President Trump’s new campaign ad attacking Joe Biden as soft on China and coronavirus is drawing attention for its ugly xenophobia. As many have noted, in order to portray Biden as weak and overly deferential toward China — and, by extension, toward coronavirus — the ad shows Biden bowing to an Asian man with Chinese flags in the background.Asian man!! He's American!
The man turns out to be American.
I've already talked about that ad — here, in a post that went up at 6:00 a.m. — so I'm not going into any more detail. I just wanted to laugh at Greg Sargent.
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Because if you criticize the Chinese Communists, you're being Racist. Because countries that are made up of non-whites can't be criticized. And if you criticize Chinese Communists, that means you hate Americans of Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese descent. Crazy.
But y'know using Reason and logic to argue with a Democrat/leftist crying "racism" or "bigot" is a waste of time. They're all about propaganda, politics, and "liberal pushback". Its a weapon to attack their opponents and keep/gain power. All the name-calling has zero to do with "tolerance" and "concern for minorities". That's just boob bait.
Joe Biden isn't just soft on China. He's been bribed by China via his idiot son Hunter.
There's a big difference.
Trump will crush Biden. It won't even be close.
If Biden was a true patriot he'd concede the election to Trump now so we can all gear up as a united America and defeat COVID-19 without the distraction of an presidential election campaign.
Plus by conceding he could still claim that he would have won.
>>ugly xenophobia
I eagerly await examples of beautiful xenophobia.
You know, it's so dumb to accuse Trump of political crimes like this and to fail to make sure you're not committing the same damned crime you want us to be so outraged about it.
I think this proves you're a racist. (And the more you deny it, the more racist you are.)
I've officially concluded that whatever insults Democrats and their allies hurl at their opponents is what they -- the morally magnificent -- do and believe themselves. The venomous anger is directed at the mirror in front of them. Racist, conspiratorial, bigots, ___phobes, fake news, Russia meddling, rigged elections, climate deniers, the evils of Big _____, all of it. They're phonies and fools. They should go get teaching jobs at re-education camps in China. That's where they belong. They'll fit in just fine.
So Biden was bowing to Locke? Because he assumed he was a Chinese national? What a dork!
Greg Sargent said...
"...the ad shows Biden bowing to an Asian man with Chinese flags in the background."
Althouse said...
"Asian man!! He's American!"
Secret Asian Man
There's a man who leads a life of danger
To everyone he meets he stays a stranger
With every move he makes another chance he takes
Odds are he won't live to see tomorrow
Secret Asian man, secret Asian man
They've given you a number and taken away your name
Beware of pretty faces that you find
A pretty face can hide an evil mind
Ah, be careful what you say
Or you'll give yourself away
Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow
Secret Asian man, secret Asian man
They've given you a number and taken away your name
Swingin' on the Riviera one day
And then layin' in the Bombay alley next day
Oh no, you let the wrong word slip
While kissing persuasive lips
The odds are you won't live to see tomorrow
Asian-American? 1/2 American? Fetal-American? Perhaps 50 shades or a monolithic bloc when politically congruent. Diversitists will indulge diversity.
Somebody swiped my idea of 6:45 am:
Then the NYeT says that "Mr. Locke is Chinese-American" so they really are claiming that he's not just "American".
nuke it from orbit
Proving that WaPo is just as demented as the NYT.
Im old enough to remember when both were respected news organizations.
Yep. I'm that old.
I really don't understand AA point.
We've seen a lot of stupid things during the Trump era but the media lining up behind the Communist tyrants of China against Trump, even after China is responsible for unleashing a pandemic and crashing the global economy, might just take the cake for idiocy.
I can't think of a political leader who benefited more from his enemies collectively losing their marbles whenever his name comes up.
Mike
He's American
He's have a hard time getting into Harvard all the same.
I eagerly await examples of beautiful xenophobia.
Hating NASCAR fans and country music.
Duh.
I believe we have reached the point where China's exposure on the world stage in such a negative way with significant additional negative economic impacts coming, just might lead the ChiComs into believing now would be a great time for saber rattling with Taiwan and having their puppy on a leash, Woah Fat, start launching missiles again.
4:58, imagine if instead of an “Asian man” he was a “Mexican judge”.
Readering is fun-DUH-mental.
>Hating NASCAR fans and country music.
Those are examples of America Hating by Americans. Morally justified, of course, but it does not meet the definition of xenophobia.
