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In reply to the discussion: Newt Gingrich: 'Normal white Americans ... don't understand being black in America' [View all]MFM008
(19,803 posts)111. Hes as sincere
as the polls allow.
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Newt Gingrich: 'Normal white Americans ... don't understand being black in America' [View all]
B2G
Jul 2016
OP
But, at least he is willing to give voice, and a measure of credence, to the claim, unlike ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2016
#22
This really shocks me. I mean, his turn of phrase, associating "white" with "normal", blows, but
Rose Siding
Jul 2016
#89
My reaction exactly. Newty's point was that your "average, man/woman on the street white American".
LuckyLib
Jul 2016
#95
I dunno, seems more like Obama's "typical white person" reference from his race speech.
geek tragedy
Jul 2016
#74
I'm not taking him seriously. I suspect he and Trump hired someone to write
geek tragedy
Jul 2016
#84
But do you deep down honestly think it was his intent to make a racist statement?
LiberalLovinLug
Jul 2016
#36
It wasn't Howard Cosell's intent to be racist when he called a football player "that little monkey."
wryter2000
Jul 2016
#66
exactly. I can't believe ivory tower theorists on this thread trying to make something out of that
uhnope
Jul 2016
#37
He says it now because it is politic, but will never take any action to reduce the problem. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#75
So is Newt saying that only "abnormal white americans" understand being black in america
zz-la
Jul 2016
#77
Normal Americans wonder why normal black Americans are assassinated by cops on a regular basis! n/t
brewens
Jul 2016
#101