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CNN contributor: "Sikhs 'unfairly targeted'" [View all] muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 OP
Been saying this since yesterday!!! It would be OK if they were Muslims? WTF!!! winstars Aug 2012 #1
I was saying exactly this to my wife. A commentator said they were "the wrong target." Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #4
Great point. pinto Aug 2012 #2
The word inaccurately has too many syllables for an american audience. CBGLuthier Aug 2012 #3
And a wjhole lot of them are now saying, Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #5
Yup. :( LiberalLoner Aug 2012 #26
We have a propaganda machine... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #36
If he'd stuck to 'mistaken', it would be OK muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 #9
I don't think the shooter cared. Heather MC Aug 2012 #17
That very well could be. Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #41
It's our own fault for not being born white gun toting men with wifebeater shirts, we ask to be Heather MC Aug 2012 #42
Hey, I'm an old, bald white guy. Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #44
I am married to a bald white Military man with a pickup truck, but he doesn't Heather MC Aug 2012 #45
like the hemophiliacs who are innocent victims of HIV Douglas Carpenter Aug 2012 #6
100% correct malaise Aug 2012 #7
Who the fuck would be the 'fair' target? nt msanthrope Aug 2012 #8
Why Muslims of course!!! I gotta a bad feeling on how this is gonna play out on... winstars Aug 2012 #10
Stupid Fuckin' White Men of course. Ghost Dog Aug 2012 #30
The newsreader had a Freudian slip. freshwest Aug 2012 #46
But I didn't mean it like that.. mountain grammy Aug 2012 #11
That echo chamber is going to pick this up Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #12
It's all part of our national madness. zeemike Aug 2012 #22
"Water" Try the AIR. A lot of those places are near coal fired power plants. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #23
BTW: Check this out... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #24
not lead, fluoride stockholmer Aug 2012 #40
I'm sure the shooter THOUGHT he was targeting Muslims.... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #13
Don't you know there is a class of people its ok to target Robyn66 Aug 2012 #14
I was channel surfing this morning looking for more info on this shooting. Ganja Ninja Aug 2012 #15
Who IS "fairly" targeted? AlbertCat Aug 2012 #16
re:CNN contributor: "Sikhs 'unfairly targeted'" allan01 Aug 2012 #18
are seeks terra muslins anyway? datasuspect Aug 2012 #19
Closer to Bahai than Islam, I believe pscot Aug 2012 #34
"Never attribute to malice that which is explainable by incompetence" Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #20
probably not what he meant arely staircase Aug 2012 #21
i live in milwaukee area and this type of coverage is rampant in the local media dembotoz Aug 2012 #25
When you think about it, we all do this with children cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #27
It sounds like he is copying Fox "news". That something they would say. AlinPA Aug 2012 #28
It's a double edged statement. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #29
I cannot help but wonder how the media and public would react if this had been a Mosque and it had Douglas Carpenter Aug 2012 #31
Search on entire thread reveals the term "towelheads" Ghost Dog Aug 2012 #32
That was my first thought ashling Aug 2012 #33
This is the kind of garbage that passes for commentary on CNN YoungDemCA Aug 2012 #35
I disagree with most here elias7 Aug 2012 #37
There was a Sikh guy on with Don Lemon yesterday who responded to these type of comments JI7 Aug 2012 #38
Insightfull point. Its not alright to target any class of people. marble falls Aug 2012 #39
Someone saw the film "Inside Man" DFW Aug 2012 #43
Back during the Iranian hostage crisis these nuts would target anyone who fit their bill... JHB Aug 2012 #47
Tempest, you need a bigger tea-pot. PavePusher Aug 2012 #48
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