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Reuters: Dem Presidential Campaign Leads U.N. to Investigate Racism in U.S.
newsbusters.org ^ | May 17, 2008 | Noel Sheppard

Posted on 05/17/2008 4:44:08 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Imagine for a moment the race card had been used during the Republican presidential nomination process, and the United Nations was sending an envoy to investigate racism in America. Do you think the media would report it?

Probably 24 hours a day, seven days a week until every person in the country had heard about it, right?

Well, the U.N. announced on Friday that it is sending its "Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance" to visit our country from May 19 until June 6.

Although Reuters reported this at 2:48 PM EDT Friday, and strongly suggested the investigation is due to racism in the Democrat presidential campaign, LexisNexis and Google searches identified no other American news outlet covering this story. Not one!

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TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: reuters; sovereignty

1 posted on 05/17/2008 4:44:09 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Will they be stopping at United Church of Christ in Chicago for the Sunday service?


2 posted on 05/17/2008 4:47:10 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Would an example of “contemporary racism” be referring to Obama as “articulate”?

The outcry over that was just stupid!


3 posted on 05/17/2008 4:48:00 PM PDT by Califreak (Hangin' with Hunter-under the bus "Dread and Circuses")
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Somehow, I don’t think so.


4 posted on 05/17/2008 4:48:38 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY ((((Obama's issues would be better resolved in a psychotherapists office, than in the Oval Office))))
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Well, the U.N. announced on Friday that it is sending its "Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance" to visit our country from May 19 until June 6.

Any excuse to stay in some nice hotels and eat at a few five star restraints.

5 posted on 05/17/2008 4:48:40 PM PDT by Hugin (Mecca delenda est!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The MSM doesn’t want to make their false Messiah look bad in any way, that’s the reason for them squashing the story.

I’ll admit it, I’m happy to see the UN take a break from their systematic genocide.


6 posted on 05/17/2008 4:49:37 PM PDT by Baladas (M)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The UN is going to throw America under the bus? Fortunately, the really significant decisions will be made here and not there and I don't give a frak what the UN thinks of our politics. Its none of their damned fraking business how we choose - or don't choose - our next President.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

7 posted on 05/17/2008 4:50:10 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Hugin
Er...restaurants
8 posted on 05/17/2008 4:50:18 PM PDT by Hugin (Mecca delenda est!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Where do these fascist pigs from the U.N. get the authority to investigate ANYTHING in MY country? The FBI needs to keep tabs on these morons and try to find out what they are up to. The U.N. is NOT the U.S. We have our own investigators.


9 posted on 05/17/2008 4:51:51 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (De-Globalize yourself !)
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To: Hugin

That was restrained!


10 posted on 05/17/2008 4:53:47 PM PDT by Panzerlied ("We shall never surrender!")
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To: Free ThinkerNY
General election headline?

Racial motivation behind appeals?
UN asked to look at 'Vote for McCain' appeals
Time for America to stop being a divided country, says Obama

11 posted on 05/17/2008 4:55:23 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
WTF cares what the UN thinks?

As to the issue of racism in this election, all you have to do is compare the result in Iowa with the outcome in West Virginia. Both states are lily-white. In Iowa, he won. In West Virginia he lost big. I noticed no change in his color in between. But lots of turds floated under the bridge in the intervening months. And no doubt plenty more between now and November!

The more America learns about Obama, the less it will care to have him in the White House.

12 posted on 05/17/2008 4:56:28 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Amazing.......women and children are being raped in the Congo, people in Darfur are being killed.....and the U.N. is going to investigate the U.S. Maybe it has something to do with the investigators having more comfortable accomodations in the U.S. or maybe they’ll be wined and dined by those who want to point out how terrible the U.S. is......but, of course, no one is packing their bags to leave the good ‘ole U.S.A.
If Rev Wright or Mr/Mrs Ayers think the U.S. is so horrible, I’m sure they would find people who would contribute to their one way ticket....after they renounce their U.S. citizenship, turn over their passports and give up all U.S. possessions.
Hypocrites!!
Hypocrites!!


