Racism as Entertainment

[Mark Thibodeau]

Google "The Black and White Minstrel Show (1978)" to see REAL racism as
entertainment! That was one of the top-rated shows in the UK for decades!

Jerky

On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:04 PM, jesse gooch <jlguuch at gmail.com> wrote:

> When celebrities begin to fade from the limelight like Kid Rock - and
> Donald before him, they get to the point where they think: “Hey, the
> biggest qualification for being an elected official is not intelligence,
> honesty, integrity, or the ability to rationally govern an incredibly
> complex system designed to oppress and extort the masses, but *extremely
> deep pockets*.”
> Then there is the “aha” moment where they realize: "I have those! And I’m
> bored and opinionated!”
>
> This, is the end result of our ridiculous political and economic system.
>
> On Sep 12, 2017, at 3:28 PM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Goddamn that's depressing.
>
> Altho, to be honest, I think Kid Rock is probably a better person, deep
> down, than Trump (or Nugent, or even Sarah Palin).
>
> The prospect of a Senator Kid Rock is only slightly more jarring than the
> reality of a Governor Jesse Ventura.
>
> Jerky
>
>
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> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 3:15 PM, jesse gooch <jlguuch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> A man who used to rap with a midget who said he was “3-foot-9 with a
>> 10-foot dick” might actually be a senator….
>>
>> What also sucks, is that now anyone criticizing scummy-ass Sharpton and
>> Riddle will be seen as siding with that asshat. Not that anyone on the left
>> seemed to really be doing that anyway - why the fuck should anyone ever
>> hold their own accountable? - but now it’s a moot point.
>>
>>
>> On Sep 12, 2017, at 9:28 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> http://nomoremister.blogspot.com/2017/09/kid-rock-has-learne
>> d-from-donald-trump.html
>>
>> "Beefs, especially when they're racist or sexist, apparently aren't
>> counterproductive if you're running for office in America in the 21st
>> century. They're seen as entertaining. They suggest that the angry
>> candidate is a brawler (and thus would be a brawler on behalf of the voter
>> if elected)."
>>
>>
>>
>
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