Asian Actress Apologizes for Starring in ‘Racist’ Republican Ad
- Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:45am by
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Lisa Chan, the Asian actress who starred in GOP senate candidate Pete Hoekstra’s controversial Super Bowl ad, has apologized for her role in commercial that some have dubbed “racist.”
“I am deeply sorry for any pain that the character I portrayed brought to my communities,” Chan wrote on her Facebook page. “As a recent college grad who has spent time working to improve communities and empower those without a voice, this role is not in any way representative of who I am. It was absolutely a mistake on my part and one that, over time, I hope can be forgiven. I feel horrible about my participation and I am determined to resolve my actions.”
The controversy centers around Chan‘s use of broken English in the spot that bashes Hoekstra’s rival, Debbie Stabenow. HuffPo explains:
As she approached the camera, the actress thanked “Michigan Senator Debbie Spend-it-Now” for supposedly spending too much money, in turn helping the Chinese economy.
“Your economy get very weak. Ours get very good,” she said in broken and stereotypically accented English.
Here’s the original ad:
Hoekstra has faced criticism from both sides of the aisle over the ad. Not only have Democrats bashed him, but even national GOP consultant Mike Murphy called it “really, really dumb.”
“We knew we were taking an aggressive approach on this,” Hoekstra — from Michigan — said in the past in response to the criticism. “But this is a time where the people in Michigan and across the country are fed up with the spending, and we wanted to capture that frustration that they had with Washington, D.C. This ad … hits Debbie smack dab between the eyes on the issue where she is vulnerable with the voters of Michigan, and that is spending.”
But Hoekstra has since backed down. The website he created, Debbiespenditnow.com, now reroutes to Petespenditnot.com, and the ad is nowhere to be found on the site.
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Comments (272)
Blazen420
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:22amHow ridiculous. The ad was not racist. Can someone please point out the racism in the ad?
Report Post »USPATRIOT101
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:29amHow is pointing out the obviouse racist?
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:31amHopefully she has a hard time finding more ads to do. After her apologizing and all who would want a phoney baloney such as her advertising?
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:49amIt ad racist because the it DOES NOT slam conservatives.
Pure and simple.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:50amretry:
The ad racist because it DOES NOT slam conservatives.
Pure and simple.
Report Post »steelreserve
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:03amWho cares she is hot
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:07amDarla
Report Post »Hollywood is ALL phony-baloney, plastic-banana. There are very few REAL people there.
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:09amThere is no actual racism at all. China contains, last check, Chinese people, and the ad was portraying a Chinese national thanking the U.S. for giving China it’s jobs and money.
It boggles the mind how it can even be twisted into something “racist”. But of course, the “offended” are always vigilant and on the lookout for offenses to wring their hands over, real or imaginary makes no difference.
Report Post »Manchurian.Candidate
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:13amI find it interesting that none of you found this ad objectionable on any level,… except for the fact that the AMERICAN born actress from CALIFORNIA now regrets doing it because of the backlash it has caused. She’s an actress in a role, reading from a script. A very poorly written script. The ad was designed to generate fear and mistrust (which is a typical Republican tactic to use) Fear and Smear, but it backfired. It made a lot of people angry and the actress realized it was a mistake to have participated in it. She apologized for her role in it and suddenly,…. the right wingers are UP IN ARMS over her apology and are now condemning and criticizing her for it.
Report Post »You guys are a sorry bunch.
CatB
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:16amI HOPE she RETURNED the MONEY she was PAID! What an idiot ..
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:20amWow Manchurian, what a poor attempt to spin this into something it’s not! :)
The reason nobody objects, is because the article is about dunderheads calling this racist, not because the message may or may not have been ill conceived.
Please, do try to keep up.
Report Post »Mil-Dot
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:33amProgs toss around the word “racist” in order to close down the argument and send conservatives running. Guess what goons? It doesn’t work anymore. Nice try. Oh, and that crap about “about helping those without a voice” please don’t make me puke. The only people in the USSA that don’t have a voice are white Christian males. Everybody else is a member of a “protected class”.
Report Post »Manchurian.Candidate
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:38amThe fact that it is ill conceived is not reason enough to complain about it? Are you kidding?
Report Post »It‘s a negative ad that is also so blatantly racially insensitive it’s not even funny. The backlash is mainly from the Asian community. The actress regrets her participation in it because of the insult to her ethnic community. The fact that it is a stupid ad in the first place is almost secondary.