Double duh, and right back at you. :)
My favorite is watching the SJWers call people who have never set foot in America as African American because they won't say Black.
Dan, you’re assuming that only Americans can hate NASCAR fans and country music.
In your face, Dan, I just done triple-DUH-ed ya!
"He's American
He's have a hard time getting into Harvard all the same."
Perfect, he also would have a harder time getting a white girl to marry him than a black man would, using average factors.
If he's American, why are you calling him "an Asian man."
Because "Asian" denotes race, not citizenship, that's why.
"Asian" replaced the term "Mongoloid", just like Black replaced Negroid and White replaced Caucasoid.
White man!! He's American! Hilarity ensued.
That was the basis of my crack about the NYeT saying "Chinese-American"; he's not Chinese if he's an American, but he could easily be Asian and be American.
I cannot wait for Greg to debunk all the fake shit Democrats say Trump said about Charlottesville! Any day now!
What did Locke know and when did he know it?
Hey Greg Sargent, you're going through this embarrassment right now to protect Hunter Biden.
How do feel about that? A noble cause for sure.
Hey, here's an idea. You're a journalist. Use your journalism skills to look into what really happened and report on it. What do you think?
Interesting how WaPo and NYT have the same talking points in regards to ex-Gov. Gary Locke.
It sounds like Willie Horton all over again.
Is it possible to be deferential to coronavirus?
Hard to say what is the correct way to refer to Locke. Maybe like Viet Nuygen, he would take exception to being called an American. Being born here don't necessarily signify where your true allegiance (or "identity" as they like to say in The Democrat Party) lies.
Assuming this is the same video that AA posted at 6 am, the ONE SECOND that shows Biden and Locke is too short to show anyone bowing to anyone, but it does show that Locke was standing at a podium with an American Eagle on it. Either Locke is an American or he’s a Chinese turncoat.
Call them Mellow Yellow, quite rightly.
As far as I can tell Greg Sargent writes a anti-trump screed every day. Its a broken record. His entire column could be replaced with a single sentence, and run daily:
"Orange Man Bad".
Just to rub it in, here are the racial categories in the 2020 census for American citizens to choose from:
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Hey hey hey - you can also pick 'Other' for the census if you do not like the supplied categories, and fill in whatever you want. For my household, we all decided to be human beings, even the two cats (just so they would be counted).
"Trump will crush Biden. It won't even be close."
Biden isn't going to make it to November. He has advanced Alzheimer's Disease.
The Acapella group 'Da Vinci's Notebook' actually does have a number titled 'Secret Asian Man.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezd_gZxOukw
Long ago, before political correctness or racism, it was Occident and Orient, as in Occidental and Oriental.
We can't say that anymore. As in "inscrutable Oriental."
Of course, in UK it is still OK to say "South Asian" for Muslim terrorist.
The photo just shows Biden had no clue who Locke was.
I look at Hunter Biden's deals in China and see his partner was Sum Ting Wong.
There Mr. Sargent--that racist enough for you?
Non stop Orange Man Bad gets tiresome after a while.
All you Chinese-hating people ruined it for me: I used to enjoy my visits at Orchids of Asia Spa until Robert Kraft was illegally videotaped getting a happy ending and because he was a Friend of Trump, we had to put a fine establishment run by nice Chinese ladies out of business in a short time.
THEOLDMAN
I understand the local "Gentlemen's Club" Rachel's is doing take-out.
>>Dan, you’re assuming that only Americans can hate NASCAR fans and country music.
Black people can't be racists. Foreigners can't be xenophobes.
"Trump will crush Biden. It won't even be close."
Yes and he will drive Hunter before him,
and hear the lamentations of Jill Beiden Ed D.
"The photo just shows Biden had no clue who Locke was."
When I was a Freshman in engineering school I did not know who Locke was, until I took Phil 005. I learned a lot, in particular- to stop taking Phil classes.
The Trump ad on YouTube is excellent. I hope that any controversy regarding it causes more people to view it. I watched it several times to find this Locke person but it takes slo-motion replay and I'm still scratching my head if it matters.
I know some bay area liberals deeply unhappy with the democratic party's stance on China and the vulnerability that Joe Biden represents. "Happy Talk" from Greg Sargent only depresses them further about 2020. Post covid-19 No one has time for PC, racial, horseshit, any more. It's not even spiritually sustaining to the few true believers left.
