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To: Neocon who wrote (331677)	12/20/2002 2:49:08 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Would it be OK to call the black panthers water mellon lovers just because you don't like them?

To: Neocon who wrote (331677)	12/20/2002 3:07:52 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Reaction from Irish Americans was swift. ``His words don't make me very happy,'' said Frank Durkin, the leader of a pro-Clinton group, Americans for a New Irish Agenda. ``I don't know what would make him say such stupid things,''... Ray O'Hanlon, senior editor of the Irish Echo newspaper and author of the recent book The New Irish Americans, said: ``The words hurt. Particularly because of drinking - the Irish have been lampooned and stereotyped over the years with regards to drink.'' ...``What has to be determined here is whether Clinton was just letting rip not choosing his words carefully, or has he deliberately set out to use the words that would hurt the most?'' unison.ie

To: Neocon who wrote (331677)	12/20/2002 3:18:34 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Neo - IMO, it is not fruitful and slightly disingenuous to keep claiming that Clinton's remark's were not stupidly insensitive and don't compare to Lott's . The IRA and Orange Militias are composed of the Irish. The context and setting of those remarks was important. Clinton could have used a hundred different analogies....it was simply a poor choice of words, no worse than Lott's choice of words in trying to make a 100 year old man feel good at a b-day party but no better either. Clearly some persons of Irish descent were offended. End of story. JLA