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madamesilverspurs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-30-10 03:28 PM
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Obama in a roomful of republicans. . .
They were supremely outclassed.


And outnumbered.


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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-30-10 03:36 PM
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1. I'm sure they didn't forgot for a second that he was Black and the only one in their room.
Edited on Sat Jan-30-10 03:36 PM by AlinPA
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Greenpeach Donating Member (375 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-30-10 03:40 PM
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2. They're incapable
of ever forgetting he's black
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CoffeeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-30-10 03:59 PM
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5. dup (nt)
Edited on Sat Jan-30-10 04:14 PM by CoffeeCat
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CoffeeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-30-10 04:00 PM
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6. If they're all that bigotted and focused..
...on the fact that Obama is black--now each and every single one of those bigots understands
that they were just schooled by an incredibly wise and compassionate black man who makes them
look like lying juvenile delinquents.

Maybe this experience will melt their bigotry. When faced with the fact that the smartest
guy in the room, was a black man--who just called out their classless and immature behavior--
it could give a bigot a thing or two to think about.



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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-30-10 04:22 PM
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8. You know what's very interesting- those republicans were with their families.
Those children, teenagers, adult kids, spouses saw it all. Obama simplified things and called them out in terms any audience could follow. Those people saw their relative scoured.
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wilt the stilt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-30-10 03:45 PM
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3. Can you imagine a closed room circa 1950
lynch mob
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CoffeeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-30-10 03:49 PM
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4. I have watched some of the Q&A...
Edited on Sat Jan-30-10 03:53 PM by CoffeeCat
...and it really was stunning. Obama was like the wise adult, in a room full of
juvenile delinquents.

That Q & A encapsulated our country's political discourse--a circus being run
by the GOP's lie-based machine of immaturity.

For so long, rabid, right-wing radio has been the mouthpiece of the Republicans. It's
all salacious lies, exaggerations and complete distortions. They simply pull nonsense
out of some wacky hat and run with it. Then, they all repeat the same lies and talking
points--and before long--it all ends up on the network and cable news shows. The lies--after
being repeated hundreds of times--are legitimized as "one side" of the political debate.

The problem is...there is never a debate. It's just very loud, and constantly repeated lies
and complete nonsense.

It was amazing to see Republicans stand up, say these lies---and then watch Obama call them on
the carpet. Not only did he refute their lies with facts, he totally punched a whole in all of
this nonsense--and the fact that they are being absurd. No one has really ever done that before
like Obama did. To have the President do it--was just beautiful.

I feel like the bullies ran the schoolyard for a long, long time. They got away with their
vitriolic, soulless, backstabbing and lies for so long. Now, finally, someone has revealed their
debased, immature behavior for what it is--utter rubbish. I mean seriously...can we behave like adults?
Can we have a political debate--instead of some bizarre theater where Obama is painted as a Socialist
and as someone who wants to destroy the country?

I am just so sick of the punk-frat-boy mentality winning the day. I really hope Obama--and the
rest of the nation--continues to call them out. We can't run a country like this--with maniacal,
cynical, stark-raving mad, screaming liars controlling the debate.

Major kudos to Obama. He put up with this nonsense for a year of his Presidency. He now has the
bona fides to step up and tell them to "grow up"--because he allowed them to do this for a year.

However, the jig is up...and it's time to get down to business. Very proud of Obama.
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-30-10 04:04 PM
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7. Well said, CoffeeCat.
If we only had one or two good reporters that could state the obvious when they interview Republicans and correct them on their misstatements and distortions, like the President did.
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billybob537 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-30-10 04:23 PM
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9. There is really nothing left
in their bag of tricks, It's just clinging to old failed policies and fear of anything unknown.
This is the slow melting of a glacial old party.
They are losing, women, minorities and the young at an alarming rate.
Even the teapartiers have their doubts,
See-ya GOP
Pass the popcorn.
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-30-10 04:37 PM
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10. Now, if only he could do that in a roomful of Blue Dogs.
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