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azurnoir

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141. she was a senoir in high school when she made the choice to take her Mothers name

Mon Jun 3, 2013, 01:32 AM

Jun 2013

are we to believ she had not made any type of career choices? Keep in mind too, this would be the Mother she claims rejected her for her light skin as I told oberliner something just does not quite add up here

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Alice Walker calls on Alicia Keys to boycott �apartheid� Israel [View all] Mosby May 2013 OP

Roger Waters joins Alice Walker in plea to Alicia Keys not to play Israel oberliner May 2013 #1

Alice Walker is not only a bigot, but a nut job... shira May 2013 #2

Alice Walker is a writer, first, last, and always. delrem May 2013 #3

Your comment makes no sense Dick Dastardly May 2013 #21

try to pay attention: delrem May 2013 #27

The nutjob here is David Icke who authored the piece azurnoir May 2013 #4

He sounds, in a certain sense, like William Blake. delrem May 2013 #5

well Blake was a poet but Icke is something else altogether azurnoir May 2013 #6

heh. OK- not a poet. delrem May 2013 #9

Admit it, you are bashing Icke because you Dick Dastardly May 2013 #26

ssssh that's supposed to be secret :) azurnoir May 2013 #30

reptilian humanoid elite... pelsar Jun 2013 #40

Do you have any idea what the phrase "artistic license" means? nt delrem Jun 2013 #42

please enlighten me... pelsar Jun 2013 #44

You certainly do have a problem! delrem Jun 2013 #65

seriously....maturity is an asset pelsar Jun 2013 #69

Hmmm. You were claiming to have never heard the phrase 'literary license'. delrem Jun 2013 #70

my knowledge base.....does not invite insults from adults pelsar Jun 2013 #78

I'm not insulting you. delrem Jun 2013 #79

yes infact i have....heard of it... pelsar Jun 2013 #81

"feel free to speculate if you have the urge delrem Jun 2013 #86

And Walker buys it all. 100% nutjob and bigot. shira May 2013 #7

shira the website you link is not cut and paste enabled azurnoir May 2013 #8

you have to figure the smear campaign & character destruction delrem May 2013 #10

It's not a smear when it's true. Now I realize no amount of evidence.... shira May 2013 #12

ah promoting your thread again azurnoir May 2013 #14

For once, it would be nice to see a fellow "progressive" here... shira May 2013 #16

so because I don't agree with you I'm ??????? azurnoir May 2013 #18

When you go through the antizionism = antisemitism thread, you don't see... shira May 2013 #19

didn't answer my question, why? n/t azurnoir May 2013 #20

What's there to answer? That thread shows one example after another... shira May 2013 #22

the thread is all over the place azurnoir May 2013 #23

Maybe now you're ready to answer me WRT Ali Abunimah... shira Jun 2013 #145

didn't Abunimah condemn Greta Berlin? azurnoir Jun 2013 #148

Yeah, so? Does that give him a get out of jail free card? shira Jun 2013 #161

well apparently not with 'some' here but then nothing short of approving azurnoir Jun 2013 #162

So defending a bigot like Helen Thomas is anti-racist & progressive? n/t shira Jun 2013 #163

A measure of your depth. delrem May 2013 #28

To prove my point, name one anti-zionist org you respect..... shira May 2013 #29

Israeli. delrem May 2013 #31

She's a post-zionist. I asked for a leading anti-zionist.... shira May 2013 #34

No, that's good enough for me. You call her an anti-zionist. delrem May 2013 #35

She has made it quite clear she's a post zionist. Now the fact.... shira May 2013 #36

shira, you're so tiresome. delrem May 2013 #38

Israeli is a 2-stater, not an anti-zionist. shira Jun 2013 #55

Dov Khenin Israeli Jun 2013 #49

What about him is anti-Zionist? n/t aranthus Jun 2013 #50

He calls himself "non-Zionist" oberliner Jun 2013 #51

Then what's non-Zionist about him ? aranthus Jun 2013 #52

He says he is not a Zionist oberliner Jun 2013 #53

He can call himself an expatriate Zulu. aranthus Jun 2013 #54

He is a Hadash MK oberliner Jun 2013 #57

nothing Israeli Jun 2013 #83

He's a 2-stater. What makes him different than the post-zionists? n/t shira Jun 2013 #56

