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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:04 PM Original message |
Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License By Louisiana Judge |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. revoke his license if he cannot do his job without moralizing his own personal beliefs. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. He's probably NOT licensed. |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. +1 |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. oh fer Dawg's Sake |
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dugaresa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. it isn't 1909 and even then it was wrong, geez the judge needs help |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. O. M. G. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. hmm... Alzheimer's? |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
55. Or maybe, a desire to be impeached - daring others to do so and put an end to his career. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
69. He certainly forgot Brittany Spears is from his state. |
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abluelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. Could That Law Still be on the Books in LA |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. Doesn't matter if it still on the books-it's unconstitutional |
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abluelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
43. I Didn't Know If It Was Enforced |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Regardless of whether that law is still on the books in LA |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. It wouldn't matter: Loving v. VA trumps that |
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t0dd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. disgusting and reprehensible nt. |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. Actually 1967 Loving vs. Virginia is the case on point. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Does Loving say they have to perform marriages or recognize them and not criminalize them? |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Says that all anti-miscengenation laws are null and void. |
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abluelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. I Hope He Does Lose |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. The President is a child of an interracial marriage |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Hey, he doesn't get cable where he lives! |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
65. Yup. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. I was going to point that out too. "My main concern is for the children." Yeah, they could become |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
41. Planet Confederacy, alive and well in the American South. (NT) |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
64. That's the problem. |
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ehrnst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 08:37 AM Response to Reply #9 |
92. Yes, I'm sure that Obama is comforted by his "concern." |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #9 |
93. Yeah, but he was born in Kenya, so he doesn't count. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. Fucking racist asshole, who the hell does the think he is? |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'm not sure which is more bizzare... |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
47. Bingo. You were right. |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #47 |
67. Where did you get that quote? Is it in another article besides the HuffPost one in the OP?? |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #67 |
76. Raw Story |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. oh my God! ROFL!! This is the best comment EVER |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. Sue his white ass. |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. since when does a judge rule on who gets to marry and who does not . . . |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
16. think of the children |
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Better Today (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yep, interracial children really suffer, like being elected President! poor guy. |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. And I wouldn't be surprised if that was not EXACTLY what was on his mind! |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
23. He's a jackass. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
24. He should be yanked right out of that position. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
25. This is a story I thought I'd never live to see again. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
28. He can have no legal right to do this |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. Good god this is beyond disgusting n/t |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
30. My wife ran into a similar situation years ago. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #30 |
72. Ministers are allowed; my own FIL wouldn't marry his agnostic son and me. A JP? I don't THINK so! |
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Neecy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
31. Sickening. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
32. they should just move to another state which will let them get married |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. An interesting question: will the right-wingers attempt to ride anti-gay marriage bills backward? |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. they might well go after that precedent |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
58. There certainly is a nexus between the two |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. Ding. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
44. Nailed it. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #32 |
50. +1 |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
62. Yep |
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jeffbr (377 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:29 PM Original message |
Louisiana Attorney General has known about it FOR YEARS |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
33. Oh holy hell. |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #33 |
98. I can. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
34. One of my comrades-in-arms from my NOLA days is from there |
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Demoiselle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
36. Gosh, an interracial child might grow up to be President of the United States! |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #36 |
101. That may well be the very problem this JotP has with such marriages. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
37. I just read this story a couple of minutes ago |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
38. Hmmm... I wonder if the same crowd that insists... |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
46. Remove him and then disbar him |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. He'll resign before that happens...(which is fine by me, of course) |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:11 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. He may not be |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
49. shh dont call the judge 'racist'. we dont want to upset anyone. |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
51. The irony is delicious and (more accurately) sickening.... |
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tbyg52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Bingo. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #51 |
63. *sigh* Tried to let it sit, but this is misrepresentation |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #63 |
70. Actually somebody did say that they oppose gay marriage. |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #70 |
81. Yep. And many others refused to answer a simple question... |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #63 |
96. I don't think we're speaking of the same thread.... |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #51 |
68. +1 |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:25 PM Response to Reply #51 |
73. Exactly. n/t |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #51 |
75. +1 n/t |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #51 |
79. Yep. I was thinking the story in the OP was going to be an Allegory for gay marriage. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #51 |
100. +1 |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
52. Concern for the children?? Two Words: |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #52 |
66. 3 more words |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 01:06 AM Response to Reply #66 |
88. Add 1 word to the mix |
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Toric lens (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
54. Katie Schwartzman said |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
56. Disbarment would be an appropriate response. Recommended |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
57. His main concern |
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Engineer4Obama (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
59. Yeah I mean their kid might grow up to be this guy |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #59 |
71. More truth than humor, I suspect! |
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TommyPaine (300 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #59 |
95. Good one. |
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BluinTX (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
61. Went to law school in Louisiana |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
74. Why is the judge worried about the children of mixed marriages? |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
78. This just in- |
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VMI Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
80. Could you imagine if some idiots commented that this wasn't racist? |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
82. He would have nixed Obama's parents' marriage--out of fear that Obama, the child of |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
83. "black couples right here in my house" |
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classysassy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 11:48 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. The bathroom |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
84. Um, what? Many marriages end in divorce. He is in the wrong field. Asshole. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
86. He's empowered to marry, not divorce, couples. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
87. Didn't Loving vs VA settle this 50 years ago?????????? |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
89. What a fucking asshole. |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
90. The old "I have lots of black friends" |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 04:26 AM Response to Reply #90 |
91. Let's tell him about "hybrid vigor" |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
94. WTF!? n/t |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
97. They interviewed one of his townsfolk on tonights news |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
99. I seriously can't believe jerkwads like this are still around. |
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