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Fake News at the OK Corral
American Thinker.com ^ | December 28, 2019 | Brian C. Joondeph

Posted on 12/28/2019 4:31:54 AM PST by Kaslin

A century and a half ago in 1881, a famous shootout occurred in Tombstone, Arizona at the OK Corral between the Earp brothers and the Clanton-McLaury gang. The OK stood for Old Kindersley, a livery and horse stable.

OK today is a variation of okay, a term of approval, acceptance or acknowledgement. Along with the word is a familiar hand gesture, the thumb and index finger touching end to end, forming a circle for the O.

Like so many other American cultural traditions, leave it to the left to find something as innocuous as the OK hand gesture to be a racist symbol, a secret dog whistle of white supremacy.

After all, even Christmas season isn’t immune from charges of racism. A Boston University professor claims the classic “Jingle Bells” is racist. Even a traditional cup of ice cream, half chocolate and half vanilla is deemed racist.

Another American tradition, the Army-Navy football game found itself in the middle of the latest racial controversy. Earlier this month, President Trump attended the classic annual game. Rather than reporting on the thunderous ovation he received, the media, who claims no one likes Trump, had to return to one of their favorite story lines, racism.

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1 posted on 12/28/2019 4:31:54 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Some “journalist” at CNN does this crap. One day he posts on 4chan “the OK symbol is a sign for White Nationalists” and the next day they have a story about the white Supremacists at 4 Chan. It’s literal masturbation.


2 posted on 12/28/2019 4:48:19 AM PST by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Kaslin
AND Heaven help the person that uses the forbidden "N" word.

Tell a short story.

Our family had a black housekeeper/babysitter when my brother and I were about 10-12 years old. Her name was Pearl and she was on of those trustworthy to a fault black people.

Well, one day my brother and I got into one of our weekly knock down drag out fights. I whooped my brother pretty good and he jumped up and called me nxxxxxr.

Pearl heard it, my brother tried to apologize to her. She sat us down, said there was no need to apologize because she was not one. She then explained what she felt the meaning of it was and finished by saying, "Now you boys need to understand though, there are white nxxxxxrs and there are black nxxxxxrs and these are the people you need to avoid.

Has stuck with me all my life.

3 posted on 12/28/2019 5:10:46 AM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: poconopundit

This might make a good meme.


4 posted on 12/28/2019 5:15:48 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: eartick

So I guess Joe Biden is a White Nxxxxx?


5 posted on 12/28/2019 5:23:21 AM PST by HighSierra5
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To: eartick

So true. N___ is not a color, it is a lifestyle.

I tried to explain that to my wife for years. She finally gets it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnO6ai0Ktro


6 posted on 12/28/2019 5:30:09 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: HighSierra5
So I guess Joe Biden is a White Nxxxxx?

Well, Hunter seems like one.

7 posted on 12/28/2019 5:31:16 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: Kaslin

Just a History point:
the gunfight at the OK corral was actually fought down the street at the vacant lot between Flys photography studio and the boarding house where Doc Holliday was staying.


8 posted on 12/28/2019 6:00:31 AM PST by VicVanleeuwenhoek
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To: Kaslin

Everybody knows, I mean everybody, that when Obama and Hillary and Pelosi use the OK gesture, it really means 666.


9 posted on 12/28/2019 6:37:30 AM PST by odawg
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To: VicVanleeuwenhoek

Tombstone AZ,
I’ll be Back!


10 posted on 12/28/2019 6:53:21 AM PST by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: Kaslin

Afrianization takes many forms. The proliferation of forms defines the insidious nature of the political process


11 posted on 12/28/2019 6:58:29 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: Kaslin


12 posted on 12/28/2019 7:05:31 AM PST by Utah Binger (Mount Carmel Utah: At the Maynard Dixon Home and Studio)
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To: VicVanleeuwenhoek

...at the Okie-Dokie Corral.


13 posted on 12/28/2019 7:30:11 AM PST by GingisK
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To: Liz; V K Lee; Grampa Dave
Trying to find the perfect character to match. Here are the candidates.  Who have I missed?

Nancy Pelosi -- Jane Jetson or Cruella DeVille

Ilan Omar -- Maleficent

Mad Maxine -- Ursula of Little Mermaid

AOC -- Carmen Miranda (hattip to V. K.)

14 posted on 12/28/2019 7:40:07 AM PST by poconopundit (Joe Biden has long been the Senate's court jester. He's 24/7 malarkey and more corrupt than Hunter.)
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To: VicVanleeuwenhoek

Before I read the excerpt I thought the story was going to be about how the media has been twisting the news to make it more readable/memorable since the shootout at the vacant lot between the studio and the boarding house.


15 posted on 12/28/2019 7:42:45 AM PST by NotQuiteCricket (I hate when green goes red and then black.)
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To: poconopundit

AOC——Kentucky Derby winner

BERNIE-——Santa Claus


16 posted on 12/28/2019 7:54:20 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: HighSierra5

“White Trash” is worse than a N****r any day.


17 posted on 12/28/2019 7:59:34 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Liz

Bernie is more the Krampus type.


18 posted on 12/28/2019 8:35:15 AM PST by MortMan (Americans are a people increasingly separated by our connectivity.)
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To: Kaslin

The perpetually aggrieved are really scraping the bottom of the barrel for things to be aggrieved about.
Wonder how thin that barrel bottom is by now?


19 posted on 12/28/2019 8:54:20 AM PST by oldvirginian
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To: poconopundit

Though she is lagging just a bit at the moment,
consider Betty Boop (Elizabeth Warren) She’d grab your cookies if you fail to remember and include her.


20 posted on 12/28/2019 9:33:13 AM PST by V K Lee ("VICTORY FOR THE RIGHTEOUS IS JUDGMENT FOR THE WICKED")
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