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AnotherMcIntosh

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7. It seems that you changed the subject. The yahoo poster expressly said:

Wed May 9, 2012, 07:19 PM

May 2012

"I'm a 44 year old black male who voted for Obama in 08. I was fooled by a slick talking politician, and ALSO voted for him because he is black. " (emphasis added)

In your response, you said in your opening sentences:

"If you only voted for Obama just because he's Black, then that's on you. You need to look at all of the stances of a politician before voting for him or her, not just their skin color. However, there are many people who have voted AGAINST him just because he's Black, ..."

Since the origional poster didn't make it a racial thing, why should anyone change the subject and make it so?

Why not just focus upon the things that President Obama accomplished?

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What does everyone here think of my response to this anti-Obama question? [View all] Jamaal510 May 2012 OP

Nice job, thank you nt Fresh_Start May 2012 #1

You're welcome. Jamaal510 May 2012 #11

he voted him because he was black, but he got fooled? Enrique May 2012 #2

That's exactly what my parents thought when I read them my response! Jamaal510 May 2012 #8

Jamaal, you did well. nt DevonRex May 2012 #3

Excellent! n/t ProSense May 2012 #4

You are an idiot lsewpershad May 2012 #5

You're referring to the guy I was responding to, right? Jamaal510 May 2012 #10

Good job! kanda May 2012 #6

It seems that you changed the subject. The yahoo poster expressly said: AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #7

I did focus on what Obama accomplished. I even gave him a link to check at the end. Jamaal510 May 2012 #9

You must be right. It was his fault for incidentally saying that he ALSO voted for Obama because AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #13

Good response TheKentuckian May 2012 #12

Outstanding - lovemydog May 2012 #14

I'm bookmarking the URL. Excellent. n/t deacon May 2012 #15