Harry Reid in hot water over quote - Page 2

agzg · #16 01-12-2010, 12:21 AM

DC is very much like high school. Next they'll be on GC posting about it all.

DrPhil · #17 01-12-2010, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by agzg

DC is very much like high school. Next they'll be on GC posting about it all.

LMAO.

DaemonSeid · #18 01-12-2010, 10:12 AM

I can't believe that nobody has mentioned that Reid is Mormon yet. His religion tells him that black people have no souls! C'mon MM! You should have been all over that !

hehehe!

Ghostwriter · #19 01-12-2010, 10:18 AM

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I doubt that. Not to mention, the example being bandied around about Trent Lott is like comparing apples and oranges. Sorry, wishing that Strom Thurmond had won the race for president, a segregationist who would have made sure that the civil rights movement had never taken place, is not the same as assessing the likelihood that a light-skinned black man would be able to win an election for president.

You know the media, the CBC and the NAACP would be all over this if Sen. McConnell or Baynor had said it. Still a double standard IMO but I have said my piece and counted to three.

DaemonSeid · #20 01-12-2010, 10:24 AM

All of this just goes to show, America still hasn't gotten over itself when it comes to this issue, no matter WHO you elect as president.

It's time for Race Wars: 2010 Edition

moe.ron · #21 01-12-2010, 10:30 AM

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You know the media, the CBC and the NAACP would be all over this if Sen. McConnell or Baynor had said it. Still a double standard IMO but I have said my piece and counted to three.

Why would the Canadian be all over McConnell or Baynor?

DaemonSeid · #22 01-12-2010, 10:31 AM

Congressional Black Caucus dude...LOL

And Ghost this may be the reason why the CBC and NAACP isn't down on Reid.

moe.ron · #23 01-12-2010, 10:38 AM

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Congressional Black Caucus dude...LOL

And Ghost this may be the reason why the CBC and NAACP isn't down on Reid.

Ouw, I thought he was talking about the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Hehe, now I feel stupid.

AOII Angel · #24 01-12-2010, 11:36 AM

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Congressional Black Caucus dude...LOL

And Ghost this may be the reason why the CBC and NAACP isn't down on Reid.

I don't think many Republicans would have the credentials back them up.

AOII Angel · #25 01-12-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

I can't believe that nobody has mentioned that Reid is Mormon yet. His religion tells him that black people have no souls! C'mon MM! You should have been all over that !

hehehe!

Shhh....they don't believe that anymore, and you aren't supposed to talk about the multiple wives either!

DrPhil · #26 01-12-2010, 04:57 PM

Ummmm...did you find the Imus thread and cut and paste into this thread instead of just making whatever point you wanted to make?

Low C Sharp · #27 01-12-2010, 05:48 PM

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If we debate them will you cry racism when a Republican agrees with those points?

If anyone agrees with those points, it means that they inhabit the planet Earth and speak English.

The question is why anybody, Republican or otherwise, would get their panties in a twist over a senator stating an obvious truth. The sun sets in the West each night, the Pope is Catholic, and no one who looks and speaks like Snoop Dogg could have been elected president in 2008.

If a true statement is intended as an insult -- like "Your ass is fat" -- then it makes sense for the target to get upset about it. And of course, some terminology has the insult built right in. But if there's no insult, there's no story. Accurately describing the racist world we live in is not a racist act.
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AOII Angel · #28 01-12-2010, 08:33 PM

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How about when someone ACCURATELY lists teen pregnancy rates, crime rates, and graduation rates in a particular community?

They do...it's called the nightly news in Baltimore.

DrPhil · #29 01-12-2010, 08:45 PM

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If anyone agrees with those points, it means that they inhabit the planet Earth and speak English.

The question is why anybody, Republican or otherwise, would get their panties in a twist over a senator stating an obvious truth. The sun sets in the West each night, the Pope is Catholic, and no one who looks and speaks like Snoop Dogg could have been elected president in 2008.

If a true statement is intended as an insult -- like "Your ass is fat" -- then it makes sense for the target to get upset about it. And of course, some terminology has the insult built right in. But if there's no insult, there's no story. Accurately describing the racist world we live in is not a racist act.

Harry Reid said "Negro dialect" and that phrasing has many things built in. However, Reid's point is an unspoken understanding that many Black folks said from day one and many white folks tried to deny from day one.

Either way, I don't sense that the general population truly gives a darn about his comments. This is all a diversion tactic and an attempt to sell that darn book. It is the media and politicians who are keeping this going. That would also be the case if this was a Republican.

I always say that Blacks (and other power minorities in this country) would go crazy if we put a whole lot of thought and reaction into every potentially offensive thing that is said and done. You have to take most things with a grain of salt and just nod your head at it. That seems to be what Obama did. Of course, Blacks don't all have to agree with my take on it and there's no rule about how long it should be discussed and when folks should move on. I stopped being the Black leader last week.

AOII Angel · #30 01-12-2010, 08:49 PM

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Harry Reid said "Negro dialect" and that phrasing has many things built in. However, Reid's point is an unspoken understanding that many Black folks said from day one and many white folks tried to deny from day one.

Either way, I don't sense that the general population truly gives a darn about his comments. This is all a diversion tactic and an attempt to sell that darn book. It is the media and politicians who are keeping this going. That would also be the case if this was a Republican.

I always say that Blacks (and other power minorities in this country) would go crazy if we put a whole lot of thought and reaction into every potentially offensive thing that is said and done. You have to take most things with a grain of salt and just nod your head at it. That seems to be what Obama did. Of course, Blacks don't all have to agree with my take on it and there's no rule about how long it should be discussed and when folks should move on. I stopped being the Black leader last week.

I would think most people would be offended at the truth behind the statement rather than the statement itself. I love how many people claim that racism plays no part in people's dislike of Obama, but as a former Republican from a very conservative area, I still get tons of emails, FB posts, etc from acquaintances...and yes, family and friends, that are blatantly racist about Obama and his wife. America (now for some of you, I know this is not a surprise) isn't as color blind as we all like to pretend.