13 posted on 05/17/2008 5:02:06 PM PDT by 4integrity
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To: Free ThinkerNY

What happened? Did a candidate’s wife rail against the Whiteys?


14 posted on 05/17/2008 5:02:23 PM PDT by John123 (Obama said that he has been in 57 states. I will now light myself on fire...)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
the U.N. announced..that it is sending its "Special Rapporteur"

        
15 posted on 05/17/2008 5:04:07 PM PDT by Libertarian444
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Is there nothing some people won’t stoop to?

I though Barack Hussein Obama was half black AND half white.
Where’s the racism? Black or white?


16 posted on 05/17/2008 5:06:29 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (I heard it on the grapevine and saw it in the paper, so it must be true.)
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To: 4integrity

The UN is RACIST!


17 posted on 05/17/2008 5:07:38 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (I heard it on the grapevine and saw it in the paper, so it must be true.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"Well, the U.N. announced on Friday that it is sending its "Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance" to visit our country from May 19 until June 6."

No kidding...well, looks like we're in real trouble now /s/

In the minds of Americans, the only thing lower than a Washington political hack would be any puffed up tin pot bureaucrat from the UN. We detest them all.

18 posted on 05/17/2008 5:19:02 PM PDT by Czar ( StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Okay, what can we do to have fun with the “Special Rapporteur”?


19 posted on 05/17/2008 5:19:14 PM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: doug from upland

Oh, so they are going to investigate the racism of Black Liberation Theology?


20 posted on 05/17/2008 5:21:28 PM PDT by Eva (CHANGE- the post modern euphemism for Marxist revolution.)
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To: Califreak

Maybe it was the sweetie comment. I thought, right away, that calling a woman sweetie was the equivalent of calling Obama, boy.


21 posted on 05/17/2008 5:23:50 PM PDT by Eva (CHANGE- the post modern euphemism for Marxist revolution.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
And to think that my freakin’ tax dollars are going to pay for this bull$hit. Amazing!
22 posted on 05/17/2008 5:49:17 PM PDT by USMA '71
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Frankly, I don't want the U.N. investigating anything in our country. Stay the f**k out of our affairs, and while we're at it, get the f**k out of our country!
23 posted on 05/17/2008 6:02:26 PM PDT by appleharvey
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hey U.N., give us an update on your progress on black-on-black slavery in Sudan first.

Just for a little credibility.


24 posted on 05/17/2008 6:02:26 PM PDT by Grateful One
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The UN will reveal that conservatives have unduly had an effect with liberals. We have caused them to be racist./s

It is all our fault.


25 posted on 05/17/2008 6:05:04 PM PDT by indylindy (I had almost forgotten that McCain is the nominee. Too bad I was reminded.)
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To: cynwoody

Is there a chance they will throw us out of the UN?


26 posted on 05/17/2008 6:56:56 PM PDT by depressed in 06 (Bolshecrat, the amoral party of what if and whine.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY; All

The U.N. is investigating racism in the U.S. - I will sleep better at night knowing this /SARC


27 posted on 05/17/2008 7:25:00 PM PDT by wingsof liberty
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To: WilliamofCarmichael

“time for america to stop being a divided country, says obama.”

il duce and the fuhrer also united their countries; so did pol pot, ho chi minh, and uncle fidel.

is obama saying that he wants opposing points of view to be quiet or forced to be quiet?; that he wants the system of checks and balances to be placed in his hands only and those of a democrat congress? that he wants only his agenda to be in force?

(listen to the sound of marching boots in the streets of america.)

IMHO


28 posted on 05/18/2008 6:31:54 AM PDT by ripley
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To: Califreak
Would an example of “contemporary racism” be referring to Obama as “articulate”?

No. I think they'll look for examples like 90% of a particular race voting for the candidate of their own color. That kind of racism...

29 posted on 05/18/2008 7:11:12 AM PDT by Onelifetogive (Simple-minded conservative...)
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To: depressed in 06
Is there a chance they will throw us out of the UN?

Let's see. We pay all the bills and allow them repeatedly piss on us...

I'm guessing the answer to your question is "No"...

30 posted on 05/18/2008 7:15:54 AM PDT by Onelifetogive (Simple-minded conservative...)
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