Protest Over Ass Comment on "Regis and Kelly"

A donkey might be a good symbol for the Democratic Party, but that doesn't mean Dominicans want to be compared to one on national TV.
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Here's what went down. Kelly Ripa told a story on Monday about how one of her 37 kids was learning about government and said the elephant represented the Republicans and the donkey represented the Dominicans. Regis then quipped, "She's pretty close." Ay, caramba!

A Dominican-American group is demanding an apology from the show, claiming "host Regis Philbin practically agreed with laughter over what the two thought was a joke."

Dominican-American and Latino leaders will stage a protest outside the ABC studios tomorrow in NYC where the show airs.

Tomato, tomahto, Democrat, Dominican -- let's call the whole thing off!

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46. Have a cow! Oops, did I offend anyone? "Kids say the darndest things," remember that show! "D" for Democrat and "D" for Dominicans and "Dem" versus "Dom" very close, that's all Regis meant by "She's pretty close", to pronunciation, you know, especially for a little child. Move on.....

Posted at 10:05PM on Oct 30th 2008 by Really?

47. 37.
OMG! WHITES are so far gone with the racist comments and the lack humanity. The only reason they are ahead is because they get the better schools that give a good education, their parents don’t have to worry about going to an interview and being denied the job because of their skin color, or having to be bused to the poorest schools because your parents work and can afford to live in the suburbs. WHITE AMERICA has failed the very same people they stole and enslaved that built America. They owe African America’s the world they need to bow down and admit they could not do it for themselves so they had to do something they are good at steal people from mother Africa. They were jealous of the wealth that is in Africa so their devilish minds got to work and brought BLACKS over here and now they say go back to where you came from. Please! BLACK POWER, ASIN POWER, White power, Latino power, ALL POWER. America the racist not beautiful. Whites are afraid of people they know are far better at everything that can be done or thought of. Give blacks an education and stop putting them in prisons they are like a loaded gun they annihilate. WHITE brought drugs over here to kill the black race by use or imprison them for selling it, they made AIDS, and STD in a lab in put them in the urban communities. Knowledge is power I know what I know, the more you learn the father you go, if you get you education you’ll be taking at stand, cause knowledge is power grab it while you can. That for all you African Americans the WHITE has let down. They are just upset that you are better at everything they do so of course they are going to keep you down. Please don’t let them go to school. VOTE OBAMA 08!!!!!!


Posted at 9:38PM on Oct 30th 2008 by White people don't get it & never will



LMAO are you serious? Always gotta blame the white people right? It's the white mans fault for black men being in prison. "they made AIDS, and STD in a lab in put them in the urban communities" LMAO WHAT?

You can put the blame on the "white man", but it's not anyones fault but that persons. Everyone has a way to make their life better. Some just choose to blame everyone else. It's sad you're speaking for all african americans, because I'm sure many would disagree and say you're very ignorant. Let alone don't have a clue.

There's always excuses and it's always the white mans fault! LMAO!

Posted at 10:07PM on Oct 30th 2008 by No

48. AMERICAN

AMEN!!!!

Posted at 10:10PM on Oct 30th 2008 by No

49. #37 You seem so angry what happened to you? Seems you are angry because you are uneducated about the facts??
Remember this: when your voice is a voice of reason, your voice will be heard.

I want to vote for Obama so bad but it's comments and thoughts like yours that are making me reconsider. How is it any better for you to accuse the entire white population of racism? And second, if Obama makes it, which I think he will, it's because a lot of the "white" population voted for him too. So are you telling me I should "bow down" to blacks and then vote for a black president? It's not our fault that our ancestors did these things. I agree it was wrong, but that was how many years ago?? I know its still an issue but see it always will be an issue. It's up to us to decide how much of an issue we will let it be. I am white and I just don't think like some of the ignorant people out there and I don't judge anybody. I see an issue of racism on a daily basis where I live. Involving all cultures. But what can you do? You think you are going to be able to change a 60-year old man's views on the world ?

Let me remind everyone that America is the strongest nation in this world. It's weakness is its people. You want this war over? Then we need to focus on ending the war amongst ourselves. If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem. PEACE people.

Posted at 10:12PM on Oct 30th 2008 by terese

50. lol @ "matt" and "no"

May I get your home address so I can come visit? OH wait pardon me, that would be your LICENSE PLATE number for your RV right, pardon my ignorance, I mistook the though of white trash living in an actual home for a second there.

Posted at 10:17PM on Oct 30th 2008 by AP New York City

51. New York City

You gonna blame your problems on the white man too? come on. it's hilarious!

If you ever have a problem.. it's the white mans fault!

Posted at 10:24PM on Oct 30th 2008 by No

52. Regis and Kelly will NOT be there tomorrow. It is the Halloween show, and it is pre-taped.

Posted at 10:25PM on Oct 30th 2008 by Daniel

53. What? These Dominican groups are only proving the point Regis inadvertently made.
I guess nobody was paying attention to them. No attention = no donations. There's always a money motive.

Posted at 10:33PM on Oct 30th 2008 by Pat

54. It's funny how blacks and minorities can make jokes about whites and no one gets offended or makes a big deal. but when a white makes a joke.. everyone has to over react and be offended.

you ever watch the show girlfriends? on every show they make a remark about white people. why is that okay yet if whites were to do that, that show would be shut down the first time it happened.

Posted at 10:34PM on Oct 30th 2008 by Sure

55. I hope they get pissed off enough to take their stinking sorry asses back to Latin America. Yeah...fat chance.

Posted at 10:36PM on Oct 30th 2008 by Get Lost

56. If you want REAL humor, just look to Weird Al. If you want to see a creepy couple blather over nothing of substance, then watch Regis and Kathi Lee...or Kelly...or whatever her name is :P

Posted at 10:47PM on Oct 30th 2008 by KimmyG

57. It's obvious to AMERICANS what Regis meant because we have grown up seeing these images all of our lives. The people who were offended are Dominican and I don't think it is too much to ask for a statement from Regis clarifing what he really meant.

Posted at 11:11PM on Oct 30th 2008 by Tracey

58. wow...how did a comment that a child made become a racial issue... First of all, DOMINICANS ARE NOT ANOTHER RACE!!!!! I don't care what you say but i think we have gone too far in the last few years that suddenly EVERYsingle country and language group is considered a race!!!! the comment was from a child. did the people that are in a rage over it actually think for a moment that hmmm donkey...democrat, donkey...dominican, an animal that is found in that country.... get over yourselves!!! what, you think they will cancel the show for you? apologize??? for what???????? explain to me in plain english like i am a two year what exactly was offensive? because if you think it is offensive then you are one of the many idiots tha believes that donkeys are stupid animals. that is really the whole crap of it, isn't it??? because had the connection been lion /lyons (french city), no one would give a rats behind. it is simply due to the association with an animal that is and has never been respected despite this animal being a workers animal. ...yeah, yeah, yeah...someone will write back and say that i am stupid, don't get it, i am white, i am brown, i am yellow..whatever!!!!!!!!! wake up, stop the freakin' protesting about everything! these are only words.. a 7 year old child was shot several times and we are arguing over a donkey...like i said i don't live there....figure out what that means...

Posted at 11:26PM on Oct 30th 2008 by i don't live there

59. who cares that i mean i'm dominican and i dont care that was soo funny

Posted at 11:43PM on Oct 30th 2008 by ashock

60. yure all douchebag tools!!!

get a life!!

Posted at 12:05AM on Oct 31st 2008 by maggot

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