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NY Dem Legislator: All Black People "Want to do is Play Basketball"
Pundit Press ^ | 5/20/14 | Aurelius

Posted on 05/20/2014 10:35:49 AM PDT by therightliveswithus

Democratic county legislator Ellen Birnbaum is facing pressure to resign after racist statements she made about local black constituents were released to the press.

The comments came when Birmbaum was discussing a community center in the mainly black neighborhood of New Cassel.

"Why would anyone want to go there," Brinbaum asked to fellow legislators. "It's a bad neighborhood, it's a ghetto. It's full of those black people."

She then added, "Come on, who from the rest of the town is going to go there? After all, mostly black people live there. All they want to do is play basketball."

Birnbaum is now facing harsh criticism for her remarks, but is refusing to step down. She also disputes some of the accounts of her words, stating, "Those are not my words... I did not use 'ghetto.'"

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: democrats; liberalracism; newyork; progressiveracism; racism
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1 posted on 05/20/2014 10:35:50 AM PDT by therightliveswithus
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2 posted on 05/20/2014 10:39:13 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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Going legalistic I see. So she said “hood” and not “getto” and deserves a pass, because she “cares”.


3 posted on 05/20/2014 10:39:59 AM PDT by 5thGenTexan
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3tWFxjTviI


4 posted on 05/20/2014 10:40:07 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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“Democratic county legislator Ellen Birnbaum...facing pressure to resign after racist statements she made about local black constituents...Why would anyone want to go there, Brinbaum asked to fellow legislators. “It’s a bad neighborhood, it’s a ghetto. It’s full of those black people.”

aaaaaahhhhhhhhaaaaaaahhhhhhhaaaaaaaaa, liberal... aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaa


5 posted on 05/20/2014 10:41:24 AM PDT by areukiddingme1 (areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
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White democrats are usually more discrete.


6 posted on 05/20/2014 10:42:04 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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This is a big story on LI. They have a beautiful facility that not being used because it’s’ in a crummy junkyard area in the hood.


7 posted on 05/20/2014 10:43:19 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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... her insensitive remarks have left her “heartsick."

For some reason, I'm not buying it.

8 posted on 05/20/2014 10:44:37 AM PDT by econjack (I'm not bossy...I just know what you should be doing.)
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Democrats will NEVER do the honorable thing and step down because they are NOT honorable people.


9 posted on 05/20/2014 10:44:40 AM PDT by thepatriot1 (...brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue)
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It's full of those black people

She's positioning herself to be part-owner of the LA Clippers.

10 posted on 05/20/2014 10:45:09 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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If white people used the facility, the blacks would complain about gentrification.


11 posted on 05/20/2014 10:45:13 AM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist (Why work for a living when you can vote for a living?)
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Since the article did not mention the state, I kinda assume that Democratic county legislator Ellen Birnbaum is somewhere in Mississippi. Cause we all know folks in New York and Mass and Conn. don't talk like that about black folks.
12 posted on 05/20/2014 10:46:02 AM PDT by Tupelo (I feel more like Philip Nolan every day)
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Racism: it is not racism if a Democrat does it....


13 posted on 05/20/2014 10:46:41 AM PDT by GraceG
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Sounds a lot like Bob The Bozo Beckle, who opined on Fox’s “the Five” yesterday that Condi Rice was not a genuine Black because she didn’t grow up in the ghetto.

Thanks to Democrat racial policies since LBJ, decent Middle Class Black family are almost extinct.


14 posted on 05/20/2014 10:47:14 AM PDT by txrefugee
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WOOPS caught by the headlights....


15 posted on 05/20/2014 10:48:38 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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That’s not true. I know of a Third Grade class in which several aspire to be “Hoes” and “Pimps”.


16 posted on 05/20/2014 10:49:16 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Mohammed was a Child Rapist and Islam is a Totalitarian Death Cult.)
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NY Dem Legislator: All Black People "Want to do is Play Basketball"

I protest most vigorously!!

That's not all!
They have babies all over the place; as many as possible.
They love games, currently the "knockout" variety.
They enjoy using borrowed luxury cars.
They spread cheer by visiting random houses at night, whether anyone is home or not.
They support the garment industry by wearing hoodies outdoors, even when the temp is 95F.
They enjoy collecting EBT cards from as many jurisdictions as possible.

Darn!

These people are busier than I am!
I apologize...

17 posted on 05/20/2014 10:50:12 AM PDT by publius911 ( At least Nixon had the good grace to resign!)
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Well, considering that democrats’ cures for black crime is midnight basketball courts so she is being pretty consistent.


18 posted on 05/20/2014 10:50:15 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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Thanks to Democrat racial policies since LBJ, decent Middle Class Black family are almost extinct.

Since that was the goal (democrat voters forever!) it is the most desirable outcome possible.

19 posted on 05/20/2014 10:52:52 AM PDT by publius911 ( At least Nixon had the good grace to resign!)
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It’s just great when they eat their own.

Throw some chum in the water as the race sharks come in to feed.


20 posted on 05/20/2014 10:53:10 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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