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The Nexus Donating Member (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-11 10:05 PM
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Tavis Smiley - 2012 will be 'the most racist' election ever
Edited on Wed Apr-27-11 10:06 PM by The Nexus
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH2DB8ik214
 
Posted on YouTube: April 27, 2011
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Posted on DU: April 28, 2011
By DU Member: The Nexus
Views on DU: 773
 
I take it a step further. All out war.
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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-11 10:15 PM
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1. Clearly, it's not beneath Donald Trump, Tavis
He was doing just fine until that part.
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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-11 10:22 PM
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2. I think he is right...
This may end up being the most ugliest campaign ever in 2012. How truly sad for us..
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The Nexus Donating Member (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-11 10:24 PM
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3. As I said before, I would take it a giant step further.
It'll be 1859 all over again.
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frazzled Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-11 10:25 PM
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4. The most surprising thing about that clip ...
is that Tavis can't abide Obama, and has been extremely harsh about him since the primaries. Not so much on any political grounds, I suspect, as on the fact that candidate Obama did not make an appearance at his Black State of the Union during the campaign season. And then I recall early on driving home and listening on the radio to him agreeing with Cornell West saying, "he's not really a brother, you know."

Well, I guess these kinds of attacks on the President may have convinced Tavis that he's more of a brother than he thought. At least on the receiving end of things. And sadly, the Tea Party/Trump attacks are probably the only reason he seems to be watching the president's back now. I hope there is some reconciliation, because it was really sort of "beneath" Tavis, too.
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Grassy Knoll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-11 10:33 PM
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5. Bottom line.....
how dare a black man lead our county into greatness ,
that's a white guy with a noose's job...Got Trees ?
"We Want Our Country Back" = "We want our country full of racists back"
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