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ProSense

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54. Seriously,

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 01:23 PM

Mar 2012

"It isn't a big enough "smoke screen" to hide the Republican Party assault on civil rights, women's rights, voting rights, gay rights, immigrant rights and the health care rights of all Americans. "

but you've ignored the Bush Sr/Clinton/Bush jr/Obama assault on middle and working classes via WTO, NAFTA, H-1b visas, GATT - and that's my whole point - hard to see it through the smoke screen

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Has the Democratic party become too obcessed with race? [View all] bart95 Mar 2012 OP

Conservatives get the red out Mar 2012 #1

or are both parties splitting working people by race? bart95 Mar 2012 #3

No get the red out Mar 2012 #46

deal with, or exploit, the fallout? nt bart95 Mar 2012 #55

The only people being exploited get the red out Mar 2012 #58

both parties push the same free-trade kool-aid bart95 Mar 2012 #63

I agree on free trade get the red out Mar 2012 #77

both parties used flag burning as a diversion bart95 Mar 2012 #82

The party I belong to get the red out Mar 2012 #85

Your OP and continued replies are straight from Pigboys commentary today snooper2 Mar 2012 #103

i wrote it off the top of my head bart95 Mar 2012 #105

Pigboy was "teaching" how Democrats identify everybody by Race/Orientation/Gender snooper2 Mar 2012 #106

well ecuuuuuse, me for not keeping up with what limbaugh says bart95 Mar 2012 #107

It's okay this time...you don't have to go sit in the naughty chair... snooper2 Mar 2012 #108

Thank you for your "concern". Odin2005 Mar 2012 #2

Hope it's not left in the oven too long.... daleanime Mar 2012 #4

I dislike it especially when... ellisonz Mar 2012 #23

? bart95 Mar 2012 #5

. NoGOPZone Mar 2012 #21

your spelling of "obsession" is pretty freeperific scheming daemons Mar 2012 #6

a 'republican typo'?!? bart95 Mar 2012 #11

Examples of the Democratic Party's obsession with race? FSogol Mar 2012 #7

+1 Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #9

this is a winner bigtree Mar 2012 #8

No zipplewrath Mar 2012 #10

thank you for at least addressing the question seriously bart95 Mar 2012 #15

I disagree that we've gotten rid of institutionalized racism. nt redqueen Mar 2012 #17

There are no absolutes in life zipplewrath Mar 2012 #30

well put nt bart95 Mar 2012 #40

The difference, I believe, is merely in degrees. LanternWaste Mar 2012 #57

Practicality zipplewrath Mar 2012 #62

correct 1968: Wallace (3rd party) 2008: Obama, main party, winner bart95 Mar 2012 #66

I do not see its absence... LanternWaste Mar 2012 #69

This issue is the institutionalization zipplewrath Mar 2012 #112

Fox News? Sanford Police Department? CreekDog Mar 2012 #92

Not institutionalized zipplewrath Mar 2012 #110

Based on your definition of institutionalized racism...but not based on its actual definition CreekDog Mar 2012 #115

Thank you! noamnety Mar 2012 #67

Home loans, car loans, loans for relief affer Katrina... redqueen Mar 2012 #78

If they exist zipplewrath Mar 2012 #113

I also disagree that we've gotten rid of institutionalized racism CreekDog Mar 2012 #90

Not unless you don't consider the Sanford Police Department or Fox News CreekDog Mar 2012 #91

take this shit elsewhere. You will find no support here. MjolnirTime Mar 2012 #12

Well he did find support, and from someone who's been here for nearly 10 years. The lone REC. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #126

DEMOCRATS???? gateley Mar 2012 #13

yes, both parties bart95 Mar 2012 #18

both parties are the same? CreekDog Mar 2012 #94

That would be a big NO Teddy bear. Lint Head Mar 2012 #14

WE, kemosabe? RACIAL SLURS HAVE BEEN ERADICATED?? WHAT PLANET DO YOU LIVE ON? Ecumenist Mar 2012 #16

people correctly lose careers over a public slur bart95 Mar 2012 #22

First of all, that's not a threat. it's a promise if you keep trying to start flame wars Ecumenist Mar 2012 #27

No, I fdon;'t think the Democratic party is focused on Race notadmblnd Mar 2012 #19

yes, those you listed are, no question about it bart95 Mar 2012 #24

You're right...Trayvon Martin has shown us racism doesn't exist anymore.... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #20

exactly get the red out Mar 2012 #53

shirley, you joke spanone Mar 2012 #25

and stop calling me shirley, over bart95 Mar 2012 #26

Really? You can focus too much on civil rights? Rex Mar 2012 #28

"even now that racial slurs have all but been eradicated" BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #29

i should have used the word 'public' bart95 Mar 2012 #36

If I lived in an isolated location or kept isolated from others BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #75

