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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 01:50 PM Jul 2019

That's it. I officially give up.




Diamond and Silk®‏Verified account @DiamondandSilk · Jul 17

Nancy Pelosi said the WORDS that the President used were racist. But those same words are in the Dictionary. Does that mean that the Dictionary is now racist? Should all Dictionaries be banned since Democrats are offended by words? #TDS

3:47 PM - 17 Jul 2019


I can't wait until Ms. Diamond and Ms. Silk start giving botany advice and telling people to water their plants with Brawndo.
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That's it. I officially give up. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2019 OP
No, it just means Diamond and Silk are still assholes. Tools. TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 #1
I prefer to call them "Useful Idiots". Initech Jul 2019 #16
That's the "tool" part. When they lose their edge, don't sharpen them, just chuck 'em. TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 #24
When I have a tool that lost it edge I like to finish it off and run it through the bench grinder. usaf-vet Jul 2019 #43
She needs to say Trump is a Racist. She won't though. berni_mccoy Jul 2019 #2
The House rules prohibit anyone saying that directly about a President lunatica Jul 2019 #11
Those rules don't apply outside of the House Floor. berni_mccoy Jul 2019 #31
There's no pleasing some people. lunatica Jul 2019 #32
Some people can't admit when they're wrong. berni_mccoy Jul 2019 #33
Zactly. Duppers Jul 2019 #46
They are not the brightest bulbs in the room! mfcorey1 Jul 2019 #3
And everything Shakespeare wrote came from the dictionary dalton99a Jul 2019 #4
So is every word in the Bible... Wounded Bear Jul 2019 #27
Strike that. **NOW** I officially give up. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2019 #5
Stupids paying $15 for straws one can buy at the dollar store for a dollar kimbutgar Jul 2019 #10
9" long? He wishes. TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 #26
Just like his hands. lunatica Jul 2019 #34
Well, Trump does suck. johnp3907 Jul 2019 #35
9" Long? More Like 3".... nt smb Jul 2019 #37
There are always sell outs in any group of people uponit7771 Jul 2019 #6
Don't let grifters take you out . Resist lunasun Jul 2019 #7
I wonder how much they are getting paid to spew these insane comments.? kimbutgar Jul 2019 #8
No, dictionaries should carry an "over 18" warning ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #9
For them... Mike Nelson Jul 2019 #12
Stay tuned for More Fun Facts with Diamond and Silk! struggle4progress Jul 2019 #13
It's just a form of gaslighting. Crunchy Frog Jul 2019 #14
Hey! Brawndo's got what plants crave! It's got electrolytes Brawndo Jul 2019 #15
It was supposed to be satire. Not a goddamn documentary!!! Fuck this is Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2019 #18
I think i'd prefer President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho at this point Brawndo Jul 2019 #23
No shit... Wounded Bear Jul 2019 #29
I'm expecting Bettie Jul 2019 #19
But what are electrolytes???? Do you even know???? Initech Jul 2019 #21
They're a derivative of covfefe, with trace amounts found in hamberders Brawndo Jul 2019 #25
... Different Drummer Jul 2019 #40
Actually, yes, the Dictionary can be said to be racist. Caliman73 Jul 2019 #17
That is a thing that was said by a person. Initech Jul 2019 #20
Proof you have to be brain damaged to support the Republicans/Trump/Conservatives RAB910 Jul 2019 #22
So why would a non-racist use racist words? C'mon Speaker, he's a fucking racist. spanone Jul 2019 #28
That might be the dumbest thing ever tweeted Takket Jul 2019 #30
If it's not *THE* dumbest thing ever said it's definitely high in the running! Initech Jul 2019 #36
Don't miss the point here Tommy, it took TWO PEOPLE to come up with this underpants Jul 2019 #38
More words of wisdom from Zirconia and Pleather... Raster Jul 2019 #39
Shit is wearing thin. We can--MUST--do better. m/t slumcamper Jul 2019 #41
Two bought-and-paid for dummies with a sidewalk-puddle-depth argument. brush Jul 2019 #42
I'd be willing to bet neither made the debate team in high school. PA Democrat Jul 2019 #44
Pelosi refusing to call tRump what he is: a racist. Duppers Jul 2019 #45
Cubic zirconium and rayon acetate Mazeltov Cocktail Jul 2019 #47

