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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 09:53 AM Original message |
Obama victory will prolong US racial divide, says British equality chief (The Times, London) |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
1. How the hell would he know what |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Personally, I think Trevor Phillips comments are way off base. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
76. what a buncha shit. he needs to fix his own tent before pissing in |
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Cheeseburger Walrus (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
81. Trevor Phillips... |
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skipos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, we need WHITE MEN running this country or we are DOOOOOOOMED! |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
3. Pure rubbish |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
4. Not illegal to be a dumbass |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. He sounds like a racist. |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #24 |
47. My guess is that with his connections with Blair, he is more about |
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whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
5. I get it, we shouldn't have an African American president until the US is ready to elect Malcolm X.. |
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zarath (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Trevor Phillips makes Bryant Gumbel look like Malcolm X n/t |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #5 |
30. No, he doesn't like Malcom X either. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
6. "If he fulfils the hopes of whites, he must disappoint blacks – and vice versa." |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
45. well. white folk want their kids safe & to grow up w/higher standard of living whereas black folk |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
7. Blah blah blah nt |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
8. LOL! |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
20. It made me laugh out loud too! |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
28. Aw, man, I hoped I was the first to post that statement. |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
73. Does Louisiana count? |
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Oleladylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
9. If we can real here, there is a "population" that in both the black culture |
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whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I know there's a point in there somewhere, but after 3 readings, I'll be damned if I can find it |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #9 |
51. sometimes exposing the prejudice to sunlight causes it to dry up quickest. Racism has become somwhat |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
10. He has a point. |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. What point is that? |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
11. And monkeys might fly out of my ass |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
13. This guy is full of shit. |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:08 AM Original message |
Uh, brit boy, you've got a job working for the UK |
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WHAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
77. like Blair and his ilk being blackmailed by the Saudi's... |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
16. Well now we know why equal rights is working out so well for the Britons |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
18. Shut up, Trevor. nt |
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mckeown1128 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
19. Total BS and here is why: |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
21. I think he is totally out of touch with what's happening in this primary. |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Maybe because Trevor lives in London? |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
22. It figures that he's a Shelby Steele fan. |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
25. As opposed to the Clintons or the Republicans, who would bring us all together |
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jasmine621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. How dare you accuse the Clintons of promoting the racial divide? |
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Raffi Ella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:54 AM Response to Reply #31 |
37. amen,and thanks for saying so. |
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EmperorHasNoClothes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
26. Hey Trevor, what's the weather like up your own ass? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
27. "Obama has yet to win convincingly in white districts adjacent to black communities" |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
29. Dear Trevor Phillips: Piss off. nt |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
32. I read somewhere that he is a "Tony Blair toady" n/t |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
33. Lets not take racial advise from Europe. they clearly don't have a clue |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
34. grasping at straws! This should be in Lampoon or Onion |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
35. What the hell is this shit!? |
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redstate_democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
36. You know |
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whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Good post |
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Raffi Ella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #36 |
58. . |
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SeaLyons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #58 |
68. Excellent Post |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. "Obama has exploited race in such a clever and evil way"? You expect that to be taken seriously? n/t |
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Raffi Ella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
38. . |
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workinclasszero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
40. What an idiot! |
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BenDavid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
41. It may strike some as ironic that the racializing should be coming |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:10 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. ? |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #42 |
54. There is no logic in his post |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #54 |
64. BenDavid is one DUer that commonly refers to Obama as 'barack hussein obama.' |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #41 |
53. I disagree with your premise |
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whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #41 |
59. BD, why do I get the feeling your fixation with race is not rooted in a desire for equality? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 04:35 PM Response to Reply #59 |
80. Notice that, too, huh? |
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Raffi Ella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #41 |
61. well said. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
67. eg Trevor Phillips, it's Obama's detractors who just won't shut the fuck up about his race... |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
43. "A vote for Obama is a pain-free negation of their own racism......... |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Wha? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Holy smokes. I cannot even believe you typed that. So now we're all |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #43 |
49. um, please elaborate.. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #43 |
55. Society's racism must be taken into account and accommodated; sexism -- never. |
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workinclasszero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #43 |
56. True story... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #43 |
57. You are so dishonest; you just changed your whole post. Got it. nt |
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whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #43 |
62. Poor Einstein... |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
48. this is the "equality chief" ?! wtf why is a racist asshole in this position.. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
50. I just sent this to the Greatest Page so that people can marvel at the nonsense. n/t |
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Harry Monroe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
52. "And this commentary bought and paid for by the Republican Party" |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
60. So... electing a white man will end the racial divide in America? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
63. We just want a Democrat to win |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #63 |
75. He's also |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
65. Yea...let's just burying the issue and keep sticking our heads in the sand |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
66. Were all in the same boat. |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
69. Please, from UK, the home of racial equality |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
71. No, but prolonging the racial divide could prevent Obama's election... |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
72. I think he's completely wrong. |
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George_Bonanza (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
74. Racism won't end until every White flagellates themselves |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
78. Oh yeah continue the way we have been |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
79. "Obama has yet to win convincingly in white districts adjacent to black communities" |
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