They don't mind if you call them ragheads, either
Merchant: to Ilsa, in a marketplace in Casablanca: You will not find a treasure like this is all Morocco, Mademoiselle, only 700 francs.
Rick: walking up: You're being cheated.
Ilsa: to merchant: It doesn't matter, thank you.
Merchant: Ah, the lady is a friend of Rick's. For friends of Rick's we have a small discount. Did I say 700 francs? You can have it for 200.
TPM offers another glimpse into the mind of the GOP:
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) said Wednesday that it is in the Middle Eastern culture to lie during negotiations.
"In the Middle Eastern culture, it is looked upon with very high regard to get the best deal possible no matter what it takes -- and that includes lying," Hunter said in an interview with C-SPAN. "That's one reason that these Gulf states like to work with the United States -- because we're honest and transparent and we have laws that we have to live by."
The host then asked Hunter to clarify, "Are you saying all Middle East countries are this way? Willing to lie in negotiations?"
Hunter explained that Middle Eastern politicians negotiate the same way they would barter for goods.
"It is is in the Middle Eastern culture to get the best deal that you can whether you're at the marketplace arguing over buying vegetables or buying shoes at the marketplace, to do anything that you can to get the best deal," he said. "They like to barter there."
The host then asked the representative, "Are you speaking from personal experience, talking about all Middle East countries?"
Hunter then said that it is not in the nature of all Middle Eastern countries.
"I would say not necessarily all Middle Eastern countries. I know that's a big generalization," he said. "They do business different than we do business in the West."
Hunter also called for nuclear strikes on Iran.
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