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Hannity defines "to macaca" as "when Democrats cry racism in the absence of any evidence whatsoever with the clear intent to being to silence any critic"

September 15, 2009 6:37 pm ET

From the September 14 edition of ABC Radio Networks' The Sean Hannity Show:

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Hannity went on to claim that "the Democratic media in that sense, quote 'macacaed' George Allen in 2006, knocking him out of the Senate based on the use of the word 'macaca' to describe a Democratic tracker."

Previously:

In reporting Allen's use of derogatory North African word "macaca," most major media outlets ignored Allen's familial ties to region

Limbaugh: "[O]ne of my staff is Spanish and informs me" that Allen simply called Sidarth a "clown"

Defending Allen's "macaca" remarks, Blankley claimed: "In Italian ... it means a clown"

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    • Author by wolf kotenberg (September 15, 2009 6:42 pm ET)
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      Yeah Mr Hannity,your intellect is showing. You are slowly spiralling into that abyss called historical catacomb. You are providing St peter witha very big laundry list when it is your turn to pass the test.
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    • Author by magnolialover (September 15, 2009 6:51 pm ET)
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      Except for the fact that there is plenty of evidence.

      Barack the Magic Negro ring any bells?

      Limbaugh decrying that diversity is going to be the downfall of America?

      Several racist mass e-mails sent out by elected republican officials, or their aides?

      It's not hard to find evidence Sean, you just ignore it.
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    • Author by jmj (September 15, 2009 7:00 pm ET)
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      How conveniently Rannity forgets about all those oppposed to ANYTHING GW Shrub said being "unAmerican"
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      • Author by Col. Harlan Sanders (September 15, 2009 7:03 pm ET)
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        I define "caca" as "when Republicans cry 'Race Card!' every time their racism is noted, with the clear intent being to silence any critic"
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    • Author by shaggles (September 15, 2009 7:05 pm ET)
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      The right would really be better off pretending that whole 'macacca' thing never happened rather than trying to defend the indefensible. Like they're doing with the 'I think this guy's a racist' thing.
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    • Author by seroquel (September 15, 2009 7:05 pm ET)
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      I think he's here to test my faith. I can't believe this guy has a TV show AND a radio show. I can do WAY better, and sound more entertaining. Geez, it gets worse, doesn't it?
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      • Author by MiddleLeft (September 15, 2009 7:24 pm ET)
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        I can do WAY better, and sound more entertaining.

        But do you have a pretty face, square shoulders and a pompous attitude? I though not.
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    • Author by Truth Crusader (September 15, 2009 8:04 pm ET)
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      I define "caca" as "when Republicans cry 'Liberal Media!' every time they're called on their BS, with the clear intent being to silence any critic"
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    • Author by newzhound (September 15, 2009 8:23 pm ET)
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      Is that what happened to Rick "Man on Dog" Santorum in Pennsylvania? And Lynn Swan? And all those Republican candidates in Ohio?
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    • Author by wookie (September 15, 2009 8:58 pm ET)
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      I thought "to macaca" meant to make dog whistle appeals to racism assuming it would go over people's heads.
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    • Author by eweston8542983 (September 15, 2009 11:05 pm ET)
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      Macaca! HAHAHAhahahahahahahahaha! Urp...scuse me.
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    • Author by Brabantio (September 16, 2009 12:35 am ET)
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      "Nobody'd ever heard of the word before." What interesting logic. So if someone continuously referred to Jewish people with some obscure slur in their private journal, then they used that term against Joe Lieberman in public, that wouldn't be racist? I don't think Hannity would buy that. If the term means something derogatory to the person stating it, then it's a racist slur when that person uses it. That's the intent behind the usage.

      There's no argument to support Allen. The "clown" arguments fail because Allen himself claimed that it was a variation of "mohawk", even though Sidarth didn't have a mohawk. If he was really using the word as meaning "clown", he could have said so, instead of spitting out that incredibly ludicrous excuse.

      It takes a person of enormous dishonesty to use this as an example of Democrats smearing someone as a racist without justification. If Hannity can say something like this, he'll say literally anything to defend his party.
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    • Author by Bad News (September 17, 2009 1:22 am ET)
         
      That's stupid.


      Mr. News
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