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jezebel

(1,772 posts)
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 04:08 PM Mar 2012

Is it me, or is Drudge trying to dog whistle the racists with his page now?

This is what he has up now.



BREITBART OBAMA VIDEO SET FOR RELEASE

Notice how he has made the picture Black and White, clipped it so only another black person can be seen, and obviously clipped the video at a spot President Obama is talking, but in the still he looks angry.

Am I imagining it or is Drudge going for "Angry Black Man"?

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Is it me, or is Drudge trying to dog whistle the racists with his page now? (Original Post) jezebel Mar 2012 OP
Yes, and this is the video Renew Deal Mar 2012 #1
Bell was a controversial figure at the time RZM Mar 2012 #4
Does anyone care? Renew Deal Mar 2012 #5
Probably not RZM Mar 2012 #6
Angry? More like he need to wear some shades for the sun. nt Lost-in-FL Mar 2012 #2
He lost his hate feed and editor BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #3
Drudge is always putting racist innuendos in his headlines. He is a POS: think Mar 2012 #7
Holy shit! Thanks for that link. Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #8
Whistle? tallahasseedem Mar 2012 #9
Pictures of OUR President Aerows Mar 2012 #10
+1000! My sentiments too! Thank you! DippyDem Mar 2012 #11

Renew Deal

(81,869 posts)
1. Yes, and this is the video
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 04:13 PM
Mar 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101715183

It's an upbeat video of Obama. It's a non story except for the racists and crazies. You can see the woman behind him at exactly 1:08 of the video.
 

RZM

(8,556 posts)
4. Bell was a controversial figure at the time
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 04:19 PM
Mar 2012

He refused to work until the university gave tenure to a female African-American law professor. I think that's what this protest was about. The university didn't give in and he and Harvard parted ways in 1992. Apparently not long after, they did hire a female African-American.

 

RZM

(8,556 posts)
6. Probably not
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 04:25 PM
Mar 2012

Even at the time the only people who cared would be those who closely followed academia or affirmative-action issues, which isn't really all that many people.

tallahasseedem

(6,716 posts)
9. Whistle?
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 04:34 PM
Mar 2012

More like a bullhorn! This is a non-issue. The people that care about this were never going to vote for the President anyway. I'm so sick of this shit.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
10. Pictures of OUR President
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 04:39 PM
Mar 2012

I like to see pictures of OUR President. Not sure why people want to get in the mood to destroy OUR President, since he belongs to all of us, and represents all of us.

I don't need to wonder why they hate him, I just have to wonder why they don't love and respect him. He's the POTUS for heaven's sake.

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