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[Tiggeroshii]

1. Michael Bloomberg has not been a republican for a little over 5 minutes.

And he acts like it.

[The Valley Below]

4. Don't you hate it when that happens?

[Tiggeroshii]

8. I hate Republicans, yes.

[The Valley Below]

13. Actually what you wrote was: "Michael Bloomberg has been a Democrat for a little over 5 minutes."

I responded to these words:

"Michael Bloomberg has been a Democrat for a little over 5 minutes."

Uh huh.

[Zorro]

2. It's offensive to say someone is "well spoken"?

That's a stretch to me.

[JustAnotherGen]

9. Articulate, well spoken

Remember when Harry Reid said it about Obama?


http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/09/obama.reid/index.html

The authors quote Reid as saying privately that Obama, as a black candidate, could be successful thanks, in part, to his "light-skinned" appearance and speaking patterns "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."

"He [Reid] was wowed by Obama's oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama -- a 'light-skinned' African American 'with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one,' " Halperin and Heilemann say.

Biden's description of Obama draws scrutiny

https://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/31/biden.obama/

In the article published Wednesday, Biden is quoted evaluating presidential rivals Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-New York, former Sen. John Edwards, D-North Carolina, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois. His remarks about Obama, the only African-American serving in the Senate, drew the most scrutiny.

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy," Biden said. "I mean, that's a storybook, man." (Watch Biden's comments and Obama's reaction Video)

Biden issued a statement Wednesday afternoon, saying: "I deeply regret any offense my remark in the New York Observer might have caused anyone. That was not my intent and I expressed that to Sen. Obama."

Biden also spoke to reporters in a conference call Wednesday afternoon and said the remark was taken out of context.

Just a little insight for you - the articles are old - but I've experienced this myself. It was true in 1991, true in 2007, and it is true today
The ‘Well-Spoken’ Black Person Stereotype Still Thrives In 2018 -The nation’s first Black president also received the “well-spoken” treatment from political friends and foes

Being described by White people as “articulate” disparages African Americans. It conveys the message that “you people” are typically unintelligent and too lazy to master standard English. There was a national discussion on this very issue involving our first Black president—who got the “well-spoken” treatment from the political left and right.

In his assessment of President Barack Obama in 2007, before he won the White House, President George W. Bush told Fox News that Obama was not ready to be president. However Obama is “an attractive guy. He’s articulate,” Bush added.

[squirecam]

15. Obama

Was so insulted that he made Biden VP.

Booker should be so lucky.

[JustAnotherGen]

18. Gee thanks

Now I know whose side you are on.

Like - you might have to tell me you are an ally to us black folks on a go forward basis.

Gee - you know us so well. You know well educated affluent black folks like me even better than I know myself.

Brava or Bravo! You are wonderful. Great job allying - ally.

[LongtimeAZDem]

3. When did Shaun start having a problem with slurs?

Link to tweet

Bernie Sander's new hire Darius Khalil Gordon

[squirecam]

7. Yes

Where was his response to Gordon?

If you don’t call THAT out, then don’t bother with outrage on anyone else.

[SharonClark]

6. Sounds like a compliment, when did it become a racial slur?

[StarfishSaver]

12. He didn't call it a "slur." He called it a "tired racial trope." And it is

[AtheistCrusader]

16. It's in the same category as talking down to a black man and calling him 'Boy'.

It's a racial trope.

[JustAnotherGen]

10. If you want your guy to win

You need to call him to task. I see Sanders, Biden, Warren, Buttigieg, Yang, Booker, Castro supporters - do it all of the time. Call your guy to task.

Convince me by your behavior that this undecided Democratic Committee Council Member (two year elected term) in NJ should support your candidate.

[squirecam]

17. Has

Sanders responded to the Gordon tweets???

[MrsCoffee]

11. Another thread full of people intentionally ignoring history.

Unbelievable.

Shame on Bloomberg.

[StarfishSaver]

14. Thank you

So tired of trying to explain the basics to allies ... And especially tired of allies telling us we don't know what we're talking about.