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gollygee

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79. You must not pass the "smart black people" test, despite your education and career

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 12:37 PM

Apr 2016

Although I suspect the "smart black people" test is whether that person agrees with white people on whatever specific issue. It does make it easier to administer the test without ever meeting someone.

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Hillary Clinton has basically won the nomination - and a big reason for that is Black voters [View all] YoungDemCA Apr 2016 OP

Yep! You can't win the Dem nomination without the black vote and votes of other POCs brush Apr 2016 #1

I think you mean "can't" awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #3

You're right. Thanks for catching my typo. brush Apr 2016 #4

Thanks for not thinking awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #37

No, no. I was in the publishing business and always appreciate typo catches. brush Apr 2016 #38

Some people take it badly when corrected awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #40

Yeah because walking with MLK really means nothing at all. fasttense Apr 2016 #6

He never followed up on that. He retreated to Vermont for what 40, some years . . . brush Apr 2016 #9

Yup, you just made my point. fasttense Apr 2016 #12

I see you didn't even bother watching the video brush Apr 2016 #13

Oh brush JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #18

I know right. Sometimes I can help but go back at them though. brush Apr 2016 #23

Seems like that one isn't getting their way awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #43

It comes down to the number of voters JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #44

Oh, I have no doubt she will win... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #45

I was an Edwards supporter too! JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #49

You have the patience of a saint. wildeyed Apr 2016 #50

Most of these people are trolls, I'm convinced steve2470 Apr 2016 #91

You just gotta stay cool JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #92

So if I protested and marched in the early 60's and gwheezie Apr 2016 #55

Do you want some cheese with that whine? Or a cookie for your grand deeds of being a Number23 Apr 2016 #61

We don't have respect for a person who participate in a walk 50 yrs ago and thought he was done. pnwmom Apr 2016 #110

Thank you for this information thucythucy May 2016 #176

Okay ... that was the (about) 4 years ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #29

You don't get your way awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #42

They're steeped in a Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #46

Well said! mcar Apr 2016 #48

+1 I'm going to steal that. n/t fleabiscuit Apr 2016 #60

I said nothing original awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #65

Greatness here! sheshe2 May 2016 #186

"Bernie's people ignore us until it was too late. Too bad, so sad." Perseus Apr 2016 #7

He marched in the 60s then retreated to Vermont. He never followed up on it brush Apr 2016 #10

That is the point I have made too. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #26

Well ... I suspect that he left Chicago (SNCC), shortly after ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #31

What else did he think SNCC was supposed to be fighting? brush Apr 2016 #34

Well ... that is the rest of that "frustration" statement ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #35

Perhaps, we just missed all those Bernie led, Vermont Civil Rights protest marches. 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #30

"I find Spike Lee one of the most intelligent black people in the nation, is it coincidence lunamagica Apr 2016 #41

I know, huh? I wonder ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #71

Excellent post that needed to be said. ladjf Apr 2016 #52

You know how I said upthread another post was easily the moronic thing I've seen on DU for a minute? Number23 Apr 2016 #62

I love your posts. Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #66

+1... SidDithers May 2016 #157

Well I'm sure he's met every single black person in America and has administered some kind of gollygee Apr 2016 #68

LOL ... And, so many of them keep telling me that ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #72

You must not pass the "smart black people" test, despite your education and career gollygee Apr 2016 #79

LOL. But I would say ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #80

Good correction! N/t gollygee Apr 2016 #81

roflmao lovemydog Apr 2016 #84

You make me happy! JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #94

His wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, is just as smart.. Oh, I think President Obama is The most intelligent Cha May 2016 #170

"I find Spike Lee one of the most intelligent black people" 72DejaVu Apr 2016 #78

And they ignored POC in spite of the best efforts of POC to let them know the Sanders campaign Squinch May 2016 #130

But mostly ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #133

Yes. Which wasn't what they said it was, and which wasn't substantively different from what Squinch May 2016 #142

I don't doubt his commitment ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #150

I do. It was just what was done at the time. My brother was one of those Squinch May 2016 #152

Sort of like these rallies of Sanders now. brush May 2016 #165

Exactly!!!! Squinch May 2016 #179

I am guilty of admitting I am curious how Bernie will handle this and how will Hillary Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #2

