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27. No, you THOUGHT you knew how racist the country was.
Mon Dec 28, 2015, 11:23 PM
Dec 2015

Apparently you were wrong. And it wasnt even close. Sure, they're out there, but not nearly in the number you think.
And if he could run a 3rd time, he'd win AGAIN!! (Boy, would Hillary be pissed.......)

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
Hillary Was the Odds-On Favorite gordyfl Dec 2015 #32
Sounds you might be overly skeptical. MadDAsHell Dec 2015 #43
how far and how fast. meteor-like trajectory. wow. yep. Hiraeth Dec 2015 #18
I heard him too and was mesmerized. I just worried because roguevalley Dec 2015 #19
oh so long ago, that I recorded iton my VCR loyalsister Dec 2015 #39
I was just talking to my daughter about this! Looking back, it is incredible. randome Dec 2015 #3
Know where you're coming. K&R MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #4
He was a lock against Alan Keys. RandySF Dec 2015 #7
Yeah, but the primary was a bit brutal. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #42
Thanks...Hell, I remember voting for Jesse Jackson and I thought he had a better shot then randys1 Dec 2015 #8
"or Donald god damn Duck" MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #10
No one laughed RandySF Dec 2015 #5
I dont know who called it hypocritical, but my point isnt what WE thought of Barack, but what randys1 Dec 2015 #9
No, you THOUGHT you knew how racist the country was. 7962 Dec 2015 #27
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
I didn't, did you? brooklynite Dec 2015 #13
I did not laugh. 840high Dec 2015 #14
Umm, no. I didn't laugh. JunkyardAngel83 Dec 2015 #15
I saw he was supported by Crown and Pritzker, Downwinder Dec 2015 #16
No, I didn't laugh. After his keynote address at '04 R B Garr Dec 2015 #17
In 1999, 95% of Amercans said.... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #20
#1: a socialist as an anti-capitalist AZ Progressive Dec 2015 #23
If you are explaining you are . ... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #33
THANK you so much for that story. And its true, too. 7962 Dec 2015 #28
I knew about Barack Hussein Obama years before he ran for president. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #21
Good thread Randy. Deserves a kick. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #22
Thanks, like I have been saying to one of our other friends here, I like reminding people randys1 Dec 2015 #41
Indeed, never say never. one_voice Dec 2015 #24
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #25
K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #29
No comparison. Obama had me when redstateblues Dec 2015 #30
I remember when I serriously decided to support Obama in the primary.... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #31
I actually thought he was a shoo-in after his DNC speech in 2004. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #34
But in this RABIDLY and VICIOUSLY racist country of ours, I was surprised he could win. randys1 Dec 2015 #40
I was excited BeyondGeography Dec 2015 #35
I didn't laugh at Obama, who was a U.S. Senator from Illinois. BlueCheese Dec 2015 #36
Great sentiment. redstateblues Dec 2015 #37
Not at Obama or Hillary or Bernie, at the racist society electing them or not. randys1 Dec 2015 #46
I never doubted Obama's ability to win. BlueCheese Dec 2015 #47
Because we are a viciously and rabidly racist country and we or many of us randys1 Dec 2015 #48
I don't doubt there is a seriously racist element in our society. BlueCheese Dec 2015 #49
Well, I didn't laugh Chitown Kev Dec 2015 #38
I did, I laughed at the idea that this rabidly racist society could do it. Now, it is true that randys1 Dec 2015 #45
Nope. His keynote address at the convention cali Dec 2015 #44
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