Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Legislature / Woods Let's Apologize to the 'Hispaniels': Rep. Eric Watson Invents New Race of People to Insult in Debate Over Slavery Resolution
Posted by Jeff Woods on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:37 AM
You know, we need to move on and put this stuff behind us. Both sides, Caucasian, Hispaniels, African-American, are all guilty of this back in the 1800s. You've read it and so have I. Even the yellow man [unintelligible mumbling about the yellow man]... I understand what you're doing, I just don't want you to be accused of profiling or going towards a certain group of people on this bill. But I could support this bill if you could include all the slavery, not just one race.Lawmakers should just pass this thing and get it over with. The longer it's debated, the more apologizing they'll have to do. Update: The committee postponed voting on the resolution for two more weeks. Update II: Aunt B says let's hope Watson is merely an idiot.
Comments (20)
Showing 1-20 of 20
like
dislike
On behalf of Rep. Watson, could we amend this to apologize for inbreeding too? Then I'm sure he could go for it.
Is that a cross between a spaniel and a chihuahua? Where do they eat? Taco Purina?
"Both sides, Caucasian, Hispaniels, African-American, are all guilty of this back in the 1800s."
Man, that guy has a way with words. It is absolutely breathtaking to behold. Shakespeare couldn't have bettered that.
You know, I'm a mestizo - mother's from El Salvador, Dad's an American that was joined the marines' and did a tour in El Salvador. I was born in the US, lived here for about a year, moved to Central America, lived there about 13, moved back to the US, and about 10 more years have passed.
Anyway, I know the Scene is in the interest of making distractions so that people worry more about who to hate than to educate themselves over issues - but I just wanted to chime in, "Hispaniel" is not that offensive.
At least, it's not as offensive as the sign over I40 that gives a throwback to the Nazis - the one that says "11 million jobless, 12 million illegals, anyone see a solution?" Or the "english only" resolution from a few months ago, et. al.
I can't believe Hispaniel is funny enough to let "the yellow man" slide. What is this, Deadwood?
No, there are funnier things in the paragraph than the "hispaniel" part. The complete disregard for decent grammar being one. Another is "But I could support this bill if you could include all the slavery, not just one race." I'm not exactly sure what that even means.
But watching the Republicans butcher this whole thing is quite amusing. Of course, it won't cost them in this state. The crazier they act, the more they will probably get rewarded. I can just see the candidate debate between Watson and some unnamed Democrat.
Democratic candidate: "Back in '09, you said (insert above paragraph)."
Watson: "We have illegal hispaniels and yellow-men overrunning our state, stealing jobs from God-fearing, law abiding Tennesseans, getting free abortions on demand, and turning our cities into third-world zones."
Democratic candidate: (silence)Then "I support your right to keep and bear arms. Thank you."
Aren't Hispaniels the result of same-sex marriage? Cuz once you let people of the same gender marry, it won't be long before the Hispanics are marrying their cocker spaniels.
Isn't "yellow man" a result of liver damage? When a pink-skin drinks too much he becomes jaundiced.
I understand that everyone occasionally has something come out their mouth that isn't what they intended, ... but I'm amazed at who some people are willing to elect.
I agree with Mr. Watson 100%. Why should we single out the African American race over any other ethnic race to apologize to? The American Indians are the ones who need to be apologized to and receive reperation if we as a Nation feel we "owe" someone. Our forefathers literally came over and stole this country from them! Has no one beside me and Alex Haley ever read Roots? Their own people sold them into slavery here in America. No one alive today bought, sold, owned or profited from slavery, so why should we be expected to apologize to or pay for the mistakes of what our ancestors did or didn't do? Mr. Watson has a very valid point regardless of the fact that he did not say the word Hispanic right and one that a great many people in America share. Please do not read this and think I am racist because my brother-in-law of 23 years is one of the finest men in the world and African American, my great niece is half black and my granddaughter is also half black. My ancestors were the original owners of this country, American Indians. WE DO NOT EXPECT TO BE APOLIGIZED TO OR PAID FOR ANY INJUSTICE DONE TO US, WE WISH TO BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND EQUALITY! Stop acting like you benefit people by treating them with 'kid gloves' and giving them handouts. What you do is teach them to be lazy and dependent on someone else to take care of them instead of doing for themselves. I am proud of Mr. Watson for his comments and proud of others like him in goverment. Please convey my comments to Rep. Brenda Gilmore because I am unable to post to her website.
