Holy Facting shite - ReTHUGs are desperate - Don Young has issued an apology

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http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/03/rep-don-young-apologizes-for-wetbacks-comment/
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Rep. Don Young, who used the term “wetbacks” to describe Mexican immigrants in a radio interview Thursday night, issued a full-scale apology this afternoon for using the derogatory slur after a barrage of criticism from Republicans and Democrats.

“I apologize for the insensitive term I used during an interview in Ketchikan, Alaska,” Young, R-Alaska, wrote in his second statement of the past 24 hours. “There was no malice in my heart or intent to offend; it was a poor choice of words.”

An earlier statement from Young excused his use of the smear as “a term that was commonly used” during his days growing up on his father’s ranch in central California, but the 21-term congressman’s second statement leaves no ambiguity about his remorse.

“That word [wetbacks], and the negative attitudes that come with it, should be left in the 20th century, and I’m sorry that this has shifted our focus away from comprehensive immigration reform,” he stated.
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Rejection from Hispanics has them in a state of panic.
This is too freaking good.

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1. I'm sure the sweat is dripping down his back at the moment. So, technically,... nt

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2. DUzy

A perfect W

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10. My wife just asked me if Republicans study stupidity, or if it's a natural talent. nt

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11. One of my faves: "Were you born stupid or did you take lessons?"

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12. Natural talent

They can't learn

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3. Because "wetbacks" was a such fine and dandy term to use in the 20th century.

Fucking moron.

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4. “That word, and the negative attitudes that come with it, should be left in the 20th century"

as the Republican party continues to regress back into the 1800s.

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5. The problem for ReTHUGs is that racism is a state of mind

They say these things because they actually believe them.

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16. Meanwhile, no apology for being the most corrupt, right.

Don Young has a lot more to apologize for than this.

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6. BULLshit!

“That word , and the negative attitudes that come with it, should be left in the 17th century, and I’m sorry that sane,sensible people heard me say it,” he stated.


Fixed

Edit for century correction

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7. Fixed how

LOL

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14. Fixed how

Sorry.

Facetiously,I altered the quote from the guys apology to reflect my idea of realism,were he to speak actual truth,implying that guys like this are only ever sorry they're overheard and not that they said something offensive.

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17. Cool

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8. His statment resulted in a pissed-off sounding statement by Boehner

Quite a transgression from where the GOP is trying to position itself, I guess.

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9. Nothing like losing 71% of the Hispanic vote

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When last did a ReTHUG apologize for anything?

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13. fuggim...fuggemall

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15. Wetback, a derogatory racial slur which should be left in the 20th century

along with those who use it!!

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18. Did he admit that his father broke the law?

In his fond reminiscing about the good old days when no one thought twice about using derogatory terms to describe hardworking poor people who crossed the Rio Grande because they were just looking for ways to survive, he seemed oblivious to the fact he was talking about his father being an employer illegally taking advantage of dirt cheap labor. Or are employer sanctions not part of the Republican plan for immigration reform?

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19. I found that part hilarious

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