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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:19 PM Original message |
White House: Criticism of Obama Not Based on Race |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. Goddamn it, is Carter STILL the only President who will tell the truth? |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. Who didn't see this coming? |
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StreetKnowledge (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Even he could see that. n/t |
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StreetKnowledge (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. Gibbs is certainly right to play it down, but Jimmy has it right. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Yesterday I would have bet that Carter would have cleared his comments with the White House |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
76. Not an open question at all. You need to check his history. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's wise of the White House. |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. The White House will continue to say this and rightly so, imo.... |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
7. They have to say that |
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TerribleLarryDingle (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
8. It's best the WH stays out of the argument |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. +1 |
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Feron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 01:41 AM Response to Reply #8 |
74. I agree and give you this clip: |
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road2000 (995 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. The White House pretty much has to take that stance. |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I agree...Obama cannot mention race ...but everyone |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:24 AM Response to Reply #12 |
79. Of course race is not the only issue. If racists never had to deal with with |
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EmilyAnne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
11. No way in hell could President Obama say anything about racism. That would be playing the dreaded |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
14. Right, what else is the WH going to say? |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. I would have expected this to come from the White House. |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
16. The White House is in a position of must say it is not racial. |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
17. Then he needs to wake up. |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. I'm quite sure he's awake. He's not naive about how the media works, however. |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
18. I agree with the others...its really no shock. |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
19. I agree with the others...its really no shock. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
20. obama defers to white racists in his insane desire to be bipartisan above all else? nt |
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Chakab (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. It's not about bipartisanship, |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
21. Do they take your balls when you get elected? |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
22. That's BS. Gracious BS, but it's still BS. |
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humbled_opinion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
24. The Lunatics on the Right |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. wait until a female is president...I shudder to think of what she will |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:34 AM Response to Reply #26 |
81. And every time she is not flashing a smile, we will hear about "time of the month." |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:09 AM Response to Reply #24 |
77. Some lunatics on the right who post on this board have already |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
27. White House: Lynchings, Klan Rallies Not Based on Race. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Yep. Perfect. n/t |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
28. No Shit Sherlock |
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Indigent (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
31. Jimmy Carter racism charge: Obama doesn’t agree says Gibbs |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Gibb says simply, "I don't THINK the president agrees with him." |
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Indigent (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Obama will set the record straight if this isn't so |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Then Gibbs should keep his mouth shut and not speculate. n/t |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #33 |
63. I doubt it... |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. What else can he say? BTW, I honestly don't know how Gibbs does |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Obama can't agree with Carter |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. +1. He can't. It would be attempted political suicide. |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. "Obama can't agree with Carter |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. That's exactly right |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. And Kudos to President Obama |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. did Carter single out Wilson? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:17 AM Response to Reply #35 |
78. Both. Someone at a town hall asked Carter about Wilson's outburst and Carter |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Well duh. White folks don't let black folks say anything much about racism... |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. It makes no difference whether Obama agrees or not, Carter is right. |
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Correct. n/t |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. jimmy knows these good old boys from the south.... |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. I think that one of the reasons Carter |
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Indigent (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. What do you guys think opposition to Dennis Kucinich would be like? |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. plenty of opposition to DK right here on the DU.. |
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TerribleLarryDingle (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. This has alread been posted |
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99 Percent Sure (355 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. At this point in our political times, with HCR being a major political battle that the president is |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
48. remember the crap Obama got for telling the truth about black and hispanics getting stopped |
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cosmicone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. I wish non-political people would state the obvious ... |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. I believe Carter was the perfect messenger. |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
50. Once again: The WH is (wisely) not going to wade into this hornet's nest. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
51. here's my answer... So What? |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. People watching the news may assume the wingnuts only have |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. legitimate? Rarely do I see any legitimacy coming from the right wing |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #55 |
64. LOL - I was trying to be generous - nt |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. Agreed. |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
57. From the president's point of view.... |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
58. I think we all know that SOME of these "dissenters" are racially motivated, |
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Indigent (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #58 |
69. Carter said an overwhelming portion, not just "some" |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. What do you think personally? |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. True, but there are those who just resent any Democrat and others who just do not like the debt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:31 AM Response to Reply #73 |
80. No one said all. But, WHY is thte debt associated with this administration, rather than with Dummya' |
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rove karl rove (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
61. an all-around mistake |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
62. Obama knows tackling pathological racism head-on is not the shrewdest way |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
65. Great job, Obama administration. Jimmy Carter is trying to point out |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. well-said |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
67. Great. Now we'll get to hear Virginia Foxx: |
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Loge23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
68. Grow a pair, Bama |
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jonestonesusa (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. I agree largely. Obama should not stay silent while the country's |
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janedum (374 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. Jimmy Carter is a SOUTHERN WHITE MALE telling the TRUTH!! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:40 AM Response to Reply #68 |
82. Funny how people talking about racism will use sexist language without |
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FreedomTrain (66 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
75. I agree with the president. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:42 AM Response to Original message |
83. Carter is doing a great thing. Obama is doing the ONLY thing he can do. Both are right. |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 04:59 AM Response to Original message |
84. Let's quantify it and factor in that President Obama is in reality |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
85. They are right. If race were that big of a factor Obama would |
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