Never mind that the White House itself has chosen to double down on Vice President Joe Biden’s comment to a crowd in Virginia Tuesday that a President Mitt Romney would “put y’all back in chains.” Moore, Biden admirer and author of “Stupid White Men,” has deemed the backlash “made-up outrage,” picked up the tasteless metaphor and run with it.
When u finish college $100K in debt, YOU are in chains. When u are denied medical help, YOU are in chains. When u r evicted, YOU r in chains
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) August 15, 2012
When a political party wants control of your uterus, YOU are in chains. When u haven't been given a stellar education, YOU are in chains…
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) August 15, 2012
When the avg. net worth of white households in this country is $110,000 and for blacks, it is $4,995, those black citizens are in chains.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) August 15, 2012
The transparent race baiting of Biden’s slavery metaphor was bad enough, but worse still is how casually the metaphor can be extended, apparently with a straight face. Student loans are the equivalent of chains? Who fit those chains, exactly?
https://twitter.com/mssjnnfer/status/235849506950873090
https://twitter.com/JBrockm/status/235852061600792576
@MMFlint My husband graduated 10 yrs ago and still has $150k in student loans 4 a job he'll never make more then $60k in. #WeAreInChains
— Rhonda (@Rhonda5V) August 15, 2012
https://twitter.com/Spitgray/status/235853485336297472
I'm am trying to live in a country where there is no avaliable decent job #weareinchains
— María Clara (@mariaclarepo) August 15, 2012
Speaking of jobs…
#WeAreInChains You might want to blame the person who promised to fix the economy if you can't find a decent job.
— Bob ن (@BobHicks_) August 15, 2012
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