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WaPo: Indiana is Lousy with Racism

Tue, May 13, 2008 at 10:38:44 am PDT

According to the Washington Post, Indiana is full of racists and bigots: Racist Incidents Give Some Obama Campaigners Pause.

Here’s one incident they cite to support their case:

The bigotry has gone beyond words. In Vincennes, the Obama campaign office was vandalized at 2 a.m. on the eve of the primary, according to police. A large plate-glass window was smashed, an American flag stolen. Other windows were spray-painted with references to Obama’s controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and other political messages: “Hamas votes BHO” and “We don’t cling to guns or religion. Goddamn Wright.”

Vandalism stinks, and whoever did this is a complete moron and a criminal. But the incident shows someone who’s upset by the racism of Reverend Jeremiah Wright. There are no racist words or slurs used. Why would the Washington Post call this “bigotry,” when there’s no evidence of it?

This is where the election is headed, with help from the mainstream media: any and all criticism or opposition to Barack Obama will be labeled “racism.”

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1 zombie  5/13/08 10:40:13 am reply quote

Those damn rednecks!

2 Shug  5/13/08 10:40:15 am reply quote
an American flag stolen

What was that doing in a BHO campaign office?

3 zombie  5/13/08 10:40:26 am reply quote

/s

(in case it wasn't obvious)

4 lostlakehiker  5/13/08 10:41:06 am reply quote

The Washington Post clings to its ink, its racism-mantra. Bitter about the loss of circulation, no doubt.
/need I?

5 Daisy  5/13/08 10:41:12 am reply quote

Well, at least they stole an American flag .. leaving the vitally important Che flag for the Obama workers.

6 Paul Atreides  5/13/08 10:41:16 am reply quote
This is where the election is headed, with help from the mainstream media: any and all criticism or opposition to Barack Obama will be labeled “racism.”

One doesn't have to be the Kwisatz Haderach to know that anyone who votes against B.O. Plenty will be labeled a racist.

7 loppyd  5/13/08 10:41:22 am reply quote

This is where the election is headed, with help from the mainstream media: any and all criticism or opposition to Barack Obama will be labeled “racism.”

Hopefully by November people will be sick to death of being accused of such and vote against him and his tactics.

8 Honorary Yooper  5/13/08 10:41:24 am reply quote

Yep, vote for Obama or be a racist. It's disgusting if you ask me.

9 Shug  5/13/08 10:41:29 am reply quote
an American flag stolen

They stole their doormat?

How heartless

/

10 MandyManners  5/13/08 10:41:39 am reply quote

The charge of "racism" is a heavy bludgeon and the Post does not wield it wisely.

11 Cognito  5/13/08 10:41:58 am reply quote

Aside from the vandalism, I actually sort of like this person's style.

"Hamas votes BHO" and “We don’t cling to guns or religion. Goddamn Wright" are both pretty concise.

12 Sharmuta  5/13/08 10:42:29 am reply quote
This is where the election is headed, with help from the mainstream media: any and all criticism or opposition to Barack Obama will be labeled “racism.”

The politics of guilt- vote obama or you're a racist!

13 zombie  5/13/08 10:42:46 am reply quote
This is where the election is headed, with help from the mainstream media: any and all criticism or opposition to Barack Obama will be labeled “racism.”

You're racist for even saying that!

14 Sharmuta  5/13/08 10:42:57 am reply quote

re: #8 Honorary Yooper

Yep, vote for Obama or be a racist. It's disgusting if you ask me.

GMTA!

15 coquimbojoe  5/13/08 10:44:19 am reply quote

Goodness this happened in Vincennes?! That place certainly is the key to Knox County.....

16 Bubbaman  5/13/08 10:44:37 am reply quote

Osama and other race baiter's use racism in the same way that Hitler used to peg the Bolsheviks and Joos - to squash debate and freedom.

17 zombie  5/13/08 10:44:54 am reply quote

I predict this "non-stop racism card" will seriously backfire and cause millions of people to vote against him just because they hate being morally bullied.

