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Old 10-22-2008, 09:29 PM
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Has anyone checked whether or not Obama's family owned slaves?

They probably did. Sooooooooo what's your point?
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Old 10-22-2008, 10:52 PM
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They probably did. Sooooooooo what's your point?
That this whole line of questioning/thinking is beyond pointless.
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Old 10-23-2008, 12:08 AM
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That this whole line of questioning/thinking is beyond pointless.
Then, why comment? That seems pointless too.
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Old 10-23-2008, 01:18 AM
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Then, why comment? That seems pointless too.
I can't comment because I find the entire concept of the thread to be ridiculous?

It is just as relevant as to whether McCain's family owned slaves 150 years ago as it is whether Obama's ancestors owned slaves or participated in the slave trade.
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Old 10-23-2008, 06:41 AM
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I can't comment because I find the entire concept of the thread to be ridiculous?

It is just as relevant as to whether McCain's family owned slaves 150 years ago as it is whether Obama's ancestors owned slaves or participated in the slave trade.
pssst.....check back at post 14....get the picture and move on.
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Old 10-23-2008, 09:16 AM
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I can't comment because I find the entire concept of the thread to be ridiculous?

It is just as relevant as to whether McCain's family owned slaves 150 years ago as it is whether Obama's ancestors owned slaves or participated in the slave trade.
Your welcome to comment because this is a free country and you have rights, or so they say. If you think that this is pointless, why waste time stating such. As for the slave topic please refer to post 26, thanks.
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Old 10-23-2008, 10:01 AM
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They probably did.
Why would you assume they probably did, since most white families did not?

Slightly off topic, and maybe this has been mentioned at GC before and I missed it, but did anyone else hear that Obama is distantly related to Dick Chaney and Harry Truman?
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Old 10-23-2008, 12:34 PM
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Why would you assume they probably did, since most white families did not?

Slightly off topic, and maybe this has been mentioned at GC before and I missed it, but did anyone else hear that Obama is distantly related to Dick Chaney and Harry Truman?
A quarter of white families in states allowing slavery owned at least 1 slave. That doesn't mean a whole lot though since there have been quite a few generations in between slavery and now, so your ancestors cover a lot of families back in the days of slavery.
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