I suspect the National Democratic Platform will adopt some planks ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #32

We disagree bl968 Apr 2016 #5

1/2 you are right and 1/2 I hope you are wrong Perseus Apr 2016 #8

Sadly I am not. bl968 Apr 2016 #14

YOU survived Bush gollygee Apr 2016 #28

Your privilege is showing. By the way, Hillary can win without the Occupy bunch. Obama did. n/t Tarheel_Dem Apr 2016 #88

Nope ain't voting for Hillary, ain't ever going to happen fasttense Apr 2016 #15

Disgusting Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #54

Damn, less than 9 seconds lovemydog Apr 2016 #85

I don't think most of us are stupid awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #39

Excellent diagnosis Dr. bl968. lol italiangirl Apr 2016 #11

Group Host - Blocked User JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #22

That poster could not get anymore insulting or Wrong if she tried.. or maybe she could but I'm Cha May 2016 #172

I don't see the OP Gloating - Group Host JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #19

This very well informed Black voter, disagrees. 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #33

You can win the GE without them, actually. wildeyed Apr 2016 #51

We'll see won't we. brush May 2016 #166

Oh yes Hillary will win the GE. Cha May 2016 #171

HRC and DWS Pharaoh Apr 2016 #16

I would think you would know that Black voters are quite liberal and a key part of our party's base YoungDemCA Apr 2016 #17

I've asked him to leave the group JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #21

Thanks, JAG. Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #25

i do Pharaoh Apr 2016 #27

Ironic-- your excuse seems rather indicative of a 'low information voter.' LanternWaste May 2016 #184

Black voters, as a demographic, are more liberal wildeyed Apr 2016 #53

This is the AfAm Group JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #20

I have spent the entire day arguing with what seems to be HUNDREDS of DU posters Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #56

He speaks the language of the Hutu JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #58

thanks for doing that- I just can't anymore. I'll get hidden. bettyellen May 2016 #180

I'm sorry that these people are trying to mess up Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #24

As a melanin-challenged friend wryter2000 Apr 2016 #36

K&R mcar Apr 2016 #47

I didn't help... Stellar Apr 2016 #57

Stellar, we love you no matter WHO you voted for Number23 Apr 2016 #63

awww.... Stellar Apr 2016 #70

Isn't it amazing? ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #73

Amen to that! nt Stellar Apr 2016 #74

This is why many want independents who tend to be white men JI7 Apr 2016 #59

!! That's why I like reading here at AA. Clarity. fleabiscuit Apr 2016 #64

I appreciate our coalition. Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #67

I suspect that's because you don't seem to mind sharing the world with ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #75

The more the merrier! :D Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #95

Holy crap are a lot of people having tantrums gollygee Apr 2016 #69

LOL ... And +1,000 ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #76

+1. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #124

Yes, and lifelong white Democrats over 45. tonyt53 Apr 2016 #77

+100000000 + Hillary's secret weapon.. Cha May 2016 #173

AA's are the most conservative of the D voting block thebeautifulstruggle Apr 2016 #82

Too late for this election JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #83

I do accept it...it is what it is thebeautifulstruggle Apr 2016 #99

Then why the passive aggresive tantrum on this thread and this group JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #101

you are clearly more informed than me on your own personal world view, AA's as a whole... thebeautifulstruggle Apr 2016 #102

Name Removed uses it back here allllll the time JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #107

And their screen name.... wildeyed Apr 2016 #122

Talib didn't come up with that phrase thebeautifulstruggle May 2016 #125

He would not approve of what you were saying while using the name. wildeyed May 2016 #137

... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #138

he would not approve that I posted the fact thebeautifulstruggle May 2016 #140

Really? wildeyed May 2016 #148

so interesting it's tattoo'd on my body thebeautifulstruggle May 2016 #155

You didn't come to argue? wildeyed May 2016 #162

Thanks so much for this post...great examples and illustrations that I hope the reader comprehends. Digital Puppy Apr 2016 #113

Wish our intruder JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #118

Boom. wildeyed Apr 2016 #119

Boom back and drop the Mic! JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #123

Most excellent. Describes my look on issues pretty well too. fleabiscuit May 2016 #178

Question CobaltBlue May 2016 #153

$500 per post at DU JustAnotherGen May 2016 #175

And yet, it has never been black folks that have voted in record numbers to deny the rights Number23 Apr 2016 #87

