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3. The distress is over electing another celebrity with no government experience

Reply to pressbox69 (Original post)

Tue Jan 9, 2018, 11:04 AM

Jan 2018

Being female and black has NOTHING to do with it.

To suggest people who do not want another inexperienced TV celebrity as President
are racist or sexist is totally absurd.

To say folks must support Oprah because she is black and female is equally absurd.

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Much Distress Over The Dems Nominating A Black Female Celebrity [View all] pressbox69 Jan 2018 OP

The distress is over this particular celebrity. alarimer Jan 2018 #1

Only idiots are "distressed" at this trumped-up silliness. Hortensis Jan 2018 #20

The implication is that all opposition to her is racist and/or sexist when it is not. alarimer Jan 2018 #23

Why this quarrel over something unlikely? Why the last ones? Hortensis Jan 2018 #25

She hasn't been nominated. In fact, Winfrey hasn't even said she's running. DonViejo Jan 2018 #2

Yep. It is just this weeks distraction to divide the opposition Freethinker65 Jan 2018 #5

The distress is over electing another celebrity with no government experience left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #3

This, indubitably. n/t MANative Jan 2018 #4

+1 Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #8

K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2018 #16

And to suggest her draft into public service is being taken seriously LanternWaste Jan 2018 #22

This crazycatlady Jan 2018 #26

When did the dems nominate a black female celebrity? NCTraveler Jan 2018 #6

Seems to be another case Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #10

That doesn't sound as sexy...... NCTraveler Jan 2018 #11

D'oh! You're right. Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #14

... LexVegas Jan 2018 #7

I think Maxine Waters would be better than Oprah. nt Delmette2.0 Jan 2018 #9

now that's a great idea, would vote for maxine multiple times i possible nt msongs Jan 2018 #24

More likely pressbox69 Jan 2018 #12

Whoops? Replying to yourself? FSogol Jan 2018 #18

We had two celebrity Presidents dsc Jan 2018 #13

If it takes a celebrity pressbox69 Jan 2018 #15

Well, shit! They elected shitty celeb presidents. Why can't we? Iggo Jan 2018 #17

Hold my (locally-sourced craft-) beer and watch this! FSogol Jan 2018 #19

You know pressbox69 Jan 2018 #21

Here's a little something pressbox69 Jan 2018 #27