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102. You come in here all puffed up and raring for a fight with the few minority members of this board

Thu May 26, 2016, 05:32 PM

May 2016

and those that respond to you are the "Internet bullies?"

Yeah, like JAG said, go where you're celebrated. There is a group here that loves folks like you. Everyone like you calls it home. But this ain't it.

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Why Black Voters Are the Most Rational Voters of 2016 [View all] YoungDemCA May 2016 OP

A hearty and enthusiastic BlueMTexpat May 2016 #1

I think Black Americans have a far better bullshit detector Bad Dog May 2016 #2

Yeah. It's the same way I thought in 2012. rusty quoin May 2016 #65

I'm not American, I'm English. Bad Dog May 2016 #70

This is why so many of us Coolest Ranger May 2016 #3

Tell them, Coolest Ranger. TELL THEM Number23 May 2016 #6

Enormous K & R. Thanks for posting. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #4

Most black folks don't even HAVE a damn parachute to save our asses if things go too badly Number23 May 2016 #5

White people openly supporting Drumpf and other white folks supporting him in a backdoor Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #7

You absolutely nailed it. Number23 May 2016 #26

Thanks Obama! Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #29

So much of the anger from the white left and right I think is largely because of Obama. Number23 May 2016 #32

lol! zappaman May 2016 #117

Note to zappaman: NEVER bake cookies that are too big to dunk Number23 May 2016 #118

+1 OK, I'm stealing that too. n/t fleabiscuit May 2016 #97

White people don't consciously think of themselves as a community - especially white liberals YoungDemCA May 2016 #9

I was already a massive fan of yours Number23 May 2016 #30

PREACH! It is the very height of white privilege to be able to assert that we'll all let the house Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2016 #83

+1 fleabiscuit May 2016 #98

Yep! We don't fall for the hype, as we've seen it all before. brush May 2016 #56

I think I saw the dude you had that chat with. 15 hides and talks about being a "psychologist" Number23 May 2016 #57

that's the same reasoning deployed in Chicago: didn't work out too well MisterP May 2016 #8

Oh FFS YoungDemCA May 2016 #10

I don't have a label for it. ananda May 2016 #18

So what does it tell you that black people have overwhelmingly REJECTED Bernie Sanders? Number23 May 2016 #28

I have repeatedly said, as some of you know, that I fully believe Bernie Sanders Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #33

We have alot of Sanders supporters in this forum, including black and other minority ones Number23 May 2016 #35

Or... or Sanders was way to dismissive of PoC votes? His team claimed overtly that he didn't compete uponit7771 May 2016 #123

All that too Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #134

In YOUR opinion. Black people will decide for themselves who's best for them. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2016 #84

Because he says so? Not because of his record no doubt uponit7771 May 2016 #122

Restoring what ... The primacy of importance of the white male? 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #16

Heehee! brush May 2016 #59

k & r lovemydog May 2016 #11

I could not have written this more beautifully. Sanders' candidacy is over. However... Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2016 #86

If they were really that pragmatic they would be supporting Sanders. LS_Editor May 2016 #12

Sanders is the antithesis of pragmatism YoungDemCA May 2016 #13

Haha. And that's that, huh? LS_Editor May 2016 #89

That's a fact that he doesn't dispute, Why is this called into question? tia uponit7771 May 2016 #125

Bernie Sanders hasn't fought against racism in 40 years. forjusticethunders May 2016 #15

+1 ... AND, much more politely state than my... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #23

I was open to considering your points until you created my own reply and responded to it yourself. LS_Editor May 2016 #88

Try holding yourself to the same high standards you hold others to before you indict them for it. LanternWaste May 2016 #93

Where's the rest of my quote? LS_Editor May 2016 #94

+1, while BLM was staging sit ins on bridges he was still thinking white votes mattered more uponit7771 May 2016 #126

LBJ was a racist but he passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act underthematrix May 2016 #34

So you don't know anything about Bernie Sanders. Clearly. LS_Editor May 2016 #87

I'm 65. Bernie is 75. Back in the day white folks didn't have to be wealthy to hire help. underthematrix May 2016 #91

There's that truthiness again. LS_Editor May 2016 #92

Let's ask him. I'll tweet Bernie underthematrix May 2016 #95

That's right. How dare I ask you to prove your assertions. LS_Editor May 2016 #96

Oh you definitely know where you are and you fit right in. underthematrix May 2016 #99

Projection much? LS_Editor May 2016 #101

LOL! nope can't be projection underthematrix May 2016 #116

Did Bernie reply to the fictional account of his life in your head? LS_Editor May 2016 #120

LOL! underthematrix May 2016 #121

Fighting racism in Vermont? How? Are there even any black people there? brush May 2016 #60

You make a generalization of Vermont then you erroneously focus your attention there - exclusively. LS_Editor May 2016 #85

Ok, pls explain then what Sanders has done in Vermont for the AA community. brush May 2016 #90

