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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106. stop complaining dominicans and go eat a taco

Posted at 11:56AM on Oct 31st 2008 by franca

107. Why the Domincans don't protest the high rate of crime in their country.
Before I even leave the airport I am being extorted by the imigration officer and the police officers they all want money.
Go protest your preisident an thieving pals.
The country is so damn poor and your president and pals are robbing you blind.
As one who has traveled there,working with a charity group I must say there is not much differnce between a Dominican and a donkey.

By the way shame on you ignorant Domincan people for the way you treat the Hatians.

Posted at 11:43AM on Oct 31st 2008 by Dominicanos son racistas y pendejos

108. #105 Taco is for Mexicans
Dominicans eat the burnt rice that normaly we would throw away and call it concon.

#96 If Dominicans are so respectful of this country why are they always sneaking in to the country specialy through Puerto Rico why can't they come in like honest people.

Regis has nothing to explain go dig some more latrines and fix those apagones.

Posted at 12:10PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Dominicanos son racistas y pendejos

109. numero 100! grazie per quello che hai scritto ho capito tutto!!!! anche se io parlo italiano!!!

Posted at 12:51PM on Oct 31st 2008 by right on!!!

110. Do you want to get rid of this "nothing" problem? Gather all the Dominicans who are here in our country, ILLEGALLY, toss them out and let them "swim" back to their own country. Who needs them anyway? We have enough foreign troublemakers!

Posted at 10:29AM on Nov 2nd 2008 by Butterfly

111. This message is for "Right On, #106. It is enough we "Push 1 for English " now you post a message in your own language? This is STILL America. If you don't like it, LEAVE!

Posted at 2:23PM on Nov 1st 2008 by Butterfly

112. This message is for "Right On, #106. It is enough we "Push 1 for English " now you post a message in your own language? This is STILL America. If you don't like it, LEAVE!

Posted at 8:04AM on Nov 2nd 2008 by Butterfly

113. First Of all DOMINICAN REPUBLIC all F* Day!!!

Well; yes we are going to defend our self from being call donkeys;;;

what about if he called a black person a NEGRO;; wont ya black a$$ protect too? oiight then shut t F up;
same with a white person being called CRACKERS;;


Ya Is Just Some Racist people;;;


i dont haff time 4 thisss;;; so 1

Posted at 1:24PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Dominican

114. Okay, I am Dominican and maybe Regis and Kelly did not mean no harm, However some of the people who have posted comments on here....Whoa how ignorant you guys are and honestly who gives any of you guys the right to put down another race...Comments like Don't they pick apple and how we are ruining America.....Get a life.....and Dominicans have accomplished a lot from the people who makes 6 figures to those that clean windows.....DON'T GET ME STARTED!!!!!!

Posted at 1:27PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Melissa

115. Remo del Orbe...look what you did! are you proud now? this is all your fault!!
Remolacheros (not dominicans)are so stupid!...
Remo: esto es lo que mas saber hacer con tu seguidores, hacer y decir cosas estupidas...
Hey Americans!!! I'm dominican, all this came from a Blogger named Remo del Orbe...he is so stupid, instead of be neutral and analize the video, he posted and started a hate a stupid protest, he is the bigger DONKEY(Si, Remo es el Burro mas grande)...he is so stupid, me averguenzas...

Posted at 4:16PM on Oct 31st 2008 by The one that wrote you...

116. Ripa's is a crack head, don't get it personal kids say the funniest things so what !!

Posted at 11:10AM on Nov 3rd 2008 by JCA

117. Maybe he just meant that the Republicans are a bunch of asses!

Posted at 3:05PM on Oct 31st 2008 by CMessy

118. its simple,melissa..all these people talking about wanting to deport "ilegal aliens" and talking all that smack towards dominicans and other latin nationalities do it over here because they dont have the grapefruits to tell all that to dominicans faces or latinos faces.theyr nothing but "internet minutemen" who probably get theyr gift cards from KKKMART. What is it they say,,"DEY TOOK OUR JUUUUBZ"?

They live in theyr own little world in which they think theyr just as big as they were 9 years ago.talking like they posses america..when america right in theyr own faces has been sold in pieces by diferent foreign people.theyr food,,theyr clothes,,the cars they ride,the clothes they wear,,ALL one way or another crafted by hands of foreign people.What will america do if they all say the hell with this,,take theyr money out of theyr investments and leave? you wouldnt see any more racist jokes now would u? you wouldnt see people going "go back where you came from" would you?

They poke fun of all nationalities,like they invented comedy.but little do they know theyr just as mocked by the rest of the world.And since america likes to dish out but hates to suck it up,,theyll probably make a bs excuse to declare war from it and if they succeed in pretty much wiping out that place,,theyll have a new holiday to celebrate.

Posted at 7:01PM on Nov 1st 2008 by guzman

119. I agree that they are making a big deal out of nothing, but that always happens, if the comments instead of dominicans would have been of black people or gays everybody would have jumped on regis throat even if it meant no harm as this comment... People should be less sensitive and mind their own problems, not all people are racists and everybody often say thing that they dont mean or are missunderstand...

Posted at 3:06PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Jenni

120. I live next to a Dominican and she is loud, rude, offensive etc. I used to live next to a black family until i was nursingmy newborn in a chair then looked out my window to see 30 men in black with guns running up to the house. They seized all kinds of things from their house. Then they hit my car once in the street and drove off. They have no regard for anyone other than themselves. It's like if you drive thru the ghetto (or north county where i live) and all you see are expensive cars in front of crappy apartments. Black people want everything for free, the don't tip, order up all the ranch then are too cheap to spend $1 on lemonade at a restaurant they make the waiter bring a lemon and sugar. They are sorry a** F-kers most are uneducated which is why they are where they are anyway. Not all of them, Obama is educated and I bet you he would agree with everyhting i just said. What this country used to be is no more.
And if not enough blacks hold positions of power its because they are uneducated. They are uneducated because they were not given the opportunity for a good education. Well thats all changing now. But thats not a good change until we can wipe out all the ignorant black people who just dont care and keep reproducing. What about all the blacks who call 911 just for some free tylenol? Yep it happens. Tax dollars hard at work. But we owe you, right?

Posted at 2:40PM on Oct 31st 2008 by jealous of the whites

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