The journo was most probably right. Remember the Republican party's response to Katrina and the flooding in New Orleans- all those Black people (and whites too) stranded after the inundation and no help anywhere for days. Report Abuse
@pointman
I agree. The republicans only seem to care about bible wielding whites and no one else, which is funny cos they are such hypocrites. Report Abuse
Aug 31, 2012
MGEEZ
I like this; it will teach many that indeed freedom of speech has its own limits!!!
"Feel free to say, they're not concerned at all. They are happy to have a party with black people drowning."
Shouldn't have been fired for telling the truth. Considering what happened during Katrina, the idea of having a super duper party while people are hunkered down. praying that the levies will hold - that is just crass Report Abuse
Aug 31, 2012
BRA-MAFUTHA
that will teach him a lesson to think before he writes or speaks
Few years back when Obama was still fighting for the Presidency, Some priest said "He'll cut off Obama's balls if he wins.......", and it was picked up by microphones as well but nothing happened to him if I recall....
I do think this man was telling the truth, it's like our politicians in SA right now, instead of helping people of marikana, actually go to marikana and see what went down, they all head down to Parliment and discuss things they know nothing about, they werent even there when those miners were k!lled, but they insult each other like they were there..........Politicians dont give a damn about us! Report Abuse
Aug 31, 2012
MommaC
Okay folks, how is this 'racist'?
A bunch of filthy rich white folk are having a grand old knees up party whilst a hurricane descends on the same city (one with a huge black population) that was devastated by a hurricane a number of years ago and has STILL not been prioritised for fixing.
Now how is it 'racist' to think that they should be more worried about what happens to New Orleans than about partying? Report Abuse
@Voetzek. Why is he a racist again? He is saying they are happy go ahead and party because its black people who are drowning' . Learn to read and analyse before becoming emotional. Report Abuse
Aug 31, 2012
maditaba
@MommaC. Exactly. Some people just get emotional without understanding what they are reading Report Abuse
Aug 31, 2012
imbabazane
@ Momma
Excuse us Mam, English is not the toungue of the breast for us....hehehehehe Report Abuse
Aug 31, 2012
finidi
Yahoo! is just like RIM(Blackberry maker), in the news for all the wrong reasons. And people must just never apologies for racists statements, thats more insulting than the statement itself. Just because you apologies makes you less racist? Please maaan... Report Abuse
Aug 31, 2012
MommaC
imbabazane
:) I don't think it is the language but rather of the journalist not giving the context and history behind the hurricanes. Report Abuse
Aug 31, 2012
Ntshwana
Moral of the story: Black people, please learn how to swim! Report Abuse
Aug 31, 2012
seutullamakunutu
Now Clint is calling Obama a terrorist, freedom of speech again !!
The funny part is that the BBC and Sky news are only showing the republican campaigns as usual, we have seen this whilst Obama was campaining for presidency. The same BBC did with Marikana issue, does not mention that it is a british owned copmany.
It is true they are sipping champaigne whilst the country is in crisis, blacks drowning of course. Report Abuse
Sep 1, 2012
skwamasamabele
Well, we expect that from Republican rednecks, they were opposed to abolishing of slavery and wanted all black people deported to the Caribbean Islands Report Abuse
Sep 1, 2012
skwamasamabele
online~evangelist- I do hope Jesus saves me from people like you, what on earth are you talking about?? Report Abuse
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Pointman
The journo was most probably right. Remember the Republican party's response to Katrina and the flooding in New Orleans- all those Black people (and whites too) stranded after the inundation and no help anywhere for days.Report Abuse
candilious
Ja nee freedom of speechReport Abuse
cocolucho
@pointmanI agree. The republicans only seem to care about bible wielding whites and no one else, which is funny cos they are such hypocrites.
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MGEEZ
I like this; it will teach many that indeed freedom of speech has its own limits!!!@Candilious- Good morning
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MommaC
"Feel free to say, they're not concerned at all. They are happy to have a party with black people drowning."Shouldn't have been fired for telling the truth. Considering what happened during Katrina, the idea of having a super duper party while people are hunkered down. praying that the levies will hold - that is just crass
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BRA-MAFUTHA
that will teach him a lesson to think before he writes or speaksReport Abuse
Lehido
Few years back when Obama was still fighting for the Presidency, Some priest said "He'll cut off Obama's balls if he wins.......", and it was picked up by microphones as well but nothing happened to him if I recall....I do think this man was telling the truth, it's like our politicians in SA right now, instead of helping people of marikana, actually go to marikana and see what went down, they all head down to Parliment and discuss things they know nothing about, they werent even there when those miners were k!lled, but they insult each other like they were there..........Politicians dont give a damn about us!
Report Abuse
MommaC
Okay folks, how is this 'racist'?A bunch of filthy rich white folk are having a grand old knees up party whilst a hurricane descends on the same city (one with a huge black population) that was devastated by a hurricane a number of years ago and has STILL not been prioritised for fixing.
Now how is it 'racist' to think that they should be more worried about what happens to New Orleans than about partying?
Report Abuse
candilious
@MGEEZ-Morning true thatReport Abuse
maditaba
@Voetzek. Why is he a racist again? He is saying they are happy go ahead and party because its black people who are drowning' . Learn to read and analyse before becoming emotional.Report Abuse
maditaba
@MommaC. Exactly. Some people just get emotional without understanding what they are readingReport Abuse
imbabazane
@ MommaExcuse us Mam, English is not the toungue of the breast for us....hehehehehe
Report Abuse
finidi
Yahoo! is just like RIM(Blackberry maker), in the news for all the wrong reasons. And people must just never apologies for racists statements, thats more insulting than the statement itself. Just because you apologies makes you less racist? Please maaan...Report Abuse
MommaC
imbabazane:) I don't think it is the language but rather of the journalist not giving the context and history behind the hurricanes.
Report Abuse
Ntshwana
Moral of the story: Black people, please learn how to swim!Report Abuse
seutullamakunutu
Now Clint is calling Obama a terrorist, freedom of speech again !!The funny part is that the BBC and Sky news are only showing the republican campaigns as usual, we have seen this whilst Obama was campaining for presidency. The same BBC did with Marikana issue, does not mention that it is a british owned copmany.
It is true they are sipping champaigne whilst the country is in crisis, blacks drowning of course.
Report Abuse
skwamasamabele
Well, we expect that from Republican rednecks, they were opposed to abolishing of slavery and wanted all black people deported to the Caribbean IslandsReport Abuse
skwamasamabele
online~evangelist- I do hope Jesus saves me from people like you, what on earth are you talking about??Report Abuse
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