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Because they assume because you're black, you have to think a certain way. And if you don't think that way, you're 'Uncle Tom,' you're worthy of every horrible epithet they can come up with; whereas, if I weren't black, then I would just be a Republican. i don't find any particular problem being an African-American in the Republican Party. The people??I know that in the progressive side of things, they like to say that the Republicans are racist. I know that. I haven't experienced that. – Ben Carson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I had them drive in and stop and shut the car off to look around, at that moment, I gave them the concerned parent/uncle speech. 'This is it. If you screw up, not wearing (a) seat belt, drink and drive, text, get distracted by music or friends, it's over! No second chances, no excuses, no retakes, no do-overs, no goodbyes. Dead.'. – Chris Blanchard	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Do n’t expect anything that is probably unrealistic — your uncle may still drink too much, your nephews may still fight over the remote. Accept that some things don’t change. – Americo Mello	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
He remembered his uncle putting him on his shoulders and walking to the pool hall and around town. – Lydia Roybal	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The The Simpson names dies with this ship and Uncle Pete. – Elinor Mann	Found on CNN 8 years ago
If you're black and you don't think a certain way as far as they are concerned, you're an Uncle Tom, a sellout, a traitor, you hate yourself. – Ben Carson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I just think Rafa needs to get a little bit of a different view point, not getting rid of Uncle Toni, either. I don't think that's a good thing. He should probably stay around. – Larry Stefanki	Found on CNN 8 years ago
In [parts of] Africa, for example, we know extended families are a way of life and we would expect you to hire your uncle's third cousin because that is the way it is, that's a reality we have to face in combating fraud. Societies differ in what they perceive to be corrupt. – Gary Mitchell	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They covered our eyes and half an hour after picking us up, they let me go, we searched for my uncle everywhere. Three days later, police called us and said his body had been found. – Muhammad Noman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
My uncle and father would always tell me about Sam, as a youngster, I never really understood it -- I never really understood the size of it. – Sam Stoller	Found on CNN 8 years ago
As the 'Voice of the Bills,' Van's historic radio calls of Bills games over the years will forever resonate with our fans, his Hall of Fame and Wall of Fame talent was overshadowed only by his engaging personality, his witty sense of humor and his love for the Bills. We will all dearly miss 'Uncle Van,' but his legacy will remain deeply embedded in our franchise's history and in the hearts of his countless fans in Western New York and throughout the NFL community. – President Russ Brandon	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I had so much fear, I didn’t know how to manage it, and I lashed out. I ran from police until my first charge was for resisting arrest at age 15, i was arrested again at age 16. The police officer he sat on my back and he lashed my feet to my hands. What that policeman did, it felt not much different from what my uncle did. I could speak about the police, but I couldn't talk about my uncle, the fear was deep inside. – Mia Paz in jail	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This release will show voters how I earned a living over the past three decades and how much of that living I had to give back to Uncle Sam. (Spoiler alert: a lot). – Jeb Bush & Associates	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I was only three or four years old when my uncle died but I can remember my mother’s cries, she was listening to music, she was ironing I think, and she cried out, because they were talking about a plane crash, a tragedy in which all the Alianza Lima players had been killed. – Paolo Guerrero	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It seems that everyone and their uncle is betting that Twitter will be bought by another firm. – Steven Place	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We're extremely proud of my grandparents and my Uncle George and Aunt Laura and their service to this country. – Jeb Jr.	Found on CNN 8 years ago
To stand up to China, we need to develop our economy and our capacity for external defense, we can't do this by hanging on the coattails of Uncle Sam. – Renato Reyes	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
To stand up to China, we need to develop our economy and our capacity for external defence. We can't do this by hanging on the coat tails of Uncle Sam. – Renato Reyes	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
To stand up to China, we need to develop our economy and our capacity for external defense. We can't do this by hanging on the coat tails of Uncle Sam. – Renato Reyes	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
My mother said, 'If it was good enough for daddy and Uncle Mills, it's good enough for him. – Young Hawley	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I am aware of the weakness in the health system which means that the blood transfused into the baby could well not have been the blood that had been donated by his uncle. – Alex Bonapha	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Eventually, the way it worked, I found the uncle of Theresa through his daughter-in-law by leaving a phone message at the home of her ex-mother-in-law. – Scott Fisher	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
He was my favorite uncle, he used to show me how to cook, he used to take me to different family events. – Pablo Blanco	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Uncle Martin, as I knew him, deemed my mother the Movement Cook. – Sherrod Jackson	Found on CNN 9 years ago

Because they assume because you're black, you have to think a certain way. And if you don't think that way, you're 'Uncle Tom,' you're worthy of every horrible epithet they can come up with; whereas, if I weren't black, then I would just be a Republican. i don't find any particular problem being an African-American in the Republican Party. The people??I know that in the progressive side of things, they like to say that the Republicans are racist. I know that. I haven't experienced that.

