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SemperEadem

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7. I agree...
Fri May 4, 2012, 08:27 AM
May 2012

I think that Obama is making a class/caste distinction for all of those white, xtian rural voters who think that they would be invited to rub shoulders with him at social events were he not running for office--they would not because those in romney's caste/class consider those of less means but with white skin to be beneath them, too... they don't make the distinction solely on skin color, as those who believe they'd be included in romeny's circle would.

As Ron Reagan Jr once said on those whites who vote against their own economic interests: "You're not part of the party: you're the help who comes in after the party is over to pick the shrimp shells out of the carpet."

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Am I being "overly sensitive" ...? [View all] 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 OP
seems pretty accurate Blue_Tires May 2012 #1
Thank you for responding ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #2
The way modern racism works is to portray Obama as "the other" kwassa May 2012 #3
So ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #5
Yeah, I think I just made that up! kwassa May 2012 #6
I agree... SemperEadem May 2012 #7
No JustAnotherGen May 2012 #4
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