Sheikh Mo and Bernardini

Originally Posted by georgewashington

Never met them. What is the difference between calling them your highness and somebody calling the President, Mr. President?

I laugh how people act like there is no class structure in America. In fact, the american class structure is worse than anywhere in the world.

I guess George Washington, the founder of our country, having slaves was ok. How about Thomas Jefferson?

How many countries have slave owners that are on their money or have cities named after them?

I don't knock other cultures and people because I understand that is their culture.

Last I checked Americans complain about $3 a gallon gas, and are willing to deal with dictators as long as it means their gas will go down to $2.

Enough with the comments about these people. It is nothing but racism.

So you can talk down to people who you don't feel are "important enough" by your social or monetary standards, but noone else can speak ill about anyone who isnt white or its racism? Thats not logical.

[georgewashington]

Originally Posted by oracle80

So you can talk down to people who you don't feel are "important enough" by your social or monetary standards, but noone else can speak ill about anyone who isnt white or its racism? Thats not logical.

I don't talk down to anybody. The comments were attacks on the owners of these horses because of the way the act in Dubai. I was just pointing out that you might want to look in the mirror before criticizing anyone.

You take their gas, and I am sure if one wanted to buy a horse from you, you would have no problem selling him one if you could make a dollar.

I am a realist, I know how things work. People throw darts at people like the family that owns these horses, but have no problem with it if they can benefit from it. That is the way people are.

I just think horse racing should stick with horse racing, and politics should stay out of these threads. The comments attacking them were not mine, I was just pointing out the hypocrisy.

Originally Posted by georgewashington

I don't talk down to anybody. The comments were attacks on the owners of these horses because of the way the act in Dubai. I was just pointing out that you might want to look in the mirror before criticizing anyone.

You take their gas, and I am sure if one wanted to buy a horse from you, you would have no problem selling him one if you could make a dollar.

I am a realist, I know how things work. People throw darts at people like the family that owns these horses, but have no problem with it if they can benefit from it. That is the way people are.

I just think horse racing should stick with horse racing, and politics should stay out of these threads. The comments attacking them were not mine, I was just pointing out the hypocrisy.

Just like they accept the kindness that we offer by not bombing them back to the stone age and just taking their oil. Who'd stop us? I think we are real nice folks over here.

Originally Posted by georgewashington

I don't talk down to anybody. The comments were attacks on the owners of these horses because of the way the act in Dubai. I was just pointing out that you might want to look in the mirror before criticizing anyone.

You take their gas, and I am sure if one wanted to buy a horse from you, you would have no problem selling him one if you could make a dollar.

I am a realist, I know how things work. People throw darts at people like the family that owns these horses, but have no problem with it if they can benefit from it. That is the way people are.

I just think horse racing should stick with horse racing, and politics should stay out of these threads. The comments attacking them were not mine, I was just pointing out the hypocrisy.

Oil accounts for only a small percentage of Dubai's GDP. Find another liberal talking point.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by georgewashington

I don't talk down to anybody. The comments were attacks on the owners of these horses because of the way the act in Dubai. I was just pointing out that you might want to look in the mirror before criticizing anyone.

You take their gas, and I am sure if one wanted to buy a horse from you, you would have no problem selling him one if you could make a dollar.

I am a realist, I know how things work. People throw darts at people like the family that owns these horses, but have no problem with it if they can benefit from it. That is the way people are.

I just think horse racing should stick with horse racing, and politics should stay out of these threads. The comments attacking them were not mine, I was just pointing out the hypocrisy.

Well George (and I assume your handle is after the horse and not the original man since he was a slave owner)...this country has much to be ashamed of as do all cultures, we had slavery, we still have racism, we do have a class structure...but none of that means a person can't speak out against injustice WHERE EVER IT HAPPENS! I have plenty to say about conditions here...and I catch hell for it! I marched with Dr King in the 60's so I don't need someone to lecture me on racism...were you there? I opposed Viet Nam as a member of SDS, were you at the meetings? I served my country in that war when drafted...was that you in the foxhole next to me? I've rescued scores of horses and adopted as many as I could, how many rescued thoroughbreds do you have? And I actually lived in that region with members of my grandmother's family...you "visited" and saw what foreigners are suppose to see! I lived on the streets (and under them) of NYC as a homeless person for a couple weeks so I suspect I know as much about the "other America" as you do...and yet, cause I could walk away at any time I couldn't experience the hopelessness and would never claim to understand that world completely...you want to make assumptions about folks and claim hypocracy...look in the mirror! Under your rules, only "perfect" people can be critical of evil...well, there's a lot of evil in the world and no perfect persons so I guess we should ignore the problems???