Especially given that everyone involved is treating it like a non issue. No punishments, and the girl intends to wear it again. Where's the story?


It helps them bolster their pre-defeat victimization card. Most Republicans I see have given up on talking about any real issues what so ever. All you hear from them is ACORN is voter fraud, the MSM conspired against McCain, and everyone that votes for Obama are a bunch of hipsters, voting for the black guy to make themselves feel progressive. It's sad that they can't admit that lots of smart (and dumb) people disagree with them for valid reasons.
 
curlyjoe
2008-10-17 12:08:47 PM  
Damn Yankees-
If I want the black guy to win does that make me racist?
 
Sapper_Topo
2008-10-17 12:08:54 PM  
News Flash!

In the deep south if you are white there is a good chance that you will be accused of racism at one point or another.what_now:

itazurakko: Meanwhile I'm forbidden from wearing any political wear to work,

Which is a smart position for an employer to take. Why piss off potential clients?

You should have to try to adhere to the "Hatch Act" when it comes to political dealings at work...
 
Wrath of Heaven
2008-10-17 12:08:55 PM  
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CagedDepravity
2008-10-17 12:09:32 PM  

what_now: ThatGuyGreg: Yeah, not the DNC proper... more the people that call themselves Democrats

Have you seen any footage of the Palin rallys? I don't call myself a Democrat, but I would be ashamed to call myself a Republican.



As much as I hate the meme.... THIS.
 
pacified
2008-10-17 12:09:44 PM  
I hope a bunch of Republicans kill themselves on Nov. 5th. They'd get off the welfare and finally do something to help this country if they were dead.
 
This
2008-10-17 12:09:49 PM  
Notice the spectrum at the top of this page. It's an article from Fox about how stupid and oppressive democratic party voters are.

How much you want to be the same article, reversed, if posted on Slate, would be listed as "commie"?

After all, according to Fark, every NRO or WND article is the same as every MSNBC or NYTimes article in terms of its wingnut nature. That's how we know Fark is balanced.
 
DamnYankees
2008-10-17 12:10:05 PM  

curlyjoe: Damn Yankees-
If I want the black guy to win does that make me racist?


Depends. Why do you want the black guy to win?
 
Rastafaria
2008-10-17 12:10:21 PM  
Can someone clarify this?

"Some of the students were calling me racist because I was Caucasian," she said. "I wanted the Caucasian man to win. And I told them that's not true. It's my freedom of speech, it's my opinion."

Did she claim her reason behind supporting McCain/Palin was that she wanted the Caucasian man to win? Or is this just awkward phrasing that I can't decipher. If the former, this is arguable. If the latter, it is silly.
 
MadAsshatter
2008-10-17 12:10:22 PM  

DamnYankees: Fart_Machine: It's not racist but it does help sort out the kids who use the short bus.

Read the article. The girl is a racist.


No she isn't. Way to misinterpret what she said.
 
itazurakko
2008-10-17 12:10:30 PM  

Barakku: She didn't make her sentence terribly clear, she's still saying "they said I wanted the white guy to win, that's not true."
She's twelve, give her a break.


That's how I interpreted things too. Which is why I'm thinking, surely there's more to the story than this? Otherwise... why is this news?
 
RandomParadox
2008-10-17 12:10:50 PM  

Cordwainer Deathbird: ThatGuyGreg: It's people like this that makes it so hard to take the DNC seriously.

Seventh graders make it hard for you to take the DNC seriously? Really? That's kind of silly.


This
 
what_now
2008-10-17 12:10:51 PM  

ThatGuyGreg: what_now: Have you seen any footage of the Palin rallys? I don't call myself a Democrat, but I would be ashamed to call myself a Republican.

That's the fault of the campaign staff failing to control the crowd - or, more likely, making sure that attitude is reflected & just said out loud by people in the crowd.


Ok, so who do you think best represents their respective political parties? 12 year olds or McCain's campaign staff?
 
pixistick
2008-10-17 12:10:59 PM  
Jones' parents say they aren't mad at the school they just want everyone including their daughter to voice their opinion constructively.

Officials with Volusia County Schools said there were no referrals or complaints to the office about this incident.

Kid: "Mom someone called me a name at school"
Mom: "Really? Honey lets call the TV station"


This is what's wrong with people in general now days.
 
DamnYankees
2008-10-17 12:11:26 PM  
Maybe its well know her favorite band is Prussian Blue?
 
desidog
2008-10-17 12:11:44 PM  
The sad part of this is that those little kids were probably regurgitating the views of their parents....and their parents are stupid....and their vote counts the same as your vote. The joke is on you.
 
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