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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 08:42 AM Original message |
Obama racial issues may extend to Penn. (Man on the street reaction) |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. There will always be people who refuse to seek understanding. |
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SeaLyons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Very arrogant thinking... |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. To hell with you and them. I'm sick of tip toeing around the "white working man". |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:21 AM Response to Reply #20 |
32. With that attitude enjoy losing most election |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #32 |
38. These are NE Philly people. They weren't going to vote for Obam anyway. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:46 AM Response to Reply #32 |
55. I'm with Connie. |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. These are the swing voters |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Why the FUCK do we even have swing voters right now? |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Look at the polls, neither of these candidates have decisive leads |
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julialnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #58 |
68. NOT TRUE |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #55 |
89. HEAR HEAR!!! I'm white -- and there are plenty of long-suffering white folks who have been abandoned |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #55 |
102. Me three. I'm sick of those fucks. I'm tired of being expected to pander to them. |
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SeaLyons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #20 |
49. I feel your anger.... |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
63. Then how do you explain the 8 years of * Support? |
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goletian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
95. yea, seriously... |
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cjsmom (47 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
35. I have been reading about |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #35 |
62. I'd like to hear the objections you have to Black Liberation Theology |
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cjsmom (47 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #62 |
77. I hope this answers your question. |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #77 |
80. It doesn't. |
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cjsmom (47 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #80 |
82. okay |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #82 |
84. Agreed |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #82 |
85. ok |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #82 |
90. Are you offended by the teaching that Jews see themselves as a chosen people? |
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Ysabel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #82 |
100. hypocritical... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
94. No it's over for |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
99. Education takes time |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. spin, spin, spin |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
3. Deleted message |
Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. you are talking about the majority of Americans. |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. No. Pennsylvania white people are a lot different than |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. PA will be telling |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. She could move to New Zealand until May and still win PA by 10 points. |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:11 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I kinda wish she would. |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. She's not waiting for Pennsylvania. She's already harping to the superdelegates. |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Sadly, I am almost hoping for a third candidate to rise at the convention |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:21 AM Response to Reply #22 |
33. Oh, stop. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #33 |
92. There you go, throwing Kerry under the bus. Why should I expect you to treat Obama different? |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:42 AM Response to Reply #12 |
51. 80-90% of African Americans vote Dem in the general elections |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Hanged if you do and hanged if you don't |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #51 |
69. Do you ever listen to Mark Thompson? |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #69 |
75. Be that as it may, I still see no reason to not expect the majority |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #75 |
79. No, the folks who feel strongly that they can't vote for Hillary... |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #79 |
87. And what about white blue collar voters? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:11 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. It's a longshot |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #5 |
42. you are ignoring the other 46 states. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
70. We won Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Oregon and lost in 2000 and 2004. |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
72. hmmmm |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Did Post Grad Work. My First Cousin Is An African American |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. You're not part of the moron-class being interviewed in that |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Then what make you think they will vote for him if he is nominated |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:11 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. 1) the economy + 2) Iraq = 3) Bush =4) McCain. |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Kerry lost with those two going for him |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #27 |
46. The economy has gotten a LOT worse since then. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #27 |
57. The economy was not considered that bad in 2004 |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I Probably Would Have Voted For Him If He Didn't Run Against Hillary Clinton |
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BigDDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
34. "They're uneducated idiots and latent racists" |
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cjsmom (47 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
36. Gee, thanks for sharing |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. I was thinking the same thing |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
10. I grew up in a "white ethnic enclave" in New York City |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge, Staten Island, Howard Beach. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Bayside, Whitestone, large tracts of Flushing, Fresh Meadows |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Ha |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:17 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. I was in a bar in Queens over Christmas |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:20 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Wow |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #10 |
26. Great post. |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #26 |
44. he should. Make them face their racism. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:30 AM Response to Reply #10 |
45. Absolutely. The most blatant racists in this country are not "hicks" or "bumpkins". |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #45 |
98. Well, the operative word in your post |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #10 |
67. And what percentage are voting for Hillary? I mean, I think a lot of |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #67 |
73. Yes. Very true. |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
97. I like your honesty |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
19. The media and the Clintons have suceeded. But then, the media told us long |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
21. Tough crowd...even for Hillary |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
25. If some people have their way, it will |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
28. So we should give in to the ignorant? |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I have come to the realization that after this fight is over |
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cjsmom (47 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:26 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. I agree with you |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Crazy talk. |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #30 |
41. Don't be a sad sack |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
37. There will be people with this attitude, no matter what. |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
43. Clinton takes lead over Obama in Gallop Poll |
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Norrin Radd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
47. Those idiots obviously didn't listen to the speech, or they have no comprehension. |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #47 |
52. As someone else said, the blue collar crowd in big cities |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
48. To many people the speech was a little too late. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #48 |
53. I'm beginning to be very sick of these people. |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #48 |
71. But honestly, you're telling me these folks will vote for Hillary? I mean |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #71 |
86. The Democrats in that part of PA are definitely for Hillary. |
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Ysabel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #86 |
101. another assumption or lie whatever just keep repeating til it's "true"... |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. No my friend, it's called internal polling. n/t |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
54. This is not a "rust belt city".... |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #54 |
96. America needs manufacturing. Sorry to hear you're pro-NAFTA. I'm sure you trust your candidate |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
60. Northeast Philly? Of course they hate Obama |
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GarbagemanLB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. The sad irony is that Obama ADDRESSES their concerns in his A More Perfect Union speech. He has time |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Yes, but they hear "race" and |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #60 |
76. Yep. That's why I've been doing a lot of voter registration in the 3rd ward. |
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Voltaire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
65. As a Displaced Philadelphian |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #65 |
74. Fishtown has been taken over. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
78. How 'bout this? "Obama wows WIP sports jocks" |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #78 |
81. That is REALLY important |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #81 |
83. Agreed. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #78 |
93. The afternoon show is crushing him right now. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
88. "race stuff"--thought Rev Wrights "anti-American" comments had nothing to do with race. Which is it? |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
91. I find it interesting that black people are always expected to forgive and move on |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
103. It's "PA", not "PENN". |
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