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Posted by bleever in General Discussion
Sat Jul 28th 2007, 08:40 PM
In his feud with the Daily Kos, the Lord of the Wingnuts complained that a poster at dKos had referred to the Pope as a "primate". Clear proof that "hate speech" permeates that web site, said Falafelmort, who then likened it to the KKK and the Nazis.

A brief look at a dictionary might have been a good idea, though:

Main Entry: pri·mate

Pronunciation: 'prI-"mAt or especially for 1 -m&t
Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English primat, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin primat-, primas archbishop, from Latin, leader, from primus

1 often capitalized: a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
2 archaic: one first in authority or rank : LEADER
3 (New Latin Primates, from Latin, plural of primat-, primas) : any of an order (Primates) of mammals that are characterized especially by advanced development of binocular vision, specialization of the appendages for grasping, and enlargement of the cerebral hemispheres and that include humans, apes, monkeys, and related forms (as lemurs and tarsiers)

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/primate


Now, I'm not sure which of those definitions strikes Billo as "hate speech" and makes him think that dKos is full of murderous psychos, and I sure don't want him sending Fox Security to my house, so I'll just say:

Mr. O'Reilly: I've known primates. Primates have been friends of mine.

You sir, are no primate.
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