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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:29 AM Original message |
Do you feel sorry for Obama's poor old grandmother? |
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Seeker30 (904 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. Call the waahhhmbulance for Waaahbama |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Thanks for your thoughtful consideration. |
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Splinter Cell (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:39 AM Original message |
What a disgusting post |
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Unsane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
78. This poster is particularly vile |
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Alter Ego (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
101. Jackass. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
103. Your parents must be so proud. n/t |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
123. does anyone honestly think he didn't consult with her about this? |
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LordJFT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
164. how sour are those grapes? |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
167. Thanks for the racism! |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. I find it hard to feel sorry for anyone who is a Harvard Law |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I'm not asking you to feel sorry for the ADULT. I'm asking you to consider |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. So you are saying that because of his upbringing |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:58 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I somehow goofed with my cut-and-paste, and half of my post |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:02 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Ya can never trust cut and paste |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:02 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. LOL. n/t |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:14 AM Original message |
From what I've read about his mother, |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
89. I don't feel sorry for him either. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
105. Hey can you give me... |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
93. The Clinton Meme: Obama is not a fighter presented in an indirect way. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #93 |
131. You're being a bit paranoid. I'm not coming from the Clinton camp. |
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Medusa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Yeah, uhm, I feel sorry for a certain senator from NY |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. This has what to do this the poster's question? |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:35 AM Response to Original message |
3. The covert racists are out in force this morning. They will do ANYTHING not to have to face the |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Tommyrot |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
116. that's what I was thinking... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:38 AM Response to Original message |
6. And do you know what I just heard? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. This seems to be the Rethug meme. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I hadn't heard that prior to this a.m. and am fuming. |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:52 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. The right wing poops it out and the Hillites pick it up and fling it. It doesn't |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:53 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I just realized that half of my post somehow didn't make it to DU, |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:00 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. I am, and this post deserves a REC'D. Thank you. nt |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:02 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Thank you, babylonsister. n/t |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
51. Well, throwing Wright under the bus would upset a lot of people. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:02 AM Response to Reply #9 |
80. "Obama threw his grandmother under the bus" - nearly 700 Google hits |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:53 AM Response to Reply #80 |
98. Effie, thank you! |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #98 |
99. You should definitely read his book - it is an amazing story |
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Adams Wulff (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #80 |
158. That's IT! I've seen enough from you... |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. That is reflected by the polls and the vote tallies so far |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:41 AM Response to Original message |
7. EVERY family has similar circumstances |
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Oleladylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Kansas is -as is much of the south.......... |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:06 AM Response to Reply #11 |
32. Kansas is not part of the south and never was. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:09 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. And how many racist groups did it have when Obama's grandmother |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:18 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Well you could go to the Southern Poverty Law Center |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:23 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. I don't know how old you are, but when I was growing up |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:30 AM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Illinois currently has 23 racist groups. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:34 AM Response to Reply #47 |
54. You must realize that the number of groups is pretty unimportant. |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:41 AM Original message |
I'd call that some pretty peculiar reasoning. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
67. It appears to be your reasoning, since you think the sheer number of groups |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:55 AM Response to Reply #67 |
74. Mountain to Mohammad and all that stuff. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:06 AM Response to Reply #74 |
82. Thank you. That's interesting, and depressing -- but I'm not sure |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #82 |
102. Yes. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #102 |
124. Fortunately, that is unlikely to happen. |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:34 AM Response to Reply #47 |
95. I lived in Louisville til age 9; then moved to suburban Chicago. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #95 |
132. It was interesting to me that Obama's speech had a bit more of a populist |
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Oleladylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #32 |
140. Sorry, but relatives tell of a different experience..perhaps not organized but subtly bigoted |
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flor de jasmim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
8. I have a niece in a similar position |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:48 AM Response to Original message |
14. I hope she's well enough to attend his inauguration in January. Can you |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Are his grandparents still alive? nt |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:58 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Only his grandmother; she's 84 years old and not in the best of health. |
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shayes51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:14 AM Response to Reply #22 |
87. Another reason he shound not have said what he did. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:17 AM Response to Reply #87 |
