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Cyrano

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49. I guess we're going to

Reply to egduj (Reply #46)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 03:57 PM

Oct 2013

have to agree to disagree about what I can and can't ask here on DU.

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How can any black person be a Republican? [View all] Cyrano Oct 2013 OP

It isn't the skin, but the way way the mind works. How can any gay peson be Republican? They also Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #1

True.... FarPoint Oct 2013 #6

Or a woman, for that matter. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #19

My first thought. Aerows Oct 2013 #52

Exactly. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #56

Mine, too. Aerows Oct 2013 #62

I'm a heterosexual woman who is well past child-bearing SheilaT Oct 2013 #59

It always amazes me, it's almost, if not, masochistic in the big picture IMO. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2013 #57

Same goes for a woman, member of the LGBT community, Hispanic, or union member gopiscrap Oct 2013 #2

How can any gay person be a Republican? How can any woman be a Republican? we can do it Oct 2013 #3

Maybe you need to talk to Ted Cruz and tell him he is in the wrong party too. dkf Oct 2013 #4

Actually, Cruz is in the right party. Cyrano Oct 2013 #7

Also, the Cubans who ran afoul of Castro, were mostly upper class Cleita Oct 2013 #10

How can any woman be a puke? JEB Oct 2013 #5

Boggles the mind, doesn't it? BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #34

Good grief n/t leftstreet Oct 2013 #8

Or Latino, any woman or LBGT person for that matter. Cleita Oct 2013 #9

When someone says "black Republican", I think of Uncle Ruckus LittleBlue Oct 2013 #11

Same. sakabatou Oct 2013 #14

How can any "sane person" be a republican Andy823 Oct 2013 #12

I find the idea of anyone being a Republican incomprehensible. JaneyVee Oct 2013 #13

Do you question how any white male can be a Democrat? former9thward Oct 2013 #15

I know it's not meant this way, woolldog Oct 2013 #16

There's this assumption that Igel Oct 2013 #21

yeah... limited like forced ultrasounds.... annabanana Oct 2013 #31

I knew someone would infer that Cyrano Oct 2013 #33

You, Sir, need to read some more history.... Adam-Bomb Oct 2013 #54

It started to change until Cyrano Oct 2013 #58

I believe a black transsexual lesbian teabagger might be the ultimate political masochist. nt Zorra Oct 2013 #17

Only if (s)he's an unwed mother on unemployment receiving food stamps FarCenter Oct 2013 #29

One example of my white privilege is that nobody questions my politics based on race. Throd Oct 2013 #18

Racist drivel. egduj Oct 2013 #20

Wrong. The OP is asking based on anti-minority policies pushed by Republicans. Why would any BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #36

See reply 33 above. Cyrano Oct 2013 #37

Sounds like a duck... and all. egduj Oct 2013 #46

I guess we're going to Cyrano Oct 2013 #49

Or any woman. aquart Oct 2013 #22

I know a black chiropractor PasadenaTrudy Oct 2013 #23

This is going around on facebook by rightwing: Thomas Sowell Bryn Oct 2013 #24

The same can be asked of many Whites. Remember that the republican party was once bluestate10 Oct 2013 #25

I dont get it either..especially aznativ Oct 2013 #26

Welcome to DU! BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #38

Thank you! aznativ Oct 2013 #41

It's not in the least racist. Cyrano Oct 2013 #39

Greed, self-loathing, ignorance and fear. last1standing Oct 2013 #27

How could any working person be a Republican? n/t doc03 Oct 2013 #28

Find one and ask? Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #30

As a reaction to people with your view, to give one example jberryhill Oct 2013 #32

See post 33 above. Cyrano Oct 2013 #40

$$$. Selfishness. grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #35

agreed ! nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #61

Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #42

See post 33 above. Cyrano Oct 2013 #44

ignorance is colorblind spanone Oct 2013 #43

we should vote for all black people Enrique Oct 2013 #45

You post sarcasm, but that's exactly what the OP is implying. egduj Oct 2013 #47

See post 33 above. Cyrano Oct 2013 #48

It's either Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #50

Thanks for your thoughtful response. Cyrano Oct 2013 #53

This OP is so full of fail I can't even begin to wrap my mind around it. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #51

See post 33 above. Cyrano Oct 2013 #55

If you're rich/high-income and selfish, the Republicans are a natural fit steve2470 Oct 2013 #60

First of all, there are very very few black Republicans Hippo_Tron Oct 2013 #63