Discussion: Blankenship: Not Racist To Call Elaine Chao's Father A 'Chinaperson'

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Mr. Blankenship, you are hilarious! Didn’t think you would provide such comic relief. Keep going after that nomination.

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Next, after he realizes the controversy is really affecting his campaign, Mr. Blankenship will attempt to apologize by telling Ms. Chao, “Me love you long time!”

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Handsome devil, ain’t he? Last time I saw jowls like that they were in a pot of navy beans I cooked.

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Klansplaining.

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Oh, I’m stealing that one!

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I shall forevermore call Blankenship an ‘Ex-Conperson’

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Just like it’s not racist to call Blankenship an ignorant honky. (With apologies to honkies out there.)

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“Ancient proverb say, "One small wind can raise much dust”

— Charlie Chan

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Not Racist To Call Elaine Chao’s Father A ‘Chinaperson’ … if you are a six year old.

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Sadly, he was only convicted of a misdemeanor.

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I really love it when a gaggle of rich, pasty, flabby, man-boobed white guys go on FoxNews and pontificate about the state of black people in America. It’s like a sketch Key & Peele would write.

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It’s pretty fuckin’ creepy though.

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You’re also a convictedperson. And an assholeperson.

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Well, since politicians like to lie, I figure that fudging a bit on the truth is good for the gander…

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Blank-in-brain doesn’t seem to understand the difference between race and nationality. There’s zero correlation between citizenship and race. But, when a dumb ass cracker like DB starts blathering, the stupid gets deep very fast.

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I dunno. My mother was a WestVirginiaPerson, so I guess I’m half WVP myself. I may want to put this on an affirmative action form at some point.

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Racist ex-felon wonders why racist statements are being called racist…

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Blankenship said that while he was “not going to D.C. to get along,” the idea “that calling somebody a Chinaperson — **I mean, I’m an Americanperson.”

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Amen! And it’s a problem just as pervasive on the far left as it is on the right. A few weeks ago, our resident “identity politics” opponents got all up in their feelings defending Ryan Zinke’s “friendly greeting” to Sen. Hirono. There were several, “This is why Democrats lose” comments, but they’re awfully silent now that it’s a white guy confronting another white guy about racism. I guess minorities are supposed to shut up and wait for our white betters to tell us what’s racist.

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This is almost exactly what every reality show contestant says at some point in the season.

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