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Jillian (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:17 PM Original message |
I really don't care for Obama. Does that make me a racist? |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. Exactly, Jillian. And just because someone doesn't like HRC, |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. And I agree with you too SG. |
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Blondiegrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
101. Word to that. n/t |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. No, it does not. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. No ... it doesn't make you a racist...... not unless you make comments like.... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
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Saturday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Maybe the 90% Black vote for Obama is the reason he's |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. He didn't start getting 90% of the black vote until SC... when the Clinton campaign started with ... |
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Saturday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. I don't agree with you so I guess that makes me a racist. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #40 |
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NDambi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #65 |
78. lol |
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Hoof Hearted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #65 |
84. Personal attacks enhance your credibility. Not so much. |
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democrattotheend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
43. He had to get through Iowa first |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. you did not point out the states though where blacks are less than 5% |
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democrattotheend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #49 |
86. Blacks are 2.5% of Iowa's population |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #86 |
99. Why 5% of the primary voters? |
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NDambi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
73. What's the reason behind the large latino vote for the HIllster? What does that make her? |
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NDambi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
76. Btw, he's beating here in states with little black vote..so blacks aren't the only ones helping him |
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angie_love (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
92. so when blacks vote for white presidents its ok, but its not ok when blacks vote for black |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. She didn't say the only reason he is where he is is because |
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EmperorHasNoClothes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #33 |
53. I'm merely correcting the quote |
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EmperorHasNoClothes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #53 |
64. Oh, come on. It amounts to exactly the same thing. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #64 |
100. No, it really doesn't |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
94. "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position" - stop lying. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
42. that's not quite what Ferraro said. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. No, that doesn't make you a racist. You can't like everyone. |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
69. that misrepresents racism |
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Bullet1987 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. No...that doesn't make you racist |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. I agree absolutely. I don't see the 'obligation" to like Obama. |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. In the real world? No. Around here? Good possibility. |
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Drachasor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. Given how everyone has responded, it seems you are mistaken (nt) |
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AnarchoFreeThinker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. of course not. but you'd never take up for Ferraro either, right? |
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slick8790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. No, but someone who doesn't like Obama just because he's black is a racist. |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
11. only if the reason you don't is because of his skin color |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. NO |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. It's not only racist |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
14. No. On the other hand, if you spout racist bullshit while saying why you don't like him, |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
15. not at all. |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. No, it does not. |
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kid a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
17. NO. Why, do you feel racist? |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
19. Absolutely not! |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Correct. |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
21. No, and I'm insulted by 2 types of people on this issue |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
23. Nope. Just as not liking Hillary doesn't make one a sexist. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
25. I don't support Clinton. Am I a traitor to my gender? |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
26. Of course that makes you racist |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
28. Absolutely not. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
29. I like Obama more than Hillary. Does that make me sexist? |
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JimGinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
30. Not Necessarily, But I Would Question Your Judgement... |
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NoBorders (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
31. No, but that is not similar to the Ferraro situation. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. Nobody ever said that it did. |
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Hieronymus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
34. I don't like Hillary. Does that make me a sexist? No. |
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oviedodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
35. No it does not. And that is not is what is going here from a minority of people. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
36. No. And no one suggested any such thing. What a straw man. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #36 |
51. Yes, they do. Every freaking day here. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. No they don't and that thread doesn't demonstrate that they |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
37. absolutely not. |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
38. No, but you might get purged anyway... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
41. No, it makes you condone hilary and her |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
44. Yes. n/t |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
45. No, it just puts you in the national minority |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
46. Do you dislike him because he is black? |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
47. Nope, doesn't make you racist |
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Bad Thoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
48. No, it doesn't |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
50. "Just because someone doesn't like Obama, doesn't make them a racist." Well... |
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Jillian (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. Unbelievable! |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
52. no. |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
54. Of course not. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
56. Depends. If he was the same but white, would you care for him more? |
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InAbLuEsTaTe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
57. It depends on WHY someone doesn't care for Obama. Your question cannot be answered in the abstract. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
58. No way of knowing unless you state all the reasons why you don't "like" Obama |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
59. Not unless you use that silly straw man to justify the real racism coming from the Hillary campaign |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
60. Who the hell ever said it did? |
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Growler (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
61. No, of course not |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
63. I don't like either Hillary or Obama |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
66. I didn't need to know about your marriage to answer that. |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
67. I don't care for Hillary. Does that make me a sexist? n/t |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Only if you criticize her for any reason. (nt) |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
70. Of course not. |
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canuk1 (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
71. AND YOUR POINT IS |
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NDambi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
72. Nope doesn't make you racist anymore than dislike of Hillary makes me sexist! |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
74. Of course you're not a racist - unless you dislike him because he's black. |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
75. Absolutely not. |
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dcindian (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
77. strawman |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
79. Yes you RACIST!!!!! |
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anonymeme (530 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
80. No. It Doesn't. |
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jaybeat (729 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
81. If Obama were white, would he still get 90% of the black vote? |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
82. I've been following Obama supporters on DU... |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
83. If you said that to me in person, I'd have to ask "Why don't you like him?" |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
85. Depends on why you don't like him |
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NastyRiffraff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
87. No, but it DOES mean you're not a Democrat... |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
88. Of course not, anymore than it makes those of us who oppose Clinton sexist. |
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gmudem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
89. No it doesn't. |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
90. No. But just because you're in a mixed marriage doesn't mean you're NOT racist EITHER!!!!! |
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ginchinchili (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
91. I'm afraid that's where this is headed. |
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angie_love (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
93. No get a clue, nimrod. |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
95. No, but if you don't like Hillary, you're clearly a misogynist, which is worse! |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
96. No, you are a racist for totally different reasons. |
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Tennessee Gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
97. Thank you. You are correct. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
98. I think he's a bigot. And I'm not white. nt. |
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sueragingroz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
102. In the Obamaverse.... |
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