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hopemountain

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74. no such thing as a "subtle" slur

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 09:18 PM

Mar 2015

as a person of color, it hurts just even reading your excuse - as if you think it's okay and not that racist. but, it is. i'm not alerting on you because i hope others will get it straight in their heads that for there is no such thing as "subtle" slur or racism. to us, it is blatant. either you intent to hurt and disrupt or you think we are all too "dense" to understand racist attacks.

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Flashback: Clinton says of Obama "A few years ago, this guy would have been carrying our bags" [View all] LittleBlue Mar 2015 OP

And your point is bigdarryl Mar 2015 #1

My point is written in the OP LittleBlue Mar 2015 #3

+1 RiverLover Mar 2015 #7

I wouldn't trust one of Tim Russert's anonymous sources on that quote. n/t pnwmom Mar 2015 #84

Seems you missed the point. Read the OP and you will find it. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #41

It's another " I hate Clinton" post... FarPoint Mar 2015 #55

really? hopemountain Mar 2015 #62

Yes, it was a subtle slur leftofcool Mar 2015 #66

will you please supply a link because i hopemountain Mar 2015 #68

no such thing as a "subtle" slur hopemountain Mar 2015 #74

debunked? marym625 Mar 2015 #79

Oh...your so funny. FarPoint Mar 2015 #73

pfffft. now i see you for what you truly are. hopemountain Mar 2015 #76

Well, since you brought it up... FarPoint Mar 2015 #77

no. hopemountain Mar 2015 #80

I would like to see a link because the African American community is still Stellar Mar 2015 #118

Yes, indeed. Non stop...Be careful how you react to them though, you may get a hide. This is DU NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #126

Pitiful isn't it. FarPoint Mar 2015 #128

"On this historic day in Selma, let's recall how far Obama had to go, even with members of his own hopemountain Mar 2015 #61

And? leftofcool Mar 2015 #2

And what? LittleBlue Mar 2015 #4

That statement by Bill Clinton was debunked by the NYT. Google it! leftofcool Mar 2015 #56

I remember that. Lost respect for them. Still feel uncomfortable with the both of them. bravenak Mar 2015 #5

Same here LittleBlue Mar 2015 #6

My mother knew. She used to tell me what she really thought about them. bravenak Mar 2015 #9

Your mom has a great BS detector LittleBlue Mar 2015 #14

Her daddy was a charming fucking liar. Had separate families in the same neighborhood. bravenak Mar 2015 #15

I don't believe the Clintons are racist DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #16

Sorry, but I do. bravenak Mar 2015 #18

Campaigns are excluded..... FarPoint Mar 2015 #60

Fuck that. Race baiting during campaigns is acceptable? Fuck that shit. Not it is fucking not. bravenak Mar 2015 #63

Much worse has been said and done... FarPoint Mar 2015 #75

So since worse has been done, we have to forget her racism and not worry about it showing up again? bravenak Mar 2015 #83

+1000 marym625 Mar 2015 #92

One of DU's liberal "lions" has used extremely questionable racial tactics Number23 Mar 2015 #101

Democrats and Republicans are like fraternal twins on race. bravenak Mar 2015 #105

So I'm glad that you see that as shitty as what Bill said was Number23 Mar 2015 #109

Anybody supporting Reagan at anytime is not a person who I can vote for. bravenak Mar 2015 #111

I'm kind of with you. Number23 Mar 2015 #116

I know exactly who you mean. bravenak Mar 2015 #120

Agreed. Let's not forget that Obama wasn't some nobody LittleBlue Mar 2015 #104

He would have never pulled that shit on anybody else. bravenak Mar 2015 #107

WHAT? marym625 Mar 2015 #90

This was the one. bravenak Mar 2015 #23

great post/link hopemountain Mar 2015 #67

That's how I see it. Crossed to the darkside. I try not to talk about her but I keep fucking up. bravenak Mar 2015 #69

Please don't quit talking about anything LeftOfWest Mar 2015 #70

Maybe she might think about how it looks that she skips out on stuff like this. bravenak Mar 2015 #78

I don't care what she says or does now marym625 Mar 2015 #97

Dirty fighters. bravenak Mar 2015 #98

Right with you kid! marym625 Mar 2015 #100

Too much money. bravenak Mar 2015 #103

Same here marym625 Mar 2015 #106

The party lost it's way and will not find it. bravenak Mar 2015 #108

They're not even all that interested in the votes marym625 Mar 2015 #110

I know they don't really care. bravenak Mar 2015 #114

have not seen anything about her hopemountain Mar 2015 #71

I do not understand the apologists. bravenak Mar 2015 #81

I don't know if they're racist JonLP24 Mar 2015 #124

It was Toni Morrison who referred to him as such. OilemFirchen Mar 2015 #13

Who can forget? And that 2 this day Hillary has yet 2 separate herself from Bill's blatantly racist comment by condemning it. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #17

She doesn't want to. It helps her with the white vote and that's what matters. bravenak Mar 2015 #19

Not so sure about that; there are plenty of white voters who are equally offended by such comments... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #20