18 DownRightMeanAmerican  5/13/08 10:45:12 am reply quote

Here is an interesting web site I found

Jews against Obama.

You don't have to be a Jew to join Jews Against Obama.

19 Sharmuta  5/13/08 10:45:20 am reply quote

re: #17 zombie

I predict this "non-stop racism card" will seriously backfire and cause millions of people to vote against him just because they hate being morally bullied.

I hope you're right.

20 EC Marm  5/13/08 10:45:34 am reply quote

I'd like to see them produce some evidence that a flag was ever in that office. That part seems a little far-fetched.

21 zombie  5/13/08 10:46:20 am reply quote

re: #20 EC Marm

I'd like to see them produce some evidence that a flag was ever in that office. That part seems a little far-fetched.

Maybe it was the Che flag.

22 NoSubmission  5/13/08 10:46:30 am reply quote

Stealing and vandalism are very wrong but Obama won't miss that flag.

23 lawhawk  5/13/08 10:46:42 am reply quote

re: #17 zombie

I predict this "non-stop racism card" will seriously backfire and cause millions of people to vote against him just because they hate being morally bullied.

That's racist! /

I'm getting kinda bitter about the whole thing. So pass the arugula.

24 Edouard  5/13/08 10:46:51 am reply quote

This piece indicates the real reason why leftists can't let go of an utterly inexperienced presidential candidate who has zero legislative accomplishments.

Leftists would rather be burned alive at the stake than to suffer the horror of even the remotest supposition that someone considers them racists. And right now, to Democrats, to say anything negative about their Golden Child is entirely equivalent to racism.

25 Squirrelguy  5/13/08 10:46:52 am reply quote

Not a racist or bigot. I don't like his white half.

26 Shug  5/13/08 10:47:14 am reply quote

re: #17 zombie

I predict this "non-stop racism card" will seriously backfire and cause millions of people to vote against him just because they hate being morally bullied.

If I always wasn't already so turned off by his politics this would definately turn me off as a voter

27 Heartland_Patriot  5/13/08 10:47:31 am reply quote

I wonder how long it took them to realize the American flag was missing?

28 MandyManners  5/13/08 10:47:44 am reply quote

re: #23 lawhawk

That's racist! /

I'm getting kinda bitter about the whole thing. So pass the arugula.

No waffle?

29 lawhawk  5/13/08 10:47:49 am reply quote

re: #18 DownRightMeanAmerican

They're not alone.

30 DistantThunder  5/13/08 10:47:50 am reply quote

Isn't a redneck someone who works outside for a living, and thereby has a red neck from working in the sun? And what's wrong with that?

31 Shug  5/13/08 10:47:52 am reply quote

re: #20 EC Marm

I'd like to see them produce some evidence that a flag was ever in that office. That part seems a little far-fetched.

Look for shoe prints on it

32 Venezuela lover  5/13/08 10:47:55 am reply quote

The vandalism appears to be the work of a terrorist organization that hates the U.S. (note the flag theft) and will condemn anyone, including Jeremiah Wright, that gets in the way of their candidate being elected.

Is Hamas operating in Indiana?

33 zombie  5/13/08 10:48:02 am reply quote

re: #25 Squirrelguy

Not a racist or bigot. I don't like his white half.

!tsicaR

34 buzzsawmonkey  5/13/08 10:48:13 am reply quote

"Naw naw naw! Gaw dayum America!"
--Reverend Wright

35 Squirrelguy  5/13/08 10:48:21 am reply quote

re: #27 Heartland_Patriot

I wonder how long it took them to realize the American flag was missing liberated?

Fixed.

36 lawhawk  5/13/08 10:48:38 am reply quote

re: #28 MandyManners

No waffle?

Not bitter enough. I've got to get through 57 flavors of bitterness before I'd go hit the waffles.