13th Imam
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:39amAll the COMMUNIST Chinese leaders are po’ed that the truth is out. They laugh at the dunce in our Whitehouse. His trampling of our Constitution , is everything they could wish for. If the DEMOCRAT socialists are whimpering in their depends, the ad must have hit them on the nose.
Report Post »scarletworm
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:41amShe shouldn’t apologize for the ad- it’s true. She should apologize for her bad acting.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:45amHi Manchurian
Ooooh, another attempt to spin. Let’s work in the world of straight talk for now, ok?
The complaint the article speaks of is people calling the ad racist. It is not racist. She is Asian, and she’s portraying a Chinese woman in China. If you think that’s racist, which I doubt any sane human being could, then you have bigger issues to deal with.
You come in and smear and belittle “the right” for commenting about the ad not being racist, on an article talking about people who think the ad is racist. Your comments are a non sequitur at best, ad hominem at worst. You’ve contributed nothing but deflection and spin. Try dealing with topics outside the framework of your ideology once in a while and you’ll see that not everything “the right” says is automatically wrong.
Good luck.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:50amBecause we know in liberal land..Chinese nationals (as is being portrayed by the ACTRESS) speak in perfect English with no accent or inflections whatsoever.
Report Post »BSdetector
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:58amSo I guess that would make Lucky Charms racist for portraying an Irishman in their commercials as well as any Mexican or Italian restaurant that portrays Mexicans or Italians in their commercials?
Common Sense aint so common on the left…
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:07amClearly its racist! Everyone knows that Republicans are not allowed to use anyone other than white men in their campaign ads!
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:25amAny time there is an ethnic sub context (in America only).
America will never get past racism. Ever. It’s fundamental to far too many peoples livelihoods, both directly and indirectly. Plus, it has been determined to be THE tool of choice to destroy someones credibility, instead of facts or unadulterated truth.
Once we let common sense and reason slip from our skill set we doomed ourselves to at least extended mediocrity, if not worse. Racism “IS” a bludgeon, today. Used every day more as a crutch than a revelation. People too lazy to think or tap out when wrong. We are all wrong at one time or another. That’s what makes us all (most of us) want to be right as much as possible.
Individual racism will never be defeated. Ever. But institutional racism, I believe is pretty much history. If the “race” industry in this country can’t get over historical racism there “IS” no way anyone else will.
Individual racism “IS” a product of thinking errors. A kind of a test. Yeah, we‘re all the same and we’re all different. Kinda cool. Now, can we get back to life?
Is racism just a perception? by anyone else? connected or not?
Report Post »Manchurian.Candidate
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:27amOk Ghost,
Report Post »How about this,… The ad was just plain stupid and factually incorrect. Not to mention the fact that it was racially stereotyping. Does that satisfy your smug and condescending remarks? Why is it that you conservatives always seem to take the low road when challenged? Is it because you feel threatened by a differing point of view? Or is it that you‘re simply just a gang of intolerant and insecure bullies who can’t get their point across without being obnoxious?
MarsBarsTru7
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 12:07pmIt wasn’t racist.
You know, I’ve been wrong about the U.S. having been transformed into a corporate fascist state. We’ve been transformed into an idiocracy. I can’t stand this stupidity.
Report Post »USANUMBERONE
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 12:08pmShe has nothing to be sorry for. She is working and getting paid.
Report Post »MEANS2RESIST
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 12:23pmamen STEEL…I’d smash!
Report Post »USAMEDIC3008
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 12:31pmOnly if progressive,Anti american commie
Report Post »Bass-turds are a race…………………………..
AvengerK
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 12:46pmMANCHURIAN CANDIDATE…..So let me get this straight…an ad portraying a Chinese national should have said Chinese national speajking in flawless English with no accent or inflections? I can tell you first hand working with former Taiwanese and Chinese nationals here in the U.S. that their English many times is broken. They rarely put an “s” at the end of words to denote the plural or ownerhsip (example: “Ralph” instead of “Ralph’s” supermarket). So this ad had one of two option, have the Chinese national speak in a Chinese dialect and offer subtitles or have the Chinese national speak in broken English which for an English speaking audience is just as plausible. You being a liberal git are apparently offended by the reality of non-English speaking foreigners and their characteristics in speaking the English language?