88. You could also say that a loving grandmother wouldn't have expressed |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:01 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. If I was her, after what he said, I wouldn't answer the phone |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:05 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. That sad statement says a lot about you. NT |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:10 AM Response to Reply #29 |
36. You know nothing about me. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:12 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. We know that you would be unable to forgive your grandchild |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:06 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Wrong. There are degrees of racism, and many people with racist views |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:06 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. How do you know how she'd treat her grandson, even if she was racist? |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:08 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Didn't read it did you? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:14 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. So why should she not answer the phone? Because he told the truth? |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:20 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Because he doesn't appear to love her enough not to use her |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:28 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. You could also say that she didn't love her grandson enough |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:33 AM Response to Reply #44 |
52. but it's ok to compare it to Rev. Wright and make excuses for him, but not his own grandmother? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:35 AM Response to Reply #52 |
56. He has exactly the same attitude toward both of them. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:42 AM Response to Reply #56 |
61. He made excuses for Wright, we have to understand the angry black man |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:50 AM Response to Reply #61 |
68. I think he showed understanding and forgiveness for her. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:42 AM Response to Reply #56 |
62. Did he ever mention his reverend's "mistakes" in his books prior |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:51 AM Response to Reply #62 |
69. It's possible he never thought through all of this till now. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:57 AM Response to Reply #69 |
76. 20 years is an awful long time not to figure something out... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:07 AM Response to Reply #76 |
83. Not really. It took me much longer than that to figure out |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:28 AM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Now you sound like Scarborough. So why didn't he just |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:31 AM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Politically speaking, he has. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:41 AM Response to Reply #49 |
60. Cry me a river; you won't 'embarrass' me into not discussing on |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:48 AM Response to Reply #60 |
65. I hate this primary. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:52 AM Response to Reply #65 |
71. I will also be extremely relieved when the primaries are over, |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:56 AM Response to Reply #65 |
75. I wish it were over also. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:58 AM Response to Reply #24 |
77. You have no loved relatives who've said things that make |
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Oleladylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #77 |
141. and sit in a room of young people and you still hear biases! The high schools are loaded with them. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #141 |
148. Well, you've got to be carefully taught. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:08 AM Response to Reply #24 |
84. He didn't say his grandmother was racist and shame on you for suggesting he did |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #84 |
100. See OP who brought up the word racism |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #100 |
133. The things she said came out of a racist cultural background, |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 08:48 PM Response to Reply #100 |
165. Why would you expect me to attack anyone? |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #24 |
108. Are you claiming knowledge |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #108 |
112. Did you read what I said or did you just jump to conclusions and |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #112 |
122. this is what I thought I read... |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #122 |
162. You misunderstood. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #162 |
163. I am sure you have never "cringed" |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:04 AM Response to Original message |
28. I feel sorry for the kids whose parents drag them there and have to hear that filth. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:08 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Because most of the time the services are positive and inspiring. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:23 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. This is not a one or two time thing for the Reverend. It was his theology. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:29 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I've read complete sermons that were positive and inspiring. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:34 AM Response to Reply #46 |
53. so what is the percentage. He is well known across America for his views. nt |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:38 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. That's funny. I bet fewer than 20% of Americans had heard of him before |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:40 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. you should listen to O, do you really listen to him at all? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:54 AM Response to Reply #59 |
72. What fraction of the population do you honestly think has paid |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:01 AM Response to Reply #28 |
79. You don't transcend race by ignoring it |
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michaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:20 AM Response to Original message |
40. I almost feel sorry for the people on here that can't understand |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:31 AM Response to Reply #40 |
48. I agree. The bashing around here is pretty hard to take. n/t |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:33 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. You think what I said was bashing? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:39 AM Response to Reply #50 |
58. I wasn't specifically referring to you. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:54 AM Response to Reply #40 |
73. Really well said - thank you |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
55. He sat in that church, listened, brought his two kids there to sit and |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:46 AM Response to Reply #55 |
64. I've gone to a Catholic church for years and years. I haven't ever |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:48 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. You've made certain claims that would look more convincing |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:04 AM Response to Reply #66 |
81. His own words and simple logic. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:23 AM Response to Reply #81 |
91. To me, actions speak louder than words. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #91 |
139. Grandma has had a bigger influence on him |
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cigsandcoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
63. The Gospel according to pnwmom? n/t |
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watrwefitinfor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
70. Come on, you guys. Take another look at what he actually said about his grandmother. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:11 AM Response to Reply #70 |