I think you're right. I meant the 'racist' vote. I apologize. It will be a negative. bravenak Mar 2015 #22

You were right the first time Lurks Often Mar 2015 #40

Yes. I feel like she thinks she is entitled to it. That disturbs me. bravenak Mar 2015 #42

It's not complicated Lurks Often Mar 2015 #47

I can see that. I knew that before when I didn't vote one time. bravenak Mar 2015 #48

Precisely why we shudnt pledge our blind loyalty-even if we intend 2 vote the party line- 2 avoid havin our vote taken 4 granted. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #49

exactly. nt hopemountain Mar 2015 #86

Same here. Skidmore Mar 2015 #50

I was pissed too. She never denied any of it or apologized. bravenak Mar 2015 #54

Yep. Skidmore Mar 2015 #59

I figured since she made it to Emily's list, she make it there too. bravenak Mar 2015 #64

"on this historic day in Selma" Enrique Mar 2015 #8

To be fair it was Bill who said that not Hillary and I don't think Bill or Hillary are racists. n/t pampango Mar 2015 #10

No Democrat should be uttering the things that were said by them. Period. Skidmore Mar 2015 #53

That's true. But all we have is an anonymous, uncorroborated source on that. n/t pnwmom Mar 2015 #87

Oh my. OilemFirchen Mar 2015 #11

"Tim Russert told me that, according to his sources..." wyldwolf Mar 2015 #12

Actually, Tim Russert may have not said it at all Fiftyone Mar 2015 #35

"Someone says that Russert says..." wyldwolf Mar 2015 #38

Who were Russerts sources for that inflammatory quote? 4now Mar 2015 #21

Russert has a history of such claims against the Clintons wyldwolf Mar 2015 #24

Hillary has issues with race. You see she did not show up to Selma while Bush did. bravenak Mar 2015 #25

that's absurd. Laughable wyldwolf Mar 2015 #26

The fact that her supporters were the ones that sent out the birtherism email way before the right bravenak Mar 2015 #27

So guy with a demonstrated history of lying tells another one and you believe it. LOL. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #28

Who? Who is this guy? I'm talking about the link. bravenak Mar 2015 #29

Everyone else is talking about Russert. Might be a good idea to stay on topic wyldwolf Mar 2015 #30

And we are also talking about Hillary and her husband. bravenak Mar 2015 #32

No, YOU were. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #34

I won't be alone in that. bravenak Mar 2015 #37

No, I suppose not. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #39

I remember Bubba saying something along those same lines. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #112

I've heard it various ways. bravenak Mar 2015 #113

No, neither did I. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #115

Me too. bravenak Mar 2015 #119

Ryan Lizza said that (dead) Tim Russert said that Clinton said the "carrying our bags" remark Fiftyone Mar 2015 #31

Don't remember Bill denying it. Or did he? InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #51

so that is our standard now? dsc Mar 2015 #57

Are Bill and Hillary supposed to answer each and every false rumor about them? pnwmom Mar 2015 #89

Wow. I hadn't heard the Ryan Lizza part of the chain. So this is even pnwmom Mar 2015 #88

"an internecine war that the two men have struggled to overcome" That's the key... Hekate Mar 2015 #33

Res ipsa loquitur DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #36

Excellent catch. I do remember Bill pretty much saving Obama's bacon in 2012... Hekate Mar 2015 #43

This board is getting really ugly and will get uglier... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #45

Has it EVER been verified that President Clinton said this? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #44

Don't think it has, but it sure smears like fine peanut butter doesn't it? nt Hekate Mar 2015 #46

Which is all that matters to some DU'ers. emulatorloo Mar 2015 #52

It's just an anonymous quote, a few steps removed. pnwmom Mar 2015 #91

I expect to read it a few thousand times in the next two years. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #94

So why not say Bill Clinton, what are you trying to imply???? Historic NY Mar 2015 #58

my take on the context of that quote... politicman Mar 2015 #65

Why would a forty something year old senator be carrying his bags? bravenak Mar 2015 #72

Because he Bills view, Obama had risen up the ladder of party power so quickly when Bill didn't.. politicman Mar 2015 #82

I disagree. bravenak Mar 2015 #85

We shall agree to disagree then politicman Mar 2015 #95

Thanks for the discussion, tho. bravenak Mar 2015 #96

back at ya :) politicman Mar 2015 #99

If it were not for my AfAm friends here and elsewhere, I wonder if I would even know about the NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #127

This is why I need to not talk about the Clintons. bravenak Mar 2015 #130

See Post #118. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #131

Speaking of snapshots, here's another Oilwellian Mar 2015 #117

Wow. I need to watch that a few times. bravenak Mar 2015 #121

The Clintons became very bitter and turned ugly toward the end of the primary Oilwellian Mar 2015 #129

Yeah, that would certainly win an endorsement for Hillary from Ted. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #93

What is the point of this? bluestateguy Mar 2015 #102

Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.... Beausoir Mar 2015 #122

Its really amazing the things they said publicly JonLP24 Mar 2015 #123

Urrrrrrp. OilemFirchen Mar 2015 #125