Report Post »Manchurian.Candidate
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 1:20pmAVENGERK,
Report Post »No,… I believe in truth in advertising. If you’re going to place an ad that makes claims, make sure the claims are true and factual. As far as the actress in the ad and the fake dialect,… if you couldn’t tell it was fake, then you were duped. Which is exactly what this ad was designed to do. I’m not offended by broken english, I’m offended by people who lie and use racial stereotyping as an effective method of advertising.
And again, you right wingers feel compelled to take the low road with the sniping and name calling. I guess that’s all you have. What a shame.
RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 1:25pmWe can sit here and continually point out obvious and simplistic truths portrayed in this ad. But, the simple truth about her turn around. The actress has now been pasted with the ‘racist’ label as much as the ad itself by the Hollywierd elite, the media, and the left in general. She knows which side of her bread is buttered and has a desire to continue working in her field. In a way I can’t blame her since the left pulls that bat out and takes a swing at anybody they feel should be in their sights.
Report Post »MANCHURIAN.CANDIDATE, you are either simply an idiot or just want to just have it your way on this non issue. Hiring a Chinese actress to portray a Chinese citizen in a ad that illustrates the stupidity of a nation of predominately white citizens. If anybody is being poked at, it’s the voting American citizen who keep voting in the fools who are digging this hole even deeper. Ghost had it all correct above in his statements. BTW, it is no more racially insensitive for this woman to play the part of a Chinese person than it is for you to use your chosen moniker for this site. What I am saying is that by your logic you are a blatant racist too.
AvengerK
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 1:39pmOh I see MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE…the reality of foreigners speaking broken English doesn’t offend you (but that‘s what’s offending the people this actress is apologizing to), but ads that don’t offer the truth offend you? So you‘re saying that China’s economy isn’t strengthening as ours is weakening? I’m in the investment industry and I can tell you sport, right now you’d lose that bet. By the way…her “dialect” isn’t fake. She’s not speaking in Mandarin or Cantonese, she‘s speaking in English in the manner I’ve seen many times from Taiwanese and Chinese nationals. So in reality what you‘re actually criticizing is the woman’s acting ability because her broken English delivered from an asian foundation isn’t accurate enough for you? In short….you‘re a mealy mouthed liberal goon who doesn’t acutally know what’s offended at, but because it’s an opporutinity to criticize conservatives, you’ll leap into into like a good lefty troll.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:14pmME SO SODDY…lol
Report Post »mikem1969
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:32pmThe ad was in no way racist, and the actress has no reason to be sorry. Freaking libs and progressives are the racists and haters.
Report Post »nelbert
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:51pmExactly, MikeM1969. Racism is merely the first word that leaps out of a liberal’s mouth when cornered by facts.
Report Post »Cause4Liberty
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:14pmoooooooohhhh Herrlo preez…. “Dey dook r jerbs!”
OTHO, Lisa Chan is HOTTT! Good Lord, I’d eat the rice outta…. nvm i wont go there.
Its more like, Thank You UN, Thank you NAFTA. Thank you Bill Gates. Thank you Steve Jobs. Thank you Nike. Thank you GE. Thank you American Outsourcing and Land Foreclosure. Thank you Federal Govt and Federal reserve for borrowing sooo much money from us to pay others to be your friend. hahahaha Thank you silent sleeping America!
This says it all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2rMnov4Ae8
有一個很好的一天！蠢驢！
Report Post »Manchurian.Candidate
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:40pm@GERK, GHOSTY, RJ, etc,….
Report Post »WOW! You guys are really thin skinned, aren’t you?
You can dish it out but you just CAN NOT TAKE IT!
To be honest, I’m not even sure what it is that I wrote that could result in SUCH HOSTILITY from you Hot Heads. I guess that‘s just the way it is when you’re on the losing team. :-(
You angry conservatives beat the hell out each other because you have no unity, no cohesion,… and nothing but cartoon characters as GOP hopefuls. You have no common ground with each other at all,…… except in your hatred for the Left. Or the Middle. Or the Jews. Or the Arabs. Or the Chinese. Or the Mexicans. Or the Blacks. Or the MSM (is there even an MSM?). Or Those filthy pinko commie Hollywood Actors (excluding of course Ronald Reagan, Charlton Heston, and Arnold Schwarzenegger to name a few).
Btw, I took the name Manchurian Candidate because I thought it would fit right in with the rest of the strange and twisted names that are all over this web site like ISLAMHATER, 13th IMAM, OBAMANATION, SURHANSURHAN, WELCOMEBLACKCARTER (or even) FROTHYDISCHARGE. And also because I think lends itself rather well to the current state of the race for the GOP Nod. Kinda catchy ,….. isn’t it?