37 Conservative in Liberal Hands  5/13/08 10:48:41 am reply quote

re: #17 zombie

Either feeling bullied by the drive-by media or feeling abandoned by the "Conservative" Republican Party. Maybe there needs to be another viable alternative?

re: #7 loppyd

Loppyd, glad to read (in other posts) that your step-father is doing well/better. Nothing better than "He's Baaaaack..."

38 MandyManners  5/13/08 10:48:45 am reply quote

re: #32 Venezuela lover

The vandalism appears to be the work of a terrorist organization that hates the U.S. (note the flag theft) and will condemn anyone, including Jeremiah Wright, that gets in the way of their candidate being elected.

Is Hamas operating in Indiana?

Is there a mosque in Indiana?

39 Silhouette  5/13/08 10:48:53 am reply quote
said she, too, came across "a lot of racism" when campaigning for Obama in Pennsylvania. ...Obama campaign officials say such incidents are isolated, that the experience of most volunteers and staffers has been overwhelmingly positive.

So is it a lot of racism, or is it isolated racism with overwhelmingly positive experiences?

40 Paul Atreides  5/13/08 10:49:00 am reply quote
I wonder how long it took them to realize the American flag was missing?

When it came time for the shameless photo-op.

41 zmdavid  5/13/08 10:49:00 am reply quote

Here's a link for no apparent reason.

Vincennes, Indiana

History
The oldest town in Indiana, Vincennes was originally established in 1732 as a French fur trading post. It was built by François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, and renamed Poste Vincennes in his honor after he was captured and burned at the stake during a war with the Chickasaw nation.
42 MandyManners  5/13/08 10:49:18 am reply quote

re: #36 lawhawk

Not bitter enough. I've got to get through 57 flavors of bitterness before I'd go hit the waffles.


LOL! You're quick.

43 Silhouette  5/13/08 10:49:27 am reply quote

re: #27 Heartland_Patriot

I wonder how long it took them to realize the American flag was missing?

As soon as the first person went to the potty.

44 DistantThunder  5/13/08 10:50:01 am reply quote

I'd vote for 50 other blacks before I'd ever vote for Obama - I can't think of any circumstance under which I'd vote for Obama - and his skin color is not even on my radar.

45 EC Marm  5/13/08 10:50:01 am reply quote

re: #21 zombie

Maybe it was the Che flag.


Or, a flag so old it only had 48 stars on it.

46 zombie  5/13/08 10:50:36 am reply quote

re: #45 EC Marm

Or, a flag so old it only had 48 stars on it.

That's it -- it was the 57-star flag!

47 DistantThunder  5/13/08 10:50:57 am reply quote

Time for an Oprah show to bring the country together./s

48 Heartland_Patriot  5/13/08 10:51:11 am reply quote

re: #14 Sharmuta
But if you do vote Obama, aren't you then a mysogenist for failing to vote for Hillary? The moral vertigo of the left is dazzling.

49 loppyd  5/13/08 10:51:23 am reply quote

re: #37 Conservative in Liberal Hands

Thank you very much!

50 IslandLibertarian  5/13/08 10:51:24 am reply quote

Z
E
R
O b a m a !
He's got nuthin'.............
....not racist at all.......just observant.

NObama!

51 Ringo the Gringo  5/13/08 10:51:54 am reply quote

This year we have a clear choice: You can vote for "hope" or you can vote for the white guy.

The choice is yours.

52 EC Marm  5/13/08 10:52:14 am reply quote

re: #46 zombie

That's it -- it was the 57-star flag!


Were can we go to apply to be superdelegates from those other seven states?

53 DistantThunder  5/13/08 10:52:16 am reply quote

Someone from the conservative party must start massaging my ego before it's too late.

54 Conservative in Liberal Hands  5/13/08 10:52:20 am reply quote

re: #49 loppyd

You're welcome!

55 Paul Atreides  5/13/08 10:52:36 am reply quote
Not bitter enough. I've got to get through 57 flavors of bitterness before I'd go hit the waffles.

LOL! I wonder how racist they are in those seven extra states.

