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Idiot on MSNBC just said AA's have no role models (Original Post) Shankapotomus Jan 2012 OP
is he brain dead? eShirl Jan 2012 #1
Aside from the President of the United States LynnTTT Jan 2012 #2
And the guy he was arguing with! (nt) Shankapotomus Jan 2012 #3
Good point. JohnnyRingo Jan 2012 #4
Obviously Newt was dog whistling on the race question. Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #5
what, not even the repukes' own michael steele? niyad Jan 2012 #6
I'd be interested in hearing Mr. Steele's Shankapotomus Jan 2012 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Occupy_2012 Feb 2012 #8
Tuskegee Airmen, for starters AnnieBW Feb 2012 #9

JohnnyRingo

(18,628 posts)
4. Good point.
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 11:43 PM
Jan 2012

All he could think of since Abraham Lincoln was a George Lucas movie about the Red Tails.

On edit:
....and Newt Gingrich. I forgot Newt.
LOL

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
5. Obviously Newt was dog whistling on the race question.
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 11:44 PM
Jan 2012

There are no substantial blocks of blacks voting Republican...so he can throw them under the bus in the primary season to try to get the conservative/racist white vote. I don't know why Al or Rachael didn't make this obvious connection.

Response to Shankapotomus (Original post)

AnnieBW

(10,426 posts)
9. Tuskegee Airmen, for starters
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 12:21 AM
Feb 2012

I suggest that this douche go see "Red Tails" ASAP. It's not historically accurate, but it's better than the Airmen have gotten so far.

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