The jury is back: ellisonz Mar 2012 #31

'you can send one too if you like' bart95 Mar 2012 #37

what? librechik Mar 2012 #32

Shouldn't that be "abcessed?" MineralMan Mar 2012 #33

You speak the tooth! Bruce Wayne Mar 2012 #127

No, not at all- Bluerthanblue Mar 2012 #34

Racial slurs have been eradicated? KamaAina Mar 2012 #35

Nope. NOLALady Mar 2012 #38

Welcome to DU. Sheesh. Not even worth commenting on. n/t K Gardner Mar 2012 #39

So ProSense Mar 2012 #41

This ^ geardaddy Mar 2012 #43

bingo! Bluerthanblue Mar 2012 #47

answers bart95 Mar 2012 #50

Seriously, ProSense Mar 2012 #54

Exactly. great white snark Mar 2012 #72

Thank You! Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #128

No,that is the republiCONS butterfly77 Mar 2012 #42

i agreed with another poster that the question should have been BOTH parties nt bart95 Mar 2012 #45

WTF??? retread Mar 2012 #44

Consider reading this blog entry... EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #48

Awesome read. geardaddy Mar 2012 #56

Anytime Geardaddy. EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #68

The answer is no. nachosgrande Mar 2012 #49

No, but thanks for asking! Iggo Mar 2012 #51

I think Democrats are also too obsessed with contraception. Quantess Mar 2012 #52

It's because we like schtupping too much. ellisonz Mar 2012 #76

What specific and relevant constants exist which leads you to believe... LanternWaste Mar 2012 #59

Don't expect an answer, I am still waiting for one. Rex Mar 2012 #64

You're seriously asking this question today? Have you been following the Trayvon Martin case? yardwork Mar 2012 #60

yes, how could one not notice the dozens of threads in general discussion about it bart95 Mar 2012 #133

The Democratic Party can walk and chew gum at the same time Blaukraut Mar 2012 #61

Is the Republican Party abscessed about most things? Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #65

We don't talk about it enough loyalsister Mar 2012 #70

We get it, you don't like diversity and civil rights efforts or immigrants stevenleser Mar 2012 #71

straw man attempt noted nt bart95 Mar 2012 #73

You prefer I provide links? Here are links to previous posts of yours... stevenleser Mar 2012 #74

nice try on the dirt digging bart95 Mar 2012 #80

Yet is still begs the question... LanternWaste Mar 2012 #83

it's not even so much that they are DOING too much about it bart95 Mar 2012 #84

You appear, via your statement, to conflate both the public and the private arenas LanternWaste Mar 2012 #95

hey, I went to college too bart95 Mar 2012 #97

And his main response to you was to complain about words with too many syllables stevenleser Mar 2012 #102

I am sure you think you have reasons for being stridently anti-immigrant and anti-diversity efforts stevenleser Mar 2012 #86

perhaps you're getting a little obsessed with other posters? nt bart95 Mar 2012 #88

Nope, every DUers troll-radar goes off with low post count people who post right wing stuff nt stevenleser Mar 2012 #99

Sometimes I guess DU is prepared to tolerate an abcess or two. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #104

LMAO! stevenleser Mar 2012 #111

I see this has one rec--so I want to counter it with my strident UNREC! pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #79

Yes, two wtf's. One is that this OP was posted and two that anyone on DU rec'ced it. stevenleser Mar 2012 #118

How do you say WTF in French? pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #123

The leader of the Democratic party, President Barack Obama, has barely mentioned race during his lib_wit_it Mar 2012 #81

Obcessed or abcessed. WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #87

Because the lesson of the ongoing Trayvon Martin case is that racism is less of a problem CreekDog Mar 2012 #89

But, republicans are obsessed with creating jobs! Quantess Mar 2012 #93

no, they're obsessed with outsourcing them bart95 Mar 2012 #96

Well, that much is true. Quantess Mar 2012 #98

'Nobody is on poor people's side or the middle class's side'->BINGO bart95 Mar 2012 #100

I STRONGLY suggest sticking to that if it is your point, getting into the weeds TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #125

did you see the video linked? did you like it? bart95 Mar 2012 #131

No. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #101

We'll stop obsessing over race when racism is no longer an issue Hugabear Mar 2012 #109

I don't understand your argument fishwax Mar 2012 #114

A fair and reasoned response to a disjointed fail of an OP stevenleser Mar 2012 #116

I'm pretty sure Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #121

Agreed. I hope admins are warming up the pizza as we speak/type. stevenleser Mar 2012 #122

oh, c'mon zappaman Mar 2012 #124

Yes, i am sure it has to be a coincidence poster is in sync with Rush stevenleser Mar 2012 #129

as a diversion, like flag burning bart95 Mar 2012 #117

Had you said "social issues" instead of "race" this thread would look drastically different. ieoeja Mar 2012 #119

maybe i focussed on the smoke screen rather than what's behind it bart95 Mar 2012 #120

lol.... are conservatives dishonest assholes? fascisthunter Mar 2012 #130

it's a different question bart95 Mar 2012 #132

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