56 Paul Atreides  5/13/08 10:53:33 am reply quote

re: #51 Ringo the Gringo

Vote for Hopebama or McKKKain.

57 pat  5/13/08 10:54:31 am reply quote

So somebody who is against black racism is a racist?

58 unrealizedviewpoint  5/13/08 10:54:45 am reply quote
#35 Squirrelguy

re: #27 Heartland_Patriot

I wonder how long it took them to realize the American flag was missing liberated?

Funny! But probably what was going through the mind of the thief.

59 Silhouette  5/13/08 10:54:47 am reply quote

I don't doubt that some of these quotes are true. (not the actual incident, which I agree shows no racism unless it is in graffiti left unquoted) This is the first I've heard of anyone actually saying they wouldn't vote for Obama based on race. I've heard tons of people speculate that other Americans wouldn't, usually voiced by concerns if America "was ready."

I will continue to weigh these accounts against the 10,000 incidents of people saying they are voting for Obama *because* of his race.

Racism, evil in all forms, is still helping Obama orders of magnitude more than it is hurting him.

60 stead63  5/13/08 10:54:56 am reply quote

Oh but dont worry...the race card wont be played in the campaign...

61 blue_like_jazz  5/13/08 10:55:07 am reply quote

our enemy isn't obama, it isn't rev. wright, it isn't even the MSM.

it's much bigger than that

62 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)  5/13/08 10:55:22 am reply quote

"Racism", another word whose meaning was stolen like "Terrorism", "Facism", "Liberalism" etc etc

63 EC Marm  5/13/08 10:56:28 am reply quote

re: #60 stead63

Oh but dont worry...the race card wont be played in the campaign...


Oh, it's going to played alright,... from the bottom of the deck.

64 Paul Atreides  5/13/08 10:56:37 am reply quote

re: #57 pat


According to our intellectual betters, only white people can be racist.

65 Sharmuta  5/13/08 10:56:55 am reply quote
For all the hope and excitement Obama's candidacy is generating, some of his field workers, phone-bank volunteers and campaign surrogates are encountering a raw racism and hostility that have gone largely unnoticed -- and unreported -- this election season.

"Unreported"? Whose fault is that?

I can't imagine the press ignoring it- this article is proof of that. Is it the obama people not reporting it? And if so, why report it now- after the Indiana primary? I smell calculation.

66 bill-tb  5/13/08 10:56:57 am reply quote

How many have figured it out, the drive by media is the problem, and the sooner they go bankrupt the better off America will be.

67 loppyd  5/13/08 10:57:05 am reply quote

Does the WaPO think it's racist that Obama got 90% of the black vote?

68 maddogg  5/13/08 10:57:05 am reply quote
This is where the election is headed, with help from the mainstream media: any and all criticism or opposition to Barack Obama will be labeled “racism.”

That strategy is fine, as it guarantees his defeat.

69 Maximu§  5/13/08 10:57:14 am reply quote

I'm sure all lgf members are labeled Raciest also....

70 Silhouette  5/13/08 10:57:43 am reply quote

As to the political parties of those few racists they found,

she was pressed by a Clinton volunteer to explain her backing of Obama. "I trust him," Seifert replied. According to Seifert, the woman pointed to Obama's face on Seifert's T-shirt and said: "He's a half-breed and he's a Muslim. How can you trust that?"

But no fear, if people say that race is not a factor, the writer knows that they really are.

Pollsters have found it difficult to accurately measure racial attitudes, as some voters are unwilling to acknowledge the role that race plays in their thinking.
71 NoSubmission  5/13/08 10:57:43 am reply quote

re: #67 loppyd

Does the WaPO think it's racist that Obama got 90% of the black vote?

Oh, there you go..making sense..

72 Spiny Norman  5/13/08 10:57:47 am reply quote

re: #62 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

"Racism", another word whose meaning was stolen like "Terrorism", "Facism", "Liberalism" etc etc

Everyone knows that "Terrorism" is properly defined as distributing pro-democracy pamphlets in a proper Socialist country like Vietnam.

