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TX GOP Rep. Gohmert: Obama "Helped Jump-Start a New Ottoman Empire"

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(((Viking Sea Mexican)))9/22/2012 9:32:35 am PDT

re: #504 Dark_Falcon

I know that, and I also know that some liberals will call the line a “dog whistle”. At which point you roll out some earlier examples of its use, even including funny signs to make clear that what you’re saying has no ethnic angle. As far as it has any ulterior meaning, the “attack chihuahua” serves as a trap, luring incautious left-wingers into making unfounded allegations that can be pounced on.

Yes, I thought this one out a bit.

I… err… kinda agree with DF.

But, DF, take into consideration the (recent) past. Right now, the Republican Party has gone out of its way to attack immigrants, especially those from “Mexico*”, and while the comment by itself is harmless, I can see it adding more fuel to the fire quite easily.

* Mexico being defined as everything to the south of USA.