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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Come on, be honest, how many laughed out loud as I did when they heard a Black man named [View all]libdem4life
(13,877 posts)12. OK, OK but I didn't laugh out loud, so there. Then came the Birthers ad nauseum, and remember
the crap about his entire family, education, and ... yes ... going to make us all worship at mosques. And he handled it all with the grace and personal presence beyond my imagination...even when they attacked his wife and daughters.
And yes, Bernie's time will come. Different issues, different styles. We'll also get rehashes of HRC, too. I've already seen some of it, but PBO is a case in point that not being well known does not preclude a successful campaign and residing in the White House.
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Come on, be honest, how many laughed out loud as I did when they heard a Black man named [View all]
randys1
Dec 2015
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I didn't laugh out loud at all when I heard then Senator Obama speak at that convention. I knew
monmouth4
Dec 2015
#1
Yeah but you and me, we are liberals, Democrats. I laughed out loud at the prospect of this
randys1
Dec 2015
#2
Thanks...Hell, I remember voting for Jesse Jackson and I thought he had a better shot then
randys1
Dec 2015
#8
I dont know who called it hypocritical, but my point isnt what WE thought of Barack, but what
randys1
Dec 2015
#9
no, the "Is America ready for a black president" debate went on right up until his election n/t
Enrique
Dec 2015
#26
I most certainly did not! I was fine with it. I wanted hillary but then I got Obama
CTyankee
Dec 2015
#6
2008 was very unusual; many knew early that democrats had a virtual lock on the general election.
unblock
Dec 2015
#11
OK, OK but I didn't laugh out loud, so there. Then came the Birthers ad nauseum, and remember
libdem4life
Dec 2015
#12
Thanks, like I have been saying to one of our other friends here, I like reminding people
randys1
Dec 2015
#41
But in this RABIDLY and VICIOUSLY racist country of ours, I was surprised he could win.
randys1
Dec 2015
#40