Joe the Revelator
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Sat Jan-12-08 10:54 AM
Response to Reply #2 |
| 5. I stand corrected, but didn't you yourself say that the "THEY DID IT TOO!!" excuse |
| -DU's Obamanation shucks and jives with fake outrage |
wyldwolf |
Jan-12-08 10:49 AM |
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You're going to use George "Maccaca" Allen to prove that the term isn't racist? |
Wolsh |
Jan-12-08 10:51 AM |
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nope, a "progressive" used it to describe Allen. Reading comprehension, wolsh, learn it. |
wyldwolf |
Jan-12-08 10:52 AM |
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I stand corrected, but didn't you yourself say that the "THEY DID IT TOO!!" excuse |
Wolsh |
Jan-12-08 10:54 AM |
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yes, but you reasoning would only apply if the term was racist and if it had been directed at Obama. |
wyldwolf |
Jan-12-08 11:07 AM |
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OMFG. You show dozens of examples and... |
Rockholm |
Jan-12-08 10:54 AM |
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I always laugh when you guys use "progressive" as an insult, and then |
Lerkfish |
Jan-13-08 07:04 AM |
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Allen wasn't the desciber, he was the person being described. |
TwilightZone |
Jan-12-08 10:54 AM |
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Somebody reads closely. |
Zynx |
Jan-12-08 11:56 AM |
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There's Wolsh, showing off his reading skills again! |
Lirwin2 |
Jan-12-08 11:58 AM |
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Wikipedia has a different opinion... |
rucky |
Jan-12-08 10:52 AM |
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no where does the wiki article say it is racist |
wyldwolf |
Jan-12-08 11:00 AM |
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c'mon. |
rucky |
Jan-12-08 11:07 AM |
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To many people, it seems that all words and phrases can have only one meaning. |
TwilightZone |
Jan-12-08 10:53 AM |
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I'm sure you can find plenty of non-sexist references to the word 'bitch' online |
ccbombs |
Jan-12-08 10:54 AM |
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Just shut it |
Teaser |
Jan-12-08 10:55 AM |
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Total agreement |
leftynyc |
Jan-12-08 11:37 AM |
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Ayup |
gaspee |
Jan-12-08 12:01 PM |
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Hillary's already divided the party |
martymar64 |
Jan-12-08 11:59 PM |
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Totally agree too. |
bvar22 |
Jan-12-08 01:00 PM |
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! |
Andy823 |
Jan-12-08 01:25 PM |
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"mainstreamed" racist remarks |
lapfog_1 |
Jan-12-08 10:55 AM |
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The Obama SwiftBoat ran aground on this one. |
MethuenProgressive |
Jan-12-08 10:55 AM |
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Next from Wyld: "The "N-word" is not racist. Black rappers use it all the time." |
jefferson_dem |
Jan-12-08 10:56 AM |
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lol! |
wyldwolf |
Jan-12-08 11:01 AM |
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If WW sees a black man in his lily white part of Atlanta, he locks his doors |
martymar64 |
Jan-13-08 12:03 AM |
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Jan-12-08 10:58 AM |
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I'm just thrilled to see the concern and true racial sensitivity |
thunder rising |
Jan-12-08 10:59 AM |
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Come now, you give her too little credit. |
Occam Bandage |
Jan-12-08 10:59 AM |
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Even mainstream terms can be racist in the wrong context. |
kevsand |
Jan-12-08 11:00 AM |
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right, but it has been repeatedly shown here the quote by Cuomo was taken out of context |
wyldwolf |
Jan-12-08 11:02 AM |
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enlighten us |
rucky |
Jan-12-08 11:09 AM |
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here |
wyldwolf |
Jan-12-08 11:23 AM |
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Well that settles that, then |
rucky |
Jan-12-08 01:19 PM |
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My personal belief is that the context is irrelevant to a large extent. |
kevsand |
Jan-12-08 11:45 AM |
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Here's the thing... |
lumberjack_jeff |
Jan-13-08 07:54 AM |
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I don't think he had ill intent, either. |
kevsand |
Jan-13-08 10:22 AM |
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Also, Obama supporter Larry O'Donnell is calling Edwards supporters RACIST |
itsrobert |
Jan-12-08 11:02 AM |
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ya gotta walk on eggshells when discussing anything remotely related to Obama |
wyldwolf |
Jan-12-08 11:04 AM |
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Especially when |
gaspee |
Jan-12-08 12:08 PM |
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Before this incident I had no clue the term was offensive. |
Marrah_G |
Jan-12-08 11:03 AM |
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Nobody truly finds it offnensive. It's fake outrage to be able to label the Clinton camp as racists |
Lirwin2 |
Jan-12-08 11:51 AM |
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Just like hillbots try to label everybody as sexist in a fit of fake outrage |
martymar64 |
Jan-13-08 12:06 AM |
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HI there.. |
TriMetFan |
Jan-13-08 10:48 AM |
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Jan-13-08 12:25 PM |
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yeah, this helps. |
orangepeel68 |
Jan-12-08 11:03 AM |
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I learned this morning on DU that "hip" was a racist word |
jonnyblitz |
Jan-12-08 11:05 AM |
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and don't forget, when Biden said Obama was clean,THAT was racist, too! |
wyldwolf |
Jan-12-08 11:06 AM |
