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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 01:18 PM Original message |
Coburn: "As an African-American male, {President Obama} received tremendous benefits" |
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bigdarryl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Mr. President friends like this you don't need |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. Here are his contact numbers: |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't think anyone cares anymore. They can say whatever they want. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. this pisses me off so much |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Bottom line ... while we on the left bicker ... THIS is what Obama is up against. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. actually I'm not thinking about Obama |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. From what I see, the comment is aimed directly at Obama |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. i'm also a white guy in my 40's who sees something very different |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. He's also using race to disparage the President. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. you said "this is what Obama's up against" |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. You ever read about Jackie Robinson? |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Everyday I see people here on DU... |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Bingo! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 12:35 AM Response to Reply #21 |
33. I can't believe I'm reading a denial that Coburn was talking about Obama. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 06:23 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Coburn closer with Obama than with Bush |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Oh, I knew they had been friends. I've posted about it back in 2008. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Know your enemy. n/t |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
52. ridiculous and fucking igorant to dismiss this kind of thing |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. The responses here seem to swing between dismissing the comments and blaming the President for them |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #52 |
66. I agree...It just shows how awful DU has become! |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. +1,000!!! |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. Meanwhile the rest of America would like him to take stands on meaningful policies. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 08:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
57. you have a point there. nt |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 10:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
64. we KNOW what Obama is up against |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Yes - the people typing their opinions on DU are SO much more knowledgeable about racism than |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Do you realize how patronizing your comment is? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-22-11 02:55 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. GET OVER YOURSELF |
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SwampG8r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 11:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. bet he doesnt consider all those |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
8. What planet is that man from? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
9. Corburn appears to be the entitled one......... |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 10:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. When he was 'just a homophobe' Obama embraced him and |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 08:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
58. when you extend your hand to the right... |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. I don't know why this insidious stuff continues to shock me. |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yeah every biracial or black or brown person was raised on |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. And how many people heard this and didn't think anything other than, "oh." |
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vroomvroom (496 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
17. Because its a Republican saying it You can Bet Obama will NOT have a come back. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 12:44 AM Response to Reply #17 |
34. He doesn't generally defend himself on the matter of race. Because if he does, |
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LatteLibertine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
19. Wow, what a tool :( |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
22. Many of us were really pissed off at Obama when he kept promoting Coburn as his "friend" |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 09:40 AM Response to Reply #22 |
40. "Fight?" How so and to what end? |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. very thoughtful |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. And I appreciate and agree with much of your thoughtful response, as well |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. We Don't Have Time For "Baby Steps" Anymore. |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. You have a romantic, yet quite inaccurate view of LBJ |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. just |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 08:20 AM Response to Reply #54 |
65. Thanks. |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 09:35 PM Response to Reply #50 |
59. I Don't Think I Have Anything To Learn From You. |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 10:31 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Of course you don't ... |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 10:29 PM Response to Reply #50 |
61. And Let Me Enlighten You A Little Further. |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
23. You know, I was sitting on the porch today, enjoying the sunset, having dinner, and I thought |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
24. Coburn's open bigotry is old history. Not news to some of us. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. +1 best post in thread |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 10:36 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. And it will get no reply from those suddenly upset at Coburn |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
28. And I'm sure he'll let this one pass too... you know... for the sake of bipartisanship. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 11:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I hope he does "pass" on this one |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 11:47 PM Original message |
The President should have said something when Coburn went |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
37. How do we know he didn't? |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Would you befriend a white supremacist |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. While it may be easier and, perhaps, more personally gratifying |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-22-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #42 |
73. Perhaps Obama should engage him in fisticuffs |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 06:09 AM Response to Original message |
35. Tom Coburn - go fuck yourself! nt |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
38. Thought Coburn and Obama were friends--or at least friendly enemies. |
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DemocracyInaction (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
44. You Gotta Feel Sorry for Poor Tom |
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craigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
46. Yes Obama was so privilidged as a child of a single parent home. |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
48. Tom,being white, had it tough growing up ... |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
51. No One Group of Americans Benefit More from Federal Domestic Spending Than Middle and Upper Middle.. |
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Marnie (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
55. I thought Obama wasn't supposed to be American. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
56. unfucking real |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
60. ugh -- but Coburn is a bigot, so no surprise there |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-20-11 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
63. what kills me isthe |
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blkmusclmachine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-22-11 03:33 AM Response to Original message |
70. A theocratic group, Bless 7, is now in TX & FL to cure what ailes you: |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-22-11 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
71. it makes it hard to denounce Coburn too strongly |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-22-11 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
72. So Obama picks his friends poorly! |
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