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bettyellen

(47,209 posts) Sat Feb 4, 2017, 06:33 PM Feb 2017

CNN finally had an honest interview w a "WWC" male voter... [View all]

Said he had a good job for forty years w Harley Davidson and a "little side business" - a bar- that Obama ruined? Why? "The wrong people" started moving into the neighborhood and none of his regular customers wanted to go anymore.

The black reporter asked him flat out if he meant black people and he actually admitted it. Said he was a racist and that most of the Trump supporting friends he knew were too. The reporter didn't look as surprised as the bar owners who pretended they didn't share his views.

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CNN finally had an honest interview w a "WWC" male voter... [View all] bettyellen Feb 2017 OP

Recommended. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #1

This can't be swept under a rug. yardwork Feb 2017 #20

But the average racist Linc13 Feb 2017 #55

No coincidence there. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #84

What Is WWC? Grassy Knoll Feb 2017 #2

World Wrestling Clown? WhiteTara Feb 2017 #4

Whenever I see WW_ I always assume World Wrestling too... tandem5 Feb 2017 #60

White Working Class. nycbos Feb 2017 #5

White Wombat before Clinton? meadowlander Feb 2017 #6

It's a TLA Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #38

Okay, but what does TLA mean? randome Feb 2017 #70

Three Letter Acronym. Frustrating, isn't it, when posters post TLAs assuming everyone knows. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #74

I wish this would get more acknowledgement Starry Messenger Feb 2017 #3

And that he made some weird connection that it ws Obama's fault black people moved into bettyellen Feb 2017 #11

If you can convince the lowest... nycbos Feb 2017 #12

Yep. The Southern Strategy in a nutshell. nt SunSeeker Feb 2017 #35

I agree workinclasszero Feb 2017 #18

Totally agree. A waaaay more productive use of time. nt SunSeeker Feb 2017 #36

There are posters here who believe liquid diamond Feb 2017 #45

Screw that. They are brainwashed racist haters workinclasszero Feb 2017 #46

I already understand them. Iggo Feb 2017 #59

And fight voter suppression & disenfranchisement True_Blue Feb 2017 #71

Absolutely correct about importance of eliminating gerrymandering and of facilitating the vote. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #39

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #48

WWC white working class, I think. CurtEastPoint Feb 2017 #7

I saw that story and the man said he is prejudiced NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #8

red / rouge paleotn Feb 2017 #22

Not always...and I wasn't saying the guy isn't a douche...only that he did not say he was a racist NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #51

Not sure why you are attempting to dilute the stench of racism here AgadorSparticus Feb 2017 #62

I'm not attempting to dilute anything...I'm trying to do my part in eliminating it NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #73

It doesn't matter what the excuse is for the racial scapegoating. AgadorSparticus Feb 2017 #75

Clearly you believe that intent makes no difference NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #77

You think that is why we still have racism in this country?!?!!? AgadorSparticus Feb 2017 #78

Here is an article on combating hate and how this lady led the way to sheriff Arpaio losing. AgadorSparticus Feb 2017 #80

You don't say... SidDithers Feb 2017 #26

Lol. From what I have observed, Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #43

First, no where did I say that and second, that is a personal attack NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #54

First, nowhere did I say that you said that. Clearly stated as my opinion based on Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #56

To refresh your memory... NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #58

Done responding to me? Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #61

Isn't that precious? we can do it Feb 2017 #32

Did you forget that sarcasm smilie? nt SunSeeker Feb 2017 #37

Come on, you know he doesn't know the difference. If you're a racist, you're not that smart. brush Feb 2017 #47

See my post #51 NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #52

He said he thought black people shouldn't go to his bar or live where they want admitted racist. bettyellen Feb 2017 #83

welcome to america. Obama just brought out in the open. spanone Feb 2017 #9

Link to video: Cooley Hurd Feb 2017 #10

I sincerely hope and pray that they .... LenaBaby61 Feb 2017 #13

They Just Don't Get It! jaxind Feb 2017 #14

4 pages SHRED Feb 2017 #76

What does any president have to do with who moves into a neighborhood? IronLionZion Feb 2017 #15

Don't you get it? The black guy got elected president. yardwork Feb 2017 #21

Nailed It! ProfessorGAC Feb 2017 #65

Trump thinks Black people live in inner cities IronLionZion Feb 2017 #81

Not the msjority. Always been there. Always will be.Obama won twice George Eliot Feb 2017 #16

Yep - truth will out malaise Feb 2017 #17

Regarding the bar, market forces at work. muntrv Feb 2017 #19

Damn it! You're using facts and logic. paleotn Feb 2017 #24

Not all 45 voters are racist.... paleotn Feb 2017 #23

Nah. All 45 voters are racist. Acknowledged to themselves or no, they are racist. Squinch Feb 2017 #30

Just giving them the benefit of the doubt... paleotn Feb 2017 #31

but you know, "both sides" Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #25

I have honestly tried to "listen to both sides" Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #53

well said... there really is no reasoning with modern RW miscreants Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #67

O H F U C K T H A T S H I T Cosmocat Feb 2017 #64

yep, seriously Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #66

Yep Cosmocat Feb 2017 #72

Racist Rust-belt voters elected Donald Trump... SidDithers Feb 2017 #27

Said it hundreds of times if kacekwl Feb 2017 #33

Don is the ideal choice for racists. The only thing whiter is a bona fide albino person. Vinca Feb 2017 #28

What does any of that kacekwl Feb 2017 #29

This is the Civil zentrum Feb 2017 #34

His bar lost business because of racists. liberalmuse Feb 2017 #40

And being that clueless... maddiemom Feb 2017 #42

His bar lost business because he didn't adapt TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #82

The "wrong people started moving into the neighborhood"...wow, things that make you go ummgh... iluvtennis Feb 2017 #41

R51 & K n/t UTUSN Feb 2017 #44

oh, he didn't say anything about getting back coal mining jobs. shocking! mountain grammy Feb 2017 #49

i saw the same interview...... Takket Feb 2017 #50

I know a few of them and this is what they think. HassleCat Feb 2017 #57

Reminds me of this article MountCleaners Feb 2017 #63

Maybe other "WWC" are not so racist AwakeAtLast Feb 2017 #68

What a sad little man ck4829 Feb 2017 #69

How could he blame Obama for people moving into his area? kimbutgar Feb 2017 #79