Comments on: Bohunk: The Next Macaca? http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/24/bohunk-the-next-macaca/ turning the tide upstate Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:21:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Itchy http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/24/bohunk-the-next-macaca/#comment-55481 Itchy Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:40:52 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/24/bohunk-the-next-macaca/#comment-55481 Interesting. Interesting.

]]> By: Historical Pessimist http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/24/bohunk-the-next-macaca/#comment-55466 Historical Pessimist Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:21:01 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/24/bohunk-the-next-macaca/#comment-55466 Volker's nasty side has really come out over the last year or so; Buffalo Pundit's blog has done a good job of following these episodes. What I am hearing (I live in his district, which is dominated by Erie County but goes as far east as Canandaigua) is that Volker has made it clear he wants to retire, but Bruno won't let him. I believe he has been in the seat for over 3 decades and is viewed as unbeatable. If it becomes an open seat, it's one more Bruno has to worry about protecting to preserve his vanishing margin. Volker’s nasty side has really come out over the last year or so; Buffalo Pundit’s blog has done a good job of following these episodes. What I am hearing (I live in his district, which is dominated by Erie County but goes as far east as Canandaigua) is that Volker has made it clear he wants to retire, but Bruno won’t let him. I believe he has been in the seat for over 3 decades and is viewed as unbeatable. If it becomes an open seat, it’s one more Bruno has to worry about protecting to preserve his vanishing margin.

]]> By: WNYMedia.net :: Open To The Public http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/24/bohunk-the-next-macaca/#comment-55459 WNYMedia.net :: Open To The Public Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:33:26 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/24/bohunk-the-next-macaca/#comment-55459 [...] as being his "macaca moment" and apparently, Rochester Turning felt the same way.   « Previous [...] [...] as being his "macaca moment" and apparently, Rochester Turning felt the same way.   « Previous [...]

]]> By: Andrea http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/24/bohunk-the-next-macaca/#comment-55450 Andrea Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:05:17 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/24/bohunk-the-next-macaca/#comment-55450 Honestly, I've heard the term and never knew is was an insult. I think it was in the movie 16 candles. I thought that they were saying "beau-hunk" and that it meant a good looking man. Guess I've misinterpreted that one all these years since that movie came out! But, it sounds like Volker was trying to insult the man so I doubt he thought it meant what I thought it meant. I can believe that he might not have known it was a racial insult, but I don't believe he didn't know it was an insult given the context. Honestly, I’ve heard the term and never knew is was an insult. I think it was in the movie 16 candles. I thought that they were saying “beau-hunk” and that it meant a good looking man. Guess I’ve misinterpreted that one all these years since that movie came out!

But, it sounds like Volker was trying to insult the man so I doubt he thought it meant what I thought it meant. I can believe that he might not have known it was a racial insult, but I don’t believe he didn’t know it was an insult given the context.

]]> By: Itchy http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/24/bohunk-the-next-macaca/#comment-55444 Itchy Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:52:06 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/24/bohunk-the-next-macaca/#comment-55444 You know, this is pretty insulting to some of his constituents. His district <a href="http://www.senatorvolker.com/district_map.asp" rel="nofollow">wraps around Buffalo,</a> which has one of the highest concentrations of people of Eastern European descent in the country. Three of the towns in his district (Lancaster, Elma, and Alden) have very large populations of Eastern European descent, from a quarter to a third of the population. His wife has a Polish surname, too. It's unlikely that he didn't know what it meant. You know, this is pretty insulting to some of his constituents. His district wraps around Buffalo, which has one of the highest concentrations of people of Eastern European descent in the country. Three of the towns in his district (Lancaster, Elma, and Alden) have very large populations of Eastern European descent, from a quarter to a third of the population.
His wife has a Polish surname, too.
It’s unlikely that he didn’t know what it meant.

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