Topic: ObamneyCare Racist?
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Wed 08/07/13 06:00 PM
Republican Declares Obamneycare Tanning Bed Tax Racist Against Whites

by Good German on August 7, 2013 in News
Clare Kim writes at MSNBC:

Freshman Congressman Ted Yoho believes the tanning tax in the Affordable Care Act is “racist,” according to comments at a town hall meeting Saturday in Gainesville, FL. The Republican congressman recounted a conversation he had with House Speaker John Boehner about how the 10% tax for tanning beds discriminates against people on the basis of “the color of [their] skin.”

“I had a little fun with Boehner and told him about the sun tanning tax,” he told his constituents. He goes, ‘I didn’t know it was in there,’ and I said, ‘Yes, it’s a ten percent tax.’ He goes, ‘Well, that’s not that big of a deal.’ I said, ‘It’s a racist tax.’ He goes, ‘You know what? It is.’”

Rep. Yoho explained the premise of the health care law’s “racist tax.”

“I had an Indian doctor in our office the other day, very dark skin, with two non-dark skin people, and I asked this to him, I said, ‘Have you ever been to a tanning booth?’ and he goes, ‘No, no need.’ So therefore it’s a racist tax and I thought I might need to get to a sun tanning booth so I can come out and say I’ve been disenfranchised because I got taxed because of the color of my skin.”

“As crazy as that sounds, that’s what the left does, right? By God, if it works for them, it’ll work for us.”

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Wed 08/07/13 06:03 PM
slaphead

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Wed 08/07/13 06:59 PM
RACISM???
what is president obama saying, we're living in a better more civilized era. he always reverts back 2 racism, why is that? that's not really a question, its more of a statement, which u can come 2 ur own conclusions about

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Wed 08/07/13 07:14 PM

Republican Declares Obamneycare Tanning Bed Tax Racist Against Whites

by Good German on August 7, 2013 in News
Clare Kim writes at MSNBC:

Freshman Congressman Ted Yoho believes the tanning tax in the Affordable Care Act is “racist,” according to comments at a town hall meeting Saturday in Gainesville, FL. The Republican congressman recounted a conversation he had with House Speaker John Boehner about how the 10% tax for tanning beds discriminates against people on the basis of “the color of [their] skin.”

“I had a little fun with Boehner and told him about the sun tanning tax,” he told his constituents. He goes, ‘I didn’t know it was in there,’ and I said, ‘Yes, it’s a ten percent tax.’ He goes, ‘Well, that’s not that big of a deal.’ I said, ‘It’s a racist tax.’ He goes, ‘You know what? It is.’”

Rep. Yoho explained the premise of the health care law’s “racist tax.”

“I had an Indian doctor in our office the other day, very dark skin, with two non-dark skin people, and I asked this to him, I said, ‘Have you ever been to a tanning booth?’ and he goes, ‘No, no need.’ So therefore it’s a racist tax and I thought I might need to get to a sun tanning booth so I can come out and say I’ve been disenfranchised because I got taxed because of the color of my skin.”

“As crazy as that sounds, that’s what the left does, right? By God, if it works for them, it’ll work for us.”


Silly Republicans. Don't they know that only Democrats can say what is or isn't racist?

[ /sarc ]

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Wed 08/07/13 08:12 PM
I doubt the tax was intended as racist. it is probably based more on the tanning bed not being a "necessity." but it is racist, I agree. but I don't think it was racist on purpose.

but this is a good example of the fact that Americans are still far too concious of skin color. when stuff like this occurs people seem to forget that Mr. Obama is of mixed heritage. He is half caucasian. Peeps seem to only see the color of his skin.

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Wed 08/07/13 10:15 PM
Obama may be of mixed race but i assure you he is 100% politician and we are all going to pay...