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me b zola
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:49 PM Original message |
Obama is handling this beautifully |
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Rosemary2205
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. Link? Thanks. |
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Connie_Corleone
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. I heard it on CNN. |
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LSparkle
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. All the while working on VOTING RIGHTS legislation ... |
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Spiffarino
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
33. Said much the same thing in another thread |
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lvx35
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. I wish they would stop refering to him as African American |
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Connie_Corleone
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Obama said himself he identifies as African American. |
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lvx35
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Wed Jan-31-07 08:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
43. I guess it's fair, if I can identify as Native American |
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me b zola
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. When African Americans are discriminated against... |
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MonkeyFunk
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Huh? |
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Katherine Brengle
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. Great post -- |
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lvx35
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Wed Jan-31-07 08:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
42. Obama is a European African American |
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marmar
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. So are you going to tell him to stop referring to himself as African American? |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
5. now that was an articulate answer |
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NovaNardis
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. Biden cetainly had |
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me b zola
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Of course we will never know if Biden's comments were meant to be a trap |
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Infinite Hope
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. While there's nothing racist about Biden's remarks, they were wrong because... |
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The Count
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Patronizing people of a different race = racism. Same as * who also called Obama |
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Infinite Hope
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Thu Feb-01-07 02:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
67. Bill Clinton gets the same comments. Is he being patronized? |
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M0rpheus
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Thu Feb-01-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Get a grip? |
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Infinite Hope
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Thu Feb-01-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. "as if it's surprising that I can hold a conversation." |
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uppityperson
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. Very good, articulate answer. |
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The Count
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Wed Jan-31-07 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. Ha!ha! Implied: No one would call them ugly or dirty either! Love it! |
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monarch
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. Anybody catch Tweety's version of the situation? |
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Spiffarino
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. Did Tweety offer any proof |
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monarch
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Thu Feb-01-07 06:46 AM Response to Reply #30 |
65. No. That wasn't his intent. |
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Spiffarino
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Fri Feb-02-07 12:00 AM Response to Reply #65 |
70. Criticize Barack? For what? |
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kiahzero
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. I don't think of Sharpton or Jackson as particularly articulate |
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BurtWorm
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. What do you mean by "articulate?" |
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kiahzero
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. By inarticulate, I mean poor orators. (n/t) |
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Solon
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. So, I'm assuming you never heard them speak before? |
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kiahzero
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I have. |
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Solon
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Braun is a passionate speaker, there is no doubt there... |
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eShirl
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Jackson a poor orator? Sharpton a poor orator? |
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me b zola
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Wow, I am constantly impressed by both of them |
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Solon
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I don't know if its a cultural bias or not... |
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jgraz
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Me too |
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Spiffarino
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. Gotta disagree |
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kiahzero
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:35 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. That's fine. |
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Spiffarino
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:57 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Of course. It's all about the context. |
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Guaranteed
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Wed Jan-31-07 08:59 PM Response to Reply #14 |
51. Sharpton I see as uniquely articulate. |
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Kelly Rupert
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
57. Sharpton and Jackson are quite articulate. |
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RevolutionStartsNow
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Wed Jan-31-07 10:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
63. A Jesee Jackson speech changed my life |
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Catherine Vincent
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
20. Yes, he is. |
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AspenRose
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. Oh, but they weren't "mainstream candidates" |
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Spiffarino
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Wed Jan-31-07 07:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
40. You and I must have been in the same thread |
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WI_DEM
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
27. Perfect. That is one reason why he would be an excellent democratic candidate |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
31. Though Logically Inaccurate, I Agree It Was The Perfect Political Response. |
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me b zola
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Mainstream = sounds, dresses, and acts white |
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AspenRose
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Wed Jan-31-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Yep, that's pretty much it. |
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ClassWarrior
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Wed Jan-31-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. I think they all fit all of the criteria. Don't you? |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-31-07 08:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
46. words do matter- if you'd been speaking |
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Mayberry Machiavelli
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
36. Kill 'em with kindness. A smart move. |
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Harper_is_Bush
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Wed Jan-31-07 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
44. what about "bright and clean and a nice-looking guy"???? |
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me b zola
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Wed Jan-31-07 08:49 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Obama struck just the right cord |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-31-07 08:51 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. me too. n/t |
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Harper_is_Bush
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Wed Jan-31-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
64. yeah yeah, but was he slammin'? n/t |
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BuyingThyme
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Wed Jan-31-07 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
47. I don't think there's any way for him to lose on this one. |
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me b zola
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:15 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. I disagree, Obama could have derailed his campaign on this |
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BuyingThyme
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:19 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Do you really think black people are that stupid? |
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me b zola
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Wed Jan-31-07 10:01 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. I don't understand your bomb throwing at me |
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Karenina
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Thu Feb-01-07 08:44 AM Response to Reply #58 |
66. Don't take it personally, mbz. |
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redwitch
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Wed Jan-31-07 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
49. He is a very gracious person |
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BlooInBloo
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Wed Jan-31-07 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
50. It's because he's so articulate... |
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aaronbees
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
52. Wisely said! |
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and-justice-for-all
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
55. I think Obama knows better.... |
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ecstatic
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
56. I agree with you on the "land mine" aspect |
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treestar
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Wed Jan-31-07 10:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. It can be overdone |
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me b zola
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Wed Jan-31-07 10:09 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Exactly...but yet ironically, I must have stepped on a land mine myself..lol |
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Hippo_Tron
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Wed Jan-31-07 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
59. What Biden meant to say was the first black candidate that white people take seriously |
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treestar
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Wed Jan-31-07 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
62. I knew he would not play the victim. |
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