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    1. Bill Cooney‏ @cooney21 7 Aug 2019
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      Bill Cooney Retweeted Donald J. Trump

      The purpose of the petty & gratuitous ad hominem attack in #Trump's parenthetical - to signal to "the base" that those whose names don't sound WASPy enough can be labeled "phonies" & their "Hispanic heritage" can be made the premise of criticism - is racist & divisive.https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1158950196560171014 …

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      Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump
      Beto (phony name to indicate Hispanic heritage) O’Rourke, who is embarrassed by my last visit to the Great State of Texas, where I trounced him, and is now even more embarrassed by polling at 1% in the Democrat Primary, should respect the victims & law enforcement - & be quiet!
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    2. Randall McCollum‏ @MccollumRandall 15 Aug 2019
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      Beto is Rotbert Francis and is Irish not hispanic. You can't get anything correc can you? Must be the issues you have with your little thing forcing you to overcompensate. 🤡🤣

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    3. Bill Cooney‏ @cooney21 15 Aug 2019
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      It was Trump that suggested Beto O'Rourke was Hispanic - hence the quotes. It's called reading comprehension Randall. I see it's a struggle for you, but please try harder.

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    4. Randall McCollum‏ @MccollumRandall 15 Aug 2019
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      Trump has never suggested Beto was hispanic. You are ignorant on all subjects it seems. 🤣🤣🤣

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    5. Bill Cooney‏ @cooney21 16 Aug 2019
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      Replying to @MccollumRandall

      @BetoORourke has gone by "Beto" all his life b/c his grandfather was also a "Robert." "Beto" is used as a nickname by many other people. So there's nothing "fake" (or "phony", to use @realDonaldTrump's word) about it. Most people (the rational ones, capable of accepting facts)...

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    6. Bill Cooney‏ @cooney21 16 Aug 2019
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      Replying to @cooney21 @MccollumRandall and

      ...know a nickname isn't necessarily meant to indicate ethnic "heritage" in the named person himself. More importantly, most people (the non-racist ones) don't care whether a political candidate's name is or isn't meant to suggest a particular ethnicity for 1 simple reason...

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    7. Bill Cooney‏ @cooney21 16 Aug 2019
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      Replying to @cooney21 @MccollumRandall and

      They don't care what his ethnicity is. They're far more interested in his substantive policy, experience, judgment & integrity. But of course, #Trump supporters aren't most people, now are they? It's actually quite important to them that a name perceived to be associated with...

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    8. Bill Cooney‏ @cooney21 16 Aug 2019
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      Replying to @cooney21 @MccollumRandall and

      ...a particular ethnic group be used only by someone whose ethnicity is seen to "match" that name. This way, #Trump supporters don't even need to look at that person before applying their racist prejudices to him - the name becomes a substitute for his skin color & appearance...

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    9. Bill Cooney‏ @cooney21 16 Aug 2019
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      Replying to @cooney21 @MccollumRandall and

      A white person who uses a name perceived to be "Hispanic" spoils that shortcut for racists. And that's the real reason why Randall got so annoyed at Beto he had to send this tweet. Trump knows that about the racists at the core of his "base" (he's a racist himself after all)...pic.twitter.com/clqXBEAoa3

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    10. Bill Cooney‏ @cooney21 16 Aug 2019
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      Replying to @cooney21 @MccollumRandall and

      So #Trump knew exactly what he was doing when he wrote (w/out support) that the name Beto is "to indicate Hispanic heritage" (just this once Randall, pretend that facts matter to you & go back and look at what Trump wrote - those are his words & they're right there)....

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      Bill Cooney‏ @cooney21 16 Aug 2019
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      And #Trump knew exactly how his racist supporters would react - it's exactly how you did react Randall. You parroted Trump's message, labeling O'Rourke's name w/the ubiquitous Trumpian insult: "fake."

      8:53 PM - 16 Aug 2019
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        2. Bill Cooney‏ @cooney21 16 Aug 2019
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          Replying to @cooney21 @MccollumRandall and

          It's your Trumpian premise Randall - that only people deemed suitably "Hispanic" enough can have names that are perceived as "Hispanic" - that is blatantly racist, not O'Rourke's message. Not only is it racist, it's inconsistent w/the principle of individual rights & freedoms...

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        3. Bill Cooney‏ @cooney21 16 Aug 2019
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          Replying to @cooney21 @MccollumRandall and

          ...upon which this country is based. A Hispanic nickname doesn't necessarily suggest or require the person bearing the name to have some or even any Hispanic heritage. If a "Roberto" of undisputed Hispanic ancestry wanted to go by "Robert", should he be allowed to do so?...

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