Have a nice day,… tough guys. :-D
NEWSTALKER
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:09pmIt is simple:
If it were Australia (many Caucasians) or any Caucasian country that were getting jobs from America (a multi-culture of all races) and a Caucasian actress/actor were in her place saying the same thing as she did, then would it be racists? OF COURSE NOT. It just so happens to be China that is getting the jobs from America.
She did not say anything about anything about NOT LIKING A PARTICULAR RACE, hence the meaning of RACISM. It was a point that we are giving jobs away to another country only
Report Post »GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:41pm“Me love you long time”
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:42pm@Manchurian.Candidate—UP IN ARMS. Really? where?,in your mind.
Report Post »Macman1138
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 8:54pmI agree.
Report Post »My little asian wife would give these lefties an earful!
MemphisViking
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:15pm@ Manchurian Candidate – “You can dish it out but you just CAN NOT TAKE IT!” Take what? The nonsensical ramblings of a liberal troll? Everyone who has responded to you here has destroyed your argument with logic, and like a liberal, you just keep saying the same thing and pretend you’re winning the argument. Are you seriously complaining about racial stereotyping? A Chinese person was stereotyped as – gasp – a Chinese person. Well, they might as well have reinstituted slavery. This whole “controversy” is a ridiculous made up issue by the left, since, as usual, they can’t argue the facts of the commercial. Your continued defense of the pretend offended just makes you look like a liberal lemming.
Report Post »Richalu
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 2:08pmManchurian Candidate…
You say this ad was factually inaccurate. How so? How many jobs have moved from the US to China? How much money is the US in debt for with China?
I won‘t argue with you about the ’racist’ aspect. But, if you haven’t run off to far, please answer the above questions.
Report Post »smokeyridgerunner
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 11:01pmWhere in the hell is the video?
Report Post »Who would Jesus bomb?
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:36amI bet the life expectancy of someone who thought that was racist is pretty low. Anyone that uptight has got to be a hazard to their own health.
Report Post »Macman1138
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 8:41amMy wife is asian..her whole family is scattered across the USA, they are asian.
Report Post »They are also Republican.
Enough said.
quigonpaj
Posted on March 22, 2012 at 9:08amGood reply to Blazen, Manchurian. Her role took advantage of her ethnicity, and made it into a stereotypical caricature of Chinese people, broken English (or is it EngRish?), folksy logic, mispronunciation of names to get a point. It’s pretty dang close to the Siamese cats in Lady and The Tramp. While personally I don’t find it terribly offensive, it is downright foolish claim that it isn’t at least a little “insensitive,” insofar as it is deliberately using stereotypes in a way that mocks the ethnicity to get a few laughs. I actually thought it was a pretty clever ad, and I chuckled, albeit sheepishly, as I knew it was a little off-color. The issue is whether those things that we all find funny about stereotypes are ALWAYS offensive, or whether modest insensitivities are in a different category (hell, I’m Polish, and I laugh my butt off at many Polish jokes). The problem is that different people have different lines of tolerance for such things, and in politics, being indignant and self-righteous for pushing those lines is a fool’s endeavor. Admit it was a bit risquee, but insist that it was not intended maliciously, apologize for anyone thinking it was offensive, and insist that the overall point, however crudely presented, still holds: Stabenow spends too much money.
Report Post »tampakid
Posted on March 24, 2012 at 6:06amHell no she’s not out of line. She’s HOT TO BE A BEAUTIFUL ASIAN. YES INDEED, SHE’S HOT. But it wad all a Demoncratic set up by that WENCH Debbie SPEND IT ALL NOW. THAT WENCH.
Report Post »1776guy
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:49pmThe only way I see the racism in this ad is if I look at it thru the eyes of a liberal Democrat. Ooooo…….I feel so dirty……..be back later, must take shower!
Report Post »DTR
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:17amThe truth is never racist.
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:25amAmen!
Report Post »JonSigMan
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:51amNo need to be sorry Lisa, sometimes the truth hurts the feelings of those that try to deny it. It’s okay…we know the truth.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:17amThey can’t HANDLE the TRUTH!
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 12:00pmNever apologize to the PC crowd.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:13pmshe should have put on the fake overbite buckteeth,black rimmed glasses and said “ ME SO SODDY”
Report Post »momrules
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:17amThe charge of racism has been over used to the point that no one believes it even when an episode of true racism happens.
