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‘Racist police’ claim mars Obama holiday in Spain
The First Post ^ | August 3 2010 | Sophie Taylor

Posted on 08/03/2010 10:38:41 AM PDT by Brugmansian

As Michelle Obama takes her daughter Sasha to Marbella for a mini-break, the US State Department has been forced to disown travel advice it issued warning that African-American tourists could be targeted by racist Spanish policemen . . .

The advice page said two African-American US government employees have "recently" been "questioned by police in Barcelona for no apparent reason". One was detained, the page said, and "suffered physical injuries in the process".

However, the page now carries no such warning – the offending paragraph has presumably been removed by an embarrassed State Department after press reports drew it to their attention. The original version of the page can still be seen here, thanks to Google's cache, while the newly-revised version is here . . .

Contacted by Spanish daily El Pais, the US embassy in Madrid played down the advice. It said the Barcelona incident had "happened a long time ago" (though the advice page said "recently") . . .

"We are in no way suggesting that Spanish police are racist," an embassy spokesperson added. "This was an isolated incident." . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at thefirstpost.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: racism
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1 posted on 08/03/2010 10:38:44 AM PDT by Brugmansian
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To: Brugmansian

It was The Moops.


2 posted on 08/03/2010 10:40:45 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Brugmansian

That is so funny on so many levels.

I wish someone could send the original page to Manchelle. think she’d call Spain a mean country?


3 posted on 08/03/2010 10:41:28 AM PDT by RWGinger
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To: Brugmansian

Oh, good grief it’s not like she’s walking around alone. Quite the contrary.


4 posted on 08/03/2010 10:42:29 AM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
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To: Brugmansian; Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; ...

The list, ping


5 posted on 08/03/2010 10:43:12 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Brugmansian

They are victims everywhere they go.
Lets all feel sorry for them and not expect anything from them.


6 posted on 08/03/2010 10:44:23 AM PDT by ßuddaßudd (7 days - 7 ways Guero >>> with a floating, shifting, ever changing persona.....)
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To: Brugmansian

The Spanish police act stupidly.


7 posted on 08/03/2010 10:44:33 AM PDT by beaversmom
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To: Brugmansian
One was detained, the page said, and "suffered physical injuries in the process".

Probably cut themselves taking out their race card.

8 posted on 08/03/2010 10:46:52 AM PDT by Eaker (Pablo is very wily)
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To: Brugmansian

Maybe it’s for another Summit de Cerveza!!


9 posted on 08/03/2010 10:47:36 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: Brugmansian

Another article about the luxury trip by Michelle and “old friends” to Spain.

American MSM? - crickets!


10 posted on 08/03/2010 10:49:27 AM PDT by Noob1999
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To: Brugmansian
All together now!

How racist are they?

Answers...so racist they decided the KKK wasn't wearing white enough sheets...

...so racist they won't eat black-eyed peas...

...so racist they refuse to grow watermelons...

All pure sarcasm, of course. The charge of racism has become so absurd, so twisted, so clearly a tool for manipulation and intimidation that it deserves ridicule - as do those who continue to use the term.

11 posted on 08/03/2010 10:49:33 AM PDT by neutrino (Globalization is the economic treason that dare not speak its name.(173))
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To: neutrino

How many vacations do these people need?


12 posted on 08/03/2010 10:50:16 AM PDT by Mmogamer (I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
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To: Brugmansian
"...the US State Department has been forced to disown travel advice it issued warning that African-American tourists could be targeted by racist Spanish policemen . . ."

Maybe Obama can get Holder to sue them.

13 posted on 08/03/2010 10:52:57 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Brugmansian

I don’t care what color you are, you don’t want to mess with the Guardia Civil.


14 posted on 08/03/2010 10:53:32 AM PDT by DeFault User
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To: Brugmansian

thanks America for the 50 billion that your President Barack Obama sent us.Take your money from you and your Family and give it to the WORLD we needs more of your money


15 posted on 08/03/2010 10:54:58 AM PDT by goldendays
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To: beaversmom
The Spanish police act stupidly.

La Stupido 50 acto.


16 posted on 08/03/2010 10:55:44 AM PDT by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know .F Trp 8th Cav)
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To: Mmogamer
The White House is nothing more than "free stuff" to these worthless @ssholes.

The bit about Spaniards being "racists" is pretty funny given how RACIST Michelle Obama is.

Anyone who would subject two small children to the racist and poisonous hatred of Jeremiah Wright has very little grounds to shout "racist" at anyone.

17 posted on 08/03/2010 10:57:47 AM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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To: Brugmansian

Wow, the State Dept. is finding fake hate crimes around the world.


18 posted on 08/03/2010 10:59:21 AM PDT by donna (Why did John McCain let it get so bad?)
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To: Brugmansian

African -Americans should vacation in the Darfur if they REALLY want to see racism.


19 posted on 08/03/2010 11:07:31 AM PDT by Le Chien Rouge
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To: Brugmansian
This was an isolated incident.

But we decided to post an all-points bulletin about it, anyway.

20 posted on 08/03/2010 11:09:35 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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