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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:43 PM Original message |
A reality check for the fools who pretend that Blacks vote for Obama simply because he's black: |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. People say the democratic party takes black for granted. |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. The war IS a big deal and the talking heads are avoiding |
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TheDonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yes, they forget that Clinton had big leads in the AA vote before Obama's run |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. I agree ~ he has earned the vote of many of my fellow African |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Saying that Blacks vote for Obama because he is black |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Notice how pervasive that argument has become now that Obama is the frontrunner? |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. agreed, and it's racist too |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. Obama is sweeping just about all demographics. |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I noticed that in the last round, ABC radio made a point |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. that's good news in any state |
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Diane R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
6. That's because they knew which demographic would end up fight it. And they were (as always), right. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. This argument MIGHT have a shred of credibility IF |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
11. It helps. But what people are saying is that they vote in a bloc. Not always... |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Blacks do NOT always vote in a bloc |
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A_Titanic_Mess (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. MSNBC exit poll numbers |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Just like white voters usually vote for the white candidate - what's your point |
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MzShellG (835 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Thank you... |
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johnnydrama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. did Obama get any blacker |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. :-) |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. If they were simply voting for the black guy, Michael Steele would be Maryland's junior Senator |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Or Kweisi Mfume - since he ran against Cardin in the primary |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Or what was the football player's |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
21. Are people stating they are voting for Obama because of this? |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. No - but why else would a black person vote for him? |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. No, black people just vote for black people. |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
22. Thanks for posting this - fighting the stupid posts about |
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elixir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
25. You mean they're not? |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. This election |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Ain't that the truth. Don't worry about our adversaries. Lord save us from our "friends" |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
29. Rubbish |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Your post makes no sense. Really stupid. |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. What about it did you not understand? |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. The part where you say they vote for him because he's black |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Ok. |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. But my point was that Blacks are not only voting for Obama because he's black. |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. The part about the Iraq War |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. So what's the factor? |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Unfortunately, |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Clinton lead over Obama among black people in early polls. |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Speaking for myself |
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printpolitico (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
40. anti war words. |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. He spoke out against it. Hillary spoke out for it. |
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printpolitico (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. cast a vote. |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. No, they're not the same, but nobody has ever they are. |
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