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livingmadness Donating Member (347 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:07 PM
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Toni Morrison: Its not GENDER, its not RACE, its WISDOM!!
Edited on Thu May-08-08 05:13 PM by livingmadness
From Huffington Post:

Do you regret referring to Bill Clinton as the first black President? --Justin Dews, Cambridge, Mass.

People misunderstood that phrase. I was deploring the way in which President Clinton was being treated, vis-à-vis the sex scandal that was surrounding him. I said he was being treated like a black on the street, already guilty, already a perp. I have no idea what his real instincts are, in terms of race.

Why did you endorse Barack Obama for the presidency? --Chris Francis Lightbourne, Long Island, N.Y.

I thought about voting for Hillary at the beginning. I don't care that she is a woman. I need more than that. Neither his race, his gender, her race or her gender was enough. I needed something else, and the something else was his wisdom.


I couldn't agree more.
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nomorewhopper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:12 PM
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1. bumping
great little quote from a great human being
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:12 PM
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2. yes
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helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:21 PM
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3. greatest
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Window Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:24 PM
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4. Well, alrighty then.
:kick:
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me b zola Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:25 PM
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5. Indeed
:kick:
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SlipperySlope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:28 PM
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6. Golly Gee!
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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:36 PM
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8. Oh yeah, very wise indeed.
Reverend Wright, Rezko, Ayres, etc., etc.
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nichomachus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:42 PM
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9. Are you serious or are you just
trolling for someone to say something about Hillary's shortcomings, so you can whine that people say mean things about her.
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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:44 PM
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12. Did Ignored say something stupid again?
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:57 PM
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14. Very inappropriately so
n/t
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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 06:03 PM
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17. Only cowards have ignore lists.
Edited on Thu May-08-08 06:32 PM by Beacool
Please pass that on to your buddy, I have no one on ignore. Obama hammered Hillary for months how he had better judgment because he opposed the war from the beginning. Well, I don't think his judgment is any better considering the people he surrounds himself with even though he's now throwing them under the bus.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 06:14 PM
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19. Sweetheart, it's over. Hillary Lost.
I hope we may still see a woman president in our lifetimes. Fortunately, her last name will not be Clinton...

If you persist in thinking Obama is the enemy then I urge you to ponder a Supreme Court under McCain.

Now this thread is about Tony Morrison. Talk about her.
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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 06:37 PM
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21. Hillary may not become our nominee.
But Obama is not guaranteed to become our president either. As for Ms. Morrison, she's great.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 06:43 PM
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22. and by the first and second lines points you made, I ask:
What purpose does it serve to bring up the Rezko, Wright bullshit?

Concentrate on getting a Democrat in the White House. Failure is not an option.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 07:15 PM
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23. Why do I even bother...
It's like having a conversation with the crazy cat lady...
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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 07:45 PM
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26. Sorry buddy, not all of us can sit at the computer for hours.
Why bring up Wright and Rezko? Because they show his poor judgment and how he's just another Southside Chicago politician and not the Messiah he had been portrayed for months by his adoring fans and the complicit media. If these things had come out before Feb. 5th Obama would not be where he is today.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:11 AM
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29. Jesus, you can't even answer a question.
This is why people are put on ignore...
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 07:52 PM
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28. Yes, it's a good thing Hillary has no baggage and everyone loves her.
Plus, she's proven to be a real hero, dodging sniper fire and all ...
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 06:02 PM
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16. self delete
Edited on Thu May-08-08 06:03 PM by RainDog
wrong post
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nichomachus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 06:06 PM
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18. Oh noes! -- I'm being ignored by the kewl kids klub -- ouch
If you ignore everyone who disagrees with you, it must be a really long list.
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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 07:30 PM
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24. There is no "kewl kids klub"
People get ignored for various reasons - my list includes, (but your mileage may vary)

In no particular order, (but not just the one thing, everyone gets leeway - yeah, that's elitist, but so what? I'm probably on some posters ignore list too)

Really stupid comments (unless you're in the Lounge)

Sexist comments

Racist comments

No profile or minimal profile

Low post count

Yeah, I'm a fucking elitist. But I"m too old to listen to bullshit - I heard plenty when Nixon was president. I don't have to now read the opinion of any idiot who can pound a keyboard.

You don't like that?

In the immortal words of Lonnie Donegan "Fuck off then."
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 08:25 AM
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31. For an example of this folks can please note of my "ignorace" of "beacool"
Also note that I gave her a chance to stop the hitjob bullsh*t in a time and place that does not warrant it.
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Alexander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:44 PM
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11. I'll see your Rezko/Wright/Ayers and raise you a Tuzla/Penn/Marc Rich...
Oh right, the "scandals" you pointed to are bullshit, whereas the ones I pointed out are very real.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 06:00 PM
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15. heh




I'm not sure how to post a photo of a presidential pardon.

:shrug:
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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 06:35 PM
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20. Too cute!!
1) WH prayer breakfast

2) Fundraiser in Chicago for Carol Moseley Braun

Nice try.......

:rofl:
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:43 PM
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10. I had the honor of seeing her win her Nobel Prize for Literature
All around classy lady.
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joe_sixpack Donating Member (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 05:48 PM
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13. That thing about Clinton being the first "Black President"
Edited on Thu May-08-08 05:48 PM by joe_sixpack
always seemed a little tacky and silly to me. Good deal we get to put that behind us now. We're looking at the real thing this time.
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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 07:34 PM
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25. Yeah, Bill was the first black Republican President.
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TragedyandHope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 07:48 PM
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27. Thank you! Kick it to the moon!
:kick:
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BREMPRO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:59 AM
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30. YES! of course it's wisdom, judgment, and ability to articulate a vision and inspire.
the superficial media just sees the surface.His wisdom is more than skin deep.
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 02:49 PM
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32. Who is Toni Morrison?
Hers is one of those names that only come up in political discussions. Not current events--political discussions.
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dailykoff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 02:50 PM
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33. Did she switch?
Edited on Fri May-09-08 02:52 PM by dailykoff
Wasn't she holding out for Hillary? Good for her if she did.
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