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Obama acts "white"

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Killick, Sep 19, 2007.

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  1. Yawn

    Yawn New Member

    Run, Jesse, run. Your mouth that is.
     
    Yawn, Sep 19, 2007
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  2. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Plenty if you're a poverty pimp like Jesse. If Obama wins Jesse may actually have to get a job.
     
    Armchair_QB, Sep 19, 2007
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  3. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    3/26/1988: Michigan Primary (D): Jackson 53.5%, Dukakis 29.0%, Gephardt 12.8%, Simon 2.1%, Gore 2.0%.

    When Obama gets a result like that, y'all get back to me.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Sep 19, 2007
    #15
  4. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    If Obama's top in-party competition was Dukakis, he'd get that easily.
     
    Buck, Sep 19, 2007
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  5. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Then why didn't Jackson receive the nomination?
     
    93Devil, Sep 19, 2007
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  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I doubt it is this calculated... But this could be a brilliant ploy. Jackson is reviled by many whites. If he says, Obama is not black enough (i.e. not enough like Jackson), it is undoubtedly going to make Obama less threatening to whites who actually are threatened by a black man running for office. All of a sudden those people who won't vote for a black guy (but would never admit they are racist) are thinking, "He's a gentle black man who acts white. I can vote for him." or "Sure his skin is black. But he doesn't ACT black."

    Would be smart if they actually were working in cahoots. Of course, that isn't the case.
     
    The Big Ragu, Sep 19, 2007
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  7. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Obama is half white, so maybe it's not an act.
     
    Ace, Sep 19, 2007
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  8. Pastor

    Pastor Active Member


    So this is ACT I and we are awaiting ACT II?
     
    Pastor, Sep 19, 2007
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  9. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Uh, because he didn't win enough primaries?
    Obama has yet to win one, so let's see.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Sep 19, 2007
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  10. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Wow, that line-up behind Jesse looks like the political equivalent of the Marx Brothers.
     
    Armchair_QB, Sep 19, 2007
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  11. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Yeah, let's see.
    The eventual nominee.
    The leader of his party in the House of Representatives.
    A senator at least as well-known and respected in his party as, say, Barack Obama.
    The eventual vice-president and a guy who got half-a-million popular votes more than the other guy he ran against the only time he ran for president again.
    Yeah, serious D-list material.
    Historically. Jesse's more than the punching bag he is on this board. He's also registered more new voters than anyone else in the history of the party-- and they happened to be the voters who saved Bill Clinton's hide for him.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Sep 19, 2007
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  12. Killick

    Killick Well-Known Member

    Fen --
    Yes, he's done some great things. Some amazing -- like, getting away with racial slurs against Jews, hypocracy of a REVEREND fathering his mistress' baby, and assorted inane utterings like saying someone is "acting white." Any other politician does these? Toast. But Jesse keeps coming back. Amazing resilience. But I don't want him anywhere near public office.
     
    Killick, Sep 19, 2007
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