/AP

73 zmdavid  5/13/08 10:58:04 am reply quote

More from the wiki on Vincennes:

Notable residents
Red Skelton (b.1913-1997), Comedian
Clint Barmes (b.1979), Baseball Player, Colorado Rockies
William Henry Harrison, Indiana Territorial Governor and 9th U.S. President
Alvy Moore (b. 1921-1997), Actor
Sarah Knox Taylor, wife of Jefferson Davis, daughter of Zachary Taylor
Curtis Painter (b.1985) American Football Player, Quarterback Purdue University
Mike Eskew, Chairman and CEO of UPS
David Goodnow, Television News Broadcaster
Dan Stryzinski, American Football Player, Punter Indiana University
74 WrathofG-d  5/13/08 10:58:15 am reply quote

re: #57 pat

That type of thinking confuses you when it comes from the "hating the Country is Patriotism" crowd?

75 Honorary Yooper  5/13/08 10:58:16 am reply quote

re: #62 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

"Racism", another word whose meaning was stolen like "Terrorism", "Facism", "Liberalism" etc etc

It's kind of funny, in that odd kind of way, that those who shout "racist" and "fascist" at us are the racists and fascists themselves.

76 SpringheelJack  5/13/08 10:58:19 am reply quote

The people most likely to commit acts of vandalism and violence are overwhelmingly Democrat constituencies. Looks like disgruntled Hillary supporters.

If Obama is the eventual nominee and he loses, will there be rioting in response? Is that behind the current push to reinstate the "Assault Weapons Ban"?

77 Da_Beerfreak  5/13/08 10:58:24 am reply quote

re: #37 Conservative in Liberal Hands

How about another 'Tea Party'?

78 loppyd  5/13/08 10:58:27 am reply quote

re: #71 NoSubmission

Oh, there you go..making sense..

I'll try not to let it happen again.

79 Shug  5/13/08 10:58:37 am reply quote

re: #67 loppyd

Does the WaPO think it's racist that Obama got only 90% of the black vote?

yes.
Voter supression by uncle Toms
/

80 Ma Sands  5/13/08 10:58:44 am reply quote

re: #61 blue_like_jazz

Thank you. Amen. You made me cry, with the "knowing" of it all.

('Course, my emotions are raw anyway, as I heard yesterday that my good friend, in her early forties, succumbed to cancer on Mother's Day, leaving a 16-year-old daughter behind.....)

81 MandyManners  5/13/08 10:58:48 am reply quote

re: #57 pat

So somebody who is against black racism is a racist?

You're racist for even asking that question.

82 Bill the Cat  5/13/08 10:59:53 am reply quote

If it's racism when a Democratic campaign office is vandalized, what is it when a Republican campaign office is vandalized?

(a) Justified, because Republicans are racists and oppressors,
(b) Speaking "truth to power"
(c) Business as usual
(d) All of the above

(Hint: in the finest liberal tradition, there are no wrong answers.)

83 victor_yugo  5/13/08 11:00:23 am reply quote

re: #69 Maximu§

I'm sure all lgf members are labeled Raciest also....

Like MandyManners and Natasha and galloping granny and and and...

Fill in your favorites, guys (and lesbians)!

84 unrealizedviewpoint  5/13/08 11:00:42 am reply quote

re: #76 SpringheelJack

The people most likely to commit acts of vandalism and violence are overwhelmingly Democrat constituencies. Looks like disgruntled Hillary supporters.

Good point. Maybe they will be caught.

85 Sharmuta  5/13/08 11:00:45 am reply quote

re: #48 Heartland_Patriot

But if you do vote Obama, aren't you then a mysogenist for failing to vote for Hillary? The moral vertigo of the left is dazzling.

They would rather be misogynists than racists or *gasp* a republican!

86 loppyd  5/13/08 11:00:47 am reply quote

re: #80 Ma Sands

Thank you. Amen. You made me cry, with the "knowing" of it all.

