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GeorgeGist

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16. Clue

Reply to Cleita (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 01:18 PM

Sep 2012

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Wow! White people still think like this! [View all] Cleita Sep 2012 OP

Yes, people do still thing like that liberal N proud Sep 2012 #1

So the caller thought the black people were on govt assistance because they were black? nt valerief Sep 2012 #2

Yes. This was in Chicago too not the south. Cleita Sep 2012 #4

Got to get a dig in at the South no matter what, huh? cordelia Sep 2012 #19

Actually gaspee Sep 2012 #23

LOL Mr Dixon Sep 2012 #37

Some people don't like to comprehend when it doesn't suit their mindset, Cleita Sep 2012 #43

reading! who has time for that. it's quicker to just leap to a conclusion leftyohiolib Sep 2012 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author cordelia Sep 2012 #50

That's a fantasy some people indulge themselves in. If they admitted to themselves that blacks might freshwest Sep 2012 #9

I'll bet she puts tea bags on her hat when she goes to the polls Cleita Sep 2012 #15

Then why don't poor people despise multi-millionaires and billionaires? nt valerief Sep 2012 #51

Because they believe they are better. And besides, it's dangerous to stand up to those above you. freshwest Sep 2012 #56

Most likely, those black people had jobs. BTW, the Escalade meme is from Boortz. Not original at all freshwest Sep 2012 #3

Also, those Cadillacs, if they were real, and not in her head Cleita Sep 2012 #5

Scenarios bongbong Sep 2012 #36

I don't think she was lying, except to herself. A person can ignore the reality around them and.. freshwest Sep 2012 #59

I think I'm related to all of the people who think that way. OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #6

Gosh OGR, look how you turned out. Cleita Sep 2012 #7

There's always hope... OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #11

+1 mmonk Sep 2012 #13

We have the same family? :( Mnemosyne Sep 2012 #12

We're probably related!!! OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #17

It would be wonderful! The cruelty and vindictiveness that they thrive on breaks my heart, Mnemosyne Sep 2012 #38

Me too abelenkpe Sep 2012 #45

The Other OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #55

For Pete's sake Cleita, not all white people think like that AND you missed the mark on stereotyping slackmaster Sep 2012 #8

The caller, Mary, didn't mention wheel covers. She must have missed that. Cleita Sep 2012 #10

did she mention that they all have iPhones too? nt maryellen99 Sep 2012 #65

No, bigots think like that. Being white is not the same thing. Bucky Sep 2012 #14

Well, I'm white too, mostly, however, Cleita Sep 2012 #28

Asians and Hispanics get their own type of bigotry sent toward them. Goblinmonger Sep 2012 #48

Clue GeorgeGist Sep 2012 #16

I agree the caller's story is BS. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2012 #20

To be accurate. She didn't mention food stamps. Cleita Sep 2012 #24

Thanks for the clarification. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2012 #29

Probably, but I have heard variations though not so blatant from acquaintances. Cleita Sep 2012 #32

Chicago is home to many DoBotherMe Sep 2012 #18

Yes, and the most famous black Chicagoan, Oprah. n/t Cleita Sep 2012 #26

Or Obama... n/t EC Sep 2012 #34

Yes, but Oprah is the one with the mega-bucks. Cleita Sep 2012 #46

I've lived in the South all of my life. The picture painted by the caller in the above post has ladjf Sep 2012 #21

The caller is probably a shill paid to call in. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #22

Still, even though I suspect you could be right, the fact that Cleita Sep 2012 #25

Uneducated people Rider3 Sep 2012 #27

Some do. I doubt the caller has ever been in to a store where anyone had food stamps (card now). HopeHoops Sep 2012 #30

Please tell me Stephanie called that caller a liar abelenkpe Sep 2012 #31

She did put her down. I forget the exact words. Cleita Sep 2012 #35

Probably a better strategy. Thanks! :) nt abelenkpe Sep 2012 #62

I grew up in an all white area get the red out Sep 2012 #33

Stephanie tried to point that out to her, but like most RWingers she wouldn't listen. Cleita Sep 2012 #40

Absolutely! get the red out Sep 2012 #52

Or rural Idaho. It's really bad there. Cleita Sep 2012 #54

Did she follow all those full shopping carts EC Sep 2012 #39

Exactly, it's them who put the people into office that gut the programs and then Cleita Sep 2012 #41

I heard that caller - I believe she also said that most black people are in prison wildflower Sep 2012 #42

Yes, I was so stunned that I forgot to put that in my post about Cleita Sep 2012 #49

I love it when Steph asked her... GoCubsGo Sep 2012 #58

So which did she think Spirochete Sep 2012 #44

I think people like that think they should be barefoot Cleita Sep 2012 #53

Why do you think there is such flap about pensions Aerows Sep 2012 #57

I don't get it... Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #60

She was being sarcastic. Cleita Sep 2012 #61

Er, maybe those black people had jobs treestar Sep 2012 #63

I've gotten side eye from people in my husbands family because he was on workers comp for 14 months maryellen99 Sep 2012 #64

Literally just started listening... NightHawk63 Sep 2012 #66

These are the 30 something percent of Low income/Poor people supporting Romney JI7 Sep 2012 #67

Stephanie, Montana is filled with moochers of another race... cynatnite Sep 2012 #68