– Ben Carson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I had them drive in and stop and shut the car off to look around, at that moment, I gave them the concerned parent/uncle speech. 'This is it. If you screw up, not wearing (a) seat belt, drink and drive, text, get distracted by music or friends, it's over! No second chances, no excuses, no retakes, no do-overs, no goodbyes. Dead.'.

– Chris Blanchard

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Do n’t expect anything that is probably unrealistic — your uncle may still drink too much, your nephews may still fight over the remote. Accept that some things don’t change.

– Americo Mello

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

He remembered his uncle putting him on his shoulders and walking to the pool hall and around town.

– Lydia Roybal

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The The Simpson names dies with this ship and Uncle Pete.

– Elinor Mann

Found on CNN
8 years ago

If you're black and you don't think a certain way as far as they are concerned, you're an Uncle Tom, a sellout, a traitor, you hate yourself.

– Ben Carson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I just think Rafa needs to get a little bit of a different view point, not getting rid of Uncle Toni, either. I don't think that's a good thing. He should probably stay around.

– Larry Stefanki

Found on CNN
8 years ago

In [parts of] Africa, for example, we know extended families are a way of life and we would expect you to hire your uncle's third cousin because that is the way it is, that's a reality we have to face in combating fraud. Societies differ in what they perceive to be corrupt.

– Gary Mitchell

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They covered our eyes and half an hour after picking us up, they let me go, we searched for my uncle everywhere. Three days later, police called us and said his body had been found.

– Muhammad Noman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

My uncle and father would always tell me about Sam, as a youngster, I never really understood it -- I never really understood the size of it.

– Sam Stoller

Found on CNN
8 years ago

As the 'Voice of the Bills,' Van's historic radio calls of Bills games over the years will forever resonate with our fans, his Hall of Fame and Wall of Fame talent was overshadowed only by his engaging personality, his witty sense of humor and his love for the Bills. We will all dearly miss 'Uncle Van,' but his legacy will remain deeply embedded in our franchise's history and in the hearts of his countless fans in Western New York and throughout the NFL community.

– President Russ Brandon

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I had so much fear, I didn’t know how to manage it, and I lashed out. I ran from police until my first charge was for resisting arrest at age 15, i was arrested again at age 16. The police officer he sat on my back and he lashed my feet to my hands. What that policeman did, it felt not much different from what my uncle did. I could speak about the police, but I couldn't talk about my uncle, the fear was deep inside.

– Mia Paz in jail

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This release will show voters how I earned a living over the past three decades and how much of that living I had to give back to Uncle Sam. (Spoiler alert: a lot).

– Jeb Bush & Associates

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I was only three or four years old when my uncle died but I can remember my mother’s cries, she was listening to music, she was ironing I think, and she cried out, because they were talking about a plane crash, a tragedy in which all the Alianza Lima players had been killed.

– Paolo Guerrero

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It seems that everyone and their uncle is betting that Twitter will be bought by another firm.

– Steven Place

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We're extremely proud of my grandparents and my Uncle George and Aunt Laura and their service to this country.

– Jeb Jr.

Found on CNN
8 years ago

To stand up to China, we need to develop our economy and our capacity for external defense, we can't do this by hanging on the coattails of Uncle Sam.

– Renato Reyes

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

To stand up to China, we need to develop our economy and our capacity for external defence. We can't do this by hanging on the coat tails of Uncle Sam.

– Renato Reyes

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

To stand up to China, we need to develop our economy and our capacity for external defense. We can't do this by hanging on the coat tails of Uncle Sam.

– Renato Reyes

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

My mother said, 'If it was good enough for daddy and Uncle Mills, it's good enough for him.

– Young Hawley

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I am aware of the weakness in the health system which means that the blood transfused into the baby could well not have been the blood that had been donated by his uncle.

– Alex Bonapha

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Eventually, the way it worked, I found the uncle of Theresa through his daughter-in-law by leaving a phone message at the home of her ex-mother-in-law.

– Scott Fisher

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

He was my favorite uncle, he used to show me how to cook, he used to take me to different family events.

– Pablo Blanco

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Uncle Martin, as I knew him, deemed my mother the Movement Cook.

– Sherrod Jackson

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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