Rick Perry hunted at site with racist name

YankeeFan · Oct 3, 2011

Stoney said:

qtlaw said:

Once again, the people who are not subjected to the conduct in question wonder what all the fuss is about.
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Oh, please. You can cut out that self-righteous bullshit. There's no allegation that Perry actually used the word or is the one who engaged in "the conduct in question." If there was, the responses here would be entirely different.

I think most of us are smart enough to realize what this is. It's the same crap that goes on every four years where instead of focusing on the issues that actually matter one camp tries to score cheap political points by manufacturing some faux controversy over crap like whether their opponent wore a flag lapel pin, stood at proper attention during the pledge of allegiance, partied a bit too hard in college, had the wrong church pastor, or knew if an offensive word was once on a frickin rock.
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Yeah, I agree with qtlaw in theory, but in this case I've got to go with Stoney.

There's no evidence Perry ever even referred to the property as N****r Head. If he was calling up his buddies saying, "hey, we're headed to N****r Head this weekend to go hunting, do you want to come," they'd have a case. They don't even attempt to do that.

The only thing in question is how long ago the rock was painted over and/or turned over. Different people have different memories. When discussing something like this that happened between 25 & 30 years ago, is that surprising?

Who knows, maybe some locals came and repainted the rock, leading Perry's father to eventually turn the rock over.

But, here's what really sucks about the Post story: they're basically accusing Perry of being a racist, they're just doing it in a passive, aggressive manner.

It's an article, not a column, so they can't come right out and say it perhaps, but they know what this article will lead to, so, why not investigate it further?

Why not look into whether this is indicative of a pattern of racist views, attitudes, and actions on Perry's behalf. Was it? I don't see any evidence that it was.

Why didn't they say, "because of this we decided to talk some of his friends from High School, from Texas A&M, and from his time in the Air Force to see if he harbored racist views and/or used the 'N' word."

But they didn't. Why? Were they afraid they wouldn't get the answer they wanted?

Some fucking rock on a piece of property he never owned had a racist word on it. It was painted over 25 to 30 years ago.

And that's what they're going to use to portray him as a racist?

The left really will stop at nothing to portray every single Republican as a racist.

Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L) · Oct 3, 2011

This is nothing and it is just a coincidence that Rick Perry's fantasy football team is named AfricanAmericanOralSex - just a coincidence.

printdust · Oct 3, 2011

Moderator1 said:

Jesus. That's the best anyone has? I don't give a squat about Rick Perry - but the name was changed before he hunted there? And someone forgot to remove a rock? And that somehow reflects on Perry?

Good lord it is going to be a long 13 months.

Speaking of which, we've been a little more lenient on politics lately because we realize it is kind of a big deal. And a few members have gone off the rails (and gone bye-bye for a while). Police yourselves, please, or we'll shut it all down again. Which we don't want to do because, contrary to popular opinion, we are not assholes.

That has nothing to do with this particular thread. Just thought I'd throw it out there here. Oh, and the penalties for those who fuck up political threads with their bullshit (and bullshit is in the eye of the moderators) will face more severe action (maybe including flogging) than on other threads. We're trying. Help us help you. DON'T BE AN ASSHOLE.
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Agreed. This is pretty hysterical or paranoid, or both. Nothing like nailing the head on the issues surrounding this country.

Armchair_QB · Oct 3, 2011

The Post is reporting that Rick Perry played Sun City.

YankeeFan · Oct 3, 2011

Uh-oh. Democratic Underground has more:

Presidential Candidate Photographed With Rock That Used N-Word:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2047621

three_bags_full · Oct 3, 2011

Nice.

YankeeFan · Oct 3, 2011

I can't bring myself to watch the video.

In the 'Hot Topics' segment on "The View" this morning, the ladies discussed a Washington Post story about a rock with the word "N****rhead" written on it at the gated entrance of a hunting camp leased and frequented by Rick Perry and his father.

Host Barbara Walters used the n-word while explaining the story, causing co-host Sherri Shepherd to take offense. Shepherd says she didn't like the way Barbara Walters said it. However, Shepherd was okay with Whoopi Goldberg, the main host of "The View," using it. Shepherd explained herself:

"When I heard you (Whoopi) say it, it was fine. You said it a different way. When I heard you (Barbara) say it, I didn't like the way you said it. Because when you say it, you say [inaudible]. And I don't like [inaudible]," Shepherd said.

This left Barbara Walters confused and wanted to know the proper way to say the n-word. However, Shepherd told Walters there is no right way for her to say it.

Walters said the n-word once in the segment while Whoopi Goldberg used the word nearly a dozen times.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/10/03/view_co-host_approves_of_whoopi_using_the_n-word_not_walters.html
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YankeeFan · Oct 3, 2011

Even some of Perry's fiercest Texas critics say they do not believe he is racist. They point to his record of appointments as evidence: He appointed the state’s first African-American state supreme court justice, Wallace Jefferson, and later made him chief justice. (Jefferson’s great grandfather was a slave, “sold like a horse,” Perry once said with disgust.) Perry’s former general counsel and former chief of staff, Brian Newby, is black; so is Albert Hawkins, the former Health and Human Services commissioner who Perry handpicked to lead the massive agency in 2002.

“He doesn’t have a racist bone in his body,” said former Democratic state Rep. Ron Wilson, who is black and served with Perry in his early years in the Legislature. “He didn’t then, and he doesn’t now.”

Added Dallas Democratic Sen. Royce West, who is also black: “I don’t agree with him on policy issues, but you can point to many things he has done that were sensitive to ethnic minorities.”

Indeed, in his 11-year gubernatorial tenure, Perry has appointed more minorities to statewide posts — including university regents and secretaries of state — than any governor in Texas history. The biggest beating he’s taken on the campaign trail so far? His unwavering support for granting in-state tuition to the children of illegal immigrants in Texas.

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/perrys-critics-say-hes-no-racist/
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SpeedTchr · Oct 3, 2011

Heck, some of Perry's best appointees are black...

deskslave · Oct 4, 2011

The left really will stop at nothing to portray every single Republican as a racist.
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Yes, it sure is annoying when people paint with a broad brush.

Azrael · Oct 4, 2011

Unlikely Perry quotes for October 4:

"For you folks who may not know your geography or history, it's pronounced 'nee-ZHAIR' and that rock was our local homage to the anticolonial independence movement in Central Africa back in 1960."

Dick Whitman · Oct 4, 2011

YankeeFan said:

Stoney said:

qtlaw said:

Once again, the people who are not subjected to the conduct in question wonder what all the fuss is about.
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Oh, please. You can cut out that self-righteous bullshit. There's no allegation that Perry actually used the word or is the one who engaged in "the conduct in question." If there was, the responses here would be entirely different.

I think most of us are smart enough to realize what this is. It's the same crap that goes on every four years where instead of focusing on the issues that actually matter one camp tries to score cheap political points by manufacturing some faux controversy over crap like whether their opponent wore a flag lapel pin, stood at proper attention during the pledge of allegiance, partied a bit too hard in college, had the wrong church pastor, or knew if an offensive word was once on a frickin rock.
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The left really will stop at nothing to portray every single Republican as a racist.
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Isn't this story, like the Michele Bachmann migraines, originating from the right?

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