[Vision2020] Hillary's slur on Indian-Americans
Dick Schmidt
dickschmidt@moscow.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 20:05:19 -0800
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Tim,
She is just "bumping" the facts that Indians, and other nationalities =
from that part of the world, own more than half the gas stations, party =
stores and motels east of the Mississippi.
I thought someone was too thin skinned but about this situation when I =
read the article earlier today on the internet. Everybody wants to be =
treated like a baby. I'm tired of all the whiney a**ed minorities who =
have nothing else to do but bitch!=20
Our ancestors were called "polaks", "krauts", "stinkin' Roosians", =
"dagos", "wops", "frogs", and many other names. They were much stronger =
than the whiney immigrants we have coming in now. We never hear any =
complaints out of those from the Orient. They come here, work and study =
hard and blend in to our society and become model citizen Americans. =
That is the kind of immigrant they all should be.
Dick Schmidt
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Tim Lohrmann=20
To: vision2020@moscow.com=20
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 7:44 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] Hillary's slur on Indian-Americans
Visionaries,
Isn't it remarkable how some folks are so forgiven when they engage =
in bigotry or racial/ethnic stereotyping?=20
TL
Hillary Clinton Regrets Gandhi Joke
JIM SUHR
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized for joking that =
Mahatma Gandhi used to run a gas station in St. Louis, saying it was "a =
lame attempt at humor."
The New York Democrat made the remark at a fund-raiser Saturday. =
During an event here for Senate candidate Nancy Farmer, Clinton =
introduced a quote from Gandhi by saying, "He ran a gas station down in =
St. Louis."
After laughter from many in the crowd of at least 200 subsided, the =
former first lady continued, "No, Mahatma Gandhi was a great leader of =
the 20th century." In a nod to Farmer's underdog status against =
Republican Sen. Kit Bond, Clinton quoted the Indian independence leader =
as saying: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they =
fight you, then you win."
The director of a U.S. center devoted to Gandhi's teachings said the =
remarks amounted to stereotyping and were insensitive.
After being approached by The Associated Press to clarify the remarks, =
Clinton suggested in a statement late Monday that she never meant to =
fuel the stereotype - often used as a comedic punch line - that certain =
ethnic groups run America's gas stations.
"I have admired the work and life of Mahatma Gandhi and have spoken =
publicly about that many times," Clinton said. "I truly regret if a lame =
attempt at humor suggested otherwise."
Michelle Naef, administrator of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for =
Nonviolence, a Memphis, Tenn.-based organization founded in 1991 by a =
Gandhi grandson, credited Clinton and her husband, former President =
Clinton, with long having "supported the Gandhi message." But she said =
Saturday's remarks "could be incredibly harmful."
"I don't think she was, in any way, trying to demean Mahatma Gandhi," =
Naef said. "To be generous to her, I would say it was a poor attempt at =
humor. Perhaps I'm overly sensitive, but I find it offensive when people =
use stereotypes in that way."
ON THE NET
M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence,=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tim,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>She is just "bumping" the facts =
that Indians,=20
and other nationalities from that part of the world, own more =
than=20
half the gas stations, party stores and motels east of the=20
Mississippi.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I thought someone was too thin skinned =
but about=20
this situation when I read the article earlier today on the internet. =
Everybody=20
wants to be treated like a baby. I'm tired of all the whiney a**ed =
minorities=20
who have nothing else to do but bitch! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Our ancestors were called "polaks", =
"krauts",=20
"stinkin' Roosians", "dagos", "wops", "frogs", and many other =
names. They=20
were much stronger than the whiney immigrants we have coming in now. We =
never=20
hear any complaints out of those from the Orient. They come here, work =
and study=20
hard and blend in to our society and become model citizen Americans. =
That is the=20
kind of immigrant they all should be.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dick Schmidt</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dtimlohr@yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:timlohr@yahoo.com">Tim =
Lohrmann</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 06, 2004 =
7:44=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Hillary's =
slur on=20
Indian-Americans</DIV>
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<DIV class=3Dbody-head><SPAN =
class=3Dheadline>Visionaries,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dbody-head><SPAN class=3Dheadline> Isn't it =
remarkable how=20
<EM>some</EM> folks are so forgiven when they engage in bigotry or=20
racial/ethnic stereotyping? </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dbody-head><SPAN class=3Dheadline> =
TL</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dbody-head><SPAN class=3Dheadline></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=3Dbody-head><SPAN class=3Dheadline>Hillary Clinton Regrets =
Gandhi=20
Joke</SPAN><BR><B><FONT size=3D-1><SPAN class=3Dbyline>JIM=20
SUHR</SPAN></FONT></B><BR><B><FONT size=3D-1><SPAN =
class=3Dcreditline>Associated=20
Press</SPAN></FONT></B><BR></DIV>
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<P><B><SPAN class=3Ddateline>ST. LOUIS</SPAN><SPAN =
class=3Ddateline-separator> -=20
</SPAN></B>Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized for joking that =
Mahatma=20
Gandhi used to run a gas station in St. Louis, saying it was "a lame =
attempt=20
at humor."</P>
<P>The New York Democrat made the remark at a fund-raiser Saturday. =
During an=20
event here for Senate candidate Nancy Farmer, Clinton introduced a =
quote from=20
Gandhi by saying, "He ran a gas station down in St. Louis."</P>
<P>After laughter from many in the crowd of at least 200 subsided, the =
former=20
first lady continued, "No, Mahatma Gandhi was a great leader of the =
20th=20
century." In a nod to Farmer's underdog status against Republican Sen. =
Kit=20
Bond, Clinton quoted the Indian independence leader as saying: "First =
they=20
ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you =
win."</P>
<P>The director of a U.S. center devoted to Gandhi's teachings said =
the=20
remarks amounted to stereotyping and were insensitive.</P>
<P>After being approached by The Associated Press to clarify the =
remarks,=20
Clinton suggested in a statement late Monday that she never meant to =
fuel the=20
stereotype - often used as a comedic punch line - that certain ethnic =
groups=20
run America's gas stations.</P>
<P>"I have admired the work and life of Mahatma Gandhi and have spoken =
publicly about that many times," Clinton said. "I truly regret if a =
lame=20
attempt at humor suggested otherwise."</P>
<P>Michelle Naef, administrator of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for =
Nonviolence,=20
a Memphis, Tenn.-based organization founded in 1991 by a Gandhi =
grandson,=20
credited Clinton and her husband, former President Clinton, with long =
having=20
"supported the Gandhi message." But she said Saturday's remarks "could =
be=20
incredibly harmful."</P>
<P>"I don't think she was, in any way, trying to demean Mahatma =
Gandhi," Naef=20
said. "To be generous to her, I would say it was a poor attempt at =
humor.=20
Perhaps I'm overly sensitive, but I find it offensive when people use=20
stereotypes in that way."</P>
<P><B>ON THE NET</B></P>
<P>M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, </P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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