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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:24 PM Original message |
Does anyone else find it odd that Hillary gets almost no credit for her African American support? |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. on the contrary. Some DUers deny it, or rather, deny the reasons for it are true |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. They're very well informed and they love Bill Clinton |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. I Agree |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. "They're very well informed and they love Bill Clinton" you might as well call us Black folks clean |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Oh shaddup...I was responding to a point in the OP |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I will not sit down, I will not shut up. . . |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Your point was lame |
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Spirit of 34 (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. They're very well informed? |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Here I am defending the quality of black support for Hillary |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's mentioned on msnbc a lot. nt |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I was thinking more of non traditinal progressive media sourses like DU and other blogs |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. She NO African American support. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. yes I know lots of black folks and none of them support Hillary so it's BS ;) NT |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Ronnyk, I read your comment before I read who the poster was and my first thought was: |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Just wait ... |
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ilovesunshine (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. No doubt! |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
5. I do give her credit for it |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Agreed nn/t |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Her record on social issues means absolutely squat if she continues |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. African Americans lived through the same 8 years of the Bill Clinton Administration as anyone else |
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Spirit of 34 (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
41. Yep |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
6. Bill Clinton. eom |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Undoubtedly the first Clinton Administration is at the root, but... |
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Spirit of 34 (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
38. Again, policies should matter when it comes to "progressive cred" |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. I already agreed with your bottom line that we all need to weigh our options |
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Spirit of 34 (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. Doesn't really matter to me |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I certainly agree with your bottom line |
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Spirit of 34 (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. Black America has been good about not voting for people who are openly hostile |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. Re: "Black" and "African American" |
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Spirit of 34 (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Okay |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
19. Interesting. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I Think The OP Means Here |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. That black DUers |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. No, not that |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Valid topic. |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. The spirit of this post captures the spirit of your content well |
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Madam Mossfern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Here's different perspective. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Yeah- But They Don't Seem To Hold Her IWR Vote Against Her |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. ...instead of one of those who handed him the gun. nt |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
45. May |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
57. That candidate early and often said that he made a mistake. |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
37. I'm the ultimate WASP, but here's my theory |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:41 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. African American Unemployment Was At Its Lowest Level In History Under Clinton |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. "Mend it not end it" regarding Affirmative Action, in the face of a strong white backlash |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. There is no guarantee it will be that way under HRC |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #47 |
63. You are babbling now |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:58 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. Economic polarization was well underway in the 1990's |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Thanks for the link |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
39. The African-Americans that she support give her credit |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
40. She got the non-Diana Supremes vote! It's a Happening! nt |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
44. This post makes me sick of the resuscitation of the word "progressive." |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. LIBERAL! LIBERAL!! LIBERAL!!! |
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Spirit of 34 (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:54 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. But not all progressives are Liberals |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. That's an interesting observation |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. The terms have become muddled these days |
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Spirit of 34 (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I agree with all of this |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. I Call Myself |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. I tend to try to have it both ways |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:53 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. The way progressive is used today in discourse most often is as a substitute term. |
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sybil (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
59. Is it any more odd? |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
60. I think much of it is being married to America's First Honorary Black President. |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Great point n/t |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Fine as far as that goes |
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