Gook: John McCain's Racism and Why It Matters

The UpTake's Chuck Olsen interviews author Irwin Tang about his book, "Gook: John McCain's Racism and Why It Matters."

McCain first used the work "gook" in the mass media in his 1973 article for U.S. News & World Report. The word appears 12 times in the article and is available online here:
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/2008/01/28/john-mccain-prisoner-of-war-a-...

Most recently, McCain used the term in his 2000 presidential campaign, as documented by the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/02/18/...

To learn more about Mr. Tang's book, which also details McCain's connection to white supremacist groups, visit his web site:
http://irwinbooks.com/

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[syndrah90]

john mcCain is a terrorist and a threat to world peace, why would anyone vote for him. it just shows america is still racist..

[SPS148669]

I am Native American red Indian so only I can call them Gooks as white americans are not native to this continant. The Gooks call me the most nasty name in the world but "ONLY" if I go to their country.

[socialismsux1]

"Wah, wah wah! I'm a victim, whah! the word 'gook' is so racist, whah! Crybaby, self-pitying asshole! America is so racist?! Then why do the filthy chinks in Brooklyn not want to assimilate into OUR society? They do not rent from Americans -but will rent to the lowest of lowlifes and subdivide a two family house (including the basement) into 100 single rooms to rent to illegal indentured servants from Fujian province. Shady, thieving yellow monkeys playing the "victim" card while scamming us.

[chrisogynist]

super gwwwwwuuuaaaaaakkk

[KoolJayJ]

@redneckmarine87 oh please please do something stupid, tell your half nigger puppet president to declare war on china, i want to fight you inbred fuckers while im still young and able

lets all end the world shall we?? As long as you imperialist piece of shits go down with us!!!

[KoolJayJ]

Btw we all know whiteys are nothing but little bitchass pussys picking on weak defenseless people. No one gives a fuck about asians even though we have been nothing but nice, calm, hard working people. Without us in the world, you are all fucked

Just be glad we aren't fanatic muslims raping your women or killing you. Or worthless blacks generally fucking up everything in your path.

whiteys have no balls to speak up about them so they vent there frustrations on asians who no one cares for

[KoolJayJ]

@PurpleRaam well what the fuck you expect the viets to do you stupid sack of shit?? I can't believe the mentality of you bloody yanks on here. Your the one who invaded there goddamn country under the guise of freedom and democracy (look at where it got you now) You burned, raped, murdered, fucked up there economy. You do this with every war

so boo hooo 50 thousand of you died, compare that to the 1.1 million viet casualties and a further 2 million or so civilian casualties.

[redneckmarine87]

God, I cannot stand this liberal slant eyed pussy. I know plenty of fellow Marines out there who are Asian that would love to kick this fucker's ass for slandering a veteran and supporting those commie bastards who tortured him. BURN IN HELL IRWIN TANG! You have no right to call yourself an American you corrupt race card pulling prick!

[samsungcaptivate]

Why would any asian vote for mccain

[thinedoor2]

@redneckmarine87 Yeah. Fucking sensitivity and justice and all that commie, liberal, NWO shit. It's like my illiterate grand-pappy used to tell me when he was just done polishing his rifle and just about to start jerkin' it to his photos of Robert E. Lee and General Patton: if it feels good to hate, do it, especially if it means a negra's liable to get shot between his spook-holes.