See my post above oberliner Jun 2013 #58

Khenin appears to be about as far Left as Israelis get, but it's not good enough... shira Jun 2013 #60

I'm not sure shira Israeli Jun 2013 #84

I totally apologize for having dropped your name! delrem Jun 2013 #71

well I thought the exchange to be worth while especially this azurnoir Jun 2013 #72

Oh yes, azurnoir, this exchange has been totally worth it. delrem Jun 2013 #74

well I am sure the poster appreciates your sentiments azurnoir Jun 2013 #75

thats okay delrem /nt Israeli Jun 2013 #85

Israeli - your international "allies" don't appear to really be on your side shira Jun 2013 #88

delrem - serious question for you WRT Israeli, Dov Khenin, etc.... shira Jun 2013 #87

That's just you, riding your warmongering hobbyhorse, shira. It isn't reality. delrem Jun 2013 #96

Another evasion by you. Par for the course WRT anti-zios. n/t shira Jun 2013 #113

Sure it is....I just went there again and cut-paste everything easily. shira May 2013 #11

okay you're on the part at the end in italics edited I used another way and got it azurnoir May 2013 #13

Okay, here's the part in italics shira May 2013 #15

beat ya to it but I guess ignorance of what she said is the best thing to plead here azurnoir May 2013 #17

Tutu vs. Meshoe: Rev. Tells Anti-Israel 'Activists' to Shove it. shira Jun 2013 #91

Rev. Ken Meshoe. head of the African Christian Democratic Party azurnoir Jun 2013 #94

One would think he would be popular among Palestinians oberliner Jun 2013 #102

why? as he very clearly supports Israel's actions towards Palestinians azurnoir Jun 2013 #110

Abortion, homosexuality, and pornography oberliner Jun 2013 #111

No I was pointing out something else entirely azurnoir Jun 2013 #121

What were you pointing out? oberliner Jun 2013 #126

well aren't we always hearing about Israel's 'superiority' azurnoir Jun 2013 #128

Israel is much more liberal with respect to gay rights oberliner Jun 2013 #130

ironic how are you implying that Palestinians do not deserve their own country azurnoir Jun 2013 #131

No implication whatsoever of anything remotely like that oberliner Jun 2013 #132

yes and I explained exactly why I did that azurnoir Jun 2013 #133

I support the Palestinian cause with time, money, and effort oberliner Jun 2013 #137

interesting post n/t azurnoir Jun 2013 #139

Thanks oberliner Jun 2013 #144

She is also a nutjob. Many of her other articles make this clear. Dick Dastardly May 2013 #24

well WRT Che perhaps you should review what is currently being taught about him in schools azurnoir May 2013 #25

I was going to BlueToTheBone May 2013 #33

no. no. I certainly don't share that opinion. delrem Jun 2013 #41

You read this book by a Canadian Supreme Court Justices husband? King_David Jun 2013 #92

Dear King_David delrem Jun 2013 #99

I do not care who is on your Ignore list, King_David Jun 2013 #101

OK, as per your request you'll stay ignored. delrem Jun 2013 #103

Good King_David Jun 2013 #164

So, something you don't understand equates to the author BlueToTheBone May 2013 #32

Alicia Keys gives BDS the Finger. The Girl is on Fire. shira May 2013 #37

As is her right, and for certain she's acting with due consciousness. delrem May 2013 #39

Tina Turner redux :) azurnoir Jun 2013 #43

That song is the reason why you don't agree with her? oberliner Jun 2013 #46

I'd hardly call it a "song"! But that's me. delrem Jun 2013 #68

What would you call it? oberliner Jun 2013 #106

a song, and not very "catchy". delrem Jun 2013 #114

You really believe Israel is apartheid, not just the territories but in Israel? n/t shira Jun 2013 #47

Did SA apartheid exist only in the bantustans? delrem Jun 2013 #59

No, it was everywhere. So you actually believe it exists within Israel proper? n/t shira Jun 2013 #61

What is "Israel proper"? delrem Jun 2013 #62

Israel without the territories. n/t shira Jun 2013 #63

Define "the territories". delrem Jun 2013 #64

West Bank, Gaza, Golan. Are you going to answer me or not? n/t shira Jun 2013 #66

Do those include the settlements, East Jerusalem, The Gazan gasfields, delrem Jun 2013 #67

