Another Obama Mistake - "Remember, I'm Black."

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  • he is half black
    I don't want to be hostile. I don't want to be dismal. But I don't want to rot in an apathetic existance either.
  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation

    were all the same people, at your(if you believe) Gods making, so get over it. :)

    and on the third day, God ate pancakes ... and they were good.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • cornnifercornnifer Posts: 2,130
    long red wrote:

    All this "Freedom Rings" and "Free at Last" stuff is terrifying the Silent Majority.

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    By "silent majority", do you mean you?
    "When all your friends and sedatives mean well but make it worse... better find yourself a place to level out."
  • my take: not enough politicians have brain cancer. i wish it was contagious.
  • MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,672
    my take: not enough politicians have brain cancer. i wish it was contagious.

    That's just stupid,
  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    cornnifer wrote:
    By "silent majority", do you mean you?

    no. i'm a democrat and anti-war pusher ... the silent majority are those middle americans who helped nixon get into office in '68.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • long red wrote:
    and on the third day, God ate pancakes ... and they were good.

    Levity is good ... on the fourth day, God ate crepes and they were even better ... : >


    Politics makes my head spin, always has, because of the multitude of underlying interests and motivations. It seems Washington has become a "machine". Has anyone seen the movie "Thank you for smoking"? Satirical yes, though seems close to portraying the truth.

    There are many arguments and pov's. I am standing for Obama. Yes, he has made big promises, ones that might not be easily kept. I would rather support someone who genuinely seems to have passion and persistence for change, someone who cares about the individual rather than a group that is readily wearing down our rights and creating great fear.

    Hopefully, in time, balance will be created again. Bush and folk have created havoc. I assess it is time to take a risk and aim for some earnest positive change. It is worth a try.
    "i'm a dedicated insomniac" ~ ev nyc beacon 6/22
  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    It's generalizations like this that are the real problem.
    No, its the truth.
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    he is half black
    Yea but like most half blacks who i am friends with, (actually there are a few) they always seem relate to the black side. Not sure why but its what I have noticed.

    Obama, leave the MLK quotes out of it. Come up with your own.
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • Obama reminds me of a coworker of mine who constantly feels the need to remind everyone he's gay and Spanish. I'm straight and Irish. Who gives a sh*t?
    So this life is sacrifice...
    6/30/98 Minneapolis, 10/8/00 East Troy (Brrrr!), 6/16/03 St. Paul, 6/27/06 St. Paul
  • inmytreeinmytree Posts: 4,741
    Obama reminds me of a coworker of mine who constantly feels the need to remind everyone he's gay and Spanish. I'm straight and Irish. Who gives a sh*t?

    if you don't give a shit, why do you have to tell us you're straight and irish...?
  • cornnifercornnifer Posts: 2,130
    Yea but like most half blacks who i am friends with, (actually there are a few) they always seem relate to the black side. Not sure why but its what I have noticed.

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    Since you don't know why, let me try to explain. Its because many white folks call them "n*****".
    "When all your friends and sedatives mean well but make it worse... better find yourself a place to level out."
  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    cornnifer wrote:
    Since you don't know why, let me try to explain. Its because many white folks call them "n*****".
    What? Oooookayyyy
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • cornnifercornnifer Posts: 2,130
    What? Oooookayyyy

    The point is, regardless of whether someone is bi-racial or not, that still very real, racist element of white American society regards "bi-racial" individuals as black and throws them in the same pile as those with two black parents. It isn't like "bi-racial" citizens are treated any differently by racist society than other blacks. Why wouldn't these individuals identify with their black heritage and gravitate towards it for a sense of community?
    "When all your friends and sedatives mean well but make it worse... better find yourself a place to level out."
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