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morningglory

(2,336 posts)
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:52 PM Oct 2012

At one point, I looked at the fishbelly whiteness of Rmoney and thought his

makeup people had screwed up, because President Obama had such a nice color, while rmoney looked anemic. Woot! I am an old southern white lady, too old to have lived through school integration, so I am not used to looking at AA people. People can change. I think we are going to win. Thank you, PBO.

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At one point, I looked at the fishbelly whiteness of Rmoney and thought his (Original Post) morningglory Oct 2012 OP
I was waiting for Mitt to pull out his spray tan can when talking about immigration. Whisp Oct 2012 #1
you know what got me about his immigration response was underthematrix Oct 2012 #4
I'm anemic. And I don't look anything like him. geckosfeet Oct 2012 #2
Amen my sista underthematrix Oct 2012 #3

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)
4. you know what got me about his immigration response was
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:55 PM
Oct 2012

the use of the phrase "illegals", which Latinos and ME consider extremely offensive.

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)
3. Amen my sista
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:54 PM
Oct 2012

I'm AA and totally agree with you. Maybe mittnocchio's team was trying to use skin color as a contrast too. Don't know. But it was weird.

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