So Greg Sargent admits that Locke is part of the Joe & Hunter Biden China corruption machine? Good to know.
China is a COUNTRY... not a race. To ban things from China does not ban things from all Asian countries. So there is no xenophobia. Just PO'ed actions against the a country that released that awful virus. Xi is a dictator and the CCP is behind him.
Ban all Chinese made products and SUE CHINA for several Trillion. And that is what we will do!!
"why are you calling him "an Asian man.""
Why are you asking? Race trumps national identity, identity politics trumps accuracy, and against Trump anything goes.
Hey hey hey - you can also pick 'Other' for the census if you do not like the supplied categories, and fill in whatever you want
After I clicked White, they asked about national origins, and I replied American.
"Trump will crush Biden. It won't even be close."
Moot. It won’t be Biden.
It will be a player to be named later by the DNC, who will impose him or her on the party faithful. And the party faithful will pretend they chose the candidate themselves.
After reading all these great comments, I feel like Donovan after Dylan played his demeaning song.
"China is a COUNTRY... not a race. To ban things from China does not ban things from all Asian countries. "
China is the Han race, no other races need apply.
"I eagerly await examples of beautiful xenophobia."
The Bug War
"Remember Buenos Aires!!"
AA posted: "The genius here is...[some perp]"
The WAPO seems to be populated entirely by genii.
Lucky them.
"The only good bug is a dead bug"
Rico's Rangers! Covid-19 is a dumb bug!
With apology to Heinlein himself.
"the ad shows Biden bowing to an Asian man with Chinese flags in the background.
The man turns out to be American."
So, this is the smoking gun that proves DJT isn't trying to score points (w/ people like Meadehouse)--or if he is he's doing that he's not alone--re stoking a racist xenophobia sorta POV cause w/ this text we are supposed to see that Sargent and the libs are racist xenophobic stoking folks.
Too bad for Althouse deleting my comment won't remove her post.
Even more too bad for Althouse is that she can't comprehend what she writes.
BTW, how cool is it that Meade has stated that I need to be deleted during this time of crisis, so civility can be maintained?
This blog is the best eva!
IMHO.
China is hated the world over.
This is now a global standard.
I can vouch for much worse language being used re China and the Chinese people, to be fair about the mean spirited aspect of this, in Spain/Europe and the Philippines. And by all indications everywhere else.
Even in their client state of Pakistan.
The rest of the world exists, everything isn't about American party politics.
Gahrie said...
My favorite is watching the SJWers call people who have never set foot in America as African American because they won't say Black."
The absolute best was some talking head who referred to a "British African American." She wasn't talking about Megan Merkle either.
"And the party faithful will pretend they chose the candidate themselves."
They'll go further than that. They'll write articles and thinkpieces about how this was perhaps the Most Democratic Primary ever. Sure, the actual voters were suckered, but the party followed the vagaries of public polling and ended up with (insert name here) based on the zeitgeist of the moment, which as we well know is the highlight of Democracy. That's why we have a "living Constitution", dontcha know?
Hey, buwaya is back!
Welcome back! People here were worried about you in your absence.
@ buwaya, and I was one of them. Is all well out your way?
buwaya said...China is hated the world over.
This is now a global standard.
I can vouch for much worse language being used re China and the Chinese people, to be fair about the mean spirited aspect of this, in Spain/Europe and the Philippines. And by all indications everywhere else.
Even in their client state of Pakistan.
That reminded me of living in Europe in the '90's where vestiges of anti-German sentiment still existed. Because I spoke German and could pass for a German, I experienced this firsthand in England then -- especially with older Britons. But I understood their animus. I don't understand animus towards the Chinese people -- yet -- but I draw the line at the Chinese government. Who is pro-CCP besides paid, corrupted hacks? Who admires Chinese communism and their snitch culture?
The rest of the world exists, everything isn't about American party politics.
Asute as usual and very worldly.
Trump: Meep! Meep!
"Is it possible to be deferential to coronavirus?"
It would be wise to get out of its way.
"vestiges of anti-German sentiment still existed."
I was in rural France last fall. Plenty of anti-German sentiment just under the surface.
Hope you stick around buwaya. We sure need your insights.
A favorite line from National Lampoon ca. 73'. "Are the Chinese inscrutable, or are they just sneaky"? Seems particularly relevant.
This is why I call the WaPo the WaPoo!
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