Don't know about you, but I'm hearing crickets. nt fleabiscuit May 2016 #100

Yep! Nothing but crickets. brush May 2016 #103

Loud crickets too uponit7771 May 2016 #127

Sanders camp OPENLY admitted to NOT compete in the "southern states" and the dollar amounts spent uponit7771 May 2016 #124

Hmm davidthegnome May 2016 #14

You seem sincere in your query, so I will provide an ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #45

I never thought of it that way. davidthegnome May 2016 #66

+1, Weaver and Divine OPENLY admitted on 2 different calls that they didn't compete in the "Southern uponit7771 May 2016 #128

This message was self-deleted by its author Hoppy May 2016 #17

This is the African American group and this post is not appropriate here. gollygee May 2016 #21

Translation, black people who voted for Hillary, i.e. most, are stupid. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #24

Do you think that you could slither back from whence you came? TIA! Number23 May 2016 #37

So since Black voters went for Hillary about 70-30, 75-25 you saying most of us are what??? UMTerp01 May 2016 #38

Wrong spot, buddy. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #47

I am really offended by this Coolest Ranger May 2016 #72

I suggest you delete the post as the edit is easy to see. ismnotwasm May 2016 #81

I don't think voting for someone with 37% favorabl rating and who is under investigation is rational ram2008 May 2016 #19

I haven't voted yet JustAnotherGen May 2016 #44

Anyone who doesn't realize that Bernie's favorability has never been tested pnwmom May 2016 #48

Hillary has failed the test ram2008 May 2016 #68

His primary is over. Hillary's is still ongoing. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #69

Well, I don't find ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #55

Winning is winning ram2008 May 2016 #67

That's interesting JustAnotherGen May 2016 #71

Interesting; but, consistent in it's inconsistency ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #78

Thinking someone who has a 10% approval rating in Florida among Latinos can win a national GE uponit7771 May 2016 #129

If the GOP acquiescence to Trump is any indication... Rafale May 2016 #20

The rationale alleged Bernie supporters are coming up with to ABANDON Bernie Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #25

So then.... Rafale May 2016 #39

That is who some here will blame, yes, just black people, or mostly black people. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #40

The GOP Party is also finished Rafale May 2016 #41

Oh I know liberals are being challenged, trust me. As an old warrior who Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #42

the thing of it is, friend Rafale May 2016 #43

That is the thought process of someone who has no racial issues or gay/str8t issues Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #46

Not a compelling argument Rafale May 2016 #49

You didnt get up early enough to deal with me. LIke i said, as a liberal who has Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #50

That's quite an accomplishment in life Rafale May 2016 #52

Nobody who posts regularly in THIS group is "Trump-like" ismnotwasm May 2016 #80

Thanks, I didn't even address the insult because I know who I am and I can tell who that is. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #107

You don't understand the group JustAnotherGen May 2016 #61

That will be moot ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #62

I think you hurt his feelings :-( JustAnotherGen May 2016 #75

Open civil, discussion is good but Rafale May 2016 #73

I didn't call you a name :-) JustAnotherGen May 2016 #74

Oh no Rafale May 2016 #76

Do you live in Southern Ohio or Northern Kentucky? JustAnotherGen May 2016 #79

Lots of threats Rafale May 2016 #105

Nope - I'm a Group Host JustAnotherGen May 2016 #108

You come in here all puffed up and raring for a fight with the few minority members of this board Number23 May 2016 #102

Gee, why would I come here Rafale May 2016 #104

To ask us to put you on ignore? JustAnotherGen May 2016 #110

Why indeed? Wait...are you suddenly black or something? Number23 May 2016 #111

How old are you? Rafale May 2016 #112

So I'm guessing the answer to that question is...no?? Number23 May 2016 #113

She thinks we are angry JustAnotherGen May 2016 #114

I know. Why is it clueless, rage-filled people always think everybody else is as angry as they are? Number23 May 2016 #115

LOL. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #119

He's asking group hosts to put him on ignore JustAnotherGen May 2016 #109

The FBI won't result in criminal charges and her transcripts will look like nothing pnwmom May 2016 #51

Well yes, yes of course Rafale May 2016 #54

No, not at all... FBI fairy isn't coming; no one cares about the TPS report cover page missing and uponit7771 May 2016 #131

The fact they're "feeling" betrayed is from the voices of the whiny racial establishment telling the uponit7771 May 2016 #130

I must have been born the wrong color. lark May 2016 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Rafale May 2016 #106

I expect voters of color MFM008 May 2016 #27

Sounds about right to me UMTerp01 May 2016 #31

I strongly support your referenced article rock May 2016 #36

Educational and informative. thanks. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #53

Good analysis gwheezie May 2016 #58

Wow.. SaschaHM May 2016 #63

Artianal white supremecy. The Polack MSgt May 2016 #77

I wish my white-voting brethren would come to their senses, but it is what it is. Starry Messenger May 2016 #64

I will jump in and say I have come to my senses, I also wish more white voters would also Thinkingabout May 2016 #132

We've always been the most rationale voters, as many of us have demonstrated over and over again. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2016 #82

the mass swiftboating of Bernie Sanders by especially the AA community highprincipleswork May 2016 #133