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And now he's showing how definitely racist he is:
By Caitlin MacNeal Published August 4, 2014, 5:45 PM EDT
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) on Monday did not back away from his accusation that Democrats are waging a "war on whites" during an interview with AL.com.
On Monday morning, Brooks told radio host Laura Ingraham that Democrats have made Republicans' push for stronger border security about race.
"This is a part of the war on whites thats being launched by the Democratic Party. And the way in which theyre launching this war is by claiming that whites hate everybody else," he said.
Ingraham told him that his comment was "a little out there."
During an interview with AL.com on Monday afternoon, Brooks defended and elaborated on his comment.
"In effect, what the Democrats are doing with their dividing America by race is they are waging a war on whites and I find that repugnant," he told AL.com.
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KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Derpity derp derp.
Coventina
(27,120 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)well, half of himself, anyway.
randys1
(16,286 posts)lob1
(3,820 posts)0rganism
(23,955 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)da da da da dum!
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)I thought I wasn't feeling too energetic today now I know I have been waging war on myself because I am white.
I knew as soon as I became an old white guy I would also be angry. So I got to get those old angry white guys of which I am one. I just don't know what is pissing me off though. I am not mad at anybody in particular just now.
otohara
(24,135 posts)There's really only one group they like... and they're all white.
giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)This is the third idiot today blaming Dems for something then using the line "they are waging war on us by...". Today they hit on abortion rights, marriage equality, and the Ebola virus.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)I mean, if he's waging war on us, we wouldn't vote for him.