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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-20-08 10:59 PM
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77. The more people hear he has a white grandmother, the better
That said, Obama knows he screwed up. Larry King threw that phrase at him tonight and he winced, before he talked about how much he loved his grandmother, among other things.

"Typical white person," trades on a stereotype, which shows that even Obama can step in it when talking about race. He'll never use that phrase again.
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  -Obama supporters, are you guys freaking out? democrattotheend  Mar-20-08 06:39 PM   #0 
  - yes, I think you're overreacting.  ulysses   Mar-20-08 06:41 PM   #1 
  - one thing for sure ...  JorgeTheGood   Mar-20-08 06:41 PM   #2 
  - Yes you are overreacting  stellanoir   Mar-20-08 06:41 PM   #3 
  - Yes. And drop the coffin analogies.  faygokid   Mar-20-08 06:41 PM   #4 
  - Yes and No  Jake3463   Mar-20-08 06:42 PM   #5 
  - No offense intended. But you may not be old enough to see this in context, so let me say:  Bonobo   Mar-20-08 06:43 PM   #6 
  - No, you’re not overreacting at all  moobu2   Mar-20-08 06:43 PM   #7 
  - You're a Clinton supporter  democrattotheend   Mar-20-08 06:45 PM   #15 
     - I thought the speech was commendable. However, I don't think Obama can win on this racist stuff.  Radio_Lady   Mar-20-08 07:21 PM   #51 
  - Relax - he meant typical in the sense of NOT being racist...  polichick   Mar-20-08 06:44 PM   #8 
  - I know what he meant  democrattotheend   Mar-20-08 06:45 PM   #10 
     - Don't worry - have faith & get involved with the campaign...  polichick   Mar-20-08 06:48 PM   #21 
        - Leaving for Philly within the hour  democrattotheend   Mar-20-08 06:50 PM   #22 
           - You'll feel a lot better when you get here - THANKS for helping! :)  polichick   Mar-20-08 06:51 PM   #27 
  - I've probably called my grandma a typical white person  boobooday   Mar-20-08 06:44 PM   #9 
  - My wonderful mother was a "typical white person". I knew exactly what he meant. Not worried.  K Gardner   Mar-20-08 06:45 PM   #11 
  - Nope, Relax  NEDem   Mar-20-08 06:45 PM   #12 
  - I believe the sky is falling  sniffa   Mar-20-08 06:45 PM   #13 
  - Yes  TheDoorbellRang   Mar-20-08 06:45 PM   #14 
  - The big tip-off by the Obama supporters  JorgeTheGood   Mar-20-08 06:45 PM   #16 
  - Yeah. Pretty much.  JenniferZ   Mar-20-08 06:47 PM   #17 
  - Nope, not freaking out..  americanstranger   Mar-20-08 06:47 PM   #18 
  - Those who live by the gotcha, die by the gotcha.  Pigwidgeon   Mar-20-08 06:48 PM   #19 
  - No. See this newly released poll:  Greyskye   Mar-20-08 06:48 PM   #20 
  - Was that before  Jake3463   Mar-20-08 06:52 PM   #28 
     - Argh, that's what I was afraid of  democrattotheend   Mar-20-08 06:57 PM   #38 
     - It was Awful  Jake3463   Mar-20-08 06:59 PM   #40 
     - You're worried about the effect of a sports show?  Greyskye   Mar-20-08 06:59 PM   #41 
        - Sports Show  Jake3463   Mar-20-08 07:05 PM   #44 
           - Highest rated sports show  NEDem   Mar-20-08 07:08 PM   #46 
           - "highest rated" vs. "most white males"  Greyskye   Mar-20-08 07:16 PM   #47 
              - I hope your right  Jake3463   Mar-20-08 07:23 PM   #55 
              - Here, check this out:  Greyskye   Mar-20-08 07:29 PM   #63 
              - Do you think that one radio sports program is the only media outlet talking about this?  nonconformist   Mar-20-08 07:35 PM   #66 
              - This subthread was talking about one radio sports show  Greyskye   Mar-20-08 07:43 PM   #68 
              - Delete - Dupe nt  nonconformist   Mar-20-08 07:38 PM   #67 
