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JustAnotherGen

(31,683 posts)
32. You have been here since 2012
Thu May 14, 2015, 04:42 AM
May 2015

And have ten posts. So you read a lot.

You obviously have missed the white privilege threads where Libertarian invaders - as I like to call them - IndieTeaPublicans - point out time and again how bad white men have it. Example AverageJoe90 who has now been booted.

I relate to Michelle Obama. I remember when the Code Pink crazy lady interrupted her at an event that had nothing to do with any of her issues - and DUers applauding her for her total lack of respect. I'd say Code Pink is pretty far far left - wouldn't you?

I've also had to tip toe around the fact that not all champions of the groups you mentioned haven't always been on the Left - as a matter of fact as late as 1994 one in particular was strongly aligned with the Republican Party. That's the year they coasted into the House and Senate on Welfare Queen memes. . . I'm not the only black woman in my 40's at DU who doesn't know precisely who they were talking about.

So yep - I took this thread to do that. But there are prejudiced, sexist, homophobic and ant Semitic people that walk among us. They are fellow travelers in regards to economic justice - but if they could throw me or Michelle under the bus - they would. And if you can't see that - that the 60's are dead - we can't have a discussion.

What Michelle and the President have had to put up with only demonstrates that still_one May 2015 #1
+1 nt riderinthestorm May 2015 #4
Exactly, and right on madokie May 2015 #6
A lot of Christians claim Obama is not a citizen And not a Christian too! Person 2713 May 2015 #7
5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 JustAnotherGen May 2015 #2
I don't think I've ever seen anyone on the left go after Mrs. Obama. dawg May 2015 #3
Hmm JustAnotherGen May 2015 #8
Girl, you know that the African American group here is "unhealthy" remember? Number23 May 2015 #24
Yeah - I noticed! JustAnotherGen May 2015 #33
No, but don't interrupt the hippy-punching at DU Doctor_J May 2015 #14
Really? RichVRichV May 2015 #28
You have been here since 2012 JustAnotherGen May 2015 #32
+1000 heaven05 May 2015 #41
Oh girl, you just won DU with this post. Number23 May 2015 #42
yeah, yeah, yeah heaven05 May 2015 #40
+1000 heaven05 May 2015 #39
Great speech from a very gracious lady. cali May 2015 #5
wonderful speech from a great First Lady mountain grammy May 2015 #9
K & R Iliyah May 2015 #10
This FLOTUS is one of a kind... we may not see another like her.. so much CLASS! secondwind May 2015 #11
The entire First Family..... llmart May 2015 #12
» bigtree May 2015 #13
Big K & R nt okaawhatever May 2015 #15
For the longest time a few guys at my work would call her Chewbacca imnew May 2015 #16
I love her. ismnotwasm May 2015 #17
she is glorious roguevalley May 2015 #18
That was an extraordinary speech PatSeg May 2015 #19
Thank you for posting BumRushDaShow May 2015 #20
she has a strength and a way of inspiring hopemountain May 2015 #21
You know...if she ran for POTUS, I would vote for her in a heartbeat. Rex May 2015 #22
Thanks very much bigtree. lovemydog May 2015 #23
Beautiful, inspiring speech. Thank you for posting. yardwork May 2015 #25
I doubt if this country... Jack-o-Lantern May 2015 #26
Effing fantastic! flying rabbit May 2015 #27
I cannot begin to understand how she puts up with the whole thing. But one thing I have often jwirr May 2015 #29
Michelle! McCamy Taylor May 2015 #30
Speechless... BrotherIvan May 2015 #31
Post removed Post removed May 2015 #34
no, we're talking about very real and ingrained notions about worth and value of blacks in America bigtree May 2015 #35
Nice stale rightwing, racist & sexist talking points geek tragedy May 2015 #36
and..... heaven05 May 2015 #38
THIS is a GREAT WOMAN and LEADER heaven05 May 2015 #37
What if Laura Bush were treated the same as Hillary or Michelle? Midnight Writer May 2015 #43
women who slay their boyfriends don't get manslaughter redruddyred May 2015 #45
both michelle and barack have not been treated well by certain cohorts of our populace redruddyred May 2015 #44
Frankly, I would have loved to see BlueMTexpat May 2015 #46
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