Report Post »This girl knew the ad wasn’t racist but let the fools on the left get to her. Now she’s sorry for the pain she caused?
Oh Please………….
mutslie
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:00am….g’day mum
Report Post »I’m an Aussie liveing here (in AL.) I went for my drivers licence test oth‘ day on the application form I had to fill in’ it said “what race”? I was confused & slightly overwhelmed‘ eh my prob’ but asked the supervisor ‘she wrote W (for white’) ah‘ I just said I was gonna put ’human‘ but thought I’d check anyways ’cause we all bleed the same’ I passed the test ok (it was easy’) not bad for an ol‘ bloke that got his drivers licence in Oz’ in 1965, ah‘ the good old days we never worried too much about race’ then in Aust……. gees‘ I wish I could wind the clock back’.
regs’ – Mutslie
RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:05pmMUTSLIE, Welcome on board here and hope you enjoy living in Alabama. I got my first license also in Alabama back in ‘69 and have to agree with you that the tests are easier now. Shoot, I no longer have to take the test, just present my soon to expire license and as long as I pay the fee they issue a new one.
Report Post »I got a good laugh out of your Human Race issue. Makes a lot of sense to me, but you could have really upset the apple cart opening that issue with a DOT clerk. Why make the excruciating wait any longer than necessary. Hmmm, on the other hand, if you have the time, why not make it an entertaining excursion into government bureaucracy?
gogol
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:15amThere is a misspelled word in the headline. It should be “starring”, not “staring”. Spellcheck isn’t much help in cases like this.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:21amShe did seem to be staring at the camera. Maybe that’s what they meant.
Report Post »lordjosh
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:14amSomeone called her and said “don’t bother comming to Hollywood”.
Report Post »TurboCat
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 3:46amI liked the ad just fine. I laughed because it was funny. Then suddenly everyone gets offended. Too many offended people these days. Tsk tsk.
Report Post »DD313
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:12amIt’s the reaction of the spineless republicans that is so shameful in this matter. The ad was fine; the democrat response guaranteed that it hit the target squarely. That includes the “me so solly” from the actress. You’d think it was Jar-Jar Binks who appeared in the spot.
Report Post »To the Point
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:12amI’m sick of political apologies.
They’re all insincere and generated from social pressure.
Report Post »GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:42pmAmen!!!
Report Post »spreadcommonsensenot pc
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:11amJust a overly sensitive conscience with no knowledge that has been duped by pc
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:19amSo we have democratic congressmen calling Republicans DEMONS to a roaring Democratic applause. But that’s perfectly alright. but an asian actress playing a person living in China that’s speaks english with a distinct asian accent is over the line……WTF
Report Post »greeneyes1982
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:23am@Smith I totally agree! Its also ok to have public school children singing “praises” to Allah but a banner that has the words Dear Lord and Amen on it in a public school is not ok and has to be taken down! I am so sick and tired of the liberals being so stinking hypocritical!
Report Post »jeffreypgabel
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:06amThis poor kid is afraid of being “black listed” by the libs in show business!! It’s a real threat I would imagine. Of course this ad is not racist. What bunch of bunk. The left is off it’s nut, all the time and as usual.
Report Post »AIDANMAN
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:06ami hope she never gets another job… maybe she can make ads for abortions, there’s nothing wrong in potraying that, chinese routinly do that as well, especially the FEMALES are the one’s aborted.
fi9ndher on facebook then , let the trashing comense…
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:05am.
Report Post »It’s to late to say “Me so Sorry”…….
SoupSandwich
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:22amMe so solly, me so solly. Get it right Cheeky Monkey. Long time, long time.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:38am.
Report Post »Sorry I could not type her fake accent…….
PPMStudios
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:03amRong time…
Report Post »DesertRose1960
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:04amIt was an ugly ad that played to Republican fears: “Those Chinese will control us!”" Liberals spend too much!” Funny, it wasn’t until Ronald Reagan that the deficits and the debt exploded. And while Clinton left office with a budget surplus and was paying down the debt, his Republican successor waited until Pay-Go expired and then passed all sorts of tax cuts for his rich friends while at the same time launching into an unfunded war. What did the Bush Administration have to say about this? “Reagan proved that deficits don’t matter.” Thank you, Dick Cheney. Hoekstra was part of the House during the Bush years, I’m sure he voted with his Republican members for the whole time. He is responsible for the tripling of the national debt. You can’t up spending and cut taxes and not have huge deficits. By the way, China owns only 8% of the nation’s debt.