85. Your post is a helpful addition to mine, Wat. Thank you. n/t |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
86. The story was a rhetorical trick to equate PastorGate with being mean to his granny. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #86 |
90. I don't agree with your cynicism. |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:31 AM Response to Reply #86 |
94. Oh please. This post is to the benefit of the Clinton Camp who think they are oh so clever. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #94 |
134. Your thinking is oh so twisted. n/t |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:04 PM Response to Reply #86 |
114. Funny...I thought the entire speech... |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
92. I really don't think your bi-candidate. I'm sure the subtle innuendos about Obama in this |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #92 |
135. That's your problem, not mine. n/t |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
96. It was disgusting to draw an equivalency between Grandma and Writght |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 07:41 AM Response to Reply #96 |
97. Excellent point. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #96 |
104. He didn't. He pointed out that ignorance and fear are the basis of racism and that it's time to come |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:42 AM Response to Reply #96 |
107. He didn't--he just said that there are very few perfect people, people |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #96 |
113. I think Obama's entire speech... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #96 |
125. Some of us do. Others pick our Congregations. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #96 |
152. and there is no equivalency to draw |
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Bodhi BloodWave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #152 |
169. Can you prove he has preached racial division for 20 years? n/t |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
106. Imus was fired for calling people nappy-headed. |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #106 |
109. And you think they're equivalent? |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #109 |
115. I was referring to the OP. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #115 |
127. I would have loved to have had this book |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #106 |
126. Imus was fired for a whole lot of things. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #126 |
153. "Ho" is as offensive as a racist slur, if not more so |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #153 |
168. I agree, on both counts. n/t |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
110. What? |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #110 |
117. You can read their autobiography? NT |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #117 |
121. that may be true, but it was not cited in the OP. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #110 |
128. It's called empathy. Along with logic. And actively listening to what he said. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
111. Deleted message |
butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
118. Why? the truth is the truth... |
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TexasLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
119. If anyone thinks that the occasional white rural church |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #119 |
130. I imagine it happens in churches in most places |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #130 |
154. From the pulpit? No, I don't think so |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #154 |
156. I didn't say from the pulpit. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
120. As sorry as I am for Rev. Wright. |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
129. I imagined he cleared it with her first? |
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AllexxisF1 (559 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
136. Here we go. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #136 |
137. Do you put this at the end of every thread you find? |
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AllexxisF1 (559 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #137 |
138. Impossible... |
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Oleladylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #138 |
143. SHE SURE CAN AND WILL!!!! |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #138 |
145. I alert on posts like this, whether they're anti-Hillary or anti-Obama. n/t |
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SeaLyons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
142. Not only do I feel sorry for his grandmother, |
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Adams Wulff (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #142 |
160. "He" was killed in a car accident when Obama was 11. n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
144. Calling out racism, as Wright did so bravely, is not racism. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #144 |
146. True. But I agree with Obama that some of his statements crossed the line. n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #146 |
147. Isn't ironic that we guard "the line" so carefully |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #147 |
149. I agree. It is a shame that the real issues tend to get lost in a controversy |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #149 |
151. I agree. Wright and Obama are talking to two different audiences |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #151 |
155. And every student brings different life experiences to the table. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #155 |
157. Exactly. We all come from somewhere. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #157 |
159. Yes, a very valuable attribute. n/t |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #147 |
150. delete (dupe) |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #144 |
166. It is when black people do it |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #166 |
175. No kidding. Apparently some of us play the "race card" by breathing. |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
161. "made him cringe" |
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annie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
170. i really don't care about obama's grandmother. i care more about the job market. sorrry. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #170 |
171. That was an issue Obama addressed in his speech. |
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annie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:27 PM Response to Reply #171 |
173. ahh, populism i like. i've never cared for anything obama has said to date... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:56 PM Response to Reply #173 |
176. Did you hear Obama's whole speech, or at least read it? |
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annie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 12:13 AM Response to Reply #176 |
178. i only read parts of it and was impressed and found it definitely... |
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peruviancharm (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
172. Jesse Jackson was scared of black people too |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #172 |
174. Funny, someone who got the pizza a few hours ago posted the exact same thing. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 12:00 AM Response to Reply #172 |
177. Welcome to DU, peruviancharm! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 12:24 AM Response to Reply #172 |
179. I have a spot for you on my ignore list! |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 02:16 AM Response to Reply #172 |
182. I have never understood this "fear the Black man" mentality. Maybe it is |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:44 AM Response to Reply #172 |
183. Holy Crap. Jesse Jackson said THAT?? |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
180. Hell no! What kind of idiot says crap like that in front of her grandson? |
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Hoof Hearted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
181. As a NON-white, all weather liberal who married outside my perceived race and has TWO rainbow kids |
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