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7. Perhaps stupidity and pandering is a subtext in Booker's remarks.

Reply to Karmadillo (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2012, 09:43 PM

May 2012

That false equivalency, "both sides do it," idiocy is stupid and destructive no matter the race of the person who's doing it.

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Is racism a subtext in all these attacks on Cory Booker? [View all] Karmadillo May 2012 OP

I don't think so matt819 May 2012 #1

Thanks for the laugh BeyondGeography May 2012 #2

No. Booker claims to be a Democrat while defending vulture capitalism. Dawson Leery May 2012 #3

Oh, please. LeftyMom May 2012 #4

No Pirate Smile May 2012 #5

traitorism is the subtext, in an era when every word counts....the Prez is a master of context...n/t unkachuck May 2012 #6

Perhaps stupidity and pandering is a subtext in Booker's remarks. enough May 2012 #7

Too much for some Americans? cthulu2016 May 2012 #8

Yep, what you said. Booker got exactly what he wanted out of this: publicity & kissing the ass of Booster May 2012 #13

ROFL. Darcy Richardson 2012! AtomicKitten May 2012 #9

it's his bald head. spanone May 2012 #10

You win a cookie. Major Hogwash May 2012 #21

ask a silly question..... spanone May 2012 #25

No you have it backwards racism is the subtext for all the attacks on President Obama by jp11 May 2012 #11

Um, no. CakeGrrl May 2012 #12

.... one_voice May 2012 #14

Nah. The "ferocity" about Booker is because.......... socialist_n_TN May 2012 #15

We have a winner! hifiguy May 2012 #29

Pretty much... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #34

No. Not at all RZM May 2012 #16

No. Not in all of them. KamaAina May 2012 #17

I think that applying race to the complaints about Booker's nonsense is your doing here bigtree May 2012 #18

i think it's more because a black democrat that owed the first black president knifed him instead. HiPointDem May 2012 #19

Not racism, but there could be a racial component cthulu2016 May 2012 #20

Well that was silly. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #22

Heh. Predictable as always. nt geek tragedy May 2012 #23

ingenuous the way he managed to take Booker's side against the President cali May 2012 #37

The OP must agree with Booker's opinions on Bain. Ikonoklast May 2012 #42

Do yourself a favor and self delete ths! Logical May 2012 #24

hahahha JI7 May 2012 #26

Is trying to make this about racism racist itself? Ikonoklast May 2012 #27

He opened up a can of sting worms politicasista May 2012 #28

No. He either has poor analytical skills or flamingdem May 2012 #30

No. Iggo May 2012 #31

I guess defending Obama against a Booker attack makes one a racist... provis99 May 2012 #32

no Swamp Lover May 2012 #33

no, but trust you to post such dog shit. cali May 2012 #35

No. ananda May 2012 #36

Just Competence battchief May 2012 #38

Hope you took dramamine before spinning like that ... might make you puke. JoePhilly May 2012 #39

Fail! FSogol May 2012 #40

it depends whether their criticism of the Democrats is consistent Enrique May 2012 #41

No ibegurpard May 2012 #43