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Old 03-10-2011, 01:36 PM
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A lot of white faces in this crowd. Hardly looks representative of America. Does this mean the WI protesters are racists?
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A lot of white faces in this crowd. Hardly looks representative of America. Does this mean the WI protesters are racists?
WI is 92% white, according to the 2000 census, would you say (with certainty) that more than 92% of the people in that picture are white?
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A lot of white faces in this crowd. Hardly looks representative of America. Does this mean the WI protesters are racists?

Do they want to take the country back?
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WI is 92% white, according to the 2000 census, would you say (with certainty) that more than 92% of the people in that picture are white?
I didn't see any non-white faces, but if you want to go through it face by face, be my guest.
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I didn't see any non-white faces, but if you want to go through it face by face, be my guest.
Do you have a larger version, where you can actually pick out those kinds of details?
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A lot of white faces in this crowd. Hardly looks representative of America. Does this mean the WI protesters are racists?
prima facie evidence, so to speak
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WI is 92% white, according to the 2000 census, would you say (with certainty) that more than 92% of the people in that picture are white?
Yeah but those people were all bussed in from NYC.
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So, WI is racist? They must be if they don't allow more than 8% of non-whites into the state
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Does it count if the guy on the third row from the back is named Carl?
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