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jaysunb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:20 PM
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White people, get over yourselves
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:20 PM
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1. NOT THIS TIME.
Edited on Sat May-10-08 03:22 PM by anonymous171
They will try and use racial issues to divide us. We cannot let them.
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jaysunb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:28 PM
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2. Amen
NOT THIS TIME !
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:34 PM
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4. How will you stop them. There is a large number of voters out there that
were easily swayed by the swift boating of John Kerry. The gullibles are so easy to turn.
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:35 PM
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5. Respond with a powerful and simply message that is repeated endlessly by the campaign
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:37 PM
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6. Repeated endlessly to whom? Each other. It won't get covered on the right wing media. nm
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:39 PM
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7. The Obama campaign should do what Hillary does:
Obama makes a general statement, then all of his surrogates go on TV and say the exact same thing only with more detail.
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murielm99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:42 PM
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8. I think the post below yours says it.
Make the simple and powerful message about looking for someone to blame. Deflect what they are saying. Do not let them frame things in terms of race. And TELL them outright that you will not allow them to frame the election in terms of race.

And Obama supporters, get over yourselves about the race card. You do too much whining. They will simply make fun of you, turning you into a punchline. If you think things are bad now, just wait until McCain and his minions start.
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 04:05 PM
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15. McCain won't TOUCH it. His 'minions' will though--they'll work OVERTIME.
McCain will play the gentlemanly fellow, who wants to be cordial and "decent." He'll be avuncular, polite, reasonable, and speak in slow, measured tones--and in FULL sentences, pronouncing each word correctly, unlike his predecessor. He will appeal to people who took grammar in grammar school for that reason, alone.

While he's doing that, his 'unaffiliated' minions will be out there swiftboating to beat the band. He'll continue to decry, disavow, disassociate, and repudiate, with tsk-tsking and "That's not my idea of effective campaigning" but that message will STILL get out. And anyone who doesn't get that Obama thrill up their leg will say "Hmmm--this is a nudge-nudge, wink-wink thing happening." And they'll tell everyone they meet that McCain doesn't like that sort of thing, and that's why they're voting for him.

I think this election is going to look like 2000 and 2004. On steroids.

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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:59 PM
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13. Ah, BRAINWASHING. Like that works.
Get a grip on reality. That only works with the "true believers."
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 04:01 PM
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14. Tell that to Hillary. She does it all the time.
Remember how she used the bitter comments? How many times did she and her surrogates call them "Eltist and out-of-touch"?
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 04:08 PM
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17. Er, isn't the question here "How to stop them?" Your example sucks, in that case.
But hey, whatever. Think what you want. I don't really care.
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:32 PM
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3. This will be the test to see if white people can hack it. It will be especially hard
in economic bad times. People naturally want to look for someone to blame. That's why it was so easy for Hitler, the starving German people wanted someone to blame. In the middle ages it was witches. Personally, if we are going to burn anyone at the stake, I suggest the right wing mouth pieces, yes I am including you Tweety.

For legal purposes, I want to clarify that I mean "burn at the stake" metaphorically. I sure wouldn't want anything to really happen to Oreilly or Hannity or poor witless, hapless Tweety. :sarcasm:
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mamalone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:49 PM
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9. Wow...
This is a great video. Thanks for sharing it:)
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jaysunb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 09:03 PM
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18. It's a couple months old ,but still relevant.
glad you enjoyed....
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crankychatter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:50 PM
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10. k/r - enjoyed that, thanks - n/t
:-)
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:56 PM
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11. Excellent video (nt)
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butterfly77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 03:58 PM
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12. Good, someone is saying these things,,,
the only ones who can really say it to other whites are whites..Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set them free,. Some whites try to pretend that they are offended by rev wright when they really don't give a damn about it and they know its true..
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4themind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 04:07 PM
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16. self-del
Edited on Sat May-10-08 04:09 PM by 4themind
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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 09:44 PM
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19. Even if I agree with this man's opinion of the difficulties that
are thrust upon people everyday dealing with racism,I think he is missing the great divide. I don't think Opera is greeted with star treatment because she is black, or because she is a women? Nope. I bet it is because she is one of the richest people in the country. The bottom line is that women, and men both blacks,and whites are discriminated against. But the great equalizer is wealth.
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iamthebandfanman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 09:56 PM
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20. its a class war
and theyuse race to divide us from uniting.
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jaysunb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-10-08 10:46 PM
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21. I think class is the second line, but
just as bad.
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