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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:21 PM Original message |
Maybe it IS about race . . . |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well, except for the entire black Caucaus... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. What Do They Think Will Happen If The Deal Fails? |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Good question. You should ask them. I suspect they have a good reason. n/t |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 10:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. It appears that they feel the deal is a disaster even with the unemployment. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 01:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. I don't know. |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 08:59 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Just the opposite - it proves my point perfectly |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 01:50 AM Response to Reply #31 |
108. +1 |
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chimpymustgo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #31 |
115. This black woman is bitterly disappointed in Obama, and can hardly stand to watch his lying *ss on |
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Nedsdag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #115 |
117. I guess you'll be voting for Al Sharpton in 2012, right? |
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chimpymustgo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 05:08 PM Response to Reply #117 |
126. Maybe. But RACE won't be the deciding factor, as it clearly is with you. I want a LIBERAL. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Oh yeah, them. :-) nt |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Yeah, but other than them? |
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tickledropstop (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. LOL |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
50. how pure and santimonious of you |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #50 |
148. Thanks! |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Hence "while there have been some" . . . |
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blazerunner (54 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 11:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. Is it considered bad form to find this first response funny? |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 07:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
89. No. It is very funny |
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blazerunner (54 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 08:18 PM Response to Reply #89 |
91. hey, thanks! |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 11:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. That's not quite what they said . . . |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 09:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
34. They are obviously racists, |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #34 |
114. Dogwhistles floated delicately....just suggested you know...to mute criticism |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
66. If the deal fails, the LOWEST tax bracket jumps from 10% to 15% |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
118. fucking racists |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well said. And fascinating indeed. k/r |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. Pissed off blacks aren't hesitating to call into lefty radio shows... |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
57. Elijah Cummings was pretty loud and pretty defiant about the President |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
6. Thanks for a thought provoking post |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 10:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. I'm impressed by your honesty- |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
45. Thanks |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. K and R. This deserves to be discussed and researched. |
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tickledropstop (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm Black and totally PISSED OFF about this Giveaway! I hope it dies in the House. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 08:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
30. the Black Caucus and the leadership James Clyburn should cause on to reconsider the OP |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 09:03 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. You and some others here seem to have completely misread or misunderstood my OP |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 09:47 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. You mean the CBC's objections are not about entitlement, but white objections ARE? |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:40 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Sigh |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Come back with a rational discussion -- is agreeing with you irrational?? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 10:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
130. Welcome to DU |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
12. Well said. |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
13. K&R |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 04:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
74. +1 |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
16. I came very close to hitting my 1st alert on this bullshit OP... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 11:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Deleted message |
niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 01:26 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Agreed |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 09:48 AM Response to Reply #16 |
38. +1000000 |
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displacedvermoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 11:44 AM Response to Reply #16 |
49. I did so yesterday on a similar post and nothing happened. |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
18. K&R |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
20. thoughtful post. makes a lot of sense. thanks. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
21. K&R |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 04:18 AM Response to Original message |
26. Fascinating indeed. Big K&R. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 05:12 AM Response to Original message |
27. Good post. I think the unrecs are going off on the "tantrum" bit |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:01 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. I don't think that people feeling entitled in the political arena is a bad thing. |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:41 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. I didn't say it was good or bad |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
28. "Shuck and Jive", and "Zip Coon", and "Uncle Tom" are still around. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 07:04 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. wow....militant support for tax cuts for the super rich runs deep |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 01:03 AM Response to Reply #29 |
105. Racism runs deeper than most will admit. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 07:59 AM Response to Reply #105 |
110. you mean not calling passionate diagreement about a policy decision between two parties racism? |
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kjackson227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #28 |
60. Yep, and I can decipher them in a New York minute... |
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anAustralianobserver (440 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 07:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
90. That's really interesting. I can see how those 3 types form a perceptual filter that Obama |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 01:27 AM Response to Reply #28 |
107. Dumb as fuck post. Corporatist is dogwhistle? Who are you kidding? |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
119. bush+empty+suit.. |
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AndrewP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
32. Is it possible that the answer to the OP title is yes and no? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
35. Strange how the worse Obama performs, the more people suggest it's about race. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. when the objective is silencing opposition--consider the strategy and who the criticism is |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
36. Then how do you explain John Conyers publicly dissing this compromise? Is he a racist too? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:50 AM Response to Reply #36 |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:52 AM Response to Reply #36 |
44. Oh, good Lord |
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Kweli4Real (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #44 |
51. This is more of the ... |
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Hell-A Liberal (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. Truly an excellent response. |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #44 |
86. What in the world would you expect from Knee Jerk Underground? |
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Kweli4Real (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
47. Great post ... |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 11:34 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Thanks - you summed up my point perfectly |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #47 |
52. "whereas, our White progressive brethen are..." - let's hear your sincere take why? |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
53. THIS JUST IN!!! |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 12:42 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Why do you assume that I said Pres. Obama was being treated differently than his predecessors? |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Or is "about race" too narrow a description of the nature of the disagreement? |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
