Paul Ryan's sister in law is African American and his college sweetheart was an

[mfcorey1]

African American. OOOOOOOOO! The rethugs are going to be mad.

http://www.theroot.com/blogs/paul-ryan/does-paul-ryans-black-girlfriend-matter

[vaberella]

1. It's pretty sad that dating a Black woman is a liability.

I get to see myself and my fellow women of African descent as such a sin, it can ruin a fuckin' career. Your post fuckin' hurts. Just so you know! And being that it is a fact, hurts more!

[nc4bo]

3. Was thinking the same thing but a fact it is

in way too many cases.

But you'd think that his experience with a BW would give him some insight on some of the difficulties and challenges faced by blacks - any minority actually but especially women.

After witnessing the political path he's taken, I think if I'd been his ex, I might be ashamed to say that I once dated him.

[mfcorey1]

5. The ignorance and hatred extends to that segment of the population that are republicans because they

want no association with African Americans, including our President. They feel that he party joins them in their disdain and they will vote for an incompetent as long as he is not African American.

[Raine1967]

10. Agreed.

I get where the post is going, but it's a bad place.

I do not like it.

[cali]

2. wrong. they're thrilled. they think it proves

he's not a racist. Freeperville has threads on this.

[vaberella]

4. Sure thing...

One half hates his guts, other side uses us as an inoculation of being called a racist which many of them are.

[cthulu2016]

6. correct

[ProSense]

7. Maine's teabagger Governor adopted a black son.

They're still racist assholes.

Condi Rice and Allen West are black, doesn't mean shit.

[Raine1967]

8. I'm not sure I like this.

Actually, I am sure I don't like this.

Ryan is not Strom Thurman, that was a bad comparison. I am FAR more concerned with how Ryan treats women and our rights. He's got issues, but who he dated shouldn't be one of them, IMO. Saying that he dated a black woman just comes off as a really negative way of saying that black women shouldn't be dated by a white man.

I feel really uncomfortable with that.

[arely staircase]

9. the op was pointing out people in his base will have problems with it because so many republicans

are racists.

[Raine1967]

12. I know. I see that, I read the link.

I agree with vaberella with what she said (post 1) :

It's pretty sad that dating a Black woman is a liability.

I get to see myself and my fellow women of African descent as such a sin, it can ruin a fuckin' career. Your post fuckin' hurts. Just so you know! And being that it is a fact, hurts more!

[hifiguy]

11. I don't think Ryan and many of the Randroids

are racists. They hate ALL of the 99% - black, white, straight, gay, atheist or believer. We're all just serfs to them.

[tularetom]

13. They may not be racists

But the mouth breathers they want to appeal to are definitely racists.

[hifiguy]

16. Can't argue with that, not one bit. nt

[madinmaryland]

14. Not exactly that. It's that since they got theirs, then FUCK everyone else. Even those in the top

60% have that mentality. FUCK EVERYONE ELSE, I got mine. Pick yourself up by your bootstraps, yada, yada, yada..

[CatWoman]

15. I heard about this today

and the first question that came to my mind is: just what does Ryan's sister in law think about the voter suppression going on around the country???

[nanabugg]

17. Just says to me that they are hypocrites to the core. They use the code words and support

the policies that appeal to a base of bigoted ditto-heads while away from public scrutiny they do what their ancestors did. They have no shame. I just wonder if the sister-in-law is registered.