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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:43 PM Original message |
Would there be all this "outrage" if Obama were white? |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obama is already half white , its not helping him much with the bigots though |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. All they see is the color of his skin |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Shouldn't they be judging by the content of his character? |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. We're talking about freeper types here |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. They don't care what MLK said - he was just another "n----r" to them. |
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Caliman73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. The people who remember that are not the problem |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. Dismissing criticism of Obama as racism won't work forever. Policy success will go far to alleviate |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Half-white is WORSE! It means a Black and White "Interbred". This is how they think. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
40. Doesn't matter to them |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
46. Bigots are one-percenters when it comes to race; "half" doesn't occur to them. (nt) |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
74. Obama is brown. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
3. They'd just find a different outrage - that's all |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. Bingo... |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yes and no. |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. No. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. He is a Democrat |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. It is an escalation fed by their racism... |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. No. We'd still hear all the socialist bullshit, but not the "illegitimate" nonsense. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. I honestly don't think his color matters on this issue. |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
35. America elected him=not racist but America criticizes=racist? Please. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
54. the hatred and apparently fear too |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. Only the content would be different |
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Renaissance Man (420 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
14. There would be outrage... |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
15. they pulled some rank shit on |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. from what I've seen |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yeah there would be. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
19. Though there is a racist element present in some of what we're seeing, |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
20. Hillary yes, Biden, maybe not. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. No, but there would be some. Angry whites tend to view any democrat with suspicion. nt |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
23. Obama's heritage adds more nuts to the fruitcake. |
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abelenkpe2 (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
24. Yes |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
25. This thread is a wonderful way to explore all of the creative ways white folks... |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. "I don't see color!!!1" |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. BWHAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
65. *snort* |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #25 |
49. So anyone who doesn't agree that the ferocity of the rethug attacks on |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. BINGO! |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Are you saying I'm defending racists?? What do you mean by bingo? nt |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
51. also a perfect way for those who feel a need to prove how UBER-liberal and unprejudiced they think |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
26. 1993/1994 was pretty bad |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
28. Of course not |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
30. They were pretty outraged the entire time Clinton was President. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. THAT'S cuz he had all dem culud folk up dey in da WHITE HOUSE!!! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
44. (ahem) That's "in da Whizzle Hizzle" to you, please... |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #44 |
59. ... |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Outraged? Yes. Forming mobs? Not so much. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I remember lots of militias forming. |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. I do too. They were in a blind rage that only escalated as the economy got better. nt |
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99 Percent Sure (355 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
31. Well, they gave Billy Jeff hell too, remember? n/t |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
37. I believe they would go just as crazy. I mean, they impeached Clinton! How |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
39. I think Hillary would have gotten a lot, too |
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Mr. Sparkle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
42. I would think so because it is an fake outrage. |
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bcronos (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
43. Racism exists only in your mind... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Oh you're a cute one! |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
47. If Obama were white, they'd be going with the one about the gay lover in the White House |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
48. If bush had been black would we have attacked him as much or been called racist if we did? |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 05:42 PM Response to Reply #48 |
66. beg to differ... |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
50. We'd see everything but the "Birthers" |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
55. In a word, no. |
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Rocknrule (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
56. If he were white, they sure as hell wouldn't be calling him a Muslim |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
57. Judging by the DU Primary wars alone, I would hazard a guess... |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
58. Yes |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
60. Evidence suggests yes. |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
61. Of course they would be just as obnoxious and mean spirited. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
62. Yes, but about some other made-up shit. n/t |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
63. No. Not to this extent. The racism is plain for all to see and it's |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
64. I think there would, to be honest |
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quickesst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
67. Wow.... |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
68. niether in the RW or here. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
69. as far as i remember bill clinton wasnt black, they would find some other |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
70. The President needs to show more "outrage" at these obstructionists! |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
71. I have no doubt that it has added to it |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
72. i can't believe the level of denial displayed here. the OP is right on. and it's worse than that... |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
73. It's a complicated question. |
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HelenWheels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
75. Yes,they'd find something - they spent millions on Clinton |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
76. Not THIS outrage but yes they'd have outrage. |
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