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:25amDefeating ignorance is an ongoing problem. “The Goldwater movement represented a mass protest by conservative minded people against foreign aid, excessive welfare, high taxes, foreign policy, and the concentration of power in the federal government.” -With No Apologies, BM Goldwater.
Goldwater ranted about the exploding debt and annual deficits. That was back in the early 60′s, proving your claims false.
Report Post »SoupSandwich
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:33amDick Cheney is the man- Dessert Rosey. You should go bird hunting with him after a lovely breakfast of kittens tartar-would do you some good to expand your horizons and embrace diversity, cow.
Report Post »Manchurian.Candidate
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:58amDESERTROSE,
Report Post »Have you ever noticed how the conservatives ALWAYS resort to the name calling and insults right off the bat? If you want to piss off a republican, make a reasonable remark. Like, “The Sun is shining”. The immediate response will be something like, “You typical commie pinko, stinking hippy, Libotard”! Why is it the right wingers can never engage in a conversation without resorting to such infantile behavior? It must be because of some underlying deep insecurity or inferiority complex. Maybe they’re just hyper sensitive to any type of criticism. Very thin skinned people.
13th Imam
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:54amHave you ever noticed that when a DEMOCRAT says “The Sun is Shining”, they then go into a rant that , Conservatives are causing the shining sun to promote Man-Made Grobal Warming, and they want to starve children and seniors. That evil Corporations controlled by evil Jews and stingy R’s, are polluting the air, water and land. That they want to bust up the philanthropic UNIONs, and beat down the workers.
Report Post »CMDR6
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:04amNo name calling here….DRosey and Manchurian, please go back to school and take a Government course. The Legislature spends the money and they have been on a spending spree for DECADES with the democrats in control of both house for the majority of that time. Grid lock in DC at this point in time is one of the few BLESSINGS coming out of DC. Oh yes, many staunch republican conservatives are very much ashamed at Bush 1 & 2 (read my lips and progressivism), just as I am sure you are so ashamed of Mr. Clinton……oh thats right, probably not. First saying there was a surplus under Bill is just repeating the lie that DC spun out to us. We were increasing our total debt during the totality of the Clinton Admin. But pointing out the mistakes of the past should ONLY shine light on the course of today. And that should be reigning in the crazy, progressive spending and promote private enterprise and success VS. promoting governemnt as the answer. NO MORE BUSINESS AS USUAL IN DC
Report Post »LTCSTAN
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:28amBut no will outspend the champion deficitier. Unfortunately he still has a few months left. He set an all time record, hopefully, that wil stand forever. Imagine, outspending all the presidents befoire him. He must be proud. But as it is with democRATS, it’s not their money.
Report Post »TEIN
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:56am@DesertRose- If you want to hide behind rose color glasses and put your head in the sand, then do it….Uncle Bills “surplus” was that the budget anticipated something around a $750 billion dollar deficit, meaning $750 billion in the hole, but ended up only being only around $500 billion dollar, so it has been praised as a $250 billion dollar surplus…that’s not extra money to spend!!! It just mean you took out a loan for $750 billion, but actually only used $500 billion..you can pay back the $250 so that then you only owe $500, but they felt so good about what they did, they spent the $250 billion as well…..please quite spinning these Libby/Progressive poster story’s, they really don’t hold up….
Report Post »Polarized America
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 12:31pmDear MR. Seidl
i made a comment about 1/2 hour ago and you refused to post it ( so far )
Report Post »I provided a few links with FACTS about how we got into this mess, and i only wish for us to avoid the down fall of America and .. UN POLARIZE her ……
SeekerEmerald
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 12:33pmThe old “but you do it too” does not change the indisputable FACT that if we continue spending as we have been the last few years, we will go bankrupt. It’s no different for a country, than for a household. You simply CANNOT spend substantially more every single year than you take in, and NOT suffer the economic consequences.
And, let’s get real here. It’s not the president as much as the congress. He approves the spending, yes, but he can only approve what congress puts in front of him. If congress would restrain themselves, that would fix the problem.
Oh, and it’s not a tax problem, its a spending problem. If you took every dollar above $75,000 that anyone made, it would NOT cover what congress spends. 100% taxation of every person and company would not cover what congress is projected to spend this year. Tell me how tax rates are the problem again???
