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bigdarryl

(13,190 posts) Thu Jul 19, 2012, 12:42 PM Jul 2012

If Michell Obama had said you people during an interview

The media would all be talking about it all day long and possibly over the weekend.FIXED NEWS would be calling her unamerican but as usual the repugs get away with murder

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If Michell Obama had said you people during an interview (Original Post) bigdarryl Jul 2012 OP

Here's to "being an 'us' for once instead of a 'them.' " Democrats_win Jul 2012 #1

She would have been called an 'Uppity Bitch' by right-wing screeds LynneSin Jul 2012 #2

and then how much she would be hating America again demtenjeep Jul 2012 #3

Yep....nothing else need be said... stufl Jul 2012 #4

Democrats_win

(6,539 posts)

1. Here's to "being an 'us' for once instead of a 'them.' "

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 12:53 PM

Jul 2012

This is a line from the song "La Vie Boheme," which is in the Broadway play and movie, Rent.

Rich people need to adjust their attitude, it's not YOU PEOPLE, it's US.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)

2. She would have been called an 'Uppity Bitch' by right-wing screeds

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 12:55 PM

Jul 2012

Just saying!

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)

3. and then how much she would be hating America again

Reply to LynneSin (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 12:58 PM

Jul 2012

I hate the double standards

stufl

(96 posts)

4. Yep....nothing else need be said...

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 02:08 PM

Jul 2012

and if it's up to the Dems, nothing else will be said.

What's Obama waiting for? Per the latest polls (as reported today in Huff Post) the country is evenly split between Obama and that empty shell called Romney.

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