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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:03 AM Original message |
State NAACP President Sees ‘Code Word For Racism’ |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wow, desperation. nt |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. To forgo a runoff |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yes |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. So why is it racism? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Running on electability in the general |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Clinton used it against Obama |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Who is scaring anybody? |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Explain what other reason the white candidate could possibly have |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. The NAACP |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Her opponent said it. The NAACP said it was racist of him to say it. |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Read the OP Please! |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Take your own advice |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Um, I did read it. And, I understood it, too. Now, it's your turn. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Deleted message |
jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Where? Please quote! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 03:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Tempest already quoted. Please see Reply 26, Now, it's your turn. |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 03:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Very" peculiar" don't you think? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Please see Reply #36 (again). Got reading comprehension? |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. A TON thank you. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:01 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. It seems English is not your first language, If so, I apologize for mentioning your lack of |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:14 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. I read a cute quote yesterday |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Thanks, but I did not intend Reply 45 to be sarcastic. |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:50 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. Beat on me all you want. I would just like to know |
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havbrush (60 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Electable |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Exactly |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I haven't seen enough evidence to conclude that it is racism |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. That's the insidiousness of this type of racism |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. Why isn't Bennet's supporters crying racism also? |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Show us one example of the word being used for a white candidate |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Okay. Here are about 7 to start with. But I didn't have time to really research it to find more. |
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RZM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Don't forget Howard Dean . . . :) |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
31. Here: |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
51. It's been used for whites, but that does't mean it's never racist code. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #51 |
64. But with a serious charge like this, I would rather give him the benefit of the doubt unless we have |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. She got 40% of the primary vote to his 28%, yet he claims to be more electible. What does he mean |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Maybe what we have to do is scramble the letters of "electable" and |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. In reality, you have absolutely no clue whether or not this is "REAL racism." |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. Perhaps he beleives that he is more likely to get independent and Republican voters |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Because of his ideas, or because they've never elected an African American? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 03:56 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. He is cliaming that she is too liberal: |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:22 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. I know. It's in the OP article. Would you seriously expect him to cite her race or skin color? |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:57 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. I'm tired. So here is your "code" you need to send- |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 08:45 AM Response to Reply #48 |
56. So, when people said that Kucinich was unelectable, it was code about his race? |
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YankmeCrankme (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #56 |
67. No |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. In a state that voted Kerry over Obama |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Or it could be the issues: |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Right. Arkansans loved the more liberal Kerry |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #46 |
54. Arkansas voters chose Bush over Kerry |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 09:51 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Not the point, but you knew that n/t |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. It is precisely the point |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 11:06 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. So why did the more centrist Obama get even less votes? n/t |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 11:22 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Obama is more liberal than Kerry |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. What!! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Are the issues the reason he includes her technicolor photo in every ad? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 08:43 AM Response to Reply #50 |
55. And Kerry lost that Congressional district. He wasn't electable there either |
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Socal31 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. Ummmm...... |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Please explain. |
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Jazzgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Ummmmm...... |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. By WHOM? |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. here ya go... |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Don't see "unelectable" w/racism used at all. |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Your inability to comprehend is not in question, it's a fact |
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Kweli4Real (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #22 |
61. To the "I see no racism ... this ain't 'real' racism" crowd ... |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. See my post above listing 7 white candidates claimed to be "unelectable".... |
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Kweli4Real (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
62. Next ... |
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activa8tr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
65. I am beginning to believe that there are Free Republic posters here by mistake. |
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Fastcars (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
66. Need More Info.... |
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