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randys1

(16,286 posts)
46. Not at Obama or Hillary or Bernie, at the racist society electing them or not.
Tue Dec 29, 2015, 03:06 PM
Dec 2015

The point of my post, which seemed to be missed by many, is that ANYTHING is possible as to even Bernie can be elected.

There are many saying he cant win, I disagree.

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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