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kpete

(72,005 posts)
Sat Apr 2, 2016, 08:49 AM Apr 2016

Mexicans are rapists and criminals in search of soccer balls and gift baskets.

Wall Street Journal reporter Reid Epstein covered Sarah Palin’s appearance at the aforementioned Milwaukee event via Twitter, posting some of the former Alaska governor’s more memorable quotes from the address. According to Epstein, Palin returned to the matter of illegal immigration in her speech, a cornerstone of Donald Trump’s campaign from inception. Epstein noted that Palin commented that Mexican nationals who enter the United States are greeted with “gift baskets with soccer balls.” The reporter also noted that Palin took some shots at Trump’s main rival, Ted Cruz, and she also drew laughter from the crowd when she said that “only Trump talks rationally about military threats.”

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Mexicans are rapists and criminals in search of soccer balls and gift baskets. (Original Post) kpete Apr 2016 OP
Stupid erpowers Apr 2016 #1
and teddy bears. raging moderate Apr 2016 #2

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
1. Stupid
Sat Apr 2, 2016, 09:21 AM
Apr 2016

Either these people are joking, or they are really stupid. What is wrong with this woman? She had to know her comments, especially the "gift baskets with soccer balls" are false. It is sad that some people believe the things she says.

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