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Brigid

(17,621 posts) Tue Nov 25, 2014, 07:19 PM Nov 2014

And I'm white, for God's sake!

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Why do President Obama's words just now sound so hollow? [View all] Brigid Nov 2014 OP

And I'm confused at to what the heck you mean. LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #1

Me too! procon Nov 2014 #2

Actually, they don't. At least to me. calimary Nov 2014 #3

Why is your skin color relevant to the President's comments? Spazito Nov 2014 #4

I'm wondering how they sound to an African-American person . . . Brigid Nov 2014 #13

I don't know how else to explain it. Brigid Nov 2014 #19

Your take differs from mine quite drastically... Spazito Nov 2014 #15

Maybe that is what I'm trying to get at. Brigid Nov 2014 #16

I'm sure the President ordered that split screen himself. LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #23

Of course he didn't. Brigid Nov 2014 #26

I guess we all hear what we want to hear...nt SidDithers Nov 2014 #24

Had nothing to do with what I wanted to hear, Sid. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #25

nt Nemesis_Anon Nov 2014 #5

Because you know he doesn't mean it? Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #6

Yup. Nothing ever changes, except for the worse. woo me with science Nov 2014 #18

Cool, brah...Go put your faith in Rand '16, then... Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #27

... SidDithers Nov 2014 #37

I didn't think it sounded hollow. Quantess Nov 2014 #7

I thought so too! nt arthritisR_US Nov 2014 #10

I guess I'm thinking of how many times I've heard this before. Brigid Nov 2014 #8

I'm a white Canadian and they did not arthritisR_US Nov 2014 #9

Without seeing the words you speak of seveneyes Nov 2014 #12

Well, there is that, definitely. Brigid Nov 2014 #30

He's Said More About Race otohara Nov 2014 #28

Because it *was* hollow. woo me with science Nov 2014 #29

He sounded helpless. bravenak Nov 2014 #31

You're right about that. Brigid Nov 2014 #34

Because they WERE hollow. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #32

Just a few minutes ago, Brigid Nov 2014 #33

I'm very proud of our President's words MyUncle Nov 2014 #35

Because they were. LeftyMom Nov 2014 #36