Yeah. As someone who voted for Obama and would do so again, this is embarrassing.
Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 20/07/2013 10:10:53 AM
Would do so again given the choice of McCain and Romney, obviously. Not particularly happy with the President currently.
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"Trayvon Martin could have been me." President Obama
- 19/07/2013 11:27:21 PM
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My interpretation is that he's being incredibly racist...against blacks
- 19/07/2013 11:52:37 PM
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From the litlle I heard on NPR I had a couple real problems with it
- 20/07/2013 12:53:40 AM
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Would he just shut up about it already? *pukes a little in mouth* *NM*
- 20/07/2013 04:20:07 AM
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Yeah. As someone who voted for Obama and would do so again, this is embarrassing.
- 20/07/2013 10:10:53 AM
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Does it matter now? Martin is still dead and Zimmerman will stay free. It's over.
- 20/07/2013 04:24:43 AM
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C'mon guys. It's sounding very "I'm not a racist, I swear!" in here.
- 20/07/2013 03:32:08 PM
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"I am not a racist I swear it" is what we are reduced for not agreeing on race
- 20/07/2013 04:44:52 PM
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No. As I'll say to Isaac in a minute, I'll apologize for lumping everyone in
- 20/07/2013 08:06:49 PM
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for me his about what will work not what is fair
- 22/07/2013 06:06:13 PM
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It has to be both. Period. Nobody will accept someone else trying to change them
- 22/07/2013 07:29:15 PM
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sorry I don't see where he says a change in behaviour is part of the solution
- 23/07/2013 06:29:16 PM
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A touch over the top don't you think?
- 20/07/2013 05:20:21 PM
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One comment, maybe. If anyone has taken offense
- 20/07/2013 09:09:45 PM
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I think he's wrong for continuing to talk about it, and doing so in this manner
- 21/07/2013 06:59:11 AM
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There are more important things for him to be focusing on, I think. That said, I think you're right. *NM*
- 21/07/2013 08:16:34 AM
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There will always be something "more important." *NM*
- 21/07/2013 10:25:46 AM
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I am of two minds on the issue. *edit*
- 21/07/2013 02:04:48 PM
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Well, that's good. I feel like I'm working on 3 or 4 at this point.
- 21/07/2013 05:41:21 PM
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People do forget that he's only half black - and more importantly, not "African American" at all.
- 21/07/2013 07:08:28 PM
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I'm one of those annoying people who corrects others with "biracial".
- 22/07/2013 08:03:10 PM
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That's not appropriate. Obama identifies as black. *NM*
- 23/07/2013 06:22:06 AM
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So do lots of white kids. 
- 23/07/2013 08:50:12 AM
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- 23/07/2013 08:50:12 AM
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It is the truth, though.
- 23/07/2013 06:30:53 PM
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I do not agree.
- 23/07/2013 07:06:33 PM
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Because he has publicly said that he has lived the life of a black man.
- 24/07/2013 06:12:27 AM
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I'm not saying he hasn't. In fact, I've said too many times in this thread that he has.
- 24/07/2013 08:21:04 AM
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Re: I'm not saying he hasn't. In fact, I've said too many times in this thread that he has.
- 24/07/2013 02:22:58 PM
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This is a complex issue.
- 23/07/2013 01:09:00 PM
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Because he looks black, he's been treated like a black person.
- 23/07/2013 06:28:41 PM
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Re: Because he looks black, he's been treated like a black person.
- 23/07/2013 11:31:03 PM
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Yes, Obama was raised by white people. Wikipedia says so, so it must be true! *NM*
- 24/07/2013 04:16:31 AM
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Perusing.
- 24/07/2013 04:02:53 AM
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That makes sense. Generally, though, one should go by whatever the person in question identifies as. *NM*
- 24/07/2013 06:13:28 AM
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I noticed the press wasn't aboard with idea when it came to Zimmerman
- 24/07/2013 12:49:00 PM
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Which is silly, because anyone can be racist. You are right, though. *NM*
- 24/07/2013 10:32:55 PM
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No, only white people can be racist. /sarcasm
- 25/07/2013 04:38:13 PM
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No, not really.
- 26/07/2013 07:40:45 AM
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I've thought about this a lot recently (prejudice + power = racism).
- 26/07/2013 10:36:16 AM
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so some liberal ivory tower racist redefined the word to mean they were no racist
- 26/07/2013 01:16:48 PM
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As always, the voice of reason when I am about to discount the US as fucking mental. *NM*
- 21/07/2013 03:17:15 PM
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That's not very nice.
- 21/07/2013 09:03:55 PM
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So Obama smoked weed, punched school bus drivers, and got arrested for theft?
- 21/07/2013 05:10:26 AM
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