# Repubs have formed an openly racist caucus

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repubs-have-formed-an-openly-racist-caucus/940207>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 17, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repubs-have-formed-an-openly-racist-caucus/940207 "2021-04-17T12:56:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repubs-have-formed-an-openly-racist-caucus/940207/341 "2021-04-21T11:56:34Z")

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> [@OttoDaFe](#):
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> If we’re going that route, may I suggest “[Lhude sing cuccu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumer_is_icumen_in)” (“Loudly sing, cuckoo!”).

He’s quoting Ezra Pound’s parody of that ancient English poem

> **[Ancient Music - Ancient Music Poem by Ezra Pound](https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ancient-music/)**
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> Read Ancient Music poem by Ezra Pound written. Ancient Music poem is from Ezra Pound poems. Ancient Music poem summary, analysis and comments.

Although, admittedly, Pound used “Lhude”, too.

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**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repubs-have-formed-an-openly-racist-caucus/940207/342 "2021-04-22T15:26:53Z")

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> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#):
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> I love how they claim that America is the only true Anglo Saxon country. I wonder what that makes England.

You know who ELSE took a mostly unrelated historical ethnic group and twisted it into a national identity?

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**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repubs-have-formed-an-openly-racist-caucus/940207/343 "2021-04-22T17:14:22Z")

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I keep telling you there are no True Scotsmen!

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**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repubs-have-formed-an-openly-racist-caucus/940207/344 "2021-04-22T21:00:15Z")

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> [@Great\_Antibob](#):
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> I keep telling you there are no True Scotsmen! -

Well not since Sean Connery died, no.

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