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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 11:40 AM Original message |
Why was President Obama asked about the Gates incident in the 1st place? Lynn Sweet answers |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. We are learning a lot, because Barack Obama is our President, |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Yes. We are learning that the civil war ended more recently than we thought. |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. Ended? |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. That is so true, interesting times ahead...I hope for the better... |
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alsame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. He was also asked to comment about |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Michael Jackson's death impacted this world in a much bigger way than Farrah or Ed |
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alsame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. I agree MJ was a much bigger star, but considering that these 3 |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. not odd to me |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. She says she would have posed the same question to Bush? |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. No, she did not say that. That was strictly a question I posed |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. OK, but I read the link and she said that |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I am so sorry! I reread the link before I replied to you and missed it |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Yes, she did. She wrote about it in her blog. n/t |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
6. That's been my question all along. You can bet your bottom |
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busymom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
7. Why is it wrong to ask an african american |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I don't see anything wrong with asking the question either |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. There's nothing wrong with it. But why limit the question to African Americans. Why not ask white |
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busymom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Ha! Just read the comments around here. Whitey has no place asking or answering... |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Pretty much and that ain't sarcasm. n/t |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
12. OJ is not even relevant to this discussion |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. You're completely right. That was an unsuccessful attempt at snarkiness. |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I think that because Lynn Sweet knows his background that's why she asked |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Although that contradicts that she said she would have asked the same question of Bush |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. His race was probably a big factor |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. But she didn't ask him about racial profiling - she asked him about "race relations in America" |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
18. There is nothing wrong in asking the question IMHO |
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Window (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. Agree with you on that. He should have answered exactly the way he did. n/t |
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