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**primaveraloler** · 11-02-2011, 08:37 PM

http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=679986

Donald Trump took to YouTube to complain about Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" routine about Herman Cain's sexual harassment accusations, accusing Stewart of a "very, very racist rant" -- and critiques of a double standard.

"How come Jon Stewart gets away with a very, very racist rant about Herman Cain? Nobody else could pull that off. Where is Rev. [Jesse] Jackson? Where is Rev. [Al] Sharpton? Where are all the critics that if somebody else did it, it would be a disaster?" Trump asked in his video, viewed 18,000 times by Wednesday morning.

When did Donald Trump become the advocate for the African-American community? I watched the show and it didn't come off as racist. He tries to do impersonations and half the time doesn't do so well but he's not an impersonator. He's a comedian and his show is satire. Yeah he's super liberal but the last year or so he's been digging into both parties.

Here's the incident:
Asked by FOX News if he had ever had to pay anyone to resolve harassment claims, Cain responded, "outside of the Restaurant Association, absolutely not."

Stewart ridiculed the response, saying it was like answering a question about whether you've ever kidnapped a baby by saying, "Well, other than the Lindbergh boy, no." He made the joke in a voice Trump interpreted as an imitation of Cain's.

Stewart is well known for ethnic accents, and did an Italian one during the Cain segment, when he joked about sexual innuendos involving pizza.

So Trump had no issue with the Italian accent impersonation but somehow the Cain impersonation was racist? He didn't say it any "stereotypical" black way. He did his impersonation of Cain's voice and was making a joke on the way Cain answered the question. How come Trump doesn't say he's "racist" when Stewart does his Obama voice?

I think Trump just likes to hear himself talk. People can have opinions against a black man and have the opinion because of the guy's principles or responses and not because of his skin color or ethnicity. Not everything said against a black person is racist.

Except for everything said against Obama when he was running for president. Well, in the eyes of liberals, that is.

11-02-2011, 08:37 PM	#2
primaveraloler Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 568 Senior Member	http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=679986 Donald Trump took to YouTube to complain about Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" routine about Herman Cain's sexual harassment accusations, accusing Stewart of a "very, very racist rant" -- and critiques of a double standard. "How come Jon Stewart gets away with a very, very racist rant about Herman Cain? Nobody else could pull that off. Where is Rev. [Jesse] Jackson? Where is Rev. [Al] Sharpton? Where are all the critics that if somebody else did it, it would be a disaster?" Trump asked in his video, viewed 18,000 times by Wednesday morning. When did Donald Trump become the advocate for the African-American community? I watched the show and it didn't come off as racist. He tries to do impersonations and half the time doesn't do so well but he's not an impersonator. He's a comedian and his show is satire. Yeah he's super liberal but the last year or so he's been digging into both parties. Here's the incident: Asked by FOX News if he had ever had to pay anyone to resolve harassment claims, Cain responded, "outside of the Restaurant Association, absolutely not." Stewart ridiculed the response, saying it was like answering a question about whether you've ever kidnapped a baby by saying, "Well, other than the Lindbergh boy, no." He made the joke in a voice Trump interpreted as an imitation of Cain's. Stewart is well known for ethnic accents, and did an Italian one during the Cain segment, when he joked about sexual innuendos involving pizza. So Trump had no issue with the Italian accent impersonation but somehow the Cain impersonation was racist? He didn't say it any "stereotypical" black way. He did his impersonation of Cain's voice and was making a joke on the way Cain answered the question. How come Trump doesn't say he's "racist" when Stewart does his Obama voice? I think Trump just likes to hear himself talk. People can have opinions against a black man and have the opinion because of the guy's principles or responses and not because of his skin color or ethnicity. Not everything said against a black person is racist. Except for everything said against Obama when he was running for president. Well, in the eyes of liberals, that is.
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