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67. Even Oprah felt the need to temper her words with that whole spiel about our having evolved;

Sat Nov 16, 2013, 02:08 PM

Nov 2013

People need to stop talking about how much we've evolved and focus on how much we need to evolve cause we ain't evolved nearly enough - somebody show me some appreciable difference between what happened to the Scottsboro boys and Trayvon Martin. Emmett Till, Anyone? Show me the difference between being barred from entering a store and being arrested for shopping while Black. Show me the difference between the prejudice in The Butler and what's going on everyday in my WV town. Show me the difference between the language being used by today's rethug and the language used by the Bull Connor I marched against as a college student more than 37 years ago

Is my grandson getting a fairer shake in his Kentucky high school than his dad did, or his granddad did?

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Oprah Winfrey Says President Obama Is Victim of Racism [View all] big_dog Nov 2013 OP

I know she's stating the obvious, but the far right is going to howl anyway. Jack Rabbit Nov 2013 #1

I think our main problem is we worry to much what the right is thinking and going to say bigdarryl Nov 2013 #64

You're absolutely right Jack Rabbit Nov 2013 #66

in total agreement nt hopemountain Nov 2013 #70

well, they just prove her point MrsBrady Nov 2013 #65

I'm glad she said it. Control-Z Nov 2013 #2

Me too... WCGreen Nov 2013 #6

Yep-- she carries a lot of weight ailsagirl Nov 2013 #23

So do I, but I'm not all that popular. Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #32

Boy, am I slow!! ailsagirl Nov 2013 #35

I in my lifetime I have not seen a president treated with such rudeness. Not only the "you lie", lostincalifornia Nov 2013 #3

thank you on "new generations(of racist) are being bred as we speak" heaven05 Nov 2013 #5

And of course the Martin case in Florida, I am sorry to say lostincalifornia Nov 2013 #20

bred not bread; you're welcome. northoftheborder Nov 2013 #15

I think it was the auto spell on my stupid iPad. Regardless, thanks lostincalifornia Nov 2013 #22

Auto spell is magnificent most of the time, but crazy and laughably wrong at times! northoftheborder Nov 2013 #62

I have texted completely incoherent messages when not paying attention lostincalifornia Nov 2013 #71

That "and they just have to die" line is going to be massively taken out of context... AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #4

Yes it will of course davidpdx Nov 2013 #43

I'd inject a 'of old age' in there, but yes, that is a much better, irreducible quote. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #48

I've been hearing that since the 60's. Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #49

It's a socially transmitted disease. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #51

Yup. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2013 #55

teaklanhadists heaven05 Nov 2013 #60

Water is also wet Gothmog Nov 2013 #7

Ya think?! JaneyVee Nov 2013 #8

Not news, pretty obvious. It isn't a factor in everything about his Presidency, for sure, TwilightGardener Nov 2013 #9

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #10

Oprah is absolutely right about it not being as bad as it was in the 1950s, but this is 2013. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #11

k&r big_dog Nov 2013 #12

LOL, love it Rstrstx Nov 2013 #44

Happy she said it. And I HIGHLY recommend The Butler - great film! n/t Triana Nov 2013 #13

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Here in the South, it's painfully obvious that a large share of the population think... BlueJazz Nov 2013 #16

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HOWDY DIEGO THE SPANIARD Skittles Nov 2013 #24

Jeanine Garafello (sp?) said this 4 years ago.... ReRe Nov 2013 #18

Yahoo News? Ooh, the comments section is SURE to prove Oprah's point... alp227 Nov 2013 #19

YouTube is a great place to torment them. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #38

Somebody's got an iron constitution, to have been able to put that together... nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #45

That Tumblr blog is hilarious! rucky Nov 2013 #61

I remember the "liar" incident... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #21

I remember thinking he was performing for his racist base Skittles Nov 2013 #25

Open racism is not longer acceptable in the US but Vietnameravet Nov 2013 #26

This is how RosettaStoned77 Nov 2013 #31

They actually created this image or is this something created to saterize them? Vietnameravet Nov 2013 #75

Pretty sure it was THEM. RosettaStoned77 Nov 2013 #77

Notice how dark and unshaven Obama appears in this.. Vietnameravet Nov 2013 #79

ahh, fukkem! RosettaStoned77 Nov 2013 #80

I'm 65 and and given how long virulent racism heaven05 Nov 2013 #59

Sop true!And I especially dislike racists with crosses! Vietnameravet Nov 2013 #76

Another one for the no shit Sherlock file. n/t Lil Missy Nov 2013 #27

^^^QFT! deafskeptic Nov 2013 #34

He's dealing with it better than I would have. I'd have socked Joe Wilson in the mouth. bravenak Nov 2013 #28

She just now noticed? kestrel91316 Nov 2013 #29

Maybe she waited a few years for the (blatantly obvious) evidence to pile up... nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #47

She shies from controversy. merrily Nov 2013 #57

BBC? zentrum Nov 2013 #30

The nihilist racists would rather destroy the entire nation than give him a chance... freshwest Nov 2013 #33

I udnerstand some cirtis of Obama DonCoquixote Nov 2013 #36

They've been doing that to Hillary since 1992 Jack Rabbit Nov 2013 #39

I've been saying it a long time now madokie Nov 2013 #37

Oprah is right! Period! Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2013 #40

I'm sorry, but she won't just get it from the Right, there's plenty of hatred coming from the Left Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2013 #41

Winfrey is of course correct davidpdx Nov 2013 #42

She had to bring him into it JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #53

Well and I didn't see the interview davidpdx Nov 2013 #54

You are right JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #78

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DO NOT MESS WITH OPRAH! votesparks Nov 2013 #50

Sadly, this is all too true. AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #52

She's awake! Orsino Nov 2013 #56

I say this also. Completely agree Justice Nov 2013 #58

It's been painfully obvious from the start. 6000eliot Nov 2013 #63

Even Oprah felt the need to temper her words with that whole spiel about our having evolved; appacom Nov 2013 #67

Unfortunately, it hasn't made him rethink his drone actions in the Middle East. kickysnana Nov 2013 #68

Obama is bombing the funerals of terrorists in Europe and Wisconsin? kwassa Nov 2013 #69

I said imagine and it makes no sense does it? kickysnana Nov 2013 #73

She is correct Tom Ripley Nov 2013 #72

And please tell it didn't take this long to figure that out. VPStoltz Nov 2013 #74

she's right. demigoddess Nov 2013 #81

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old school racism will die out with the last of those who fondly remember Jim Crow but... yurbud Nov 2013 #83

I would not say that Obama is a "victim" any more than a black cop would be if a schizophrenic yurbud Nov 2013 #84