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Raine1967

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8. I'm not sure I like this.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Tue Aug 21, 2012, 05:59 PM

Aug 2012

Actually, I am sure I don't like this.

Ryan is not Strom Thurman, that was a bad comparison. I am FAR more concerned with how Ryan treats women and our rights. He's got issues, but who he dated shouldn't be one of them, IMO. Saying that he dated a black woman just comes off as a really negative way of saying that black women shouldn't be dated by a white man.

I feel really uncomfortable with that.

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Paul Ryan's sister in law is African American and his college sweetheart was an [View all] mfcorey1 Aug 2012 OP

It's pretty sad that dating a Black woman is a liability. vaberella Aug 2012 #1

Was thinking the same thing but a fact it is nc4bo Aug 2012 #3

The ignorance and hatred extends to that segment of the population that are republicans because they mfcorey1 Aug 2012 #5

Agreed. Raine1967 Aug 2012 #10

wrong. they're thrilled. they think it proves cali Aug 2012 #2

Sure thing... vaberella Aug 2012 #4

correct cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #6

Maine's teabagger Governor adopted a black son. ProSense Aug 2012 #7

I'm not sure I like this. Raine1967 Aug 2012 #8

the op was pointing out people in his base will have problems with it because so many republicans arely staircase Aug 2012 #9

I know. I see that, I read the link. Raine1967 Aug 2012 #12

I don't think Ryan and many of the Randroids hifiguy Aug 2012 #11

They may not be racists tularetom Aug 2012 #13

Can't argue with that, not one bit. nt hifiguy Aug 2012 #16

Not exactly that. It's that since they got theirs, then FUCK everyone else. Even those in the top madinmaryland Aug 2012 #14

I heard about this today CatWoman Aug 2012 #15

Just says to me that they are hypocrites to the core. They use the code words and support nanabugg Aug 2012 #17