Did Obama supporters learn anything? (Bidenc)

[Joe the Revelator]

I'm sad to see that Obama's supporters didn't learn a damn thing about how to act in the front runner role from Team Hillary. This bullshit about focusing on Biden's "racist" comments is ridiculous. It is just as absurd as Hillary's supporters yelling out "SEXISM every time they felt their candidate was disrespected.

Playing the victim does not win friends or votes. Obama supporters would be smart to learn that lesson, less they suffer the same fate as Hillary.

[chimpymustgo]

1. Damn! Obama supporters - black people - all getting so much GODDAM advice today.

More fucking patronizing.

[Joe the Revelator]

28. My eyes can not roll back far enough to properly respond to your post

nt

[sandnsea]

2. It was racially tone deaf

I don't think Biden means anything by his remarks. They're the kind of comments that were once considered respectful of blacks. Over time, they came to reflect a sort of tokenism and I don't think Biden gets it. These are the subtleties of racism that linger in the best of white America. It would be nice if Obama and Biden had a chat, that Biden got some schooling, and then made a joint presser when Biden finally gets his "ah ha" moment.

[cali]

13. well said. tone deaf is exactly what it was. and to my knowledge

no one here has said it was anything more than that- contrary to the OP's contention.

[Steely_Dan]

17. Oh, I don't Know...

Look at Post #14 of this very thread. I think that this is more than just saying he is tone deaf.

Our contention is rather mild suggesting that Obama may not have the experience. However, Biden is being called a racist. Put yourself in a Biden supporter's shoes. Would that be a problem for you?

-P

[sandnsea]

26. Shifting the argument makes it worse

Biden's comment has nothing to do with Obama's experience at all, there's no reason to mix that into a racially stupid remark. Sometimes the best thing to do when your candidate has made a little muff is to shut up about it and let it go away.

Biden has made these kinds of insensitive racial remarks on many occasions. Recently he made some kind of crass remark about race and school and was given a pass because people decided his intent was sincere. At some point, it gets a little old. The man needs to try to understand that there is an element of racism in making these comments.

Equal means Equal. White people are raised with a sense of privilege that they usually don't even recognize they've got. These little comments is how it reveals itself.

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[Steely_Dan]

6. Way to keep

the discussion on an adult level. You are quite entertaining.

-Paige

[Steely_Dan]

7. It's Funny...

normally we are trashing the Republicans. Now that it is the political season, we simply trash each other. We are eating our own and it is apparently an acquired taste.

-Paige

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[Kurt_and_Hunter]

10. You should be tombstoned for that post.

[Steely_Dan]

11. Actually,

he is getting a real kick out of this...
How sad.

-Paige

[Fridays Child]

4. I'm behind the curve here. What did Biden say?

On edit: Never mind. If it's the civil rights comment, I found it.

[bluestateguy]

5. Obama: Not ready for prime time against the Republican Noise Machine

He lost a congressional primary in 2000 and defeated an opponent in 2004 so loony that the Illinois GOP did not support him.

What has this guy done in the major leagues?

[Kahuna]

12. What has YOUR guy done in the major leagues??? Not even the pot

calling the kettle black. At least Obama had sense enough to know that invading Iraq would turn out exactly the way it has.

[Joe the Revelator]

24. This really has nothing to do with Obama...

I havn't seen him making a big deal out of this.

[BeyondGeography]

8. What a bullshit post

We're just about all saying Biden is inept, not racist.

Now excuse me while I get back to my "resistance is futile" training sessions.

[Kahuna]

14. Biden is an old fogey. He's like the people who supported

civil rights but not because he believed blacks were equal. So he thinks that just because he supported civil rights back in the day, he could never no matter what he does or what he says be considered racially insensitive.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

15. That's a pretty vile assertion. Any supporting evidence, or just a personal assessment?

[Kahuna]

16. Yeah. Personal assessment from my 53 years on earth as a

black woman who has come across every type of racial bais and insensitivity that exists. And you? What is your basis to question anything?

[Steely_Dan]

19. The Wingnuts...

over at FreeRepublic must be laughing their asses off right about now.

-P

[BeyondGeography]

20. Anything to take their minds off the reality of their own situation

;)

[mtnsnake]

18. Thats really precious, making a preachy bullshit post & using anti-Hillary rhetoric to reinforce it

Try making some sense next time without running down the other factions of DU that trouble you.

[Joe the Revelator]

22. It makes plenty of sense my friend

Hillary's downfall owes a lot to the fact that she head behind "sexism" in order to deflect. Obama's supporters (which, heres a secret, I'm one of) need to be careful to avoid doing themselves.

[calteacherguy]

21. I read the context this morning, and there was nothing inappropriate in Biden's remarks

given the context of the question.

Please do not lump all Obama supporters into one group. Thank you.

[Steely_Dan]

23. Thank You n/t

[ginchinchili]

29. No, thank you for your adherence to the truth.

I don't believe most of Obama's supporters are buying into the spurious argument that a handful on this blog are trying to make. It's just disappointing. Too Republicanesque for me. Thanks again, calteacherguy.

[Bitwit1234]

25. Yes how to do an perform more dirty tricks than rove

[ginchinchili]

27. They're just mad because Biden out zinged their candidate.

But you make a very good point. This could unfairly hurt Sen. Biden, but it will also hurt Obama.

[BeyondGeography]

30. This will go about as far as "clean and articulate"

which is to say, not very.

Mostly something for us to lick around on a slow Sunday. Why would Obama waste his time trying get even for a perceived slight when it has nothing to do with the REAL race anyway? Anyone who has watched his candidacy should know by now that he's too smart for that.