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I also heard "Afro" is a racist term because Elizabeth Edwards use it |
itsrobert |
Jan-12-08 11:09 AM |
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also, "put down the crack pipe" , a phrase I have used often. |
jonnyblitz |
Jan-12-08 11:56 AM |
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Yeah, that was a good one. |
TwilightZone |
Jan-12-08 11:59 AM |
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Bullshit. |
Mythsaje |
Jan-12-08 11:08 AM |
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This is SO wrong. |
NCevilDUer |
Jan-12-08 11:09 AM |
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This is really helpful. I was not aware of all these usages. |
spooky3 |
Jan-12-08 11:09 AM |
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thanks for the post... I have been to plenty of Shuck and Jive nite/ Bars in FL.. |
indimuse |
Jan-12-08 11:09 AM |
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I'm going to tell my hip black friend on you |
BeyondGeography |
Jan-12-08 11:24 AM |
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Wow. White "progressives" telling blacks when they may and may not be outraged. |
LittleBlue |
Jan-12-08 11:51 AM |
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edit- think i mistook your post |
dionysus |
Jan-12-08 09:18 PM |
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I think this person is disagreeing with wolfie's absurd premise. |
Alexander |
Jan-12-08 09:45 PM |
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Tell me about it! |
knowledgeispwr |
Jan-12-08 10:09 PM |
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He's no progressive. He's not even a moderate. |
martymar64 |
Jan-13-08 12:10 AM |
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isn't that *special* |
salin |
Jan-13-08 10:55 AM |
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So why don't you go on over to a black neighborhood and try it out! |
Bonobo |
Jan-12-08 12:09 PM |
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first rule of holes: if you find yourself in one, stop digging. |
Lerkfish |
Jan-12-08 12:18 PM |
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he just looks for bigger shovels |
dionysus |
Jan-12-08 01:24 PM |
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It Is Not A Rascist Term Today, As Already Proven. Get Over It! |
fightindonkey |
Jan-12-08 01:21 PM |
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"Rascist" --- 'nuff said. |
Bonobo |
Jan-12-08 02:53 PM |
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i guess you got your sheets back from the cleaners.... |
dionysus |
Jan-12-08 01:24 PM |
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after your girlfriend wallowed in them I had to. |
wyldwolf |
Jan-13-08 07:32 AM |
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good 'ol lil 23, once again making the deep south proud! |
dionysus |
Jan-13-08 03:50 PM |
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good 'ol "no balls to run for office," once again making "progressives" proud! |
wyldwolf |
Jan-13-08 03:53 PM |
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damn straight Cleetus! |
dionysus |
Jan-13-08 04:12 PM |
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darn tootin' Brucie |
wyldwolf |
Jan-13-08 04:18 PM |
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Jan-12-08 01:48 PM |
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Jan-12-08 01:58 PM |
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Jan-12-08 02:18 PM |
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Elton John has a song titled "The Bitch is Back" should we infer |
vee |
Jan-12-08 02:47 PM |
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Wyldwolf: "Obama is Hillary with a penis and a tan." |
Alexander |
Jan-12-08 02:49 PM |
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K/R |
Proud2BAmurkin |
Jan-12-08 09:46 PM |
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actually, the term "Obamanation" seems kind of racist |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Jan-12-08 09:46 PM |
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No. It's hilarious because it sounds like "abomination"! |
Blue-Jay |
Jan-13-08 12:09 AM |
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either way, its either race baiting or juvenile, and has no place in a democatic |
Lerkfish |
Jan-13-08 07:03 AM |
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ahhh.... I never thought of it that way. Clever |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Jan-13-08 09:58 AM |
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Clinton supporters have started all of the recent race threads... |
Kristi1696 |
Jan-12-08 10:13 PM |
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I never heard the term before I saw it here |
BuffyTheFundieSlayer |
Jan-13-08 12:23 AM |
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Perhaps some racial sensitivity classes would serve you well. Why would any Dem |
mod mom |
Jan-13-08 07:37 AM |
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the words aren't racist (or at least they weren't until Obama supporters decided they were.) |
wyldwolf |
Jan-13-08 08:47 AM |
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It's NOT whether you find them insensitive, read this from AAOpinion.blogspot.com: |
mod mom |
Jan-13-08 10:37 AM |
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It's often said that, like pornography, you know racism when you see it. |
Vinca |
Jan-13-08 08:38 AM |
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I have to say |
NoBorders |
Jan-13-08 08:46 AM |
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they don't. It's a political ploy |
wyldwolf |
Jan-13-08 08:48 AM |
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Hope you don't mind another kick. It's such a great thread, you know. |
Bonobo |
Jan-13-08 10:24 AM |
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Wyldwolf, you're DLC, right? |
OzarkDem |
Jan-13-08 10:25 AM |
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It's in the same ballpark as "trailer trash", which also shouldn't be used in political |
vee |
Jan-13-08 10:31 AM |
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Kick for visibility. |
Bonobo |
Jan-13-08 12:35 PM |
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You sound like Bill Clinton rationalizing that a blow job wasn't sex. Cuomo's statement was racist. |
David Zephyr |
Jan-13-08 03:56 PM |
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