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US Senator John McCain used his Twitter feed today to call Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a "monkey."
John McCain @SenJohnMcCain
So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space - wasn't he just there last week? "Iran launches monkey into space" news.yahoo.com... …
Originally posted by lacrimaererum
reply to post by solomons path
They are Persian and its disgraceful for a US senator to label a Persian a MONKEY.
America would probably invade Iran if an Iranian made this comment about the US president.
Justin Amash @repjustinamash
Maybe you should wisen up & not make racist jokes. “@SenJohnMcCain: Re: Iran space tweet - lighten up folks, can't everyone take a joke?”
Originally posted by lacrimaererum
reply to post by solomons path
They are Persian and its disgraceful for a US senator to label a Persian a MONKEY.
America would probably invade Iran if an Iranian made this comment about the US president.
Originally posted by winofiend
Originally posted by lacrimaererum
reply to post by solomons path
They are Persian and its disgraceful for a US senator to label a Persian a MONKEY.
America would probably invade Iran if an Iranian made this comment about the US president.
What if they called him an ass?
Is that a non-insulting animal to call him?
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
Originally posted by lacrimaererum
reply to post by solomons path
They are Persian and its disgraceful for a US senator to label a Persian a MONKEY.
America would probably invade Iran if an Iranian made this comment about the US president.
But its cool for the Iranian president to call americans the "white devil" and the "great satan", right?
Originally posted by CX
I wouldn't call it racist, however i firmly believe that whilst politicians keep on saying things that really don't help anyone, they should have their mouths wired shut and banned from all social media.
Whether it's petty or not, we all know how much something silly can escalate tensions between countries.
For someone in his position, he should just be a bit more responsible.
CX.
Originally posted by lacrimaererum
Criticism from member of his own party;
Justin Amash @repjustinamash
Maybe you should wisen up & not make racist jokes. “@SenJohnMcCain: Re: Iran space tweet - lighten up folks, can't everyone take a joke?”
www.twitter.com
edit on 4-2-2013 by lacrimaererum because: (no reason given)