Israel within the 1948-67 lines. Apartheid or not? Yes/No? n/t shira Jun 2013 #89

I'll let oberliner answer delrem Jun 2013 #93

I'll let former president Jimmy Carter answer oberliner Jun 2013 #97

But that's not oberliner's answer! delrem Jun 2013 #98

Huh? oberliner Jun 2013 #100

That's just denial of all the facts on the ground, including the laws of the land. delrem Jun 2013 #105

Alrighty then oberliner Jun 2013 #107

You telegraph your "position" very well, delrem Jun 2013 #108

There are no contradictions oberliner Jun 2013 #109

You say Israel is a state of all its citizens, now? There are no disparities? delrem Jun 2013 #112

Name one country that is genuinely a state for all its people... shira Jun 2013 #115

So now you *deny* it!?! Make up your mind, fella. delrem Jun 2013 #116

Yet another evasion from you. Why do you fear simple questions? shira Jun 2013 #117

Ah, I see - you and oberliner tag-team swapped. delrem Jun 2013 #118

Can't defend your views, can you? It's like debating religious fundies shira Jun 2013 #119

It's oberliner who passed the baton to your zealotry. delrem Jun 2013 #120

Personal attacks are not necessary oberliner Jun 2013 #129

come on...you've already called people losers here... pelsar Jul 2013 #168

What are you talking about? oberliner Jun 2013 #127

The Palestine Lobby will ramp up the pressure against her oberliner Jun 2013 #45

No. You don't understand. delrem Jun 2013 #73

words she can take straight to the bank :) azurnoir Jun 2013 #48

So you burn in Hell if you're nice to Jews? aquart Jun 2013 #76

It isn't about "Jews". delrem Jun 2013 #77

"Netanfuckyou, tear down this wall" pansypoo53219 Jun 2013 #80

She used to be married to a Jewish guy. MADem Jun 2013 #82

Alice Walkers Daughter may be not be "too thrilled" with her Mother however azurnoir Jun 2013 #95

Maybe she's mad at her father, too...? And that's one way of getting a "dig" in....? MADem Jun 2013 #122

ya I'm sure it nothing to do with Rebecca being a writer and name recognition azurnoir Jun 2013 #123

She was in high school oberliner Jun 2013 #125

Thank you for that! MADem Jun 2013 #135

You are welcome oberliner Jun 2013 #138

Yes, I got that impression. MADem Jun 2013 #147

she was a senoir in high school when she made the choice to take her Mothers name azurnoir Jun 2013 #141

What doesn't add up? oberliner Jun 2013 #142

she took the name of a woman she also claims azurnoir Jun 2013 #150

Well, did you know what you wanted to do as a HS senior? MADem Jun 2013 #146

actually yes I did as did most people I knew azurnoir Jun 2013 #149

You do realize that you--and "most people" that you knew--are very unusual. MADem Jun 2013 #151

no I think we did as most who enter collage after High School have some idea why azurnoir Jun 2013 #152

Most people I knew in college are working outside their college majors, too. MADem Jun 2013 #156

This entire thread is a gossip rag style smear campaign against Alice Walker azurnoir Jun 2013 #153

Asking...or telling? MADem Jun 2013 #154

did Alice Walker tell Alicia Keys she'd burn in hell? In those words? azurnoir Jun 2013 #155

You have a reading comprehension problem. MADem Jun 2013 #157

I think Walker meant something different entirely azurnoir Jun 2013 #158

I do not know mother, nor daughter, in this equation. MADem Jun 2013 #160

she was a senoir when at the time she made this azurnoir Jun 2013 #140

Weird reaction oberliner Jun 2013 #143

I'm implying that the younger Ms Walker knows what chords to strike azurnoir Jun 2013 #159

I'll be the first to acknowledge I am not an expert on either person. MADem Jun 2013 #134

To Rebecca, the name change symbolized �living in the world of non-white skin" oberliner Jun 2013 #124

I wouldn't be surprised if she heard a few things around corners and through doors... nt MADem Jun 2013 #136

Ugh. something about people telling other people that they're endangering their souls cali Jun 2013 #90

What do you think? oberliner Jun 2013 #104

Alice Walker: Zionists Control Congress shira Jun 2013 #165

Good thing she said Zionists oberliner Jun 2013 #166

BDS FAIL: Alicia Keys arrives in Israel shira Jul 2013 #167