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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 04:29 AM Original message |
Edwards mentioned that he lived in the Segregated South during the Civil Rights era.... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 04:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yeah I think all of it |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 04:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Wonder if he befriended any of the "new" kids that went to his school..... |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. How many Latino friends did Obama have in grade school? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Could have been a peaceful thread, till you showed up, you and |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I was making fun of your racist question |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Actually, someone offered up a story downthread..... |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 06:42 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Sorry, but the nuisance is your thinly (and I do mean THINLY) veiled accusations |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 09:21 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I usually try to stay out of this shit as well... |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
59. Thanks for that. It really was so transparent, the "innocent little old me" act. |
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adabfree (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. It appears or seems to be |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:55 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Obama and Edwards are tied with Latinos. Is Edwards blaming racism for it? |
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adabfree (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 06:09 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. UH |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 06:13 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Many Obamites have blamed Obama's poor showing with Latinos on alleged racism |
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adabfree (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 06:32 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. again |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #20 |
42. Black anger grows as illegal immigrants transform urban neighborhoods |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
58. It will be interesting to look at the Latino vote in New York and New Jersey |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
62. He went to grade school in Indonesia and Hawaii |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
31. Here's your answer. |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
41. YES HE DID ... See post # 32. Next question.... |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
44. probably didn't probably was just a normal guy |
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Monty__ (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
49. What are you trying to imply? |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 04:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Well he was born in 1954 |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:03 AM Response to Original message |
4. He talked about one of his best friends |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:29 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. WTF? You had to ruin another Obamite effort to swift boat Edwards, this time tarring him as a racist |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:17 AM Response to Original message |
5. Good question; really brings up the need for deeper understanding |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:28 AM Response to Original message |
6. We just drove through the South on our way to Florida |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
10. Deleted message |
jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. How many Obamites have you heard say it would be great to not have a white male as president? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:43 AM Response to Reply #12 |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:56 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Did Obama march when he was 10 years old? |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 06:44 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Hypocrisy, thy name is FrenchieCat. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
30. My damn post got deleted and that pisses me off. |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. SOMEONE here has a quick finger on the alert button... Can you guess who?? |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
38. "my thread"??? Hmmm... Didn't you lecture others you could comment on any thread posted here? n/t |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
23. Of course he did. He is the right age, and the blatant racism, JimCrow etc was unavoidable |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Thanks for those personal memories. |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
63. I can truly believe that since Dixie Dieway into Louisville goes right through |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #23 |
48. As Yankees in the south, we kids used to ride in the back of the bus |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
26. Everyone in the South, many in the North saw it up close |
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Tennessee Gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
27. If you think Edwards was being disingenuous, you are dead wrong. |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
28. I'm a year older than Edwards and I certainly |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
29. Hell, I was only 5, and remembered the sign in Greenville, Tx. |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
32. Here's some info from a piece on Edwards in Newsweek |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Thank you! |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Well Done Emit, BUT FrenchieCat won't respond to this because it does not promote her agenda... |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
33. I was born near Atlanta in 1962, seventh generation white Georgian. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
35. If you lived in the south during that time, you saw racism close up. nt. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
37. The "back-story" is called "U.S. History". Did you expect a 10-year-old JE to have "marched"? |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
39. In his high school, which became integrated while he was there- |
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ClericJohnPreston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
43. Oh Frenchie, Frenchie, Frenchie.... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Good post |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. Great post... |
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ClericJohnPreston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. I'll bet on not..... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Yeah... I guess not... |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #43 |
61. ClericJohnPreston...you complete me! |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
45. He was born in the 1950s. He was too young to march. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. His Daddy probably would have been fired |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
50. Oh, goody! A thread where the Clenis didn't do it! |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
51. Why can't Obama's supporters simply post something positive about him? |
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Monty__ (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Obama supporters |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
54. ANOTHER HIT AND RUN OP -- FrenchieCat's last post here #13 @ 5:42 a.m. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
55. I'm a year younger that Edwards, and I spent a lot of time in |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
60. Anyone who lived in the South before and during the 60s |
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