58. As a citizen of the United States ... I *am* entitled to have a responsible government. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. and argument using 'entitlement' laden language is likely then to come with a label |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
61. Many Folks Here Hated Bill Clinton |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
62. So your entire premise is that it "seems" to be all white people... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:23 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. I Think The Point He Is Trying To Make Is That African American Folks Are Sensitive To Criticism |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:27 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. If that's the case it's just a fact of life. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Truth Like Beauty Lies In The Eye Of The Beholder |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Is it wrong to disagree with someone simply based on the color of their skin? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I Am Not Countenancing Or Condemning A Behavior. I'm Explaining It |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:50 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. I agree insofar as in some DU members here, skin color aside. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. the exceptions made for those in the CBC make clear that it is the skin color of the critic |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 04:40 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. I see this article as a very poor observational report |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 11:31 AM Response to Reply #76 |
113. To be fair, the OP notes frustation from many sides, but notices a tone |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 05:31 PM Response to Reply #64 |
78. That's true, but that wasn't the main point of my OP |
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digidigido (553 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
63. This is such total horseshit. Progressives were thrilled at |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. Race baiting is simple too -- white political temper tantrums vs. black political pragmatism |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 05:47 PM Response to Reply #63 |
81. How does this contradict my point? |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
73. Kicked&Recommended.. |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
75. You could very easily flip that -- |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. A flip really isn't necessary -- the OP is claiming that Black reaction is muted because of history |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 05:35 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. That's not a flip at all - it's a complete nonsequitur since I did not claim that white people |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. Well your follow-ups to date have been less than clarifying--especially with respect |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
77. Well thought-out relevant post. Enjoyed it thoroughly & it deserves lots of recommendaions. |
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whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
82. Uh huh... white republicans seem to be loving him right now |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
84. I agree with you 100%!!!!! K&R!!! n/t |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
85. I may get banned for writing this, but I've witnessed this attitude |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 08:21 PM Response to Reply #85 |
92. "white liberals and white gays/lesbians than even white conservatives" - what!!?! |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 09:30 PM Response to Reply #92 |
95. Yes, that's what I said. Sometimes when it comes to calling Obama names and crap |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:16 PM Response to Reply #95 |
101. No difference bt birthers, tea baggers, Glenn Beck rallists and whites who voted for Obama |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:10 PM Response to Reply #85 |
99. Bill Clinton was President a generation ago |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #99 |
111. Let me tell you why you're wrong. Despite all the harm perpetuated by |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 01:02 AM Response to Reply #111 |
138. I think the OP has very valid points |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 04:32 PM Response to Reply #138 |
147. Admittedly it's my interpretation that you don't agree with |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
87. This OP makes me sad. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 06:51 PM Response to Reply #87 |
88. That's how Obama is being treated, and that's why no matter what and no |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #88 |
93. why would we need to do research on the "black tax" if the President is so obviously the symbol for |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #93 |
96. Don't read very well do you? I suggested that those who do not know what the black tax is, |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:23 PM Response to Reply #96 |
102. Oh, I simply took you at your word when I read what you wrote. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 08:28 PM Response to Reply #88 |
94. I Agree With Much Of What You Write But I Don't Think Clinton Is A Good Example. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. I agree to a certain extent. However, I've witnessed people, not only here at DU, |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 09:48 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. The Black Tax , I Believe Means A Black Doesn't Have To Be As Good As What He Does But Better |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:16 PM Response to Reply #98 |
100. Yes - another aspect of the Black Tax is the expectations that blacks must not only do the job they |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 01:20 AM Response to Reply #100 |
106. By too many of his ardent supporters, Obama's job is to wake up breathing. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 09:58 AM Response to Reply #106 |
112. when half-loafs and low expectations will suffice |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 06:31 AM Response to Reply #88 |
140. Number 23 and Liberal_Stalwart71, exactly. |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
103. You can tell people's race over the net? What a fascinating phenomenon |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-09-10 11:02 PM Response to Reply #103 |
104. What is racist about my OP? |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
109. If that is true |
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johnlucas (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
116. Here's a Black man who's sick & tired of all these phony politicians including Obama |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #116 |
120. excellent rebuttal |
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johnlucas (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #120 |
122. Thank you |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #116 |
121. Ahhh...the Progressive Movement which is tied to the Black Agenda...ahhhh |
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johnlucas (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #121 |
123. Revolution is next |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #116 |
124. There is a lot to recommend in your post |
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johnlucas (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #124 |
128. Exactly! I didn't vote for Obama for pretty covers on Ebony magazine |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 10:42 PM Response to Reply #128 |
131. self-delete |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 11:38 PM Response to Reply #131 |
133. Aw c'mon Empowerer |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 12:30 AM Response to Reply #128 |
137. I will add the great verbotten subject of US History |
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johnlucas (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 01:39 AM Response to Reply #137 |
139. Yes, Indentured Servitude. Talk about it |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #116 |
125. Oh please. |
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johnlucas (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 10:03 PM Response to Reply #125 |
127. You don't have much imagination, do you? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 10:56 PM Response to Reply #127 |
132. Am I supposed to be impressed? |
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johnlucas (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 12:23 AM Response to Reply #132 |
135. You have no idea what I have planned |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #135 |
141. A lot of words an still no plan |
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johnlucas (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #141 |
142. So you miss my whole comments on the Forward Defensive strategy? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #142 |
143. "I'm talking about a Revolution, son." |
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johnlucas (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #143 |
145. Men being able to land on the Moon was a fantasy once too |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 01:18 PM Response to Reply #135 |
144. "If voting could change anything, they'd make it illegal..." |
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johnlucas (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #144 |
146. Thank you Proud Dad! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 12:17 AM Response to Reply #116 |
134. May I add a bravo from the corner? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-10 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
129. No, not really |
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akbacchus_BC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-10 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
136. It is all about race, we are not that stupid! Some says they hate his |
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