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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:03 PM Original message |
The media's obsession with Obama's "cool" - and the racial undertones of it - is longstanding: |
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earthside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oh, brother. n/t |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Thanks for kicking the OP..it's a valuble historical |
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HowHasItComeToThis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. TAUGHT BY MADISON AVENUE |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Mediawhores Corporatewhores. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. Excellent reminder, Empower.. stephenopulous |
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Merlot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. "SENATOR BARACK OBAMA: That's interesting." |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. "Good grief, not THIS sh*t again . . . " |
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O is 44 (740 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. I just saw Spike Lee on Anderson and he is even |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I can't even believe that |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. The fact that a black person says he should get angry does not obviate my point |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. A fire-breathing black man would have shot back: |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
10. are there "any" adjectives used to describe an African American |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. You obviously have much to learn, but let's start with this very simple thing: |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. "I hope this is helpful." |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:59 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Good analogy |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:23 AM Response to Reply #13 |
30. Perfect answer..nt |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. You need a list? |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Some people aren't exposed enough |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:58 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Calling him "cool" isn't racist. Assuming he's an angry black man who's only pretending to be cool |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:00 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Yeap, especially since this "angry" request wasn't placed on passed presidents |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. If a black man were to be passionate or even angry about something |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
16. The media would love for this president to be an Al Sharpton knock-off. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:52 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I understand your point, however . . . |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:02 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. The US media is damn near worthless.... |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 10:59 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. I stand chastened & rebuked. You're absolutely right. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. As an aside... |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Honestly, I'd have to say Pgh. I know that's not the way it's supposed to be, but..... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Exactly, could the media be more obvious? |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:02 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Bush giggled a lot or did his side ways 'heh heh' a lot...that kept him from looking angry |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:15 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Walter Cronkite's kind of media is not the media we're dealing with today. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
18. He wants people to get a sense of how he thinks |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
28. I'm super cool and I'm white |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. LOL! n/t |
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VMI Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
31. Now this is funny. The double standard here is laughable at times. |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
34. I thought this was from the Onion at first |
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