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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 07:59 PM Original message |
Barack is the Jackie Robinson of Politics; he'll win this thing, but not by calling folks names |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Folks forget the man is Black on the one hand, yet can't seem to forget that he's Black. |
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EndElectoral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. Calling someone a liar is not name calling. You don't have to get angry or indignant, just factual. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I was raised in a household where the word "Lie" was not allowed...... |
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GrizzlyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Times have changed |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Losta older people voting and we need them. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yeah, right.....ignore me. See if I care! LOL! |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. He's black and his name is Barack Hussein Obama |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Certainly........ |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. I agree. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. that's great! My audio wasn't very good but I know the crowd was into it :) |
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Born_A_Truman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. Thanks Frenchie! K&R |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. Keith used a french term tonight to describe the action |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Bon Mot vs. Mot Juste |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Merci!! |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. And in the end, the clowns will lose........ |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I'm confident but weary |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 09:05 PM Response to Reply #30 |
41. Thanks! |
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Sensitivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
11. Are you saying that Barack need not hurdle the "Angry BM" prejudice in this campaign? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Once he is President, I'm sure he will continue in the theme of Mot Juste |
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elkston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Of course he does, but he has to WIN first. |
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dancingme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
12. I agee with you |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. and he doesn't want to nor does he need to, nor will it help to get into a |
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EndElectoral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. The difference between "not telling the truth" and "they're lying." |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. There is an article on Yahoo that says that Obama accuses McCain/Palin |
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EndElectoral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Latest email" Obama accuses them directly of "lying". Much more accurate and powerful. |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
19. "I'm rubber you're glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you!" |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
21. Jackie went through a LOT more shit than Barack. In the Army, in baseball. |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
22. Obama is handling it all exceedingly well. Gracious and patient and reserved and prepared. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. As Franklin said to Eleanor, "dont' get into a pissing contest with a skunk." nt |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
24. As usual, Frenchie, you are dead on, my sister! |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Hey there! |
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Sensitivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Wish I could agree, but "Mot Juste" was 1 word -- "Liars." That was the occasion to use it. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. You missed Keith's whole point |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:28 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Aye! |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
27. Jackie Robinson was about as hard-nosed a baseball player there was |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. My grandparents and parents cherish the memories of joining the caravan of black folk carpooling |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Deleted - dupe |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Deleted - Dupe |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Deleted - Dupe |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
31. This ain't a baseball game. It's an election. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. You think what Jackie did was just about baseball? |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. You think that what Jackie did was run for president in the post-Reagan era? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I think our eyes are wide open...... |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. No problem. Let's get out the vote! |
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