Or would stay home if they dont get their way. Those saying they will do not deserve Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #90

There you go again . . . JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #93

It's just Part 75 in the blacks aren't liberal/pure/smart enough bullshit that this board is steeped Number23 Apr 2016 #96

you are forgetting AA's helping to deny the rights of gays in California thebeautifulstruggle Apr 2016 #98

You forget Elsa Prince-Broekhuizen and the The Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #100

were they Democrats? thebeautifulstruggle Apr 2016 #103

I don't understand the Bernie thing JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #106

O'Malley wasn't bad at all... thebeautifulstruggle Apr 2016 #114

Senator Sanders message simply didn't get through to Black Americans JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #115

AA's don't believe in "revolution" period? thebeautifulstruggle May 2016 #126

I realize you are new (or, recently reborn), but ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #132

fair enough, though there are other AA's that have a completeldifferent version of that relationship thebeautifulstruggle May 2016 #141

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #149

so that's just the bottom line isn't it thebeautifulstruggle May 2016 #154

That is what is being said ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #158

Number 23 below JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #117

Thanks, JAG! And I'd like to add one more link Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #104

Do me a favor JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #105

Done! Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #109

From page 16 of the study "Are Blacks and Latinos Responsible Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #108

As usual, black folks are 20% of the voting population but for some reason... Number23 Apr 2016 #112

thebeautifulstruggle needs to read this post JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #116

im pretty sure it was the OP taking credit. thebeautifulstruggle May 2016 #127

I'm talking about your idiotic assertion that black people were responsible for the passage of Prop8 Number23 May 2016 #163

I had no doubt you'd trot out that old line that was debunked with 18 minutes of analysis Number23 Apr 2016 #111

I thought that had been debunked all those years ago.. Mahalo for the reminder, 23.. so that myth Cha May 2016 #169

And you forget that religious AA leader in NC fought Amendment One wildeyed Apr 2016 #120

good for the NAACP thebeautifulstruggle May 2016 #128

But individual voters DID go to the voting booth in NC wildeyed May 2016 #139

i am not the one or part of the group that self-identified as more conservative thebeautifulstruggle May 2016 #143

Of COURSE I believe that the rights of LGBT wildeyed May 2016 #161

Stop broad brushing African Americans, it's getting extremely obvious CreekDog May 2016 #185

California has a low population of AAs JI7 May 2016 #187

Yup. And we didn't have to attend a yyyuuuugggeee rally to accomplish it either. Tarheel_Dem Apr 2016 #86

It's 100% Bernie's fault he has done so poorly steve2470 Apr 2016 #89

"I could have run his campaign better. For free. From my home." Number23 Apr 2016 #97

He didn't have a SINGLE black OR female adviser in his wildeyed Apr 2016 #121

so you're saying, if he just had a POC explaining his message at first thebeautifulstruggle May 2016 #129

LOL ... No. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #135

I reject the notion that a message should have to be framed specifically to different audiences thebeautifulstruggle May 2016 #145

Of course you do ... Mr. Spoken To. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #151

"it's either true and righteous or it isn't, regardless of the demographic" Digital Puppy May 2016 #160

I was going to say JustAnotherGen May 2016 #168

It didn't even occur to him that he needed wildeyed May 2016 #136

he needed a POC to inform him that issues he hoped to set aside were indeed very important. bettyellen May 2016 #182

+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #181

Be careful what you wish for Depaysement May 2016 #131

What is that supposed to mean? 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #134

Apparently, you don't need to be careful of what you wish for. Because he lost. Squinch May 2016 #144

What a vapid response Depaysement May 2016 #146

Says the poster who opened with "be careful what you wish for." Squinch May 2016 #147

This message was self-deleted by its author Depaysement May 2016 #159

Group Host - Leave the group JustAnotherGen May 2016 #167

I wonder when it's going to become painfully obvious to Sanders... SaschaHM May 2016 #156

Hillary is the nominee, that process is all but over. Bernie knows it and since the cause Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #177

The larger point to me, even as a Hillary supporter ismnotwasm May 2016 #164

Well said, ism.. so true! Cha May 2016 #174

I've come late to this thread and I'm so glad I didn't miss it because: betsuni May 2016 #183