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procon

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2. Me too!

Reply to LawDeeDah (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 25, 2014, 06:32 PM

Nov 2014

I'm white too, but my skin color doesn't keep me from feeling empathy and compassion for those who are victims of social injustice, inequality and poverty. If the OP thinks the President sounds "hollow" for expressing solidarity for the plight of the people of Fergusson then maybe he should adjust the audio settings on his TV.

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Why do President Obama's words just now sound so hollow? [View all] Brigid Nov 2014 OP

And I'm confused at to what the heck you mean. LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #1

Me too! procon Nov 2014 #2

Actually, they don't. At least to me. calimary Nov 2014 #3

Why is your skin color relevant to the President's comments? Spazito Nov 2014 #4

I'm wondering how they sound to an African-American person . . . Brigid Nov 2014 #13

I'm still puzzled as to why you would want to separate out how one viewed the... Spazito Nov 2014 #17

I don't know how else to explain it. Brigid Nov 2014 #19

I think it would have been more helpful had you put what you heard that was ... Spazito Nov 2014 #22

They sounded like the words of a man who means well, but has been broken. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #14

Your take differs from mine quite drastically... Spazito Nov 2014 #15

Maybe that is what I'm trying to get at. Brigid Nov 2014 #16

I'm sure the President ordered that split screen himself. LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #23

Of course he didn't. Brigid Nov 2014 #26

I guess we all hear what we want to hear...nt SidDithers Nov 2014 #24

Had nothing to do with what I wanted to hear, Sid. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #25

nt Nemesis_Anon Nov 2014 #5

Because you know he doesn't mean it? Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #6

Yup. Nothing ever changes, except for the worse. woo me with science Nov 2014 #18

Cool, brah...Go put your faith in Rand '16, then... Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #27

... SidDithers Nov 2014 #37

I didn't think it sounded hollow. Quantess Nov 2014 #7

I thought so too! nt arthritisR_US Nov 2014 #10

I guess I'm thinking of how many times I've heard this before. Brigid Nov 2014 #8

So you just had to post a thread about how the President sounded "hollow"? smh. Cha Nov 2014 #11

I'm a white Canadian and they did not arthritisR_US Nov 2014 #9

Without seeing the words you speak of seveneyes Nov 2014 #12

You mean that bullshit about us being a nation of laws? Yep, hollow. Scuba Nov 2014 #20

Well, there is that, definitely. Brigid Nov 2014 #30

I said last night that I thought he sounded tired. Really emotional. Quiet, holding his feelings in. jwirr Nov 2014 #21

He's Said More About Race otohara Nov 2014 #28

Because it *was* hollow. woo me with science Nov 2014 #29

He sounded helpless. bravenak Nov 2014 #31

You're right about that. Brigid Nov 2014 #34

Because they WERE hollow. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #32

Just a few minutes ago, Brigid Nov 2014 #33

I'm very proud of our President's words MyUncle Nov 2014 #35

Because they were. LeftyMom Nov 2014 #36