('Course, my emotions are raw anyway, as I heard yesterday that my good friend, in her early forties, succumbed to cancer on Mother's Day, leaving a 16-year-old daughter behind.....)

How incredinbly sad.

There are no words....I'm sorry.

{Ma Sands}

87 Ma Sands  5/13/08 11:01:36 am reply quote

re: #86 loppyd

Me too. Thank you.

88 kansas  5/13/08 11:01:41 am reply quote

re: #57 pat

So somebody who is against black racism is a racist?

Sorry. No such thing as black racism so you can't be against it.

89 WalterMitty  5/13/08 11:01:44 am reply quote

I can list any number of American Blacks that I would vote for:

Clarence Thomas
Michael Steele
J.C. Watts
Thomas Sowell
Walter Williams
et al...

And I have *With God as my witness* proven myself by being led by, and leading, American Blacks in the U.S. Army. We were all the same color; Army Green.

BHO is a Liberal Socialist and will not receive my vote no matter what racist slurs are thrown around.

I have judged the content of his character and on that basis he is unqualified for the office.

90 Venezuela lover  5/13/08 11:01:59 am reply quote

Democrats will have to do some self criticism come late November. Are Hillary and Barack the best candidates? Isn't there at least one Democrat with a solid lifetime record of public service and leadership?

When will Obama stop his hate campaign against Republicans and state in detail what changes he proposes. Its easy to promise hope and say what needs changing, but its harder to fix them.

91 Kenneth  5/13/08 11:02:36 am reply quote

Bush speaks to BBC Arabic TV, condemns Syrian & Iranian support for Hezbollah, Hamas, & terrorists in Iraq.

92 Honorary Yooper  5/13/08 11:02:43 am reply quote

re: #82 Bill the Cat

Whatever choice is made, only attacking the Dem HQ constitutes a hate crime of any sort.

BTW, here's an odd sort of "hate crime", I guess you could say.

93 unrealizedviewpoint  5/13/08 11:02:43 am reply quote

re: #76 SpringheelJack

If Obama is the eventual nominee and he loses, will there be rioting in response.

No. Just mass charges of racism for years to come.

94 Pullus Iulius  5/13/08 11:02:44 am reply quote

Racism will be the bloody shirt of this campaign, so get used to seeing it waved about. As conservatives, it is our duty to: 1) Expose all cynical and self-serving uses of the charge on the left, and 2) As Barry Goldwater taught us, to identify, denounce and root out the poisons of racism and bigotry on the right.

95 David Simon  5/13/08 11:02:49 am reply quote
A large plate-glass window was smashed, an American flag stolen. Other windows were spray-painted with references to Obama’s controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and other political messages: “Hamas votes BHO” and “We don’t cling to guns or religion. Goddamn Wright

If you think that's bad, wait 'til you see what happens if Obama isn't elected President. But of course, that won't be racism; just poor, downtrodden folks understandably expressing their frustration.

96 Russkilitlover  5/13/08 11:02:55 am reply quote

re: #7 loppyd

This is where the election is headed, with help from the mainstream media: any and all criticism or opposition to Barack Obama will be labeled “racism.”

And I would not put it past Dem supporters to create such incidents.

97 Dad O' Blondes  5/13/08 11:03:01 am reply quote

When I point out that what Rev Wright says is "racist" and that he is therefore a "racist" -- somehow, I'm the one who's labeled "racist".

Funny how that works.

.

98 Squirrelguy  5/13/08 11:03:08 am reply quote

re: #90 Venezuela lover

Isn't there at least one Democrat with a solid lifetime record of public service and leadership?

Zell Miller?

99 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)  5/13/08 11:03:16 am reply quote

re: #80 Ma Sands

Thank you. Amen. You made me cry, with the "knowing" of it all.