  - no  slinkerwink   Mar-20-08 06:50 PM   #23 
  - I would not call it a little slip.  shayes51   Mar-20-08 06:50 PM   #24 
  - I said OBAMA supporters  democrattotheend   Mar-20-08 06:53 PM   #30 
  - No. Doesn't what she said mean she didn't look at Obama the same way as racist could.  Life Long Dem   Mar-20-08 06:51 PM   #25 
  - Everybody has to buy into the narrative for that  CreekDog   Mar-20-08 06:51 PM   #26 
  - Be a little more confident in Barack Obama. He's a brilliant man.  jhuth   Mar-20-08 06:53 PM   #29 
  - Yes  sudopod   Mar-20-08 06:53 PM   #31 
  - Definitely not freaking out  WesDem   Mar-20-08 06:54 PM   #32 
  - MSM is talking about it  democrattotheend   Mar-20-08 06:55 PM   #33 
     - Turn the teevee off.  Yael   Mar-20-08 06:56 PM   #36 
  - Freaking out? Hardly.  Yael   Mar-20-08 06:55 PM   #34 
  - overreacting. its no mystery that fear of blacks is typical among whites...  goletian   Mar-20-08 06:55 PM   #35 
  - The slip up came at a pretty bad time, but just give it a little time. Watch Larry King tonite.  malik flavors   Mar-20-08 06:56 PM   #37 
  - I'll watch Larry King tonight on Pacific Time, but Obama has put himself in a box.  Radio_Lady   Mar-20-08 07:28 PM   #62 
  - DU dupe... buggy... sorry...  Radio_Lady   Mar-20-08 07:30 PM   #64 
  - No, I'm not freaking out. Yes, you're overreacting.  redqueen   Mar-20-08 06:57 PM   #39 
  - Maybe  Upton   Mar-20-08 07:01 PM   #42 
  - Overreacting? Not quite. Just more firmly resolved than ever...  PoliticalAmazon   Mar-20-08 07:01 PM   #43 
  - THIS ISN'T CLINTON  Jake3463   Mar-20-08 07:07 PM   #45 
  - What the hell does Hillary have to do with what Obama said?  nonconformist   Mar-20-08 07:48 PM   #69 
  - Maybe  littlebit   Mar-20-08 07:16 PM   #48 
  - Huh? nt  Sarah Ibarruri   Mar-20-08 07:17 PM   #49 
  - Yes, you're overreacting.  Mooney   Mar-20-08 07:20 PM   #50 
  - People with a critical mind shold understand what he meant.  cooolandrew   Mar-20-08 07:22 PM   #52 
  - Stay positive stay enthusiastic turn off MSM except olberman...  cooolandrew   Mar-20-08 07:24 PM   #56 
  - Stay positive stay enthusiastic turn off MSM except olberman...  cooolandrew   Mar-20-08 07:24 PM   #57 
  - Stay positive stay enthusiastic turn off MSM except olberman...  cooolandrew   Mar-20-08 07:25 PM   #58 
  - Stay positive stay enthusiastic turn off MSM except olberman...  cooolandrew   Mar-20-08 07:25 PM   #59 
  - No. Obama's truly at his greatest when he faces adversity.  backscatter712   Mar-20-08 07:22 PM   #53 
  - I'll tell you the truth here.  nonconformist   Mar-20-08 07:22 PM   #54 
  - It is bad." .Typical white person of her generation."  Oleladylib   Mar-20-08 07:26 PM   #61 
  - If it makes you wince (like it made me wince), that could be your first clue.  Kahuna   Mar-20-08 07:25 PM   #60 
  - Kool Aid  Jake3463   Mar-20-08 07:31 PM   # 
  - Over-reatcing....Support of Obama has surged around me...  elizm   Mar-20-08 07:31 PM   #65 
  - The media is...  stillcool47   Mar-20-08 08:10 PM   #70 
  - Racial prejudice: pre-formed personal opinions about individuals on the basis of their race  BigBearJohn   Mar-20-08 10:01 PM   #71 
  - Oh c'mon, let's not parse every syllable here. Just chill out.  RBInMaine   Mar-20-08 10:09 PM   #72 
  - I hate to reference him again, but David Gergen said tonight...  CitizenLeft   Mar-20-08 10:23 PM   #73 
  - Good CNN Discussion  Blomst   Mar-20-08 10:35 PM   #75 
     - I saw it that way too.  CitizenLeft   Mar-20-08 10:53 PM   #76 
  - whoopsie! - duplicate  CitizenLeft   Mar-20-08 10:27 PM   #74 
  - The more people hear he has a white grandmother, the better  BeyondGeography   Mar-20-08 10:59 PM   #77 
 

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