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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:13 PM Original message |
Can any African Americans here shed some light on their own family's conversation regarding the race |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. Deleted message |
sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Wow |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. why did you come off like that? |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I'm an Obama supporter. It's more curiosity than concern and I really |
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TheDonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. "drop dead"? yikes |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. yet another addition to the ignore list |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Whoa - what was that? |
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AX10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. A fundamentalist Obamist... |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 03:25 AM Response to Reply #26 |
48. isn't there some kind of spray we can get for them? |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Textbook case of reply first, read OP second, feel really embarrassed third. n/t |
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TheDonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. For me personally I was horrified by Clintons actions and changed my avatar |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. That's cool, thanks. It's the kind of feedback I was looking for... |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. My great-aunt "said" she couldn't stand Obama back in December. |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. In Dec. speaking to a lady at the health center she said; " white people will never support him and |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. Briefly: |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm taking you post as sincere and I'll answer it |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. The thing I didn't like about what Bill said, was that it was so personal.. |
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TheDoorbellRang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. Bill Clinton called Obama a kid? Oh, that's rich |
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adabfree (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Black female here...too |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. Yes, I forgot about Bob Johnson's actions |
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LordJFT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
40. My grandma was turned off by Bill too. She's white though. |
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my2sense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
11. I started out as a Hillary supporter |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. Hopeful. Not ready to believe that BO will really win. But hopeful. nt |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I've got just one thing to say |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. All the black folks I know are holding their breath and waiting to exhale...Oops!! |
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adabfree (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. I feel ya on that one...but it's great to have hope and see the possibility |
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my2sense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Yeah This is Still nagging at me n/t |
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quantass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
16. Our family's opinion.... |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. For me |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
22. The black folks I know are voting experience and issues...not race or gender. |
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adabfree (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. How many of them are there...two..lol |
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jkshaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
25. Thanks for this, B&C, |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. It's been a good conversation so far. I appreciate the frank responses. |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
27. Well my grandmother and sister are pretty angry with the Hillary camp. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
31. My wife is a maxed-out Hillary supporter, and still strongly supports Hillary |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
32. Well, my family is all in the Obama camp.... |
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redstate_democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
33. Sure! |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
35. My conversation with my mother |
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oviedodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
36. I am solidly behind Obama, my mother is the "classic" Hillary |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
37. My family is very mixed up racewise......so we are not consistently Black.... |
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jasmine621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:59 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. My family similar to yours except they feel race was injected by the media |
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Diamonique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
38. Not much family to talk about, but... |
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CitizenLeft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
41. I was on the fence for a very long time. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. CitizenLeft ~ you are really being honest |
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CitizenLeft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 02:31 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. thank you! |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 02:49 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I'm with you. It will take a lot for me to forgive Bill for SC. |
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Voltaire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
44. Thanks for the question |
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CitizenLeft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 02:39 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I think this is absolutely true |
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