Democrats spend TOO much money. Republicans tend to want to spend less, but they still spend TOO much money.
Now they are both arguing about how there is a cliff ahead. Democrats ignore the cliff, and say full speed ahead, 100MPH is fine, nothing to worry about.
Republicans say “look out for the cliff, we better slow down to 90MPH!”
A smart person would say “lets not spend more than we take in.” Congress obviously isn’t smart enough to do that.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 12:56pmLOL…..nice try TOKYOROSE…meanwhile..let‘s ignore what Obama’s doing to the deficit today. You’re such a good little lefty troll ROSIE.
Report Post »STOPTHEPROGRESSIVES
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:06pmOnly 8%.?
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:34pmMANCHURIAN.CANDIDATE, Danged skippy it is fun poking some fun at fools here, like Desert Tokyo Rose. But, if you will notice that unlike the pile ons at some left wing blogs, this site does not allow very foul language when it comes to name calling. In fact, there is far less name calling here than on those other blogs when a conservative shows up. I’ve had plenty of lefties call me names here in the past, and I’m sure it will happen again. But, guess what? Sticks and stones…..I’ll just let it slide down my back as usual or if it is really funny and it is sometimes, I’ll get a good laugh at it. So, if you are a wannebe papa uniform foxtrot foxtrot yankee, go ahead and wear that wounded by words look and continue to whine here.
Report Post »Henrys_Ghost
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:02amEither Hoekstra or his PAC or whomever paid for the ad should sue her for the salary they paid her. See how sorry she is then?
Report Post »huey6367
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:00amRacism is an overused word anymore. If someone doesn’t like what you say, regardless of what it is, then you are a racist. I don’t see how racism is a talking point in this ad. She is just talking about how Debbie likes to spend money and Pete doesn’t. Nothing about race in any of it.
The libs will lie through their teeth just to push their agenda and people will believe them beacuse “a politician would never lie. We trust them.”
Power has the ability to corrupt the most saintly of people.
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:29amRacism is one of Obummer’s power words for his campaign. He has been using the word day in and day out to start trouble. That is how groups of people have come to be that are pitted against each other. It is in fact just the opposite of what Obummer would have us believe, it is him and his cronies who are raciest.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:58amHey, the chick got a check; made an apology, off to the next gig. What a stupid controversy, by the way. Politically correctness is beyond pathetic and it’s a shame.
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:57amit’s a good ad why back down. i thought you made a good point about spending our future and the amount of our country’s debt. as for lisa she wants work in liberal hollywood.
Report Post »not funny
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:57amPeople are so thin-skinned today—and phony.
Report Post »yanki161
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:56amAt whom was she staring? Oh, you mean starring. Blaze: If you need an editor, I’m available.
Report Post »BassChick
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:14amYea, I was wondering who she was staring at during the ad.
Report Post »Susie
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:55amApologize for what ? We have become a society of cowards.
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:55amNothing wrong with the ad. Racism is the cry of the weak minded.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:03amUnfortunately, a lot of weak minds here that cry and believe it. He had as many Republicans denouncing the ad as Democrats. Everyone is so effing afraid of being labeled racist they can’t function.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:21amhear, sorry
Report Post »momrules
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:30amGonzo………no need to apologize for the typo. Anyone who reads your posts knows that you rarely make them. The typo police make them too and that always makes me laugh.
Report Post »hi
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:53amGive the money back if you mean it.
She is making it worse for the candidate she endorsed and should have to give it back and pay extra.
Report Post »SoupSandwich
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:38amExactly. Or give it to a charity for Chinese orphans. Oh, they kill them? Wow. What is this story about again?
Report Post »oldguy49
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:52amwhy ? sounded like most of the people i run nto at walmart late nite…………except its spanish and russian and i can’t understand anything
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:50amShe was supposed to be a Chinese girl living in China, are we supposed to believe they all speak perfect English? This whole thing is a trap and a lot of Republicans have jumped into it willingly.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:09amThey should have given her an Irish brogue.
Or maybe had her talk like a German in those old WW2 movies where the Germans all walked around talking to each other in really comically accented English. Never could figure that one out, why would Germans talk to each other in bad English anyway?
Report Post »KAdams
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:49amSometimes, the truth is just a donkey-kick to the face. Hurts, doesn’t it?
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:47amAh, all about where your next meal is coming from – pathetic.
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