('Course, my emotions are raw anyway, as I heard yesterday that my good friend, in her early forties, succumbed to cancer on Mother's Day, leaving a 16-year-old daughter behind.....)

very sorry to hear that

100 Shug  5/13/08 11:03:16 am reply quote

Obama fails the Content of Character test

101 Spiny Norman  5/13/08 11:03:28 am reply quote

re: #68 maddogg

This is where the election is headed, with help from the mainstream media: any and all criticism or opposition to Barack Obama will be labeled “racism.”

That strategy is fine, as it guarantees his defeat.

Quite probably true, but the pc-multi-culti Media shills don't see it that way. They assume that everyone thinks like they do, that the mere accusation of "racism" is the worst possible thing that could happen to anyone. Ever. Therefore...

"Vote Obamania, or be an outcast for life!"

102 loppyd  5/13/08 11:04:00 am reply quote

re: #96 Russkilitlover

And I would not put it past Dem supporters to create such incidents.


That was Charles' quote which I forgot to put in quote mode. LOL

But I agree with you....they never play by the rules.

103 stead63  5/13/08 11:04:04 am reply quote

Shhhhhhhhhhh...if he just lays low for a while maybe we wont know his middle name is Hussein...OH NO TOO LATE!

So I have to ask a dumb question: Why are people still voting for him? I bet those extra 7 States have a bigger swing than we think.

104 unrealizedviewpoint  5/13/08 11:04:23 am reply quote

re: #88 kansas

Sorry. No such thing as black racism so you can't be against it.

tag missing?

105 dm60462  5/13/08 11:04:28 am reply quote

Old story and very prominent in African American Studies courses. Indiana had a 'last bastion' wing of the Klan active after most southern cells quieted down.

106 Conservative in Liberal Hands  5/13/08 11:04:28 am reply quote

re: #80 Ma Sands

Thank you. Amen. You made me cry, with the "knowing" of it all.

('Course, my emotions are raw anyway, as I heard yesterday that my good friend, in her early forties, succumbed to cancer on Mother's Day, leaving a 16-year-old daughter behind.....)

Ma - our thoughts and prayers to your friend's family and their extended circle.

Of course, "Only the good die young".

107 loppyd  5/13/08 11:04:52 am reply quote

re: #105 dm60462

Old story and very prominent in African American Studies courses. Indiana had a 'last bastion' wing of the Klan active after most southern cells quieted down.

And your point is?

108 Sharmuta  5/13/08 11:05:09 am reply quote

re: #90 Venezuela lover

Its easy to promise hope and say what needs changing, but its harder to fix them.

Can't the man just eat his waffle? Why must you pick at this constant sore?

109 buzzsawmonkey  5/13/08 11:05:28 am reply quote

Black and White
--with apologies to Three Dog Night

Obama's black, Obama's white
Forget that he listened to Reverend Wright
If you are black, if you are white
You must genuflect before his might, before his might

Forget about content or character
Just vote for the half-race that you prefer, you prefer

Issues are black, issues are white
If they are reduced to cheap sound-bites
If you are black, if you are white
Pretend that Obama can unite, can unite

For "Hope!" and "Change!", as you can see
Can be whatever you want them to be, them to be

If you vote "black," if you vote "white"
You're helping to turn the land into shite
Obama's black, Obama's white
But he'll lead the nation into night, into night.

110 Ma Sands  5/13/08 11:05:54 am reply quote

re: #99 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Yeah.......I've not had a vehicle since April 13.....but out of the blue, my son and his family offered to take me the 75 miles to the area, and camp in a tent with me, so I can attend all the ceremonies over the two days.......a blessing, for I wanted so much to be with that girl.....

111 WrathofG-d  5/13/08 11:06:04 am reply quote

re: #109 buzzsawmonkey

No Ebony and Ivory? Maybe, "why can't we be friends" from WAR?

112 brainwizard73  5/13/08 11:06:58 am reply quote

I want to know two things:

1. Can Bill Ayers account for his whereabouts that night?

2. Was the Che Guevara flag safe?

113 Ma Sands  5/13/08 11:07:50 am reply