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Polish Mercenary Politicians Make Fun of Obama's Skin Color! Believe it or Not!

November 18, 2008

ccun.org Editor's Note:

It wasn't a surprise to me that Polish politicians have shown themselves as bigot racists. Their racist remarks regarding President-Elect Barack Hussain Obama shows what kind of people these are.

These were the same people who gave up their national sovereignty by allowing their country to host  secret prisons for renditioned Muslim activists from various countries.

They are the same people who sent their mercenary soldiers to fight the Iraqi people despite the fact that Iraqis never did any harm to the Polish people.

It is amazing that leaders of one of the poorest countries of Europe are now insulting the American people for electing Obama as their 44th President!

But why are they attacking Obama?

Maybe becaue of his skin color that they don't like, probably because he was and still is against the Iraq war, which they were involved in, or it's because of his Muslim heritage.

Well, Obama is here, dwarf bigots. He won't need your mercenaries anymore. Go sell yourselves somewhere else.


Polish politicians' racist remarks target Obama

Russia Today, November 18, 2008, 18:40

Polish politicians are keeping up with the trend of the last two weeks by making racist jokes at the expense of Barack Obama.

Following the U.S. election an inappropriate joke, related to the President's skin colour, was made by the Polish minister of foreign affairs, Radoslaw Sikorski. Now, a similar comment has been made by the Polish President's twin brother and leader of the "Law and Justice" party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski.

The leader of the Social Democratic party was critical of the affair, and said in a statement: "I have previously heard the joke about Barack Obama and his family background from Jaroslaw Kaczynski". He noted that the same joke was voiced by the head of Poland's foreign ministry.

Last week, further comments on Barack Obama's race were made by Artur Gurski, another member of the "Law and Justice" party. During the party's session, Gurski made a series of negative remarks directed at Obama and followed by saying that the election of Barack Obama as the US president was "a catastrophe, and the end of white people's civilization".

Representatives of the Social Democratic party have already filed a case against Gurski. If his racist remarks are found offensive enough and he is proven guilty, the parliamentarian could face up to three years in jail.

Nevertheless, despite such agitated reactions to the remarks, there have been reports of Radoslaw Sikorski, the Polish FM, also indulging in racist humour, despite vehemently criticizing its use.

On Sunday, the "Law and Justice" party has made an announcement that it will demand an investigation into the alleged racist jokes made by its members. If Sikorski is found to have made the comment, the party stated it will seek appropriate punishment for the foreign minister.





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