Fuck......I'm fucking pissed

[FredScuttle]

My man Steve Gilliard got smeared in the GD and I expected better from my DU brethren. Shame.

[Richard Steele]

1. You expected people to support that crap? Are you HIGH?

The article began with:
"I's Simple Sambo and I's running for the Big House"...
and included this LOVELY altered image:


And you can't figure out why no one
is lining up to support "your guy"?

Sheesh!

[FredScuttle]

2. Take a deep breath

and check the ethnicity of the man responsible for the post (Steve Gilliard at http://stevegilliard.blogspot.com/) then talk to me about the appropriateness of the post

[Richard Steele]

3. I already know what ethnicity he is, Fred, so spare me your condescension.

Harmful is harmful, and anyone
with an ounce of common sense knows that
this sort of nonsense is NOT HELPFUL.

The candidate that Mr Gilliard claims to be supporting
with this self-defeating racist crap
has already (wisely) pulled his ads from that site.

Fred, howzabout you stop bleating your
"But...but...but he's Black" mantra,
and explain exactly how you feel this sort of thing
will HELP a Democratic candidate win an election?

I have a hard time believing that you don't understand
the real issue here; you seem to be ducking it as hard as you can.

[FredScuttle]

6. Who said anything about it being helpful?

Gilliard never said he's supporting Kaine (a VA candidate) with this post (about a MD gubernatorial candidate)....the Kaine campaign pulled their ad off the site after getting scared, like most Democrats do. I think that's weak, but that's between the Kaine campaign and Steve.

This was a provocative post on a progressive blog, not a campaign press release or DNC bulletin.

I full well understand what Steve was trying to say...I doubt you do. Do you get this agitated when Chris Rock uses the word "nigger"? How about Jay-Z?

[bridgit]

4. feh, bwahahaha...

say what :rofl: not gd...say it ain't so :rofl:

[Jamastiene]

5. That's expected over there. There are those times when even

on DU shocking, unexplainable and surprising things happen. That's what Ignore if for. If it's something that disheartens you that much, ignore it.

[BigMcLargehuge]

7. Locked

Starbuck change course for the shoals of General Discussion! They've spotted the escaped thread!!! It's broken from the pod and making way for the Cape of Good Hope!



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