Initech

(100,076 posts)
16. I prefer to call them "Useful Idiots".
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:13 PM
Jul 2019

Trump will use them and prop them up on a pedestal until he no longer needs them and then will cast them aside. You know, like Hitler and Stalin did with their brownshirts.

usaf-vet

(6,186 posts)
43. When I have a tool that lost it edge I like to finish it off and run it through the bench grinder.
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 04:45 PM
Jul 2019

Then chuck'em in the scrap trash bucket. That way no one will ever get hurt by the dull tool again.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
11. The House rules prohibit anyone saying that directly about a President
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:10 PM
Jul 2019

That’s the reason she said his words were racist. The Republicans tried their best to throw her words off the record. But when the vote came it was voted into history.

 

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)
31. Those rules don't apply outside of the House Floor.
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:42 PM
Jul 2019

She's giving a presser. Those rules don't apply there.

kimbutgar

(21,148 posts)
10. Stupids paying $15 for straws one can buy at the dollar store for a dollar
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:10 PM
Jul 2019

It just shows how stupid and gullible these people are!

kimbutgar

(21,148 posts)
8. I wonder how much they are getting paid to spew these insane comments.?
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:08 PM
Jul 2019

Heritage Foundation, KOCH bros or the Adelsons?

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
9. No, dictionaries should carry an "over 18" warning
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:09 PM
Jul 2019

Only those with an IQ over 18 are allowed to read a dictionary. Diamond and Silk, someone will be by in the morning to collect yours.

Mike Nelson

(9,956 posts)
12. For them...
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:11 PM
Jul 2019

… this is normal. I used to think Victoria Jackson was pulling our legs... but she wasn't... so, now I'm thinking Diamond and Silk are not... maybe they are?

struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
13. Stay tuned for More Fun Facts with Diamond and Silk!
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:12 PM
Jul 2019

John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in self-defense!
Nazi anti-semitism was nothing more than an electoral strategy!
Dylann Roof had really good intentions!

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts)
18. It was supposed to be satire. Not a goddamn documentary!!! Fuck this is
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:18 PM
Jul 2019

depressing. We're stuck with "President Camacho" but without the muscles, eloquence or charm.

Brawndo

(535 posts)
23. I think i'd prefer President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho at this point
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:37 PM
Jul 2019

and the House of Representin' looks like a more functional and deliberative body.

Bettie

(16,109 posts)
19. I'm expecting
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:27 PM
Jul 2019

"OW, My Balls!" to be the big hit show this fall. A favorite of MAGATs all across the country.

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)
17. Actually, yes, the Dictionary can be said to be racist.
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:14 PM
Jul 2019

A dictionary created within a society that has placed certain racially biased values on words can be argued to be racist.


Look up the definition of Black and White in Merriam Websters Dictionary. While the whole dictionary is not Racist, there are definitely words that have significant racial meaning.

underpants

(182,803 posts)
38. Don't miss the point here Tommy, it took TWO PEOPLE to come up with this
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 03:13 PM
Jul 2019

Two people, not just that this is extremely stupid for one person but that at no point did either of them say “Hold it....”

brush

(53,778 posts)
42. Two bought-and-paid for dummies with a sidewalk-puddle-depth argument.
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 04:44 PM
Jul 2019

How are these two still shilling for trump? Their families must be so proud.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
45. Pelosi refusing to call tRump what he is: a racist.
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 04:56 PM
Jul 2019

How does anyone define a racist? By their WORDS and actions.

It's like saying "Just because he does things a traitor would do, doesn't mean he's a traitor"!!

Get real Madam Speaker!!

Mazeltov Cocktail

(569 posts)
47. Cubic zirconium and rayon acetate
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 05:22 PM
Jul 2019

have never looked in a dictionary. . . have you seen the spelling and grammar in their posts.
Worse, have you heard them speak? I guess this nonsense they do fulfills some need in their lives.
When this is all over ( and it will end soon) Zirconium and Acetate will be viewed as the Hanoi Hannah of this period of our history.

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